Xander Week 67 - Mommy’s Boy (finally!)
January 30, 2008
For quite a few months Zach was Xander’s favorite parent. This actually went on for quite a few months - Zach was the favorite parent. I accepted this, and knew that Xander still loved me plenty, I just wasn’t the cool parent at the moment. Lots of people told me how kids would go through phases, but they usually made it sound like the phases lasted a few days or weeks, not as long as Xander’s preference had. Now finally though, the pendulum has shifted, and I’m the cool parent (wahoo!) Especially when it comes to cuddling or snuggling, he much prefers me for now. Xander also really likes to read books with me, but he’s not too picky about who to play with. Really, it depends on who is playing with the most entertaining toy at the moment. For example, if someone is playing with the computer, then Xander must help them compute (of course we couldn’t possibly do it well without his assistance!) If either one of us is cooking, Xander must help us cook (again, how could we manage to get that done without him?!?) I think sometimes it might hurt Zach’s feeling when Xander insists on snuggling with me - Zach loves to cuddle with his son too, but for now anyway, I’m the preferred snuggler, and I’ll take every moment I can get!
