Truth be told this week has been such a roller coaster that I almost forgot to take my weekly picture.  In fact, looking back at my library this was the only picture I took of Kai during week 16.  -85 for me.  Anyway, I’ve noticed that my “little buddy” (as I like to call him) has this thing about watching me.  The other day I took him in the bathroom me, and he sat there for about 10 minutes or so, just watching as I shaved my head and my beard.  10 minutes of watching is a long time for anyone, especially a 4.8 month old baby.  The same thing happens when I walk into the house, a room he is in, or if I start to talk (even though the talking thing could be because I’m Brooklyn-loud when I talk).   He pauses from whatever he’s doing, stares at daddy for a few, then is back to business. I like that; it makes me feel as if though he’s already identifying with this father.  That means I have to watch my every move as I’m already been watched.

While it is way to early to claim any kind of ADHD or whatever other disorder we enjoy giving the kids in order to have an “excuse”, one thing we know with certainty is that Kai enjoys being out in the streets.  I think it’s safe to say he’s more at ease when we’re out and about, than when we’re sitting at home doing what we do most of the time: nothing.  Here he is walking the neighborhood with daddy and being serious about it.

Here we see Kai flexing his guns while doing tummy time on his u-pillow.  A few minutes after this he decided this u-pillow thing was holding him back from being the adventurous baby that he his, so he tried his best to just climb over it.  He succeeded, though it was not pretty.

So we decided to go to church on Easter Sunday, and of course we had to take Kai with us (his first time in church).  Being the unpredictable son that he is, this could have been a bit of a challenge since the church usually has like a 3-5 hours service.  His mom; being the designer that she is, had an outfit made for him, not for Easter, but what better day to inaugurate it?  Here he is sporting his Kindred Baby Jumper, and he loves it.  By the way, he did great in church.  Didn’t cry, didn’t complain, and he even found himself a lil’ girlfriend.  I told him about church girls.  You know what they say about church girls; right?

Yep, that’s right, Kai is going through the Akinyele phase and everything he grabs he puts in his mouth.  Here he is trying to fit his furry little friend, Mr. Sapito, in his mouth.  I guess the “fur” on his tongue doesn’t really bother him.