Tonight, while Tessie was finishing her dinner, she pointed to something, I can’t remember what, and said “Look Mom, a circle!” I decided to make a game out of it and asked her if she could find any more circles in the house. It was if I had lit a fire under her. She started running around the house pointing out circles, and loving every minute of it.
She found circles in pictures, on toys, on light fixtures, on the fridge, and even in knots in the stair railing. She was so enthusiastic that even Christian started chanting “circle, circle, circle” as we made our way up to the bath tub. In the tub Tessie started asking me about other things that were circles. “Our heads are like circles, right?” she asked.
Eventually the circle game morphed into something else, and her attention to the shapes in the house was lost. Tessie has always been very much an observer, a quick learner, and a critical thinker. She is naturally inquisitive and detail orientated, with an insatiable thirst for knowledge. I hope I can always make learning fun for her, I will do my best. Tonight I could see her beautiful brain working overtime, and I loved it.
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