Pattern recognition

Dex seems to be showing an aptitude for pattern recognition. Here's a short video of him working on one of his puzzles.

He knows this puzzle so well that I tried to challenge him and surpirse, surprise, I saw another side of my angelic, mild-mannered son. I held the puzzle board upside down one day to see if he can still match the creatures to their rightful place. He had one item in his hand and was going to put it where he knew it was supposed to be. Then he stopped and looked and thought about it and sure enough he put it in the right place.

He picked up another piece and the same thing: stopped, processed and did it correctly. By the time he got to the third piece, he lost it: snatched the board from my hand and turned it right side up then put the piece in.

Good problem solver or impatient and prone to rage? Jon thinks it's both and is pretty proud. Our little guy will make a good programmer one day.