Cainan Short Stories

We wanted to get a boy when we adopted but apparently we got a girl instead. Six or seven people have called Cainan a girl. When we corrected them, they all tell us that they thought he was the opposite sex due to his hair. Little Chinese boys do not grow their hair out. All the male youngsters we have seen around these parts either have close cropped tops or little tufts of hair on the front of the head. Obviously this isn't just an anecdotal observation since Cainan's long locks have fooled so many locals. Guess I need to get this hippie a haircut.

Cainan is a lively boy but sleeping is definitely a priority for him. We have had no problem putting him down for nap or bed. In addition to the standard sleeping times, Cainan also makes room for one mini-nap in his schedule. Around 9:30-10:00 everyday, Cainan goes into a stupor that results in temporary narcolepsy. At any point during this period, Cainan will drop off to sleep with no hope of waking. Tickling, jostling, repositioning. Doesn't matter he is gone. He has fallen asleep in our arms, in a shopping cart, riding in a stroller over cobblestone. He was out. But then about ten minutes later, he is back up and ready to tackle the rest of the day.

Cainan has definitely enjoyed the increase in diversity to his diet. He especially loves fruit. There isn't a fruit that he hasn't gobbled down, whether it be mushed up into the paste of baby food or still in its original, of the vine form. He also seems fond of meat. He gladly excepts sausage every morning for breakfast, has taken beef and chicken for dinner, and eaten chicken and trout as part as baby food goo. He has rejected ham but that may not have been from taste. As time has gone on, Cainan has started to get a little spoiled. Where as he once gladly took everything placed in front of him, he now picks and chooses and mostly plays with his food. There is one class of food that he has never taken to. For some reason bread products are not something he is willing to tolerate. More for me then. Oh yeah, he has a nearly full set of teeth.