Oral Fixation

I am a first time mom so I read a lot. I read in one of my many books that Kollin is exploring his world by putting things in his mouth. No wonder everything he gets his hands on causes his mouth to open!! Now that he has his front two teeth, he is exploring his world all over again.

Everything goes into his mouth, then he bites it, then he decides if it is OK to do it again. If he bites mom and she screams, he doesn't do it again. If he bites the toy and it feels good, he does it again. Slobber is dripping from his chin most of the day.

Today, he was sitting on my lap laughing. I assumed he was laughing at the time clock (he loves to watch the seconds tick...such a simple thing) but I noticed he wasn't looking at the screen. Upon closer examination, I noticed he was playing a game with himself.

He had his thumb, pointer finger and tall man (aka the birdy finger) in his mouth. He was trying to catch and hold onto his tongue. He would grab it then coo and see if he could hold onto it. If he lost the tongue he would laugh and do it again. I just love this little boy and his imagination!!!