Prized Naptime

Little Declan was up at 8am this morning.  He had his bottle right away and then we played with toys for an hour.  Then it was time for cereal and a bit more play before getting cleaned up, dressed and ready to drive to the Church Bazar to visit Grandma Gale.  Perfect timing, Declan was in the car and buckled in for 10am and naptime.  Soon as we hit the road my prince fell fast asleep.  He was asleep for the whole drive to Waterdown and even gave me some time to drive through Tim Horton's for a tea before getting to the Church.  When we parked he woke up and had some more bottle then Declan was in his stroller and we headed in.  We found Grandma right away and joined her and her friend in the lunch area so they could have a little break.  Declan sat on Grandma's knee and simply smiled and looked around at all the people.  Grandma was able to show off her youngest Grandchild to her friends and I think he did a good job of making her proud.  After the lunch break Declan was back to his stroller and we attempted to walk around the bazar but little guy was making some noise to let me know that it was getting awefully close to his lunchtime.  At this point we let Grandma know we'd need to head out but we just drove over to Grandpa's house so he could have his lunch there and visit. 

We were only there for a few minutes when Declan's oldest cousin Nick got home so he was able to get in a good visit with Declan (one where Grandma Gale wasn't hogging all the cuddles so he could actually play with him).  Declan ate some snacks and then played with some toys. 

Then he played with Nick's dogtags before having his lunch. Declan even spent some time on his belly playing with Nick.  Since Nick was right down on the floor with him it kept him intrigued long enough to get in some good Tummy Time.  Declan even lifted his butt up off the floor one time.

Bib on and he ate his meal just on the floor and it was going very well until he bent forward just as I was trying to feed him a spoonful....food on forehead and on arm but missed mouth completely.  So glad he's patient with me. 

Delcan finished up his lunch and had some bottle, got in some more playtime but then as it just passed 1:30pm the little guy started getting restless and grumpy - the signs that nap is needed....and now.  I packed him up, said goodbyes and got him strapped into his car seat.  Then I kept chatting so Declan let out a few loud cries to give me a clear message that nap is required NOW.  So with that I said goodbye again and jumped into the car.  We were off and not two blocks away before Declan was passed out cold.  He was in such a deep sleep that when we got home and Daddy was in the driveway waiting to meet us, Declan didn't wake up.  Daddy had to actually open the door and talk to him to get him to open his eyes.  Then the big car seat, arms over head stretch and then Daddy unbuckled him and picked him up.

The rest of the day was spent in play.  We cleaned up a big container and through in some wooden blocks that Grandma gave him.  Declan loves to dig toys out of containers so this entertained him for hours.  Then Mommy would build a tower of blocks for Declan to knock down...over...and over....again and again.  He would wait patiently for me to use all the blocks and then soon as it was ready he'd reach for it, squint his eyes and knock it down. Who would have thought that this would be so much fun for me too. 

I gave him some more Tummy Time this evening since he was good with it earlier today and he is getting stronger.  He didn't cry and he was reaching forward for toys.  He lifted his butt up three times and even pulled his right knee forward a couple times.  I think we still have a wait before he's going to learn to crawl but it's nice to see that he's making some strides in that direction.