A Scale, A Trapezoid, and Two Pink Balls

Baylor and I had dinner with my mom and sister last night, and - as usual - it's never a dull evening with the little man.

Upon his arrival at their house, he sped to the bathroom to bring out their digital scale. He loves anything digital, but this is particularly fun because it's so interactive. Of course, he needed help working it properly.

He actually weighed in at a scant 24.4 pounds, but he seemed satisfied.

And for some reason last night he was all about the bear stance; feet and hands on floor, butt in the air. It made for a cute picture or two, though.

After dinner, he pulled out his new favorite puzzle at Oma and Grandpa E's house. It's a Melissa and Doug wooden shape puzzle. Though simple in design, it has apparently proved to be very educational for him.

Now, I know this is going to sound like bragging, and basically that's all it is, but my kiddo appears to be a genius! We asked him to pick up the shapes, and after only playing with it a handful of times in the past couple weeks, he was able to identify a circle, square, triangle, oval (his favorite), rectangle, rhombus, trapezoid, and pentagon. He got a little tripped up on the octagon, but I think he got it later in the night. We didn't even tell him what color things were ... he just picked them out by name all on his own! And yes, I was beaming (and in shock) the entire time.

For some reason, Baylor has always loved these breast cancer awareness racquetballs my mom had around the house. The pink lid, the canister, and the little pink balls themselves ... all are mystical and magical in his eyes.

He likes to shake the balls in the canister, spin the empty canister, spin the lid, bounce the balls, watch Grandpa E bounce the balls to the ceiling and back, throw the balls as hard as he can ... anything goes!

Needless to say, we had a good time.