Fresh Air

My second day off in a row and Declan with me all day. What a great day. We hung out, played, ate breakfast, got in a bath, played some more, had lunch, then it was Declan's nap time. After his nap we got some fresh air and went for a walk. Declan was running, tripped and fell forward, got up then right back to running.  He's my title tough monkey.

This afternoon I showed him a picture of his new bedroom. Should be moving in May. He seemed happy but I don't think he gets it yet.

And of course we had a 'selfie' photo shoot. Declan was taking   Photos of our cuddle session.

March Break Play Date

Lucky Declan - today Mommy was off work so it was off to Chelsey's (and Daniella's) house for a PlayDate.  So crazy how big these two muffins are now but amazing to watch them play together for real.  Declan starts off by checking out all of her toys...I mean..come on...it's a house full of toys that are not his - AWESOME!  Mostly the day started with them playing near each other but not necessarily with each other.  Then they got into a short game of "Chase".  It must be understood that "Chase" pretty much always means somebody chases Declan.  He likes to lead.  So there she was following my little guy all over the place while he giggled.

Then they settled in for some lunch.  Both mini people sitting right up to the big people table.  After lunch the two munchkins were down for about an hours nap.  Hard to get them to sleep too long when they're in the same room and trying to talk to each other.

After nap they finally played properly together.  The chicken game was a favourite and they were racing fast as they could to get the little chicken balls into the big chicken and down through the barn.  Good times in toddlerville.

Eventually we had to call it a day and head back home for dinner with Daddy. Not before Declan fell forward into a puddle at the end of Chelsey's driveway.  He handled it well.  Just stood up, perturbed by the dirt on his hands.  I wiped them off and he was good to go, wet pants and all.

I'm His

I was at work all day today and only got to see the Muffin Man for an hour before he was off to bed. When I got home he was in his room mid-poop diaper change with Daddy. Soon as he saw me he said "There's my mommy".

That's right.

I'm his.

Playing Games With Me?

Im not sure but I think my child said he "likes" me.

I got home from work to find Declan in his room mid diaper change with Daddy. I was so happy to see him I pushed my way past Daddy and leaned in to say "I love you". I'm quite certain he responded with "I like you". 

I'll take it. It's better than when he just laughs at me but it does make me wonder how smart he is and how he's playing with me.

2 Year Appoinment

A Month late, Declan had his 2 year Doctor's Appoinment today. Good news as he is hitting all of his milestones. He is right on time for development for a boy as his so each has hit a huge growth in the last month. He is 30.89 lbs and 91 cm tall (or 3 feet tall). So if theories of children's height in relation to adult height is accurate our Declan will be no less than 6 feet tall as an adult. 

So as good as Declan did overall he surprised us with how terribly shy he was with the Doctor. Practically shaking, he held monkey up to hide his face and I had to pick him up so we could get him to look in the Doctors direction when checking his eyes. Poor little Declan but I felt bad for Dr. Tadros, he must have felt like Declan thought he was a monster.

Big Vocab

He has his "Please" and "Thank you's" as well as "Sorry". He sees a picture and correctly says "Soccer Ball". I sneezed and he said "Achoo".

When I sit down before bed to write entries in this blog I can barely remember three of the new words I heard out during the day. He is picking it up so quickly and most of it from daycare. Declan repeats so much of what he hears throughout the day. Soooooo guess I'm keeping my mouth shut.

Mood Changer

Quite a character this morning.

Turns out Daddy taught Declan how to open the fridge.  This morning Declan left the room and came back with a yogurt. He was ready for breakfast. Caught me off guard but I like it!

He was a happy, busy boy this mornig until he wasn't. All the sudden his mood changed and he was mad. Frown on his mouth and on his brow. He laid down in his couch and was just miserable. 

For about 15 minutes.

Then he was back to his cute self.