Baby Roomba

It is fascinating to watch Vivian grow up and learn new skills. From the first time she could hold her head up on her own, I look forward to each new milestone. Rolling over, clapping her hands, pointing, all fill me with excitement and pride. However, sometimes, these skills can combine in unforeseen and maddening ways. For example, the new-found mobility of crawling and the fine motor skill of the "pincher grasp" when combine produce what I call the "Baby Roomba" (a Roomba, for the non-techno-geeks out there is a robot that vacuums your floors.) One of Vivian's favorite pass-times is to patrol the floors finding every little tiny piece of dog hair, dirt, or tree leaf she can, picking it up between her finger and thumb, and then shoving it in her mouth. I am seriously thinking of buying her one of these.