Build 'Em Up

Ages ago, my parents gave Sebastian a cup stack for him to play with. It's only in recent months that he's been at all interested in them, and tonight he's just been proving his ability to sort the different cups so that they fit together perfectly.

He'll start with one scenario (say all of them apart) and work his way around every single situation imaginable (practically) until he can get all the cups to stack in the right order. He'll look at each one and try several ways to get them to fit, pulling apart the ones that don't if needed. He'll then have a big grin on his face when we applaude and congratulate, followed by him grabbing the pile of cups, carrying them over to Patrick an putting them on the ground in front of him in a "Look at what I just did" fashion. He'd then return to me and sit on the floor right up close with his back to me, so I'd have to peer over his shoulder and help him out by giving him clues or showing him where he'd made his mistake.

He's having a blast with these cups and won't let them leave his site. Presently he's throwing them around the dining room, but I don't think he'll be as quick to clean them up this time!