It’s sometimes said that dads don’t get interested in their offspring until they get old enough to be thrown up in the air, or kick a ball across a room. But I’m not sure if that’s really true; babies really are fascinating creatures (I know I’m biased in the case of the Little Monkey, but even so…) Every week Toby has developed something new for us to marvel at; lately he’s been figuring out that those flailing limbs that sometimes hit him in the face are attached to his brain, and thus can be bent to his will. Combined with his eyes, which are also, miraculously, attached to his brain, he’s able to start on the long road that leads to awareness of how one can interact with, and affect, objects that aren’t physically connected to one’s brain. It’s all rather astonishing.
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