Hold On, Hold On

Fans of my astonishing, groundbreaking films will know that Olivia is very good at batting at things. This evening, when I got in from work, I saw her take it to the next level.

K___ has found a female companion for Mr Whoozit. I don't think there's anything going on. I think it might be his daughter, to be honest. Ah no, they're just friends (allegedly). Perhaps they do fancy each oher after all.

Anyway, now there are two of them, so Olivia has got one of them on either side of the bar on her wobblechair. As you can see from the pic on the left, they both have numerous appendages. The 'tail' one in both contains some sort of scrunchable plastic that gives a satisfying crackle when held.

From being a girl who could only bat at her Whoozit, this evening I saw a tiny girl reach out with both hands, one to each side, and grab both toys by the tails.

I grant you, in the grand scheme of things, 'grabbing and holding things' is entry level. However, when it increases your party tricks from 'pooping, sleeping and eating' to 'pooping, sleeping, eating and holding stuff,' that's a prety major increase.