Neat idea on encouraging literacy:

What I like is how this can be easily tailored to children of any age. I think with Kai, we can focus on simple objects that all begin with the same letter. And I bet he’ll get a kick out of “sticking” things.

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Kai loves seeing photos of himself and his friends, so I put this together. Check your audio if you want to enjoy some Postal Service goodness.

Sort of.

Gee, lookit those hampers full of clothes in the background. Nice.

A little long (and dark, and blurry), but hold out for some serious rocking out. And a little bit of owies, too.

Dax’s first laughs with Kai giggling in the background.

Kai has always been my baby. To Ryan and I, everything about him has been little–his little hands, little feet, little shoes, etc. But now that Dax is with us, I’m always exclaiming, “Dang, Kai! When did your feet get so big?!” Or thinking, “Wow, he’s a lot heavier than I remember,” as I lift him up. My baby is growing up, which is exciting and sad at the same time.

With this maturity comes more developmental milestones; better communication, basic reasoning, better sense of his place in the world. And I’m so happy to see that Kai knows he’s a big brother to Dax. So far, he has shown nothing but delight with his little brother, kissing him, hugging him, patting him on the back to help burp him, even sharing Joe’s Os cereal and Thomas Trains with the little guy. Even though Kai is a little rough and overzealous with the love, it is so awesome to see him interact with Dax.

And for fun, here’s a video of Kai when he was a week old. Kai certainly was a chunkier newborn. What a difference nearly two pounds makes.

Ryan’s mom visited and stayed with us for a few days, bearing fun gifts and treats for Kai. It was so nice having company with me during the day! Kai had a blast, as you can imagine, getting extra loves and attention.

Ever say a word so many times it started to sound funny?

Emma and Kai seem very happy together…

Videos galore! Actually, only four. I can keep on tryin’ but I doubt I’ll keep on rhymin’. Okay enough of that. To view these you’ll need the Flash plugin if you don’t already have it. Here we go:

Kai getting his first massage:

Kai’s first giggles in the bathtub:

Kai cracking up in his car seat:

Kai learning about how sand tastes during his photo shoot at the beach:

More still to come!

Alright, I’m still testing out the video here, let me know if it doesn’t work. In this shot, Kai’s just one week old!