He now knows who is who. He is 5.
Clearly, his faculty of association is developing. You can tell from his expressions and body movements when he see his mother in a room full of strangers or how he wants to settle in daddy’s chest. He also has his social moods, regaling men and women alike with his smile while uttering his strange syllables. I can clearly see how he uses his ‘charm’ on the women-folk. One trip to Carrefour had 4-5 Filipina salesgirls cooing over him as he kept smiling and making eye-contact. God to see, he is well on his way, already.
While on association, did I mention that he clearly has roles cut-out for us. When he sees the mother, he lets out a wail that means that he is looking for comfort. Whenever he sees me, he pushes his stomach and waist up in the air as a ‘pick-me-up’ sign. So, mum’s food and dad’s entertainment.
Also noticing since he was 5 that he gets bored easily. We figure that out when he throws away his favourite toy or will not look at his preferred daddy-loony-dance! So, prepare yourself to run out toys, cartoons, coloured cartons, rattlers and teethers, and strange iPad apps.
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