We FOUR Kanes: About Joe

Any of you who have met Joe know that he's generally a pretty shy, reserved kid. He doesn't usually run around crazily or bounce off the walls; he's way too particular for all that mess. His favorite things to do are mostly to move puzzle pieces into and out of puzzles, and stack things. Exhibit A.

Stacking and un-stacking these containers kept Joe busy for an hour this morning.

Don't get me wrong, he still has the attention span of a stressed-out flea - he just doesn't need to put on a big show about it. His chillness even goes so far that his preschool teachers all told me that they were shocked and excited to see him laughing and playing with a ball one day in school, and that they wished they had a camera because he never shows that much emotion. A little odd? Maybe, but he's just a super introvert. Usually.

Well, none of you have met Crazy Bathtime Man, one of my sweet, meticulous Joe's alternate personalities. Crazy Bathtime Man will make an special guest appearance in a later post, once I'm able to capture his full insanity on camera. But here's a sneak preview.

Yesterday, we busted out the ol' Bumbo, since Ian will be ready to use it before we know it. Remember how Joe couldn't fit into it back when he was a baby? Well, turns out he just needed to get a little more proportional.

Ultra-safe Bumbo bedsitting session with Crazy Bathtime Man. What's even safer is that he was bouncing back and forth on it while it was on the bed, which you can kind of see from the picture on the left. So glad I was snapping photos instead of protecting him from the inevitable fall.