Got to Love Science: Balancing Grapes, Gravity, and Other Things That You Wouldn't Think Float!

1/14/11 Jackson has taught me many things, the 1st being a little bit of patience.
I watched in amazement as Jackson created a one-man-show-balancing act. He placed a single grape a-top of the thin straw-like rim of his sippy-cup and left it there a true triumph. I stood their amazed, (What 15 month old did that?), and to think that he came up with it all by himself too!  His grape would stay perfectly in place until a gentle nudge would send it sprawling into the 20 or so all ready aligning the grape splattered floor.  This pattern continued for several minutes, often accompanied by Jackson's small "Yeah!" he would give himself after the grape would stay.  I celebrated his little balancing science experiment with him, then removed him from his high chair and released him to wonder the room.  I quickly began to attack the grape splattered all over the floor and high chair. I'd forgotten about all of the 'fun things' I'd left around the house.

After I'd conquered the high chair I began to notice how eerily quiet it had become. I quickly ran to the couch to find that Jackson was not only talented, but had been very observant as well. That's when I'd discovered 2 remotes to our T.V. bobbing in my once very full glass of water (just so you know they were floating - at least I'd like to assume he was going for some sort of scientific angle -right?) So the clean-up crew was at it again...

A few minutes later (I was on a roll) I began to gather trash with my little helper by my side.  We went from room to room.  I'd just reached the bathroom, and had barely began to bend down to gather the trash, when I heard a loud "plop."  I then turned to face a very somber and yet, innocent looking little face.  My gaze drew me from him to his shadow which lead me strait to the bright red pen that laid sparkling in the bottom of the commode.  So, I did what moms do, I carefully fished it out and washed and re-washed my hands. Again my little helper had wondered off and zero noise was filling the air..something else was definitely a-miss. Into the living room I went.  Once there, I'd discovered an extremely soaked little boy.   Every inch him was covered with water, an empty cup lay at his side and a big smile was spread across his face.  He stood-up, (diaper swishing behind him) and tottered away.  Oh, LOL What will tomorrow bring?

P.S. In the 5 minutes it has taken me to write this, he has somehow managed to learn how to climb onto the couch all by himself (you know, the one he likes to stand on and throw himself back-first off of).
Wish me luck!