1 year old!

Joshua and Chinmayee

Joshua's first birthday party with Chinmayee, who turned 3. She is the daughter of a co-worker from India. Joshua loved eating Indian food!

Biter, Dentist or just Baby?

Joshua bit me today. Again.

He has been doing this since he found out he had teeth. He doesn't do it too often and I haven't seen him bite another child, but he definitely has some biting tendencies.

I wonder though if these oral tendencies are possible indications that Joshua may grow up to be a dentist. He has been fascinated with mouths for a long time. I realized how much he liked mouths several months ago when he couldn't stop trying to put his fingers in the mouth of another little girl (she WAS a biter and she was more than willing to open her mouth for Joshua's delicious little fingers). Since then I have noticed that he really likes to put his fingers in my mouth also and he likes any face I make at him which involves me opening my mouth (usually also making a "blah" type sound) or sticking my tongue out at him.

But this could also just be a normal part of development - when babies explore the world with their mouths and are just figuring out what everything is.

I am still undecided. I guess we'll find out eventually!