Girls again

Things are at an interesting point with Jamie because on the one hand he seems like a bit of a boys' boy right now. Not always, but sometimes, he gravitates towards playing with boys over girls and generally seems to know a bit more what to do around boys. On the other hand, there is a clearly a fascination with girls, and he's starting to be able to voice this. He has for sometime noticed when Sarah wears a new outfit, or looks particularly lovely and will say, slightly dreamily, "Mommy looks pretty!" Well, his sense of pretty is expanding. The other day, while watching Scooby-Doo, he remarked that Daphne was pretty (of course this is what is intended by the show. Poor Velma- but she's smart and has a good sense of humor!).

Then yesterday I took the boys to get an ice cream. Soon after we sat down to eat a little girl a bit older than Jamie came in and sat nearby. Before long Jamie and Connor had gotten bored of ice cream and began being silly. Soon I realized that the girl's gaze was absolutely locked on Jamie. He realized too and began doing a real performance for her. Jumping around, running, making silly noises, striking poses, even hitting himself on the head. She didn't smile, but she also didn't frown and really for 15 minutes, her eyes NEVER left him. After she left, Jamie said, "Dad that girl was watching me." I know, I said, did you like that? "Yeah. I kinda liked her because she was pretty." I can't believe this is starting already, on the one hand, on the other hand he is so sweet and guileless about it, it's really cute to watch. In any case it's a far cry from the old days of First Christian where there would be 4 of the prettiest little girls you can imagine screaming "Jamie" and he would hide behind one of us.