I'm realizing in a mere 36 hours we will no longer be a family of three. I would like to take a moment to brainstorm a list of some of the funny things Kaj has been doing lately before I become a distracted mother of two!
- In the last couple of days, Kaj has been saying, " Kaj have an idea for mommy" or "Kaj have a question for mommy" many times a day. When I follow up, he either makes a suggestion about an activity that would be fun for him, like read a book or go to the playground OR says, "I not know!"
- Kaj has become a lot more physically independent lately, which has been with intention on our end. He is now a pro at climbing into his car seat by himself and he goes up and down stairs without my worrying about a big fall. When we're out and about and he wants to be carried, he knows to ask dad. I can still carry him a bit myself, but I've been trying to let go so he knows what to expect when I'm recovering from the C-section. Thankfully this new independence has come with a daddy's best phase (at least 50% of the time), which is a good thing for all of us!
- Kaj's become a champ at identifying a number of famous musical works by tune. This has a lot to do with a few favorite books, like Beethoven's Wig(5th Symphony), The Nutcracker, and Peter and the Wolf and his nighttime music that he listens to as he falls asleep. After humming a few measures of the opening themes, he will tell us the composers' names, which come out sounding like Bay-oh-ven, Chai-kah-ski, and Poh-koh-viv. This has become our fun game when we're driving in the car.
- Kaj's coming right along with counting and the ABC's, but he's really surprised us with how quickly he has picked up identifying colors. A favorite game - What color is that taxi? You must think we spend hours in the car, but any distraction helps on our drives downtown!
- Kaj likes to be "Dr. Kaj" and listen to mommy and the baby's heartbeats using a little contraption we've had since we were pregnant with him. He also likes to tickle baby brother and then hold his ear up to listen for a laugh.
- This photo is from yesterday when after his nap he asked for me to put his stuffed animals in his crib to create "Kaj's Zoo." When I asked which ones, he yelled, "ALL them animals, mommy!" He's an animal nut, and he will soon find out that baby brother will be giving him a stuffed proboscis monkey on Saturday. I think he will find it terribly entertaining. All for now..
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