It's an interesting thing to get to know a child without verbal interaction. I've found it so easy to bond with Avery and get to know her deeply because of her talking with me. She jokes, she laughs, she tells me stories, she shares concerns, etc. It's profoundly difficult to feel like I really know who Caden is, but this morning while getting ready for school he and God gave me a huge smile.
I am not a morning mommy. Caden needs to be on the bus at 7:35 (a suburban that pulls right up the driveway and all I have to do is walk him out there and strap him into his carseat). I typically go in to get him out of his crib at 7:15 or so. Yeah so I enjoy chaos (I guess that's going to bode well for me in a few months). Lately Caden has been really balking at stopping his playtime with his RC train and coming to me to get boots, coat, hat, mittens on. He usually says "uh uh" when I tell him to come. Today we went through the same whole ordeal, I started requesting and he started "uh uh" refusing. We went through it a few more times until finally he turned to me and signed "sick". Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight, you trickster!! I am not keeping you home from school because you alledge to be sick!! So I laughed, he smiled, I went over to him and did the usual, picked him up and started putting the coat on.
It was a really great moment.
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LOVE it! Creative mischief, now that's a capable kid!
what a sweet boy.....
Know what you mean Tena - Danielle is just starting to communicate and it has opened a new world. The house used to be deadly quiet with the two of us in it before, it's only now I realise how lonely that can be. I asked her come down the stairs to get ready for school this morning and she shouted 'no', so I said 'how are you going to get down the stairs then?' (grinning) and she answered 'I fly...' LOL
Isn't it great to enjoy those moments? He's a tricky one:).
THAT is "normal" six year old! Go Caden! :-)
Smarty Pants! Wait till Jr. High!
That is too funny! Nice thinking Caden!!
How funny!
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