I'm looking forward to teaching him how to read, oddly enough. Every time I'm in a shop these days I find myself looking over at all the children's books and trying to figure out which ones (if any) send the right messages.

You know, I haven't asked. Are you disappointed that he's not a metamorph? (Or if he is, that he hasn't shown it yet.) I mean, I don't think you would be, but we haven't talked about it.

And is it just me being a proud doting papa, or is he really focusing on things far better than a newborn should be? Only I think he's figured out doors -- when you left the room earlier, he turned his head around to look at the wall where you would have been walking on the other side. And it might have been coincidence, but it didn't seem like it. That's early for that sort of thing, isn't it?