Imitative behavior

Last night, The Lady had a sore nose (The Bub had accidentally bonked her forehead against The Lady’s face), so I was asked to fetch her an ice pack -- those blue, flexi-squishy frozen packs. Initially wrapped it in a cloth, as it was super-cold, straight from the freezer. After a while, when it was no longer shockingly cold, The Lady took the cloth off.

The Bub was curious about it, and wanted to play with it. We were all sitting around in shorts, as even though it was evening, the temperature was still in the low-to-mid eighties (Farenheit). Because I’m a twirp, I borrowed the ice pack from The Bub, and pressed it against The Lady’s thigh -- and The Lady went ‘’Yeowp!!!’’ and jerked her leg away.

The Bub took the ice pack from me, got a big smile on her face -- and pressed it against The Lady’s leg! Who, of course, went ‘’Yeowp!!!’’ again. And started laughing. So The Bub did it again. And again. And again.

Imitative learning? Pretty sharp for a kid who doesn’t walk and doesn’t talk yet (although she does stand)!!!

--GG