So true

I remember before we had Cael, Ryan and I swore that we wouldn't end up buying a lot of toys because we had both heard the stories from our parents as well as other parents that babies are entertained by everything BUT their toys. Well, with a room of his very own dedicated to toys and a preference to play with anything and everything having to do with our kitchen, we realize how very true it is. I try to put Cael in his playroom so I can cook dinner, tend to the dogs or just rest my arms, but he won't have anything to do with it and cries for Mommy. However, if I plop him down in front of the freezer and let him pull out the box of Boca burgers to play with, he is immediately pacified and will spend a good ten to twenty minutes pulling them out of the box, examining them, putting them in his mouth and then throwing them on the ground.

A couple of nights ago, he got bored and started throwing a fit. I needed to finish up a few things so I gave him the jar that holds our cooking utensils hoping to entertain him for a few more minutes and he loved it. Honestly, I love watching him examine things with his childish fascination, however lately it doesn't seem like he is exploring so much as he is just being a boy and throwing everything all over the place and generally just making a lot of noise. Either way, when I need him to be occupied, it works for me.