They say that child's work is their play...but I think their play can also look a lot like work. What else do babies have to do, after all?
In Rachel's play I see the speed of a (crawling) track star, the accuracy of an accountant, the curiosity of a scientist. She inventories her books daily: pull out the box, pick up a book, hold it overhead, check the front and back covers, flip through the pages, feel any interesting textures, drop it. Proceed to the next book. The Fuzzy Bee; check. Each Peach Pear Plum; check. Hop on Pop; check. Once they are all scattered on the floor, she runs through them a second time in a quality control inspection. Grab, hold up, turn over, flip through, drop. Her brow furrows, her head tilts as she lifts up an object to see underneath. Suddenly there is a monkey-like noise and an excited face. Ah ha! For all I know she has just discovered the cure for cancer.
I am certain she will have the entire house catalogued and programmed by the time she is two.
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Your description is dead-on! She is the most analytical baby I've EVER seen- it will be so fun for you to look back at this entry and compare Rachel at 10 months to Rachel at 3, 5, and especially 18.
I find her fascinating.... Have a great day.
Good words.
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