Notes from the crib

George created his own game of Hot Lava the other day. He pulled out a Rubbermaid lid, laid it just so on the carpet near his train table and then climbed on top of it. After positioning himself on the lid, he refused to step back on the carpet, as if it were hot lava that would scald him upon contact. He used all his toys around him as balancing tools, so that he could still lean over and play with his train table while making sure his feet were safe on the blue lid.