Two Items Noah has Passion for: Balls and Wheels

Noah seems to have an obsession or passion truly with the these two items:  balls and wheels.  Two of which can become highly problematic in the following situations (which by the way are absolutely adorable):

First we will discuss the ball situation...Noah has always loved balls, any size, any color, any kind -- as long as it is round, bounces, and makes noise when he pats on it.  Well, as of recent, Noah has enjoyed using different items as his personal homemade basketball hoop.  He absolutely just loves to "slam dunk" his ball into his homemade hoop.  First time this occurred Noah was in his Safety First bath seat:

This allows him to sit in the big bath tub and play safely...or so you would think right???  Well, Noah took a literal dive out of it!  He used a shimmy motion and managed to swoop his body over that front ledge and face first into the water.  He was not upset when he came back up, but rather went straight for the little yellow ball in the tub, stood up, and shot it directly into the safety seat.  Then he continued to do it over and over again!  It is amazing what babies will do to strategically figure out what they want!  Now, you may think my story is told...but I am not done yet!
A moment ago I mentioned that Noah likes to use different items as his homemade basketball hoops...well, the next item I would like to share with you is...the toilet!  Yes, as gross as it may seem, it is a new adventure for a baby!  So, a different day, Noah started to walk down the hallway with his little yellow ball, and it just so happened that the toilet seat, at the end of the hallway, happened to be up.  Little curious Noah walked straight up to it and took his slam dunk shot right into the toilet bowl...then tried to dig the ball out as I was explaining to him that a potty is not a play toy!  Steven and I just looked at each other and laughed; it truly is funny to watch your child do silly things!

Now...we must talk about the wheels also!  Noah has always been obsessed with them, he just knows that they move things and spin round and round, so of course they are just the most fascinating invention!  Well, now that Noah has started walking, he doesn't enjoy sitting in the grocery cart anymore.  He tends to lean over the front watching the wheels and reaching for them.  So, one day, Steven and I let him out of the cart, and then quickly realized that all Noah wanted was to push the cart himself by walking it through the store, while watching the wheels go round and round.  I am sure that he felt so strong pushing something ten times his size!  It truly is adorable letting him push the cart, but it does slow down the shopping process!