Miles tells us frequently that he'll have to "tink about it," when we ask him a question. Then he falls quiet, occasionally giving a "hmm" or tilting his head, weighing his options. We weren't sure if this was just a stall tactic or way of putting us off.
Daddy: What is your favorite thing to work on, Miles?
Miles: Hmm. I'll have to tink about that.
He falls silent in his car set for several blocks and daddy looks back to see him staring out the window.
Daddy: What are you thinking about, Monkey?
Miles: I'm just thinking about what my favorite thing is to work on. Probably shelves.
In the same vein, I give him a choice between two pair of pajamas each evening. He takes this decision very seriously. Last night I held up a red pair with a race car on the front and a blue pair with a cool dinosaur.
Me: Red or blue?
Miles, muttering to himself, head tipping side to side with the weight of the choice: Red- it has a car. Hmm. I like that dinosaur. Blue! No. Hmm. Red? Blue? Car? Dinosaur? Hmm.
He finally chose the red.
I hope he remains so thoughtful about his choices as he grows older.
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