six months

To celebrate his six month mark, Kai gave me not one, but two hugely stinky diapers. The infamous bite mark is almost completely gone now. My parents came home yesterday from their annual sabbatical in Thailand. To mark the six-month anniversary, I figured I’d post a snarky list of Kai-related tidbits for you to enjoy and for him to be mortified with in 15 years.

— As of this morning, Kai weighed approximately 19.75 pounds.
— He pretty much will only fall asleep if he’s being held by one of us.
— Yes, he does sleep through the night. The problem is that his bedtime starts at 7pm.
— Which means he wakes up at 3am.
— Nap time is a beautiful thing.
— Kai lets anyone hold him. As long as he’s being held and coddled, he’s loving it.
— Make sure you always have baby wipes. This we know.

Our friends Robin and Lisa just got a new hot tub the other day. That is, Robin and Lisa just got Kai a new hot tub the other day. He just lets them keep it at their house.

Isaac brought home his progress report today. Unfortunately, Isaac let his math grade slip. Today was the first time that I have ever grounded anyone. It was an unusual experience. I had a face to face conversation with Isaac and explained the why he was being punished and we negotiated the terms of the punishment. I think we reached a fair agreement. It’s certainly more lenient than any grounding I’ve ever been subjected to. My how things have changed...