Glimpses of Independence

Lil' D was quietly playing with his legos in the living room while I was sitting in the dining room. Unprompted, he started putting all the blocks away in the box, put the lid on, stood up and put the box away on the shelf in its spot. When he turned around, he noticed that the giraffe was still sitting on the floor where he was playing. He got the box back out and took it over to where he was playing and struggled to get the lid off. Once he got it loose, he put the giraffe in the box moving it around into the right spot so the lid would still close. Then he struggled to get the lid back on. One side clicked into place when he noticed another block that had fallen out, so he struggled to get the lid open wide enough to sneak the rouge block back in. Then he leaned on the box with his head for little while in downward dog position. All the while not noticing Mom was watching.