The scientist in the crib

I have been closely observing Finnegan's daily movements and he has
made great strides in the past week. For the last few weeks I have
been putting him in his gymboree play mat and he endures long sessions
of learning.

In the past few weeks he has been able to grasp the toys dangling from
the top of the gymboree and pull on them to start the music. Now he
can pull on the Red duck's leg and put it in his mouth.

Another thing I noticed on March 6th is that he now knows the
difference between a solid object and it's shadow. I was watching him
while he lay in his crib watching the mobile. He was looking at the
mobile and then was mesmerized by it's shadow. He reached for the toys
on the mobile and then concentrated on the shadow. That's when he
figured it out. He reached for the shadow and tried to grab it and
found nothing there. He did it again and again, then squealed and
that's when he figured it out. I was just amazed.

His dexterity is getting very good and his grip is much stronger. He
now grabs my hair and his blankets. Of course everything is going into
his mouth he continues to learn. He now notices things other than
faces and I am no longer the constant object of his attention, but he's
expanding his territory and learning about his world.