I took almost 2 1/2 year old Raffaele to Tradewinds Park today, and he saw a real cow for the first time. As soon as he saw it, he knew what it was. "Cow!" About 30 seconds later he moved on to something else. It's like, "yeah, cow, whatever, what's this interesting water shooting thing over there?"
He really liked seeing the rooster, though. I said, "cock-a-doodle-doo!" And he was so adorable, looking at the rooster repeating, "cock-a-doodle-doo!"
I really thought he'd have more of an interest in animals since his favorite bed-time reading is a collection of animal books. He loves to have us read these to him before he goes to sleep! Ah, what a treasured experience it is to read to him. I love it that he has learned to love books.
So, yes, the toddler mind. I thought he'd make a bigger deal out of seeing real-live animals, but, like many of us, he studied it in a book, knows that it exists for real, and he seems to be content with that.
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