Mr. Grabby Hands

Until recently, N was more of a passive observer in life. He would play with his toys, but wasn't too interested in things out of his reach. Now, his little hands are constantly reaching out for whatever catches his eye; car keys, wind chimes, grocery bags. I've also noticed he's more likely to stare at what he wants, like to get in that bouncy car!

N's mirror buddy

N has looked at his mirror for a while now. He'll smile at the baby there, but it wasn't his favourite thing. Yesterday, he suddenly realized the mirror could move and that the baby in it was fun to talk to. Now he grabs it and pulls it towards him. Much giggling follows.

Chronology

My cousin said I should start a blog when Little Kicker was born, but I've put it off until now... I'm a really bad writer for one, lazy for 2.

Now that I've decided to do this, I was going to write everything about N's first 5 months before I wrote anything new. Well, that's not going to work. It's easier to write things as they happen. I'll still write about older things, just nothing will be in the correct order for a while.

Oh well.

What's in a name...

So, where is the name Kicker from?
When I was getting married, my nieces were discussing what they would call my soon-to-be husband Richard (should they call him Uncle, or stick with just Richard). Abby, who was 5 at the time, thought Kicker was a good name for him. Not sure where that came from.

When I got pregnant, Little Kicker was named.