Our sweet guy is halfway between 5 and 6 years old. So crazy. Jon and I sometimes get little moments where we realize that Cohen is completely an individual and we are just here to help him through life. He needs us so much and yet not at all for the things he used to need us for.
Some things about Cohen lately:
- He is very very into making things out of paper. Our shelves and drawers have become full of paper weapons, masks, parachutes, etc. I swear that he gets more use from tape, markers, scissors, and white paper than any of his toys.
- He also still loves Lego. He loves following complicated directions. If the lego is too simple, he doesn't even want to bother with it. Also loves wearing a tie to "look sharp."
- Halfway through kindergarten, and he is reading a little. It is so thrilling to see him sound out words and figure out what things say. There is nothing like it.
- He recently figured out how to snap his fingers, which he is extremely proud of.
- Best friends: Ben (who he recently had his first sleepover with). Graycie (his cousin but also his best friend). Ethan (a little guy from his class). He also tells me all the time that he is going to marry Madi from his class.
- Favourite foods: pizza and tacos. For all other foods, it is hit or miss. He loves the grilled cheese sandwiches they serve at school, but will not touch the ones we make at home. He loves to bring salami sandwiches for lunch at school.
- He got his hands on a book of engineering feats at the library a while back, and now he is extremely interested in visiting the tallest bridge in the world (in France). He also wants to visit the bridge that becomes a tunnel in Sweden. Seriously mind-blowing when your kid introduces you to something you have never even heard of. So Jon and I are actually trying to figure out how we can make a world bridge trip happen in a few years.
