Brockin' Around the Xmas Tree

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Brock has very recently become interested in toys. As half of a pair of humans that were previously his only form of entertainment, this comes with a healthy dose of both delight and relief. Find a particularly interesting toy, and Brock may be capable of playing with himself for literally tens of seconds in a row, allowing us the freedom to do things we never dreamed were possible, like getting a glass of water or using the bathroom.  Oh, and i should mention that he's also adorable while playing, so it's just a joy to watch. Brock has also found his feet and has a great time wrangling them over and over and going into one of our favorite and quite appropriately-named yoga poses: happy baby pose. 

His biggest and baddest current toy is the excersaucer you see above. (thanks so much jef and jen) He's pretty comfy in it now, and his time until frustrated breakdown keeps growing longer and longer. Below are a video and some pictures from his very first time inside...

Brock was too engrossed to even notice the camera! (We tried another video after he got a little better at playing with the saucer. It's classic Brock: 50 seconds of him staring directly into the lens doing nothing.)

Hello monkey 

 What's up gator?

Not really sure what this gator even does... 

Oh the gatormanity!...Gator everywhere!... GATOR!!! NOOOOO!!!!

You guys wouldn't believe me if i told you. You can't unsee what you've seen in this jungle.

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