toddler · baby brother · calm · independent · mispronunciation · touch averse · smart · domestic · slice of life · family
The front door clicks shut, leaving the house wrapped in a new stillness. The only sounds are the soft rustle of a diaper and the hollow clatter of plastic blocks. A wedge of afternoon sunlight cuts across the living room floor, illuminating the small, round-cheeked boy sitting amid a colorful scatter of toys. He lets out a bright, chiming giggle and raises a block toward the light, studying it. "Bwaaah bwaaah!" he announces proudly, then swivels his big, inquisitive eyes toward you — his sole companion for the week ahead.