The puzzles

So I did an earlier post about the boys' love of puzzles. Well, lately this has taken on a whole new meaning. It all started when E's mom sent N a 100 piece puzzle. Yes, I said a 100 piece puzzle for a 2-year old. We laughed. I mean, really laughed... until we did it with him. It became clear very quickly that Grandma knew something we didn't. The child loves puzzles, and is quite good at them!

This is a picture of N in his pjs with the completed 100 piece puzzle. We do it almost every night before bed, and depending on his mood (and how quickly we want to get him to bed) he can do about a third of it himself. He refers to this one as his "animal puzzle" and his favorite parts to put together are the birdies. Those of you who know my love of birds (ha, ha) will understand that I am more than willing to let him do those pieces. He literally can pick up a piece, spin it around, and put it in where it goes. Amazing.

So after realizing this, we bought him a 60 piece Thomas puzzle. The first time he saw it, E helped him with the outside, and N did the rest. The third time he saw it, he did it by himself, with E and I offering a couple of suggestions and helps near the end. Apparently he has his Dad's (and Grandma's) spacial reasoning!