Now, I'm sure that were he a little girl, I would interpret some of the very same things as "feminine", but since he is a boy they are extremely masculine to me. For example, my 8 month old son has already started flirting! The first incident was Halloween night when he clicked across the room until Lakely looked his way, then burst into a huge grin. The next was with a bartender at Jim & Nicks! Grins, giggles and stares left no question that he was trying to impress her. To make it even funnier, Uncle Travis was his wing man.
In addition to flirting, Charlie has started spitting (more of zerberts or raspberries, but nonetheless) and shows a distinct preference for footballs, tools and cars over anything cute or cuddly -- and Daddy's tools are the best thing ever. He also seems to have the inherent male desire to tear things apart -- rather than ride or push his little train, Charlie prefers to knock it over and bang on the tires.
The clincher, though, the incident that assures me that Charlie is a "boy's boy", occurred Sunday. While playing in his bathtub, Charlie stood up, grinned and started to pee into the water. I laughed/screamed in surprise, at which point he stopped, stared at me, then started again with an even bigger grin! It appears that I have a lifetime of adventures before me.
Learning from a (retired) Master
The big guns
