Good Sniffer

Yesterday afternoon during Declan's nap Daddy ate some Harvet Cheddar Sunchips. Then at 4pm he had to wake Declan up from his 2 1/2 hr nap. Daddy leaned in to wake him up. Declan was He all groggy and with his eyes barely open he says to Daddy "We have chips?"

Priorities.

You Can't See Me

Declan was sitting at the kitchen table. He doesn't want to finish everything on his plate but I keep telling him to eat more. Then I can't help but laugh because he looks up at the ceiling (to attract my attention to the ceiling) while he smoothly slides the plate over towards me. 

Of course he gives it all away when he can't help but laugh out loud at what he's just done. 

Beaming, Breaking Heart

It's a battle. My chest is about to explode. At the same time my heart swells with pride and aches for the baby that's gone.

There was a time, feels like forever ago, when he had no words.

As I'm leaving Kelly's this morning and telling Declan goodbye and that I love him he smiles and says loudly and clearly "See you later Mommy!" He's a person.

When I got home from work today I got the usual two arm, leg wrap hug. Then I picked him up. He looks me in the eye and pushes on my arms with both hands and says "Squeeze Mommy. Squeeze tight!" When I set him back down I asked him how his day was at Kelly's. He mumbled something "Kelly's house" and then I asked if he played with his friends. He replied by happily running through a list of the kids names. That was when Daddy told me that when Declan left Kelly's today he said goodbye to all the kids and called them by name. 

Oh my heart, it hurts.

Impressing The Grandparents

After a wonderful visit with Grandma and Grandpa in Ottawa Declan got to sleepover at Gramma and Poppa's house Saturday night. 

I told them how impressed with Declan's behavior and intelligence Grandma and Grandpa had been. This morning as soon as we got there to pick Declan up Poppa says "Well I know why Mary and Andrew were so impressed because I'm impressed. What a smart kid he is!" Then he delighted in sharing how you identified your letters and talked about all the colours. Then you counted the ducks "One quack. Two quacks". Then the sucks on the other side of the table: "One quack. Two quacks. That's four quacks." So he counts and now he can ADD!?! 

And yes they told us how wonderful Declan's behavior was. No problems. He protested bedtime for about a minute and then cooperated. 

I'm so proud and so overwhelmed with how much this kid has added to our lives.

Freckle Face

Somebody had to say goodbye to Grandma and Grandpa this morning after a great visit. I'm so happy Declan got some alone time with his Grandparents as he doesn't get the chance normally beig so far away. He loved it. He was very happy. We will find another opportunity soon Declan, I promise.

We were on the road mid-morning but it wasn't log before Declan dozed off. He slept from 10:45am until just after noon. Grandma really tired the little guy out yesterday. He woke in time for some lunch and then the last half of our drive. I am so lucky. He simply played quietly with his toys before finding a Lego Movie on his cell phone and got caught up in it for about a half hour. It really couldn't have been any easier making this work trip with him. So lucky and so proud.

Soon as we pulled in the driveway Daddy was waiting to great Declan. Of course he got in every minute he could with him until bedtime finally rolled around.

And here he is...look closely and you can see the start of his little freckle face:

Grandma-Declan Day

Declan, who normally sleeps past 7am woke at 6am this morning to discover me in the same room.

"Mommy in the bed" he said as he then proceeded to climb up from his bed into mine. Then he said "let's go get Daddy". Sorry buddy but Daddy's not here.

Tried to get him to come back to bed but he was wide awake. I then have him my cell phone so he could play a game until I was ready to get up. Just then Grandma knocked on the door and Grandma-Declan Day began.

I was gone to work his entire day and when I got back he was sound asleep. Grandma loved her day. She shared stories of their full day and adventures. They were so busy he little guys was nearly falling asleep in a chair as his afternoon nap approached.

My little prince, I'm so proud listening to Grandma tell me how smart her and Grandpa think you are and how well behaved and fun you were. You sure are loved my monkey.

Business Trip

A busy couple days led us here to Declan's first business trip. We hit the road this morning and headed to Ottawa. Declan will spend all day Thursday with Grandma while Mommy works in Kanata. Lucky little guy, the train table was set up in the kitchen. Play started immediately.

I'm lucky too. Declan was such a good little guy the entire drive. He even slept for over an hour. 

Now it's our first Mommy - Declan sleepover: I'm in the bed and he's sleeping on the pull-out trundle.