Other Cute Coral Things
When we nurse, she’s taken to squishing my nose, at which point I say, “Nose”; pushing on my lips, at which point I say, “Lips”; and sticking her finger through to my teeth, at which I say, “Teeth.” And she repeats and repeats and repeats, all while looking up at me with intense, brown eyes.
She’s a good eater, in general. She’ll neatly eat what we spoon to her, and she’s learned how to get finger foods like Cheerios, bits of pasta and vegetables and egg yolk into her mouth. As she reaches most successfully with her right hand, I’m beginning to think she’ll be a rightie. When she misses, it is pretty funny. She’ll look down and around. Meanwhile, the bit might be stuck to her face or bib. So cute. And she’s begun to share her food. In the last week or so, she’s started extending her arm at me, indicating she wants to feed me a Cheerio. It’s so sweet! Sometimes I do let her put it in my mouth (or rather, I take it from her with my teeth since she doesn’t understand letting go yet). Other times I say,”Oh, no thanks–it’s for Coral!” and gesture to her. More often than not, she’ll then go ahead and eat it. Awwww.
Coral has a drinking problem–specifically, she hasn’t gotten the hang of drinking from a cup or sippy cup. She can drink better from the sippy, but she still gets overly enthusiastic and makes herself choke on the water, resulting in lots of gagging, coughing, and sputtering. Ah, Coral.
She is pretty generous with her kisses. If we tell her to kiss someone, she opens her mouth and plants a slobbering “kiss” on the person’s cheek. I usually ask for a kiss first thing in the morning and before I go to work. It’s a wonderful feeling. 
I’ve taught her to shake hands. I’ll say, “Shake hands!” and she extends her right hand, which I vigorously shake while saying,”Nice to meet you!” It usually gets a smile.
