The Wind

My little man is getting so big.  He's also getting braver.  This morning we were hanging out on the floor with his toys.  He saw a toy that was over by his books and out of his reach.  Declan was determined to get it though so he reached really far over, so far that he soon fell all the way forward onto his belly....and his face.  His head went right into his books.  Little guy had a red mark on his forhead and a scratch and minor swelling just above his top lip.  Declan started crying right away but I picked him up.  Told him he was ok and he stopped crying very quickly.  I also told him how proud I was of him for trying to reach something that was far away.

A little later in the day, just after lunch Declan was sitting on Mommy and Daddy's big bed and he had a ball to play with.  The ball was pretty far out in front of him but he stretched as much as he could and grabbed it with the tips of his fingers.  I clapped for him and cheered "yay"!  So Declan smiled and flapped his arms.  Then he tossed the ball forward and reached out far again to get hit, so there was more clapping and cheering (I'm really his biggest fan).  This continued a few times as I'm certain he was quite pleased with himself.

Then Mommy, Auntie T and Declan headed out for a couple errands.  There was no rain when we left and the wind wasn't very strong.  It surprisingly didn't even feel very cold.  Then as we were out the weather turned.  Winds picked up, it started to pour rain and the air was bitter cold.  We had to leave Costco right when this was happening.  I pulled the car up to the front doors for Auntie T and Declan as she ran out with the cart.  As the wind hit Declan in the face he had a very shocked look on his face but no tears.  Good thing he had his hat on good and tight.  The weather was a small price to pay for the little guy...he was happy...we got a new toy.

After we got home and all settled the new toy was wiped down and ready for play.  The Vtech Sit to Stand Walker.  Boy does he love it.  All the dials, sounds, things that pull off, the cow, the barn door, there was a lot of leg kicking and arm waving going on.  Little guy was babbling on and on about it.  I even held him up so he could stand and he put his hands on the handle for the walker right away.  We're pretty far from him trying to walk though....stand up on his own....now there's something perhaps he could work on first.  I wonder if he'll dream about it tonight.