Daddy In Training

Ryder’s OT brought a baby doll to therapy the other day!  The point being A) to try to teach Ryder how to hold the baby with one hand and “pat-pat” with the other, and B) to show him how to be easy & gentle.  Well, lets just say the lesson flew right over Ryder’s head.  He grabbed the baby by the arm, bit her in the head, flung her across the room, and now thinks her name is Pap-pap!

To make matters worse, she accidentally left “Pap-pap” at our house!  Luckily when Alan walked in his room to find a baby doll on the floor, I was able to quickly reassure him that Ryder has no interest in playing with dolls!  Nor, in being a Daddy!

No interest in being A daddy, but definitely an interest in being HIS Daddy…as in a little mini Alan.  So lately, whatever Daddy happens to be doing, Ryder wants in on the action. 

Whether it’s doing pull-ups:

Lifting weights:

Or chewing on straws & toothpicks:

 

He’s definitely Daddy in training!