Mar 2014
CONNECTING WITH MY BOY
28/03/14 22:19
As Conor gets older, we can find more things to do together. Its sometimes hard for me to think of ways for us to connect as I try to gage where he is in his developmental stages. I tend to reach beyond his capacity and then have to dial back the activities. But I think he likes the fact that I push the envelope of what is possible for him to do.
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THAT'S MY LUNCH
21/03/14 22:22
I get concerned when the teachers tell Val and I that Conor didn't eat any of his lunch. That doesn't sound like my son! So I checked his hot dogs and discovered they were 97% fat free. That's the problem right there! Now he goes to school with Fenway Franks and I steam them instead of grill them. He eats them like candy all over again. Whew, that's my boy.
DADDY, I WANT TO HELP FIX THE TOILET
17/03/14 22:26
It was 10:30 at night and Conor had just gone to bed. I took the opportunity to fix the leaky toilet. When Conor saw me walk by with the tools, he popped up and said, "Dad, I want to help." I told him to go back to bed. He insisted on helping me. So I scooped him up as I heard my wife mumble, "Softy," and we went to work. His job was to hand me the tools and hold the flashlight. He did everything I asked him to do. It was amazing. "He's only two years old," I kept telling myself. He didn't act like a toddler, but like a son helping his dad. Wise beyond his years, I marveled at his self-discipline to hold that flashlight in one place instead of swirling it around trying to make his own light show. And how he would wait for his next request from me instead of trying to make waves in the toilet water. I felt especially close to my Conor tonight. He is my lucky charm!