How do they do what they do? Babies I mean… they learn about the entire universe in less time than it will take me to figure out how to blog. Language? Fine motor skills? Their likes and dislikes? What a fork is for? How to manipulate our mothers into later bedtime using her love of stories? Check and check.

I’ve had the pleasure of observing Jack for 15 months now, and he never ceases to amaze me. He learns the intricacies of communication through imitation of the people around him (get the swear jar ready) and we are absolutely terrified.

So. Much. Pressure.

He is always watching Chris and I. Always looking at our faces, always watching our reactions to things that he does. So every time he falls, he looks to us to see how bad it is. Big reaction-big cry, no reaction- he barely registers the fall.

He is like a tiny computer- processing everything that he sees and storing it for use in a similar situation. It’s truly amazing. to see the little wheels turning in his head.

The books took him about two days to figure out: stories before bed prolong bedtime, so more stories=later bedtime.

Suddenly- my little boy, who hates cuddling, snuggling and sitting still in general- is going to the shelf to get book after book to cuddle and read.

And honestly, he’s got me pegged. I’d read him a thousand stories a hundred times if it meant that I got to cuddle him 🖤