fun with science

Dennis performed lots of experiments today. He played with water, as shown. He toyed with gravity. He learned a few of the basics of Newton's Laws. Surprisingly, he didn't injure himself. He was highly amused by what he learned, and the worst that happened was that he got a little wet. It was a good day for Dennis, and not so bad for us in that the things he dropped and flung were not breakable ones. He may be beginning to learn his colors, but it's hard to tell. We worked on his colors some, and when I asked him to point out various objects in a picture book, he correctly identified them all: shoes, flowers, pig, dog, ball, horse, cow, etc., and he didn't require any prompting. I just asked him if he saw any flowers and he pointed to them, and it was the same for many other objects. It's so great how he understands how real flowers and picture flowers are called by the same name. Interesting concept, and one I never would have considered before parenting.

Last night I had to go in and watch him sleep, something I compulsively do from time to time. I like to watch him breathing, and I will occasionally slide a finger into his hand just to enjoy his reflexive grasp. There's nothing like the feeling of a tiny little hand holding yours, and he's been so good about reaching up for a hand when he needs help over a rough spot of ground or up or down a step or even when he wants to get down from a high surface. I did watch him toss and turn for a few minutes, so I rubbed his back and he settled down without ever waking up. He looks so sweet and peaceful when he's asleep, and there's just something so endearing about seeing those long, long lashes resting on the curve of his soft baby cheek. I am hopelessly addicted.