We had 3 girls before we had our boys. Boys were a new thing to us. They still are. I'm still learning and getting used to the wonderful thing that is a little boy.
Jacob is soon to be 4 now and is getting totally into pretend play.... boy style. With the girls, we've done princesses and mommies, kitties and horses. Not Jacob.
Today he is Batman and really, really insists that I (and anyone else who addresses him) please remember to call him Batman. In addition, I am Superman and daddy is Spiderman, and we are being called such.
He has never seen these cartoons or read the comic books, but somewhere along the way, he has learned that these superheroes are very cool people. He is running around the house, jumping, tackling, even "flying" off the couch... just like Batman.
He also loves airplanes...and trucks and motorcycles and pretty much anything else that is self propelled... but especially airplanes. We've read the Jet ABC book too many times to count. We both have it memorized. 'B' is no longer for ball, but for 'Bell XS-1'. Just as 'F' is no longer for fish, but for 'Fighting Falcon'.
Ken pulled out some of his old flight gear the other day, and Jacob was sooo excited. A little boy's dream come true. Now, he can run around the house and pretend to be a real pilot... just like daddy.
If he stays this excited about flying, we just may have a future Naval Aviator on our hands.
You know. If the Batman thing doesn't work out.
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when Luke "graduated" from preschool, the teachers announced what each child wanted to be when they grew up as they walked forward in their cap and gown. one wanted to be a doctor, another a vet. Luke's career of choice: to be Batman. i asked him afterwards why he wanted to be Batman. "because you get to drive a fast car and catch bad guys." sounds like a great job to me! sure makes being a lawyer sound boring! i'm glad you're enjoying your little boys, too!
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