Bennett is a major problem solver when he thinks of something he’d like to do and he sets out to describe a variety of scenarios detailing with how we can accomplish his goal. It’s so comical that it’s hard not to laugh at his, “Well how about if . . .”.
His high energy level reminds me so much of Michael when he was that age. He often asked me to read a book during this visit. I love reading to all of my grandsons. Bennett particularly liked a book that is one of my favorites, “Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day!” He called it the bubble gum book, and he remembered an amazing amount of the details in the story after the first reading.
He has long memory! By that I mean he remembers things from not only his last visit to our house, but from visits almost 2 years ago.
One morning Bennett came up to me with a very serious look on his face. He wanted to tell me about the broken night light in his room. I had already noticed that the night light in the bedroom was broken – I’m not sure how.
Bennett didn’t realize that I’d already taken care of it, and he followed the announcement that the night light was broken with, “ but we will give you one of our night lights at home”.
It was so precious that he wanted to make it right by replacing ours. I smiled, trying not break out laughing at his intense expression, and told him that I had already fixed it and he didn’t need to give us one of his. He broke into a huge grin that I wish I could have captured with my camera.
I'm in the process of giving my kids photos they want from their childhood. I showed Bennett a 5x7 photo of Michael at 12 months, Bennett exclaimed, “No, that’s Jasper” It DID look very much like Jasper.
When I think of Jasper, what first comes to mind is his contemplative gaze, like he’s trying to figure out one of the universe’s great mysteries. Perhaps he has the makings of a future engineer.
I asked Dan what comes to his mind and he said, “Jasper has such a sweet, calm, and gentle spirit." Then he went on to say, “Jasper is genuinely fascinated by life!” I thought those were pretty insightful comments.
Jasper's red hair instantly takes me back to my own two little red heads! I think Jasper's hair is going to curl up like Michael's did. Both boys love to play outside and we went to the nearby school yard since the weather was so comfortable.
Jasper is especially easy for me to entertain since he enjoys staying in one spot and investigating everything around him. Since I still get winded rather easily, I have to pace myself for the the more physical playtimes.
That's all for now!
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