being a dad

Zoë seems to be experimenting a lot at the moment - with water :-/

She's not bothered about drinking it, she just wants to pour it from one cup into another and back again - and again, and again! Eventually there is none left - it's all over the table or the floor - then it's "more, more, waht, WAHT, MORE!" She seems completely fascinated by it.

I think this is an important part of her development. She's learning about the world around her - solids, liquids, gases, volumes, displacement. In fact a 16 month old girl's first physics lesson with a little cause and effect thrown in too.

This kind of sensory learning is fun for Zoë - although a little messy. Nino took her out when it was snowing recently, when the snow was quite thick, for a new experience. Zoë of course thought it was bubbles, like in the bath, but enjoyed the snow too. You can read Nino's blog entry here.

Theres' a good article about sensory learning at babyzone.com

That seems to be all Zoë says at the moment! A typical conversation goes -

"Would you like dinner Zoë?"
"No"
"Shall I take it away?"
"No, No"
"Here you are, macaroni cheese with ham, your favourite"
"No, No, No, No"
"Do you want some juice then?"
"NO!!!!!" followed by "Juice, Juice, Juice - NO!!!!

Maybe we told her no too often, I don't think so but how often is too often? Or maybe it's just a stage in her development. I seem to remember Andrea and Nigel's son - Joe - going through something similar.