New games we like to play

Race to the toilet
When you hear aggressive crawling that sounds like slap-slap-slap-slap very fast, you can assume that Nate is trying to bust into the bathroom and get his hands in the toilet. It's such a fun game that Nate crawls even faster as you approach and laughs at the prospect of you trying to stop him.

Splishy-splash in the toilet
This is what happens if you lose Race to the toilet.

What happens if I put this food on the floor?
A little experiment that occurs when Nate is no longer hungry or interested in his food. Typically involves Cheerios or peas. Coincidentally, when put on the floor after eating, he will proceed to eat these same items off the floor.

Where's Nate?
Almost always played in the bathtub, Nate will pull the shower curtain in front of his face. You say, "Where's Nate? Where did he go? I miss him!" until he pulls the shower curtain away with a big, toothy grin, and you say, "There you are!" Note that this game never gets old and can go on forever.

You can't find me!
As Nate is driving his car around, you say, "You'll never find me!" and hide in some corner of the house. When he approaches, you jump out and say, "BLAAHHH!!!" really loud. Seriously, the louder the better. And then tickle him.

Scary chase
Also played while Nate is driving his car, you also need to drive your own car at top speed and scream like a crazy person at the top of your lungs. It helps when you spin around really fast like you're totally out of control. You'd think we're terrorizing him, but I've never heard a baby laugh so hard in my whole life.

Tickle zombie
Nate loves to pull on your pant leg until you pick him up. You think that he wants you, but no - he just wants your height. He'll point to something and you're supposed to walk there so he can pull it down and break it. So now when Chuck is holding Nate and he points at something, I'll point at him with one hand, then lift the other, and then come at him like a zombie. A tickle zombie. Again, it sounds like we're torturing him, but this is one of his favorites. For real!