Nodin's Top Ten Activities, December 2006

1. Gurgling and laughing, which are sometimes one and the same

2. Drooling

3. Gnawing at pudgy fingers and fists and subsequently slathering same with drool, all the time

4. Catnaping

5. Grunting, though recently this isn't an indicator of a bowel movement, but rather a means of playing with his developing voicebox

6. Pushing buttons or pulling levers on various toys and delighting when these actions elicit sounds or flashing lights

7. Furrowing his brow - this is an eerily adult mannerism of Nodin's - and casting probing, dark-eyed stares deep into the seemy recesses of your bastard mortal soul while attending to the business end of an opaque bottle and hungrily chowing down on 8 ounces of just-add-water-then-shake-to-foamy soy Infamil

8. Snatching eyeglasses off of faces, headbutting chins, and punching people in the nose in an ongoing quest to master his motor functions

9. Wriggling and kicking while in bouncy chair or while being changed (diapers or clothes)

10. Sitting up, whenever possible