A few days ago, Cael and I started playing Hide and Seek. I hid Doggo behind a couch cushion and he went searching. It took a while for him to get the concept, but once he found Doggo and I got really excited for him, he latched on very quickly. He prefers to be the hider, though, and for me to be the seeker. The trouble with this is that Cael doesn't quite understand two key concepts to the game: one, that I'm not supposed...

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Cael adores stuffed animals. He hugs them and kisses them and makes them kiss and hug each other - all things I plan to get on video to torture him with when he's older. He also insists on having them with him wherever he goes. Which was manageable when it was just Baba and Donkey, but now has gotten very cumbersome and leaves Ryan and I no room on the couch. This morning he partook in one of his favorite activities: standing...

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Ryan decided to test out our fireplace this weekend and keep the holiday spirit alive. There's been a fire going pretty much constantly for the past two days. Today, Ryan went out to clean the gutters (good man!) and Cael and I were left to our own devices. We were just hanging out, drawing some fish and footballs, and then all of a sudden Cael dropped his crayon and ran over to the fireplace....

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