February 17, 2005

Nipples

Naked Ollie has discovered something new, his nipples! While undressing him one day before a bath, he noticed one of them. He touched it and mushed it all around. He then discovered the identical one on the other side.

Now when he gets his shirt changed or gets a bath, he grabs them both and sways his torso back and forth. He then tells you that they are nipples. It has become the nipple dance.

He is also learning other body parts like his arms, elbows, knees and legs. He is confused as to where the elbows and knees are compared to arms and legs. Eventually, his body will be old news to him and he will move onto something new. There always seems to be something new for a child to learn about. It seems to be one constant learning leap. He'll concentrate on one area for awhile, then move onto another naturally. There isn't a conscious start and stop process like adults seem to have, it is just natural curiosity. Adults should retain that curiousity.

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