The Phases of Rubber Duck

We've just tonight entered the Third Phase of Rubber Ducks. The first, as previously noted, was all about the Big Yellow Duck. Then it was all about the two Little Duckies, chasing them around, picking them up and chewing them, culminating in reclining in his bath hammock chewing languidly on one or both Little Duckies.

Tonight we hit a new phase - whacking the rubber ducks regardless of size, colour or location. Whacking things has been his new Thing Evaluation Method of late. I think he noticed tonight that whacking things in the bathwater produces a different result than whacking things elsewhere, and he was intrigued with the difference. He whacked them all over the tub, he chased them around, and finally he "abduckted" one to keep with him upon exiting the bath. Who knows what the next phase will hold?!