Inch by Inch

Today we had some company. Hayley visited with 4 1/2 month old baby Emily. Declan was very interested in the baby. He wanted to touch her - he wanted to touch her head so I had to instruct him away from her head and instead to her little hands. He pulled out her soother so he could see her mouth. Then with Emily's Mommy's help he put her soother back in her mouth. Just like she was a toy for him to discover. I asked if he liked the baby and he of course said yes. I asked if he wanted a baby sister to which he replied "No." Then I asked if he wanted a baby brother and he said "No." So we're good.

Overall today Declan and I had another great day. I was so happy when he slept in and came to wake me at 7am instead of 6am! Then he crawled in to bed with me for a half hour and played his Lego game on my phone.

Yesterday Declan got his first piggyback ride from me and today we showed Daddy. Declan loves it but I have to admit it really tires me out.

Then I got thinking how over the last couple days together is caught Declan rubbing his leg a couple times. I wondered if maybe he'd been experiencing growing pains. Sure enough I check his height and he's grown another full inch. That's two inches now in the last four months. Declan is 3 feet, 4 and a half inches tall. Won't be long before he outgrows his bed.