All Boy!

Kai is definitely developing his boyish interests. This past weekend we bought him some plush balls to play with and he was so excited. He loves to walk around and kick the balls, roll them back and forth with mommy, and just in general play with the ball! He also loves having daddy home on the weekends to play XBox with and watch TV, activities that mom doesn't normally allow. :)


This weekend we also bought him some "Walking Wings". Kai loves to walk all over the house, but the problem is that he can't do it alone. In order to save Reid's back (he's the taller of the two of us) we tried the walking wings. He had such a good time!




As you can see in the video, Kai loves to clap. He has discovered that by clapping he can tell me what he likes and he doesn't hesitate to do so. Monday for dinner we tried something new and he didn't like it. After being a good sport and taking two bites, I gave him some applesauce as something yummy before going to a normal dinner. He was so happy to taste the applesauce he started to clap! I gave him a few bites and he clapped after each one. Finally, I gave him his normal dinner and he made the mad face again. So, back to the applesauce and the clapping. Talk about manipulative!! He even understands the word "clap" and sometimes he'll do it just from my request. He's so cute. He gives high fives by request, too. And the other night in the bathtub when he couldn't see where I had placed my hand for the high five, he just gave me a high five right on the check. So sweet!

Finally, the binky has returned. Kai's stubbornness has won out and mommy has caved! He was nursing so much, mostly to go to sleep, that I had become beyond sore (insert bleeding here!). So, I had decided to pump and bottle feed him, but he was refusing the bottle. I gave up on that and tried to get him to sleep, also to no avail. Finally, I pulled out the binky. I've never seen such a look of contentment on his face. He sucked and sucked for 20 minutes and then without even a fight, he took his entire bottle. I guess that just goes to show me that I'm not really in charge here....Kai is! And he wasn't ready to part with the binky!