brillance and confusion

Last Thursday I was happy to spend the day with Mateo, as I have been working a lot, therefore having very limited one on one time with my little guy.
So I was amazed to see three new teeth in his mouth, and see him have his first full walk down our long country driveway, just holding my hand. I had to step back for a minute and say "wow" he is really growing up fast. I was in awe by how much he can do, like stacking all his blocks, and the ability to work a remote like a pro, and just he had me wondering if he was a genius for 16 months. The moment that had me really taken back, was when I took the following picture of our new weekend tradition of making pancakes with Mateo on a stool (this brought a little tear to my eye because he looked older so much older than the image in my mind).

BUT then he goes and does the following which has become a tradition of his and left me happy to know he is a kid and perhaps not as brilliant as I thought.

Yes Mateo is in the dog's pedestal for his dishes and yes he gets stuck every time.
So for all the new moms out there, enjoy every minute and every tiny milestone like eating a granola bar on their own and my personal favourite of walking outside for the first time.