A major shift has occured in Julian lately. Though he has always been alert and wide-eyed when awake, for the past few days he seems to be intensly trying to observe, and make connections. His modus operandi seems to be "what is this, and how does it work?". If he can grab it, he looks at it, whatever IT is, then puts it in his mouth. So far, we've been able to limit the amount of things he tastes as he is not very mobile yet. I cringe thinking of the moment he starts crawling or walking, therefore greatly increasing the amount of things within reach... During our walks he no longer falls asleep the minute the wheels start moving or Mom or Dad start to walk (if in Baby Bjorn). Instead, he watches closely the everchanging scenery, asking (in his head, for now) "Why does this dog bark? Am I suppose to bark back? Who hung these sneakers on the power line? What is this bright thing that keeps blinding me whenever I go outside? Can I turn it off? Why is this person grabbi...