I’m so proud of Kai today. He was a real trooper showing good spirit and brave face throughout the exam. And yes he did cry a bit during the shots, but only for a minute or two.
Doctor’s Visit
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Date Night is Now the Day Date
The idea of going out together on a Friday or Saturday night is a bit of a surreal concept these days. Even if Kai were sleeping on his own at 8pm, neither of us would have much energy to do anything let alone get dressed up and run around the town.
But you accommodate, hence the “Day Date.” Once in the stroller, Kai can go up to 4 hours in no/low maintenance mode. So we decided to splurge a bit more for lunch at the Fischkutter @ KDW — the Harrod’s of Berlin. In a food court, but one of gourmet proportions which also happens to accommodate large strollers. Freshly prepared seafood, a glass of wine, leisurely dining. It was a nice afternoon. Oh, and I didn’t even mention the massage appointments in the morning 🙂
Kai et Paris
Strong Grip
Kai has been giving us the firm handshake for some time now, but mainly it was us who initiated. Now Kai seems to have crossed into the world of self-actualization. I see it, I want it, I grab it. Going to be getting more interesting.
Kai in the Mirror
Rollover Mastered
Practicing was not my favorite activity (and much money and time and parental frustration was invested uselessly into piano lessons for me). But luckily Chika has passed on her “diligence” genes. After the very first time Kai rolled over (shortly after the last video), he was at it again almost every chance he got. When he woke up, when you put him down, the next thing you knew he was on his stomach.
Which is a great and wonderful achievement and important development step and then an impending sense of terror that we can never leave Kai unattended unless behind bars (i.e. the crib) or strapped down. But really, we are very happy and proud of Kai.
Rollover in Progress
While not ready for commercial release, Kai is making great progress on doing the rollover on his own (which I discovered a few days ago when I turned around and he was practically on his belly). I expect full completion sometime this week (not putting any pressure on Kai, but he has a good track record).
Kai Starts Playing With His Toys
Every day Kai seems to evolve more. We’ve been putting him on the playmat for probably 2 months now, but his engagement required one of us performing a puppet show. Tonight Chika made a lovely steak dinner, and we thought just maybe if we put him down on the mat he would give us at least 5 minutes to enjoy eating together. What surprised us tonight was how he started playing with the toys all on his own — reaching out and grabbing them. Not just one, but multiple. And he was completely engaged by the experience.
Not only did we get to enjoy the majority of the dinner, a present in itself, but Kai is already making us proud parents. I can’t believe he actually grabbed the giraffe. It might have been the “blind squirrel that stumbled across the acorn”, but it didn’t matter to us. We are happy to believe all the smart things Kai does are on purpose.
Finally Captured Kai Laughing
Tummy Time
It turns out that standing at Kai’s age isn’t good for development (bones are still to soft) so we’ve had to kill that activity. In fact, there is a whole specific development process that babies go through from rollover, to crawling, to walking and basically over ambitious parents shouldn’t mess with mother nature. So now to get ready for rollover phase, we are working on tummy time. It hasn’t been Kai’s favorite, but Chika’s happy voice keeps him in good spirits.