Baby Games

 I play the stupidest nonsensical games with my grandson, but these games in themselves show that he is meeting cognitive milestones. He’s a genius, y’all!

One of these games—and by game I mean this loosely as the rules constantly change. Sometimes there are no rules—it’s all a game.

He runs behind the couch that sits in the middle of the room and I creep up on him saying stuff like I’m gonna get you or Where’s Jack? He’ll stand next to the back of the couch with his face into the upholstered back and because he has his face hidden or eyes closed it means he’s invisible. Thus, when I grab and tickle him he’s all amazed and cracking up. He can’t stop giggling and we do it over and over.

The “game” quickly morphs into him putting on a hat or curling up into a little ball on the floor or he will suddenly turn and chase after me.

I have to be ready for these pivots. Everything is a game.