Gettin' Dressed

Killing myself laughing. Grandma emails me a picture she found on her phone. A picture that Declan had taken and she didn't realize. If you look closely in the right corner you can see Declan's reflection as he snaps the picture. He's such a monkey.

Declan has never been real cuddly but he's opening up a bit more to it lately. This evening while I ate my dinner he decided he wanted to sit on my lap and play a Bubble Guppie game on his phone. I loved it. Even with the challenge of reaching around him for a sip of my drink, I was just so happy he wanted to be so close. Also heartwarming was Declan sitting up close, right tight to Daddy's side in the couch together while they both stared at their phones. Daddy's little mini.

And this mini is getting bigger. Challenged him to get undressed and then into his pjs on his own tonight. He did good. Needed just a little help here and there. And so I realized that he's capable of much more and we can back off a little so he can develop the skills.