The second law of thermodynamics tells us that a perpetual motion machine of the first kind is a physical impossibility. These are the laws of physics. These are the rules of the universe. Ted doesn’t play by the rules. Sometimes it really does seem like the little guy has an endless supply of energy.

His new thing now is bouncing. Hold him on your lap and he’ll bounce up and down, those little legs strong enough to propel himself into a standing position, even if only for a few fleeting seconds. He’ll also do a more horizontal bounce on your chest and shoulder when he’s being held in traditional burping position. This, I mentioned in passing, tends to remind me of a dog humping your leg. Ted’s mom was not amused by the comparison. Ted will even do some serious freestyle bouncing in the thing that’s, well, designed for babies to bounce in. This toy/contraption is an engineering marvel. It’s designed for the tiniest of humans, yet takes up so much space that we had to rearrange the whole condo to find a suitable spot for it.

Well, Ted’s about to do something cute, or gross, or both, so I gotta bounce…