Seek and Destroy

I took Troy’s sets of round and octagonal blocks and built them into three separate towers today. I put the towers at various places on his play mat, so that he couldn’t reach them without having to crawl from one to the other. I then let Troy go. Within 20 seconds, he had methodically gone from one to the next and knocked them down. No matter what he was doing or where I put them, as soon as I was done (and sometimes before I was done), he would crawl over and knock it down. And then he’d casually go back to whatever he was doing before. He refused to let a tower stand in his vicinity for more than a few seconds. He was like an efficient hunter, seeking and destroying his objectives!

Apparently, this is a milestone by one year of age to enjoy destroying stuff.  He of course mastered this enjoyment a while ago, but its his ruthless efficiency that I'm noticing now.  Destroying my carefully constructed masterpieces, feeds his sense of understanding cause and effect, teaches him about gravity, improves his hand-eye coordination, and gives him a sense of control over his little world.  Who knew?  I just thought he loved undoing everything I did...time and time and time again.