Similar situations to what happened with Sawyer also happened to Bowen. In the first few months of Bowen's life, I always played with his little fingers because I always thought they were adorable. As he did so, Bowen gripped my finger tightly. That has always been one of my favorite sensations, especially because I was amazed at how strong he could grasp even at such a young age. In the sensorimotor stage he obviously also lacked object permanence. My family liked to hide toys from him, but we did it right in front of him so he could see us. However, when Bowen struggled to find the toys, he easily gave up and focused on something else. About a year ago, my family and I flew to Washington state to visit family. We went to a drive-through zoo in Sequim, where we were able to tour the park. Animals such as yaks, buffaloes, donkeys and llamas poked their heads into the vehicle and we had the opportunity to pet them. Bowen saw the donkeys early on in the journey and noticed how they had high ears, four legs, long snouts and necks. Toward the end of the journey, Bowen began to believe that llamas were also donkeys. With each llama we encountered, Bowen would point to them and say “Llama!” At this time, Bowen demonstrated the process of assimilation, because he took this new information and included it in the already existing information. With Bowen now almost five years old, he has grown up to assimilate and