Full Moon

We were driving home from my parents last night and Sam was looking for the moon.  When he finally found it, he commented, "oh moon is big tonight!"
I glanced up and saw that it looked like it could be a full moon.
"It is big Sam.  Do you think it's a full moon tonight?"
He looked at the moon for a minute and then said, "oh yes, full moon.  Moon eats so much dinner!"

The Moon

The other night when we were getting ready for bed, Sam was standing on the couch, looking out the window of our second story living room.  He was looking down at the street and then at the street lamp reflection.
"Oh no!" he cried, "Ought oh!  Moon fall down!"

Love this little guy and his observations.

Sam's World

I've read about how a baby will think that the world revolves around him, that they are literally the center of the universe.  We had a conversation with Sam's pediatrician about this and the child's perception of daily life.  This is apparent in so many day-to-day activities:  a baby waking up and you are at their beck and call, their whims and desires, and interactions.  Sam has displayed this so much recently too, but it came to complete fruition when the moon was hanging low and bright at dusk last night, as we took a walk through the neighborhood.
I pointed it to him.
Sam looked up, "moon," he observed.  As we moved, it disappeared behind a house.  "more moon?"  We watched it all along our walk and then returned home.
We read a book on the couch and then Sam declared, "moon!  Moon?"  I explained we could see it from the deck.  He arranged his trucks, balloon, and book and slid off the couch.

We walked out onto the deck, where Sam looked up.  "Sam's moon!" he called.  Truly, I saw that to a toddler, the world revolves around them.