When Big E was born, one of the first thoughts I had (after I got over the shock that he was a boy) was that he reminded me very much of my father. It was his mouth, I think.

It seemed fitting that my father’s first name should be my son’s middle name.

As he has gotten older, I see more and more traits of my father in my son. For instance, Big E eats the same way that my dad does. Their smiles are still similar too.

And when they are together I love to see them interact. Big E usually takes a little while to warm up to anyone, an introvert to the core. But he does seem to warm up quicker to men. When he sees his GP, he runs right to him and hugs his legs. He really likes GP’s car and compares all vehicles to that one. (In his eyes, nothing is faster than GP’s car… He might be right. *sigh*) He jokes with his grandfather and likes to play games.

While visiting my parents I picked up this alligator (or crocodile- I honestly can’t tell the difference and I already threw out the packaging) game. The mouth of the alligator stays open as you press down its teeth. Randomly it will snap shut as you push down a tooth. Big E was a bit timid about trying the game because he was afraid that the mouth would hurt him, but after watching the adults play for awhile he wanted in. Eventually it was just him and GP playing and he was having a blast.

I’m glad to see they are such good buddies!