Flirt like his daddy? - I never expected it

This week I asked Nathan's kindergarten teacher how he interacts with the other kids in his class.

What she said surprised me...

She said how Nathan is with the other kids, he probably learned from his daddy...Nathan is a little flirt with the girls.

I was shocked.

She said that he is always trying to get this one little girls attention. And his teacher told her to say hi to Nathan...she did and I guess he just got the biggest smile.

Fast forward to Sunday night shower. We got him all cleaned and I said to him, "you are such a big boy, you smell so good and you are gonna go to school and smell so good for [little girl's name]."

I will tell you he got a smile on his face. So we started doing the little teasing about her and I said is she your friend?

He smiled from ear to ear.

I got to thinking that I forget sometimes that even though he has autism and maybe his brain doesn't work quite like a typical person, his heart does and his feelings do.

It's always scary to think about what the future holds for my precious boy. But right now, he has his first little crush! 🥰

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