As our most social child so far, Connor loves to see people. He's always excited to see them pull into the driveway from the front windows, always the first one to the door when someone knocks or rings the bell, and always the one grabbing for the phone when someone calls (though he's just started to talk a little into it, where before he would take it and grin at the phone - you can see through the lines, right?)
Anyway, he's long loved all the people who frequently come to our house. Grammy and Pappy. Aunt Kelly and Uncle Luke. Cousin Jason ("Jase" as Connor calls him). Well, there is a new favorite in town. Cousins Katie and Josh, who are finishing up a semester in nursing school here and have had some extra time on their hands recently with school winding down, have been good enough to offer to babysit once a week for a total of four weeks before they head back to their hometown.
Connor is loving this. They let him pick out movies to watch. They get down in the floor and play his games. They chase him around and jump out and scare him. They let him stay up late. In short, they do all that a good play friend can for a three-year old. Even the twins have been more receptive to our recent visitors - not crying or waving bye-bye when they arrive or even getting upset when we leave.
If you want further proof, it can only be in the random thoughts of our three-year old, who is one to often wonder aloud at who might be coming to visit him during the day, especially when he's feeling bored or a little neglected. Sometimes he's focused on Grammy. Sometimes Louie (and Uncle Luke, though he gets second billing now to the dog). It's usually whoever has been to see him most recently.
This week is no exception. He's been asking all day every day since they were here, "Kay-dee an' Josh?" in that questioning tone. When I tell him that no, they are not coming today, he returns with "Kay-dee an' Josh, be back later," in a rather matter-of-fact tone. He doesn't yet understand the concept of days or weeks or even later very well, but he knows they will come. Because he wants them to. He's not going to like it when they head back home for the summer, not one little bit!
