<p>Since The Boy&#39;s &quot;tummy troubles&quot; began he has been spending lots of time on his changing table.  He has learned that by throwing things over the edge over and over again, he can 1) disrupt the diaper change in progress and 2) be rewarded with a satisfying thud when the object hits the hardwood.  This game is so much fun he never seems to get bored of this.  Yet to me this is proof of his unlimited potential.  That&#39;s part of the fun of being a mother.  What our children will become is a mystery, and imagining the great things they will someday accomplish is a great way to pass the time.  So I pointed this out to The Husband:</p>

<p>&quot;Honey, look!  He throws things over the changing table, <i> just to see what happens</i>.&quot;</p>

<p>&quot;So?&quot; </p>

<p>&quot;Well, I think that maybe he could be the next <a href="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/pisa/galileo.html" target="_blank">Galileo</a>!  He could grow up to win the Nobel Prize in Physics.  Or, he could grow up to be a drunken frat boy that throws water balloons off a balcony.&quot;</p>

<p>&quot;He doesn&#39;t have to be a frat boy to do that.  I used to do that.&quot;</p>

<p>I guess the mystery is solved.</p>
