It has already been 6 months since we arrived home from Kaz. Things have certainly changed around our house. I don't always accomplish my goals each day. At first I was really hard on myself but I am learning to live life in the moment. It is more important for me to read a book to Kobe than to have things spotless. I once read a plague that said, "A clean house is a sign of a boring person." Well since Kobe came to town, the word boring/bored has not been used in our house :)
I finally had pictures taken professionally of Kobe. It took most of the day. We had two sittings because he wasn't in the mood on the first one.
First Week Home
Now
Kobe has the best smile. He also has the personality to go with it. He is a
player already when it comes to the girls. Old & young. He loves to give kisses!!!!
He rarely meets a stranger. He has bonded extremely well. He is a daddy's boy but prefers his momma to comfort him. He loves his big sister & is a royal pain to her in more ways than one. He loves to yell her name in public just to embarrass her but all is forgiven when he says, "MY KYLIE." It is the only time he says MY.
Kobe doesn't eat much unless we are with a large crowd. He prefers to give his food to the dogs. He wants his milk warmed up. He loves ice! Almost everything he likes to eat is on the pediatrician's
Do not feed list: popcorn,grapes,peanut butter,& shrimp. He also likes noodles with butter.
He can say almost anything but has a few favorites. Shrimp, crab, bites, big fish, horse, boat,& peaches. Did I mention bite? Everything bites; crabs,fish,bugs. He is obsessed with anything that will/can bite.
He loves his extended family. He will stay with Grammy who is my aunt Margaret Joy. He loves her as much as his grandparents, Pop & Kee. He loves to say his cousin Gabe's name but rarely says Annabelle's name. He also loves Cassie. Last week he got to see & play with Emily & Walker & also learned to say their names.
He loves to go to work with Joby at the seafood store. Granddad lets him call people on his phone & Grandmom pushes him around in a shopping cart & lets him play with all the stuff on the shelves. He loves to help & will try to pack fish or put crabs in a bag. He also enjoys greeting the customers & will try to give them something off the shelf to take home. I think he is going to be a great salesman.
He only sits quietly when we are reading or he is in a car seat. He loves to run. He doesn't watch TV much. He will watch Nemo on the DVD in the car. He likes Lazy Town because he watched it a little in Kaz. He loves to cook. He fixed pancakes in his kitchen this week while Joby went to the bathroom & poured 6 inches of syrup into his bowl & had syrup all over the kitchen floor. He climbs up the door handles on the fridge. I am dreading the day that he can open the door because he loves to just sit & pull the bottles off the shelf.
He loves shoes. He loves walking around the house wearing shoes even if they belong to someone else. His boots that Grammy gave him & his flip flops are his favorites. He also is trying to dress himself but isn't interested in potty training. He likes to brush his teeth & take a bath but hates rinsing his hair.
He sleeps 10-11 hours every night. He likes to take about a 2 1/2 hour nap every day. If he misses his nap, then he is a crab!!!! Some days he sleeps 3 or 4 hours. He doesn't sleep well away from his crib. He doesn't want to miss any action by sleeping.
I am amazed at all that Kobe has learned in such a short time. He has so much energy & passion. He has added lots of excitement to the Beasley home. We can't imagine life without him.
