Pretend play

I just started noticing that Tam's beginning to attempt "pretend" play. He not only moves his trucks back in forth in front of him, but pushes them across the carpet and across me or Brian. Yes...he is still totally enamored with trucks and cars.

He is also fascinated by our cat. Magellan tolerates Tam pretty well. He even lets him pet him if he gets cornered. And we have never had an issue with the cat swatting/hissing/biting our little dude. Most times if the cat is annoyed, he runs away 'cause he is still a bit quicker and more agile than Tam.

The other night, Tam was eating Cheerios with a spoon as post-dinner snack. Since it was just Cheerios, he was eating them from a bowl in my hands while we sat in the family room. "Mmmm" was Tam's cry of delight. Then, like the second act in a play, THE CAT entered the room. "Ca" cried Tam. (He hasn't mastered the end of the word yet). His voice also gets very high in pitch when he is excited by seeing the cat. Our cat ignores the kid and proceeds to lay on the couch with Brian.

Tam promptly runs over to the cat to pet him "gently." Then, to our surprise, Tam runs back to the bowl of cheerios and runs back to the cat with the spoon. Back and forth he runs, from bowl to cat...He was trying to feed the kitty :-) "Mmmm" he would cry with giggles. Brian and I couldn't help but praise Tam for being so nice and praise our cat for being so tolerant. Ahh...so cute. I can't wait until Tam's a bit older and I can make him a pretend kitchen/food so he can pretend to cook and feed us too.