Baby Caterpillar

While we were outside this morning, Nicholas noticed a baby caterpillar eating a leaf. He gently picked it up and tried to feed it some more of the leaf. I was impressed with how gentle and caring Nicholas was towards the fuzzy little caterpillar. He was talking sweetly to it and said things like, "It's ok. I'm going to take care of you." and "Here you go. Want some more leaf?" He let it crawl up his arm and on to his shirt then he'd gently pick it up and hold it again. He was very good at picking it up as he even used the leaf as a tool to try to help pick it up. He wasn't as giggly about the caterpillar as he has been in the past. This time he was more protective, nurturing, and fascinated with it. I'm so glad that he is learning a love and appreciation for God's green earth.