reading and riding

Nothing is more frustrating than a book ending before Kai is ready for it to end. It's funny and maddening at the same time - it's great that he loves looking at books, but when the book is over he wants to start over immediately, or he gets mad. The upset level is almost the same as when he's hungry for a bottle - he can't reopen the books or turn the pages very well and he gets so mad that he's almost impossible to soothe.

Almost.

As it turns out being on my shoulders is will get him to chill out almost immediately, and he begins to instantly use my head as a drumset.

It would appear that pounding on my head is the next best thing to reading books. So be it. I'm all for a happy baby riding on my shoulders and pulling my hair than a crying baby having a meltdown.

BTW, for those of you keeping score, Kai was 29.5 inches tall and 21.3 pounds at his nine-month checkup, a month ago. Yes, we're galloping towards his ten-month mark at full-speed. Time definitely flies when you're having fun.