This winter, Elliot has been fascinated with melting snow. He sees water running by the curb or down the rain spout and asks, “Why?”. I think he means “how” but he does not use that word yet).

I carefully explain how the heat of the sun melts the snow and ice into water. I have him touch the rainspout to feel it’s warmth. I show him the snow in the shadows is not melting and explain it’s still cold. I tell him when it gets cold again, the water will turn to ice.

He asks about this a lot. I’m used to the repetition. If I deviate from my previous answers, he corrects me. So I know he listens and registers it.

He likes repetition, whether stories or learning letters or words or singing the same song a thousand times. I know it won’t stay this way from my experience with Max at this age, so I enjoy it.