WE TOOK A NAP TOGETHER

The weather was a little bit balmy this afternoon that Kai and I stayed indoors just playing around. The other day I made the mistake of imitating him sliding on the little slide toy that Jay gave him. I will put my foot on each steps counting one, two. three and pretend to slide. That was what he wants me to do. Later on I laid down on the couch and just watched him doing his things on the other side of the room. I noticed he seems to be tired or rather bored, so I asked him to lay down with me. He snuggled besides me and very unusual, he was not too "itchy" and "antsy" because he was just content to lay down there with me. Finally, I noticed that he was not moving at all but snoring. His snoring is not so loud but I can hear the sound. That was almost two o'clock and he slept till five, only after waking him gently. Mike came and left us to take this afternoon nap. Umma brought us a blanket. Of course, I was sort of cat-napping the last three hours. I was on my side, my head propped on the pillows, holding him on my side because he was on the outer part of the sofa. By he time I was able to wake him I had cramps on my legs and the right side of my body. I was looking at him closely on and off and thought about those early days when he was sound asleep in my arms in the sofa, little dinky baby almost just an arm length, and now he is over thirty inches long alongside me. He is really growing fast...in a couple of weeks he will be three years old. While looking at him, I thought, I better start doing a sculpture of him before it is too late for me to capture that impish face, his mischievous attitude and all the things he is now. I have to get some clay this weekend!

When Mike came to pick him up we are having muffin snacks. I was giving him some chocolate milk to wash it down, he took a couple of sip and asked, "red juice please." We are talking practically about the weather because he looked towards the window and said, "it is getting dark." I said, "yes, almost night, no more sun." And this was how he greeted Mike..."getting dark."

"MEMOS FROM KAI - KAI"

One evening last week, after framing some of his art pieces, as usual I sit in front of the computer and was thinking of what to do. I decided to think of the "dont's" about Kai. He is going to be three years old and sooner than you can wink your eyes, he will no longer be a baby. Since then, I had been adding , revising and editing what I had started. I thought that this would be nice to print this and give it to the relatives on his birthday. I decided to "Blog" it instead.

Don't spoil me. I know quite well that I ought not to have all that I ask for, I am only testing you.

Don't be afraid to be firm with me. I prefer it. It makes me feel more secure.

Don't let me form bad habits. I have to rely on you to detect them in early stages.

Don't make me feel smaller than I am. It only makes me stupidly "big."

Don't correct me in front of people if you can help it. I'll take much more notice if you talk quietly with me in private.

Don't make me feel that my mistakes are sins. It upsets my sense of values.

Don't protect me from consequences. I need to learn the painful way sometimes.

Don't nag. If you do, I shall protect myself by appearing deaf.

Don't take too much notice of my small ailments. Sometimes they get me the attention I need.

Don't forget that I can't explain myself as well as I would like. This is why I am not always accurate.

Don't be inconsistent. That completely confuses me and make me lose faith in you.

Don't make rash promises. Remember I feel badly let down when promises are broken.

Don't tell me that my fears are silly. They are terribly real and you can do much to reassure me if you try to understand.

Don't put me off when I ask questions. If you do, you will find that I stop asking and will find information somewhere.

Don't ever think it is beneath your dignity to apologize to me. An honest apology makes me feel surprisingly warm toward you.

Don't forget I love experimenting. I couldn't get on without it, so please put up with it.

Don't forget how quickly I am growing up. It must be difficult to keep pace with me, but please do try.

Don't forget that I can't thrive without lots of understanding love, but I don't need to tell you do I?