Imagination

Emmett loves make believe. He frequently plays with imaginary objects (so far no imaginary friends, as far as I can tell). Usually, it's buttons, leaves, a snail, a caterpillar, or a butterfly. Once in a while, instead of having nothing in his hands, he'll have a little piece of pinecone or whatnot and you'll wonder for a moment if he really does have a snail.

It's lots of fun when he brings you imaginary things. Sometimes I'll put them on my shoulder (he'll usually get mad if you put them down on a table). Occasionally I'll pretend to eat them - this usually gets quite a reaction from Emmett and he'll make me spit it out. Once we both spent a while watching imaginary butterflies as they flew around the room.

David noticed that Emmett really keeps track of imaginary things. A few days ago, David stole Emmett's nose and put it down on the couch. Emmett demanded that David put it back on his face and wasn't satisfied until David picked it up from the spot on the couch where he'd left it and returned it to its correct position.