Over the past year Porter has become more and more obsessed with lining up his cars and trains.. He spends hours arranging them every day and freaks out with a full blown fit if you even bump one slightly out of place. This can be quite a pain when he has them arranged just so in the kitchen and I need to make dinner! I wonder why he feels the need to organize them all day, and we often laugh at his obsession. The other night we came home from a family gathering at 11 pm and Porter wouldn't go to sleep until he made sure his cars were lined up properly. He even lines them up on the toy shelf when he puts them away. I need to get a picture of that one. I wonder what kind of adult he will be and what type of occupation he will seek with his obsession with order. As i write this he has half of the cars arranged in a line on the couch, the other half in an arch on the floor, and is setting up his trains on the track in a nice S pattern.
These first few pictures are at our old apartment. The first one is from the first time he did this in sept 2006. I thought it was so interesting i took pictures. At the time i didn't realize this would become a daily ritual. The rest of the pictures span from then till now (may 2007) Just took the last one yesterday.
These first few pictures are at our old apartment. The first one is from the first time he did this in sept 2006. I thought it was so interesting i took pictures. At the time i didn't realize this would become a daily ritual. The rest of the pictures span from then till now (may 2007) Just took the last one yesterday.
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That is so funny. Ben and I love to watch the videos and look at the pictures. It is cool to see how his little mind works. Thank you so much for doing this. I live for your posts!
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That is a boy thing! :) Mason used to do the same exact thing. Its so fun to see how their little minds work!
Maybe he is inventing his own play therapy. Could he be desperate for more order in his life? In his two short years, he has moved twice, lost a brother and experienced the birth of a brother, his dad has changed jobs twice, he's had his place as "the" nephew/grandson challenged by four new cousins, etc. He can't change any of that, but he CAN organize his toys! Just a thought, and I could be wrong.
Don- you could be right. Oh and for clarification we have moved 3 times since porters birth ( to mandies, to our old apartment, and to this one) and Cory has changed jobs more than twice as well...
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