Day 20 is here! We have come a long way so far in this Brave new journey. Today was a good day and it seems baby Brave needed the extra sleep yesterday to get ready for the growth spurt he has started today. I am not sure we could pull out a ruler and really notice a difference just yet, but he has been eating more and his muscle development as well as overall alertness is increasing. For all you newborn lovers, if you want a chance to hold this baby while his is still in the newborn stage, you better do it in the next two weeks, otherwise it will be too late!
I came up with a developement leveling system idea for a website that would make raising kids like a video game. There would be no video game, just a ranking system that you could go in and asses the child. I still have to identify the major noticeable developmental milestones from an infant up to a teenager experiences, then make a personality asset system for the minor mile stones and special abilities as well. I think this would be an excellent way to get fathers more involved in the development of their children throughout their childhood. This may only sound for fun for me or any other video game player who likes the games that require you to level up, but I think if it was easy to read and understand, it could revolutionize the way parents interact with their children. The level system would be fun, and good in an isolated instance as a "oh look, it can be done" experiment. It could potentially be bad if other people joined in and started comparing kids development level, or creates an extra stressful situation for the kids and parents because of lower performance in comparison to the social circle of people members are in. I think I am going to throw caution to the wind however and make a fun milestone leveling system for below school age kids since the education system poorly attempts to rank the kids after that point. If you would like to help me in this project, comment to this thread. All I have to say is watch out for my level 22e toddler, who posses the special skills "kissy face", and "open the door" and also my level 35a 3 year old with the "437 questions a day" and "wipes his own bottom" skills. Who says video games are not applicable to real life?!
My wonderful wife took some candid pictures of our nighttime routine. This one is my kids learning to play the guitar by osmosis. Of course they would probably name this picture- hugs for daddy. They fight over who's night it is. That is where I sit on either Strong's or Brighton's bed to play the guitar from. This is a before dinner event where Strong or Brighton say "My turn tonight daddy?" And we have to clarify whose night it is for me to play the guitar with. Jeanelle usually tries to sit on the other kid's bed. Alright, off to practice my guitar skills for the baby now.
Day: 20
Total Diapers used: 181
Diaper Value today:$1.52
Total Diaper Value: $7.32
As always... enjoyed the post... and love the 'Learn to play the guitar by osmosis"...hehe.
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