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Our
son has always had a fascination with texture and anything that seemed out of
the ordinary. Basically, anything that catches his attention in one way or
another is going to be examined closely and, in some cases, destroyed. It is
our son’s natural curiosity that can sometimes get the best of him and there
are occasions when you can tell that he has been checking things out when we
weren’t looking.
While
there have been instances of this before which started soon after he was born,
he seems to have taken things to the next level in our new house and especially
as his mobility has increased. It used to be that he would insist on staring at
something to try and figure it out. This started with looking at mommy and
daddy as he studied every line and gray hair that he was already starting
induce. Later on he started using his sense of touch wanting to know what daddy’s
beard felt like or nuzzle in the softness of mommy’s shirt. It was rather the
adorable process.
Now,
when he spots something out of place, he will scurry across the room to take a
closer look and examine both how it looks and how it feels. Once this initial
investigation comes to an end he tries to figure out a way to alter it. It is a
trial and error process. Sometimes he will rub or pick at something without any
effect while other times he is quite entertained by what he can accomplish in a
short period of time.
There
have been two instances in particular where his curiosity is evident on the
walls of our home. The first started soon after we moved in when he first
caught sight of the small flap of wallpaper starting to peel away from the
drywall. Unfortunately, this small spot is in his playroom. While we have been
pretty good about catching him when he gets that mischievous look in his eye,
it only took one instance with our attention averted for our son to capitalize
on the opportunity and start one of our many projects a little early. At least
that small flap is gone now.
The
other example surprised us both. We has previously secured the video monitor on
the wall above his crib with Velcro and the wire heading to the outlet with
staples and duct tape. Classy but effective… at least that is what we thought.
One morning many of those staples (all of which we recovered later) were pulled
from the wall and the cord was turned into a toy dangling just outside of his
crib. Other mornings we caught him a little earlier with only the tape having
been partially peeled back. Needless to say, we moved his crib so the cord is
now out of reach.
In
each of these instances he seems to give me this look of sly confidence that
seems to say “Daddy, I took the liberty of destroying the house while you were
out”. While minor annoyances, in the end he could be getting into much worse
things and I am certain that will be the case in the future. If only he would
stop growing so fast… it is sometimes hard to keep up especially since he is
sometimes too smart for his own good. With that in mind, I am certain that
there are things that we have yet to uncover.
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