A few of my favorite things

Often people will ask whether Kyla likes a certain food/toy/activity/etc. So here is a short list of her current likes/dislikes.

FOOD

Yes, please!

Likes:
Kyla is eating formula, rice cereal, oatmeal, a wide variety of jarred fruits, veggies and chicken, Cheerios & fruit/veggie puffs

Dislikes:
none, as of yet (so far, seems as though she's taking after Mama)

TOYS

Favorites:

• the Exersaucer
• her giggling busy bee (we need to get a new one, as it no longer giggles, just makes short, stunted surprised sounds)
  
• a plastic toy car handed down from when Ally & Riley were babies
• playing with her carseat (but not being strapped in it)
• the cats, although they don't fully appreciate being pursued as "toys"

Not so into:

• her baby swing, although at one time, it was a best friend
• any one specific comfort toy i.e. blankie, binkie
• jumperoo - I think she'd rather be holding onto someone, standing
  

ACTIVITIES

Likes:

• sleeping, 10-12 hours a night plus 2-3 hours in naps (yet another sign that she is taking after Mama)
• supporting herself standing/"walking"
• dancing
• teething/putting anything and everything in her mouth (including any cats who have the misfortune of getting too close for too long)
• sucking her thumb when she is hungry or sleepy

Dislikes:

• baths (we've resorted to holding her in the shower to wash her)
• having her diaper changed
• being in the car seat for too long
• being held when she wants to stand/walk

NEW DISCOVERIES

• one handed clap, almost like she's patting you on the back or slapping her knee
• putting her tongue between her lip & her toothless bottom gums
• Mr. T is very tolerant of her grabbing, pulling & lunging
• pulling up on coffee tables, couches, calf muscles (it's amazing how babies are able to grab chunks of skin on seemingly un-fleshy parts of your body, for example, a shin... ouch!)
• the mountainous stairway (baby gates to follow, shortly)