Toddler Teaser Games

For about the past few weeks Jaxon occasionally plays this game, Toddler Teasers, on my iPhone called Toddler Teasers: Shapes. It was a free App that he really seemed to like so I would give it to him to play with when we in a place where he was getting bored or frustrated (i.e. waiting for the bill at a restaurant or on long walk with mommy). He gets to pick stickers and keep them on a sticker page as he completes a certain number of rounds. For the most part at the time he knew basic shapes like circles, squares, and triangles. He would play with this game and get some right but mostly get them wrong. Then this week he started playing it right. He would go for 10-20 minutes playing it with barely any errors at all. I thought I gotta record this for his blog. Well he gets all camera aware while I am filming but I got some decent footage of him playing.

Now when he plays it he tries to eliminate all the shapes that aren't the one the guy is asking for and he leaves the requested shape until last. He thinks it is funny when the guy says "Try Again" and he shakes his head no and smiles. I bought him the rest of the game for $1.99 and it has numbers, letters, and colors in the same format. He is really into numbers right now. He can count to 10 when he wants to though it is a rare event right now but every now and then he goes the full number line to 10. This game makes sure he can also identify which number is which and not that he can just count them out loud. He does pretty well at it too. Colors are hit and miss. He has little interest in letters at this point except for H, J, and X. J and X because they are in his name and H because it was on Sesame Street one time and it stuck for some reason. I think my guy is much more mathematical and linear in his thought. He loves numbers, shapes, and building. He loves reading books but I think it is a sequences or order of events interest as he gets caught up in the plot and details which is also a linear/logical thinking habit. It is so cool how you can see their learning styles so early in their life.

Anyway...I thought this was really cool so I tried to record it. He has a hard time with the touch screen sometimes and gets frustrated that it isn't responding the way he wants but for the most part he loves it.


Shapes Part 1


Shapes Part 2



Shapes He Knows:
Circle
Square
Rectangle
Oval
Heart
Crescent
Hexagon
Diamond
Star

We are still working on (not in the game) octagon and trapezoid which are on his clock.

Jaxon, Where is Your Shadow?

Jaxon had an epiphany today in the backyard.
Sunlight is where your friend the shadow is, not in the shade. So funny!

If You're Happy and You Know It...

One of the many songs Jaxon learned at his playgroup and swim classes. He loves, loves, loves music and is constantly singing or dancing. His favorites are "If You're Happy and You Know It", "The Wheels on the Bus", "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star", and "The Itsy Bitsy Spider". Probably because of the hand motions in all of those songs. They are interactive. As I film them I will put them up. He gets camera shy as you can see in the video but he warms up. In real life he is super in to it and sings loudly and does all the hand motions but when he sees me filming him he gets quieter. :)

The Great Snorter!

For about 2 or 3 weeks Jaxon has been in a snorting phase. Yes, you heard me. A snorting phase. He does it when he is excited. He does it when he is frustrated. He does it in the middle of laughing. It really is cute and yet so weird/funny.

Here is a video of him doing it while swinging:



Here is a really funny one of him snorting while jumping:



So funny! What a ham.

Crawling: Another Step Closer

Today Jaxon moved one step closer to crawling. One very big step. He is now able to get on all fours from his belly. I think it is only a few more weeks until my little man is crawling everywhere. Yikes! We have found that the best motivation (i.e the thing he will crawl for no matter what) is the iPhone. Specifically the iPhone with the Whoopee Cushion Application in effect. Hence the farting sound in the videos over and over.

Here is a video of his progress toward crawiling:




Here is Jaxon playing with his sweet reward:



Here he is practicing his spin move:

Jaxon Attempts Crawling...

...but ends up plowing the bed with his face. Either way it is time to baby proof the house soon. It won't be long now until he gets moving for real. I can't believe how fast this has gone and how much he has grown. My little baby is turning into a little boy so quickly. Note the frustration in his voice from not being able to actually do it like he wants.

Another Favorite Video: Hungry Jaxon

Jaxon went through a phase around Christmas and New Year's where he would attack me when he was hungry. He knew where the food was and he went for it. It was hilarious. His great grandma loved this when she was in town from Arkansas so we took a video of it one day for her. Here it is. Enjoy the show. Oh and excuse my appearance...I was in my pajamas ready for bed.

One of My Favorite Videos Ever of Jaxon

We just got a new MacBook so I can now finally upload and share all of our videos that we have taken with our video camera. While I was uploading them I viewed some of them and came across this video of Drew and Jaxon on Drew's birthday. It shows Jaxon's adorable laugh and makes your heart melt to see them together this way.



I just love it!