When T was about 4 or 5 months old she was big enough to fit into the Exosaucer and bob around. She loved it. On the weekends MC and I would (and still do) rotation who would get up with T and later both girls. Some days it was great bonding time. When T was that little there was little to do with her after her bottle. We would put her in the Exosaucer so she wasn’t lying down right after her bottle. After doing that I would make myself some coffee. I like Cappuccino so I would make a cup with our Nespresso machine and then sit with T. She would follow my coffee no matter were it was in my hand. I thought it was just any beverage but when I moved a glass of water around the same way i would move the coffee she was less interested. It was very funny.
Once T got a little older I would hold T in one hand and make the coffee in the other. She was always facinated. Once she was crawling or walking and saw that I was going to make some coffee she would come over and in he own way demand to be picked up.
Sometime after T was a year old (the exact time eludes me and I wish I kept track better) after she would keep trying to drink my coffee I had the idea to take an espresso spoon and give her a little of the frothed milk from the Cappuccino. It was the stuff right on top that was not touched by coffee so it was just foamed milk. It was an instant hit for T. I didn’t do it all the time but she often wanted spoons of milk. A few times I just made T a cup of frothy milk for her to spoon up. That could get messy so I didn’t do it often.
Over the past several months T has gotten old enough to be good enough to help with our ritual. When I go to make Epsresso or Cappuccino she runs over to the kitchen and demands to be picked up (uppie). T puts the cartredge into the machine. She has trouble closing the door but does most of the work. She then presses the button to make the coffee. Afterward if I do a Cappuccino she will expect some or go get heself a spoon.
A few weeks ago I was working at my computer with a Cappuccino in hand. I heard T demand a spoon to MC but didn’t think anything of it until she shows up at my desk with it. It was clearly implied that I was to provide her some milk.
Amelia on the otherhand has not been as interested in the same ritual. I am wondering what she will get into when she gets a little bit older.