Mia

There's a new girl in Isaac's circle group at preschool. I noticed her one morning when I dropped him off, but I didn't ask him about her. Usually Isaac is indifferent to the other kids at school. However, he brought the topic up himself.

First he told me that they have a new student at school, and that she is "especially nice." I asked her name, and he told me it was Mia. Then he said, "I can't even stop thinking about Mia!"

Later on in the afternoon, when he was getting ready for what we've been calling quiet playtime (it replaces his nap; more about this depressing development later), he said, "I'll think about Mia all quiet playtime long."

I asked him if he played with Mia, and he said, "No, I mostly play by myself." (Then he told me that he'd play more with other kids when he's four years old. That's probably true.)

I asked him what Mia looked like, wondering how he would respond, and he said, "She usually wears the same pink dress."

I guess I shouldn't expect a three-year-old to talk about someone's radiant beauty or soulful eyes. Although Craig tells me that the other day Isaac said, "You can love someone because of the way they look." Is this related?

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But this was several days ago, and he hasn't mentioned her since. Maybe he's already moved on.