Part VII

March 3, 2025

After watching some more Snuffleupagus, whom Liu suggested about a week ago, with the Count in between, Liu came back from work and noticed how Caro was improving with his walking; I figured all those mammoth parades training and encouraging him must've paid off. He then said that yesterday he was in his bounce n' play activity center (he thought that's what's it's called) when he was not looking, Caro laughed at him when he dropped one of his toys. Caro had an awful lot of fun in it; I wasn't sure he was ready hence not using it...

Since it was almost spring, Liu took him outside, and what we saw was marvelous! Caro actually finally learnt how to fly! Liu said while Caro stood up inside his bouncy center yesterday (which I thought was a bouncy castle), and once he knew it, Caro started to move his wings and fly and then he blew out a trickle of fire! Liu took him outside, and that was exactly what Caro did! After a hop, he rapidly moved his wings and continued to flap them rapidly to stay afloat! He even flew over my head but very close! His flight was smooth and always flapped around us for about 5 minutes before he went back again!

Although...I don't remember having a bouncy...activity center. I vaguely remember Liu ordering one online; I don't know about these things excepting that blue transparent playpen when I was his age...

March 5. 2025

Yesterday, I took Caro out to fly; he happily flew about 3 times! But today, because of the enormous low pressure coming in from the West, and the numerous warnings of high gusty winds, I had him only fly twice outside before Liu returned from work. During our little break, we heard a faint voice saying Mama... I wasn't sure if I'd heard a voice speak, but Liu said he heard it too. Then that same faint voice said Daddy, and before we knew it, CARO WAS LEARNING HOW TO TALK! We were so ecstatic Caro was able to speak Mama, Daddy, and we've encouraged him to speak his own name which he did! C-C-Caro! And... he actually talked with his mouth rather than telepathically in which Orin and the other Caro could do! I took out my heart gem, hoping it'd keep that memory of Caro's first words...! He also was able to identify most animals like a bat, bird, bear, dragon, mammoth and elephant! We both complimented on how smart he is! And maybe I can get him some books about numbers, the alphabet and animals! I'm very proud of him!

March 6, 2025

As a little reward on Caro's speech and intellect, and since it was nice after that gusty storm, I'd decided to give him not just 3 chances to fly outside but have a little picnic around the early afternoon! There were his usual plushie friends, as well as his fruits and choc Magic Cup and bottle. It was done several minutes before dad returned. Caro even knew most of his animals, including a hedgehog, hippo, and even knew what hair was! Dad said he has black hair as I have blond, dark blond, and I've mentioned dragons don't have it since they're reptiles; Caro cried "dragon" out of pride! And even cried milk when he was thirsty starting yesterday! We were definitely so proud of him!

March 9, 2025

Aiko almost forgot to gift Caro his new pterodactyl plushie, one she used to have when she was 11, particularly on Christmas; it was Petrie, even though the colors were inaccurate compared to his animated counterparts. Caro was excited to have another flying friend as he met it this morning, as a reward on learning how to fly and talk! Caro actually learnt what the word wooly was on the 10th!

March 19, 2025

The new bed and the baby monitor were finally delivered; Liu ordered them online almost a week ago. The spare room was perfect and spacy enough for the former, in which there were a few deliverymen who moved it in and was already built. Liu thanked them, and I soon set up the bed with his pillow and blanket laid out, and a dragon, mammoth, bat and his hippo on it. I even volunteered to move in his block tower, playpen, and all his furniture into it as well, although Liu helped me hook up the dragon baby monitor as the TV would be in ours while the receptor's in his. Caro even knew how to say bed too!

March 22, 2025

On the 22nd, my second day of the work week, I almost forgot to gift Caro a ferret plushie! It was an instant pick, and it always reminded me of the old ferrets I used to have in the distant past, whether it'd be the tan or the dark brown bandit-like ferrets. I think they all were males, and Caro loved the little guy; the only difference being that it doesn't emit the signature odor which I told him about. He was able to identify it shortly! Also, when Liu was with him, Caro managed to go up to the letter H.

March 25, 2025

Caro can identify and speak "clouds," as I pointed out the pink clouds outside that evening while also trees are just starting to bud. This will be his very first spring! Hopefully he shall fly up to them one day, just as Liu used to do as I took his hand a few times several months ago.

March 26, 2025

During the evening, Liu randomly decided to teach Caro about what pigs and boars are; I warned the baby that boars are wild, and they sometimes wear tusks like elephants do, only they don't have trunks and are smaller yet just as potentially dangerous. Yet there are still tame ones we raise and sometimes eat.

March 27, 2025

By then, I'd decided to introduce a series I vaguely recalled when I was around Caro's age, The Elephant Show! I figured he might like this since one of his favorite animals was indeed the elephant. He seemed to like it a lot.

April 1, 2025

Liu returned after work with a cute, magenta elephant plushie; he called her Magdalena, which was new to me. I've never heard that name nor saw that elephant plushie before, nor recognized it as a kid... Although Caro seemed to love her! He actually flew 4 times today outside, and he tried to make a small flip in the air while still flying in place. Not bad. Liu really had a rough day yesterday, since he needed to work extra hours.

April 6, 2025

Last night, I'd decided to get a pig plushie for Caro, and asked if Winnie the Pooh was appropriate. Liu said yea, and I'd get a pig plushie for him, particularly Piglet. We actually woke up very groggy and the day was dreary, even without rain. I was wondering what to get for Liu while I'd get Caro's pig plushie. And so, during my break, I got Caro the Piglet plushie, as well as the usual chocolate Magic Cups for Caro along with a box of plain chocolates for me and Liu! He was thrilled and kissed me!

April 7, 2025

It was the day when I'd shown the baby the Winnie the Pooh movie, Piglet's Big Adventure; he seemed to enjoy it, and I wanted to avoid the Christopher Robin animated movie until he'd be a couple years older... His dad came home, and Caro was very affectionate. He licked, snuggled into him, and nuzzled him several times, then I offered Piglet to ride him, and he cheered, "Piggy!" When Liu picked him up before bedtime, Caro couldn't stop giggling! He even said he loves him in his ecstasy! ...Until it was time for bed; he was saddened he had to sleep separately from his dad...

A/N: Since I heard a female drunkenly sing Skidamarink in World's Dumbest, on March 27th, it ignited a spark in my mind! I heard that song for the first time on Sharon, Lois, and Bram's Elephant Show! Hence the idea on showing Caro that too, and since one of his favorite animals was indeed elephants. Most of the maneuvers Aiko was teaching Caro was roughly inspired by Starfox 64.