surely someone somewhere must have authored a dissertation investigating the origins of the nearly universal appeal of the game of peekaboo. i suppose it has something to do with an infant developing a newfound appreciation for the concept of object permanence.

probably not surprisingly there seems to be different opinions as to when an infant expresses an interest in playing the game themselves – with various sites claiming that an infant will enjoy hiding him or herself anywhere from six to thirteen months.

so i suppose since he’s recently celebrated his 1 year age adjusted birthday then we won’t get too concerned about the fact that he’s only just begun to find it amusing to hide his face when we exclaim, “where’s odin?!”

or maybe he’s cleverly figured out the fastest way to get us to stop insisting that he play the silly game 🙂