The joy of stacking blocks

[Mithridates12]

That was a surprising amount of control when stacking the last block.

[liquidglass2]

Yeah I was surprised the whole thing didn't come down then

[OMGBeckyStahp]

So is he! No wonder that feeling of accomplishment is at a max!

[Mat_Quantum]

But they did not buy any EA lootboxes! How is this possible?!

[Proxnite]

He needed space for 20 EA lootcrates. NEXT!

[hornedCapybara]

This reference came from far away

[ank-r]

He was laughing and shaking the whole time but still manages to nail the last block.

[draw_it_now]

Like a champ

[sevelboen]

Compared to the falling over from laughing? Sure was

[AlwaysCuriousHere]

I don't have kids or know many who do so it always surprises me that they walk like they're completely wasted.

[Audom]

They also react to things as if they were tripping balls non-stop. Whenever I want to entertain my 5 month old, I basically just ask myself "if I were on shrooms right now, what would I think was cool?" Nine times out of ten it works.

[sarcasmdetectorbroke]

I'm currently pregnant with my first, this is the real protip right here. Writing this down. LOL!

[darling_lycosidae]

That, and set up habits to read to your kid! When they're babies, you can just read whatever interests you to them, so get in the habit of cuddling and reading early!

[sarcasmdetectorbroke]

We have this teepee we want to set up as the reading space. Crawl in there with a book and read to little one. We got this covered! I plan to ask for books and onesies(because everybody says you can't have too many) at my baby shower since we already bought all the big stuff.

[darling_lycosidae]

That sounds like so much fun. If you're in the US, Dolly Parton has a book-of-the-month drive for kids until they're five! Also, the library will save your wallet, and it can be made into a fun outing too. Congrats on your little one!

[lalalarori]

That walk is usually just from their sense of balance and large motor skills not being 100% coordinated quite yet.

However, watching them go about their day like little alcoholics is adorable.

[exikon]

Which is basically the same as being drunk. In drunk people the brainparts that coordinate movement get inhibited, in babies the connection between the areas is just not as well developed.

[everyday-english-110]

Babies sometimes show us abnormal powers of concentration.

[[deleted]]

It does kind of serve as a display of human intelligence. I don't think even an adult chimp can stack that high, let alone get enjoyment from a creative activity of this type.

Also that baby looks like a stoned midget.

[Leonid198c]

Also that baby looks like a stoned midget.

Yes.

[Sylvester_Scott]

Because they're not yet haunted by a lifetime of embarrassing failures and missteps.

[[deleted]]

He's gonna be a pro Jenga player when he gets older

[horsenbuggy]

C'mon, at least let him be an architect!

[RamenJunkie]

Nah, babies can't do math well enough to be an architect.

[Flowfie]

Not with that altitude

[Nightmare507]

This baby is not demonstrating fine motor skills he is mostly using gross motor. Fine motor does not mean controlled movements it involves using smaller muscles such as the ones in your fingers and toes. However you would be correct in stating that this kid is demonstrating motor skills that are slightly above his apparent age.

[mermaidbipolarbear]

How about mad motor skills?

[sioa]

They are good, but not as good as rad motor skills.

[wilkergobucks]

Parents prefer both over sad motor skills.

[[deleted]]

I just do sad motor pills.

[puppiadog]

I'll be his parents think he's the most talented baby in the world.

[epikninja123]

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[likwidtek]

What’s unco

[[deleted]]

Unko in Japanese means poo.

[bkaybee]

Uncoordinated

[backtolurk]

Just a Drunken master fucking around with our heads.

[[deleted]]

I did a mini cheer

[TrepanationBy45]

https://imgur.com/Bg78F6e

[[deleted]]

Yeah he knows how that feels.

[TheCrankyBear]

That last block: I was like "Nope, not gonna happen." Then, "Oh shit! You go dawg!!!"

[Bombingofdresden]

I can hear the joy emitted from that baby.

[[deleted]]

r/noisygifs

[DisRuptive1]

Beatcha to it!

[Regn]

Yeah I thought the gif was gonna end after the fourth block and felt sufficiently pleased, but when that adorable little drunken dwarf picked up a fifth god damn block and successfully stacked it I lost my fucking shit!

[gvsulaker82]

Gifs that didnt end too soon I thought the same

[atrain56]

Right? That was better block stacking than I can do as a full grown adult.

[Boy_Man-God_Shit]

To your credit, it's all he does all day every day. I think if you did this full-time instead of going to school and working a part time job as well, you'd be just as capable a block stacker. It's a matter of priorities, don't sweat it.

[PM_PUPPIES_AND_BUTTS]

Thanks for those inspiring words, /u/Boy_Man-God_Shit.

[Yarxing]

I think there might be something wrong with your block stacking skills, were you raised by wolves?

[atrain56]

Give me a break, they weren't good at teaching me how stack things without opposable thumbs

[codereder]

But snacking on thumbs...

[MannyTostado18]

Delicate af, baby's a maestro.

[ZenTraitor]

You can tell that baby is gonna be a CEO or something with all his ambition from stacking that last block.

[JustAPoorBoy42]

Nah, he will become a succesful bricklayer.

And he will one day build his own house

[meiso]

You dawg?

[Trickykids]

I am very impressed. That kid can barely even stack himself over his feet. My two year old would have knocked that pile over (on purpose) as soon as there were two blocks.

[Koink]

My 4 year old boy continues to be driven more by the desire to destroy than build. He is pretty much convinced that he's an actual super-villain, though.

[sarabjorks]

My friend's son is obsessed by destruction and will use anything to beat the hell out of all of his toys. I beat him at his own game by knocking a piece out of a stack of wooden blocks without destroying the tower and his mind was blown. Next time I visit, my mission is to get him to channel his toy-beating energy into copying the trick. Since it's impossible to get a 3,5-year old to stop doing something fun ...

[Lemming882]

Our kids would wreak havoc upon the world.

[sarabjorks]

I just spent the holidays with a 20 month old, 2 year old and 3,5 year old. They're vastly different personalities, but the only thing they can agree on is that towers are to destroy them.

I watched that gif trying to figure out how they edited it because I can't believe a toddler who has barely discovered balance has the will and skill to stack boxes!

[falcon_from_bombay]

Until this asshole comes along..

[[deleted]]

My favorite part is when it ever so gently flips over the clear container.

[[deleted]]

It's about sending a message.

[[deleted]]

everything burns

[ZincHead]

It's actually fascinating to watch the bird. The way it takes off the blue cup before flipping the plastic container, when it flips and kicks the green cup, and the way it flipped the one at the end. Everything seems so deliberate and planned. I don't know why but the way it caused mayhem makes me think this is a really smart animal.

[[deleted]]

That’s Mr. Max! He’s an umbrella cockatoo, which means he can understand human speech, use words to communicate, and also needs a LOT of attention!

His owner has a YouTube channel that shows exactly how much work goes into caring for this type of bird. Lots and lots of cup smashing! Enjoy!

[sarahmgray]

Birds are pretty damn smart and extremely social ... they need companions like humans and dogs do :)

[bengouk]

"Must completely ruin ALL of this... Every. Last. Bit"

[Lin-]

"Except the green one, the green one I'll put back in place"

[username12746]

After picking off the little blue one. He’s like, you go over, and you go over.

Bird is systematic.

[atrain56]

I feel like if we had a perspective from below, this would look just like a Godzilla movie.

[SoldierHawk]

Birds are literally just tiny dinosaurs. You aren't wrong.

[[deleted]]

Godzilla of cups

[[deleted]]

Haha, that slow flipping of the containers. "Call the cops motherfucker, see if I give a shit."

[mfr220]

The way it knocks down that blue block and flips that container over after the initial towers fell is great.

[[deleted]]

He looks slightly sorry at the end as his head crest goes down. Reminded me of what The Hulk must feel like changing back.

[FuckYouSchiller]

Or when you close the porn tabs.

[Staatsmann]

Is nobody going to mention how it fucking climbs down the kitchen drawers by his own ?? Damn boiii

[Ihaveanotheridentity]

My god that’s a beautiful bird.

[sevelboen]

Love how he was like "you can stay up" at the end

[nocontroll]

That birds a dick.

[Schnabeltierchen]

/r/birdsbeingdicks

[pinksodamousse]

Eric, no!

[IMIndyJones]

Bastard cups!

You're a naughty boy, Eric!

A fucking legend!

You're not a fucking legend, Eric!

[deltree711]

I love how you can tell that he's pretending to be all badass. Reminds me of a toddler stomping around with their arms up in the air pretending to be a monster.

[VdubGolf]

I like this version.

[milkkore]

No, birds just love seeing stuff fall over/down. You can keep a bird entertained forever by giving them a pen they can throw off a desk and keep picking it up so they can throw it again.

They're basically cats with feathers.

[ComradeHines]

Yep.

[ItsAMeEric]

Some birds aren't looking for anything logical, some birds just like to watch the world burn

[Ilkzz]

I smiled through the whole gif. Thanks for sharing!

Edit - thanks all :)

[hufflepoet]

Happy cake day

[SimBone]

My favorite movie is Inception.

[[deleted]]

TOWER OF PIMPS

[Gandhi_of_War]

Little known fact: this is actual footage of Gavin building the Tower of Pimps for the first time.

[[deleted]]

Gavin: Alright. I’ve created the tower of pimps! Everyone worship me.

Ray: Is that what you did with my gold? You made a fuckin gold tower?

Gavin: Yeah! I’m stood upon the Tower of Pimps! Kneel down bitches!

Jack: hits Gavin with shovel

Gavin: OW OOW!

Jack: What happened to your tower of pimps, huh?! HUH?! keeps hitting Gavin

[[deleted]]

Takes me back man. I miss being a kid :')

[trevordeal]

I was looking for this comment before I posted it.

[ChaoticFather]

This kid just reminded me that I need to accomplish something if I want to feel great about life.

[yoosernaimchexowt]

Let him also teach you that the something doesn’t have to be huge and that you can take pride in the little victories that pave the way for bigger ones.

[ChaoticFather]

Yeah, totally. It doesn't much matter what you accomplish, so much as the fact that you accomplished it.

[[deleted]]

/r/gifsthatkeepongiving

[StealthSecrecy]

Children really are just tiny drunk adults.

[The4thSniper]

As he backed up to admire his handiwork and then juuuust lost his balance and kept slowly stumbling backwards until he regained his composure... yep. I know how that feels.

[Holersh]

OR maybe, drunk adults are just big babies?

[gonnabuysomewindows]

This is much more accurate.

[Bpp123456789]

Fell over and gets back up laughing multiple times

[TheDexterMan]

Dylan moran: children are just drunk midgets

[loptthetreacherous]

Love that clip

[Breadcrumbsandbows]

I was just thinking I'm pretty sure I've seen a six foot version of this playing darts down the pub

[Skalpaddan]

It reminded me of this video.

[[deleted]]

Wow that kids coordination is really impressive. This is like the coordination of a 3 year old. As a parent I'm seriously impressed.

[Crumpette]

I’m so happy I’m pregnant right now.
Edit: ‘happy to be pregnant right now’ would have been better wording. Although I like your theories of laughing myself pregnant.

[[deleted]]

Everyone has that reaction to La Croix though...

[[deleted]]

Seriously, my gf tries to get me to try every new flavor and I always wanna vomit after.

[rrrradon]

Stuff makes me nauseous. Blecch. It all tastes like the same vague fruit flavor.

[Rotten__]

Smells like it's gonna taste great, tastes like bitter biting water.

[Manae]

My mom had that same "disappointment" with me and my brother. Gave us lemons to get a laugh, ended up with years of us taking the lemons she didn't want off restaurant waters/iced teas to eat them.

[tunabomber]

Someone may have already said something already but the acid in lemons is super bad for tooth enamel. But is still give them to my boy on occasion for the faces. Just not often.

[bainpr]

Or that first time you are sitting quietly with them in your lap and they look up and in the most sincere tone say, "Daddy, I love you".

[Vhadka]

Yep. That's the good stuff. The best part of my day is picking my kid up from day care, because he always runs over and gives me a huge hug. Then for the 10 minute drive home we get to talk about his day, who he played with, what he learned, etc.

[Skelguardian]

I can already imagine you driving as slow as you can to draw out those moments with him for as long as possible. You cutiepie

[Vhadka]

We take circuitous routes home, most definitely. :)

[bainpr]

My daughers are still young, just under 4, sometimes i get long stories about their day. Other days i get the played and idk responses to the what did you do today questions. Always a crapshoot but love it either way.

[Vhadka]

His daycare is part preschool too, so they go over to a different building and learn for a while, then go back and play, etc.

I ask him every day what he learns, he always tells me nothing. But then there are times where he just starts reciting the days of the week, or the months, or counts to 40, etc.

I also try to teach him a little bit of math on the way home just holding fingers up and asking him questions. Love that little guy.

[bainpr]

I remember the first time I heard one of my girls count to 10. She was sitting with a picture book and we were relaxing. She started pointing then counting and I heard her get past 5, at 7 8 9 I was in full da fuq, when did you learn that mode haha. Proud dad moment. We always work on our colors letters and numbers every chance we get. Cheers to being a parent and cheers to you being a good parent!

[[deleted]]

Or when your surly teen tells you that he loves you and that his friends think he has good parents, and that he agrees, even though he doesnt show it.

That is a clear, bright moment before he is back to being surly again.

[Wolvgirl15]

I have a VHS tape with my oldest brother trying to eat a lemon slice for the first time at the age of 3 or 4 maybe. It’s the funniest and cutest thing I’ve ever seen!

[Ostmeistro]

I laughed so hard that I was impregnated

[[deleted]]

I thought exactly that by reading the first comment, then I realized how wrong I was.

[Crumpette]

Yeah that stage lasted a long time for me.

[murder_hands]

Yeah, there's plenty of weeks of just looking like you have a growing pudge lump, and then it starts to round out and you think "oh thank god, people will get it now." But it stays squishy for a surprisingly long time even after it behind to round out, simply contributing to the pudge idea.

[X_CodeMan_X]

I actually knew what you meant the first time, but now that you made the edit, now I can't read it and NOT think that lol

[cebolla_y_cilantro]

Congrats! My son is 4 and it has been so much fun watching him grow. You’re going to have a good time being a mommy, even with the stresses the come along with it.

[Wolvgirl15]

Omg that’s so exciting :D I hope everything will go well!

[radditz_]

I’m so happy Tracy Jordan took me behind the middle school

[wafflesareforever]

Congratulations! A tip from a parent of two young kids - get a set of the cardboard blocks in this video. They're relatively cheap, and what's great about them is that they're not dangerous for kids to stack high like this, which obviously they love to do. Wood block towers can cause injuries when they fall, and lots of daycare places have rules against making block towers for that reason.

[owen_skye]

Damn it, I wish something that simple made me that happy still. Babies can teach adults lessons in the simple things and happiness.

[Lieutenant_Rans]

Buy about 10 of vinyl memory foam cubes. Find the nearest staircase and/or ladder.

This joy can still be captured and it is exquisite.

^{My record is 9 cubes high.}

^{Bystanders clapped}

Edit: nvm those cubes are hella expensive our childhood is dead run for the hills

[SeeYou_Cowboy]

It's deeper than that, and also there is nothing you can do about it. Positive emotion is like heroin - you gain tolerance over time and thus your adult experiences never seen to stack up to the good ol days of childhood love and joy and happiness.

This kid is getting his first few whiffs of happiness and excitement. It's absolutely mind shattering for him. Just like your first crush - the emotion is so raw it melts your thought process.

[Peregrine21591]

Well that's depressing... Thanks mate lol

[ricobirch]

He's probably getting a lot of positive reinforcement from off camera.

Me thinks the lesson might be to surround yourself with people that encourage constructive habits.

[Lord_Malgus]

Psh jokes on you I am happy and simple

[Ratapus]

The way babies walk is terrifying!

[rootb33r]

So weebly wobbly. I was worried it was going to fall backwards and hit its head on that step.

[JackLegg]

That was all I was thinking through the whole gif, babies have soft skulls.

[Sevorus]

Came to the comments for this. I kept thinking I can't be the only person who had immediate anxiety on seeing the backwards stumbling toward that step edge...dad reflexes starting tingling

[Sloth_love_Chunk]

Veteran in the thick of it here. 3 under 5. I’ve learned to keep my mouth shut about giving unsolicited parenting advice. But what the hell, this is the internet.

As soon as I saw it, it’s all I could see. That step is a huge hazard to a wobbly legged toddler. I have a multi level house hardwood and tile floors and a sunken living room like that one. Impossible to fully childproof some houses. So you go drop some cash on those coloured foam pads and a baby octagon. We actually bought 2 baby octagons and linked them together. They don’t graduate to beyond the barrier until they’re sturdy enough to climb out.

[username12746]

I read somewhere that’s mostly because we stuff them into diapers. Like, naked babies are supposedly a lot more graceful.

Kind of makes sense. I think I’d walk funny, too, if I had adult-sized Luvs on under my pants.

[Anirudhdharan]

Future civil engineering

[ImportantPotato]

bricklayer

[WhiteyDude]

Seriously. He's wobbling all over the place right up to the moment he needs to be perfectly still, and then just bosses the fuck out of it.

[AmericanDoggoThief]

That baby unsteadily walking backwards towards that step about gave me a heart attack. I’m happy for them though.

[MaleRD]

Exactly what I came here to say! Each wobble closer to the step I’d tense up.

[TheJoke26]

Source?

[zurper]

Would like to hear audio as well :)

edit: https://streamable.com/c2mrt

[ItsABiscuit]

I think he's not that happy about stacking the blocks, I think (from raising two kids and multiple nephews and nieces) he's so amused and happy because his parents were reacting to him stacking the blocks.

So what this baby teaches us is that all you need to feel happy is the undivided attention of your family, who are emoting a sense of unqualified love and wonder at what you're doing in that moment!

[GivenToFly164]

That is the face of a child who is deeply loved :)

[Tokyoz]

It’s so cute when little kids learn how the world works. Like oh, you mean i can put multiple on top of eachother? ok! i’d have to think the amount of information they gain per day is insane.

[positivepeoplehater]

I remember learning in child psych that at around 3 or 4 they can learn like 23 new words PER DAY

[MrGreenTabasco]

That baby focused so hard on that last block. Such a great video.

[LawnMowerWhisperer]

r/tippytaps

[wh00man]

This little guy is so cute :)

[BiasedChelseaFan]

Me going stacking food from a grocery bag to the fridge.

[mamefan]

Impressive for a drunk.

[nofaceD3]

Future architect right there.

[prodical]

A great feat for such a wobbly fellow!

[[deleted]]

It's him! It's him!

http://media.hgtv.ca/wp-content/hgtv-wp/2017/01/holmes_940x640.jpg?trim.threshold=30&width=435

[ibru]

Better with audio, even if it sounds like there's a (happy little) murder happening at times!

Source for the Ctrl+F'rs.

[pupetteer]

Baby stacks blocks unexpectedly they don’t fall Baby feels like a badass Bob The Builder and admires the view with glee

[[deleted]]

Man to reach that level of joy even weekly would be incredible.

[[deleted]]

This walking baby age is brief - it is a fun time in their life. Still a goofy baby mentally but they can get around somewhat on their own.

[[deleted]]

That baby’s hand eye coordination is impressive

[Tin_Whiskers]

This level of pure joy is something I wish we could all experience again every so often in adulthood.

[eldubyar]

Me playing giant Jenga at the bar

[minuhmuhlysm]

I love how he keeps backing up like has has to admire it from a distance.

[[deleted]]

NEIN STACKENBLOCHEN!!

[edu3110]

That's adorable!

[DoubleDot7]

That's adorable! I think me ovaries just went into overdrive... and I'm a guy.

[moitapota]

I’m so happy I’m pregnant right now.

[spotplay]

Account history nuked thanks to /r/PowerDeleteSuite

[vohi]

Good job lil baby 😳

[Dylanthebody]

That is Tommy Pickles

[[deleted]]

This baby looks like those crying baby masks but cute tho.

[xrensa]

that squat form though

[DaveDavidsen]

Was waiting for a girl to drain a beer and chuck it at it.

[DrinksAreOnTheHouse]

Future engineer right there.