His Own Person

I love watching the little man as his own little person. Seeing those things that hint at what he'll be like as he grows up.

We stopped in at Daddy's work this afternoon for a quick "Hello". Daddy was holding Declan when his coworker came over to say "Hi". Declan played a little shy, leaning in close to Daddy. Never noticed this before. It was cute. Then a few minutes later two little boys ran past us and Declan excitedly kept watch on them. It's surprising that he didn't learn to crawl sooner since he's so eager to play with other kids.
Declan is making so many new sounds and today I was thrilled to hear "mom mom mom mom mom". Now he wasn't calling me by name but he's got the sound down so hopefully it'll be soon.
He was trying to make the funny sound where you wiggle your finger across your lips again today. He did it for Poppa, he did it for Auntie T and Josh and he did it for his Daddy and I. What Daddy pointed out to me was that Declan's tongue is actually sticking out when he tries this so his hand gets all wet. While he's laughing along and watching us do it back to him Declan slyly wipes his hand off on his back before trying again. His own little person.
I've had so much fun with the Muffin Man these last three days. I'm back to work tomorrow but lucky little guy gets three while days with Daddy starting Saturday. I'm already jealous.