I know my son (10 months) loves being surprised. Today he was playing with magnets - finding them sticking to the fridge rather than falling to the floor when

I know my son (10 months) loves being surprised. Today he was playing with magnets - finding them sticking to the fridge rather than falling to the floor when he let go of them put him in fits of giggles and kept him occupied for about 10 minutes. Playing peek-a-boo and then showing up wearing a silly costume or face expression or whatever is one of his favourite games. When he first met a water fountain, a balloon, bubbles, etc. Anything that didn't respond as he expected physical things to respond, he absolutely loves it, and becomes totally fascinated by them for ages and ages. Being a dad is awesome. Sleep deprivation, getting puked, peed, and pooped over, changing nappies (diapers), getting screamed at irrationally for hours, etc. is awful at times (and coping with it while sleep deprived makes it all so much worse), but totally worth it.