Toys of a ten month old

Empty Cheerios boxes, blocks, board books and cans of club soda (they roll really well across a kitchen floor, perfect for chasing). Emmett is not particular when it comes to the toys he plays with, but these are a few of his favourites.

Emmett's mom fell prey to nostalgia when she found a childhood toy recently, the iconic chatterbox telephone by Fisher Price. Warm memories of talking to her imaginary friends and spinning the rotary dial came back to her. In a moment of weakness, she bought the toy for Emmett, even though Emmett would never use or see a rotary dial phone like this in his life.

After watching the googly eyes go wiggly for a few minutes, Emmett ditched the phone and headed after his favourite toy, an empty, vintage Gatorade container. The ultimate in low-tech.

So much for the chatterbox telephone.

Breakfast for dinner

As Emmett continues to expand his palate for various foods and textures, his parents try to provide a variety of flavours for his burgeoning tastebuds. Steak and eggs for breakfast, pureed salmon and blueberries for lunch, and Emmett's current favourite, Cheerios for dinner.