Tonight I just wanted to check in to tell a story about our budding, future scientist. Uncle James, Aunt Stephanie and cousin Melanie gave Davis a toy for his birthday, which is a collection of plastic rods with magnets on either end and big metal balls you can use to connect them. They are a very nice alternative to playing with megablocks all the time. In fact, tonight, when faced with the decision to play with EITHER the megablocks or the magnetic toys, he chose the magnets. I was fascinated, a bit alarmed too, when Davis started to pick up every single piece and throw it over the footstool, into a corner of the room that is blocked off for safety reasons. One by one, he threw ball, then rod, then ball, rod, rod, etc. Every time he tossed one over he would get up on his tiptoes and watch as the ball or rod settled. I finally realized that he was fascinated by watching the interactions of the pieces when thrown into a small proximity. Sure enough, when I looked, all the rods and balls had settled in some fashion with each other, versus being randomly dispersed.
In addition to being a fantastic observer of all things, Davis has been picking up a few words. Or a couple of words..maybe ... if you listen closely. Dad and Mom have heard him say "duck" and "ball" in addition to "uh-oh". Unfortunately, Ma-ma and Da-da, although said frequently, don't appear to be associated with anyone in particular yet. Despite our lack of understanding, Davis does seem to have an immense vocabulary and can tell complex and interesting stories that often involve much pointing and exclamation. We think he told us a story the other night of a very large fish he caught while at daycare.
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