And Bounce

It was a Daddy-Declan day while I was at work. Reports are that they had a lot of fun. They ran some errands and Declan managed the shopping list. Buddies.

I didn't get a lot of time with my little man tonight but I loved every moment. Had some Phineus and Ferb songs playing so Declan showed off his signature move; the bounce. He does seem to have good rhythm...and enthusiasm.

I think the Muffin Man may have a new back tooth coming in. He had his finger in his mouth and he was chewing on it with his back gums. So cute...so drooly.

6:45am That Was Forever Ago

Long day and very little Declan time.
I got to wake this little prince up at 6am so we could snuggle while he had his morning bottle. I still love when he looks up at me with his sleepy eyes. I then dragged out his diaper change, getting cleaned up, dressed and brushed his hair. Next got his shoes on his and then watched for about 5 minutes as he tried to do up the zipper on his jacket by himself. There were some tears of frustration when I finally had to do it for him because we needed to head to daycare. My muffin man was excited to arrive and have the run of the place before the others arrived and then I had to say goodbye for the day, a long day. Mommy missed bedtime. Can't wait for the end of the workday tomorrow so I can rush home and see you again.

Piano Makes Him Smile

My Muffin Man had a play date with his buddy Owen today. It was so nice seeing the two boys interact. They sat facing each other, Owen had a small blue toy in his hand. Declan reached over and grabbed it. Owen watched for a moment then reached over and gently took it back. Declan simply watched then moved on to a different toy. They are such sweet boys. You can see that they are kind. It warmed my heart.
The toy Declan enjoyed the most was Owens toy piano. Declan gently pressed the keys. He dragged the piano with him around the room and when he played it he smiled with pride and looked to see if I was watching.

Perfect Driving Weather

A gorgeous day, 18 degrees. Perfect for taking the car out for a drive. Declan was pretty happy to be checking out the neighbourhood in his blue car. There were smiles, head turns and some babbling on. We even got some speed on our last lap which he quite enjoyed.

You Make it Easy

Declan was at daycare today from 7am to 4pm. Then he was home less than an hour before Daddy had to head out to meet me for an Anniversary Party for my folks. Our niece Madison was on babysitting duty. Pretty much the entire day our Muffin Man was with someone else. When I left him at daycare this morning he was smiles and he was no trouble for Madison either. Declan you make it so easy. It's great that you seem to like everyone and you're always happy.

Of course I miss you like crazy right now an can't wait for you to wake up.

The Best Moment

Yay Declan! Tooth number 8 officially arrived. That one sure took a while but it's finally through.

My favourite part of today and best moment was when I was sitting on the floor with Declan. He sat between my legs while I read a few of his books to him.
I've read "Moo, Ba, La La La" to him many times since he was only a couple months old. Today when we reached the end and I softly read "It's quiet now, what does 'Declan' say?" My Muffin Man then babbled on. He told me something, I didn't understand but he sounded like he was speaking with intent. Proud of you kiddo.
But that wasn't the best part. My favourite moment was when he looked over and noticed his Nursery Rhyme book was a couple feet away from us. He left me, crawled over and picked it up, then immediately crawled back to me and crawled into my lap so I could read it to him.
That's it little man. That officially makes up for the time you're taking to say "Momma". Just the best.

Visit

My Muffin Man popped into my work today (courtesy of Daddy of course) to say "Hi".
What a nice surprise. Made the day go much faster. I couldn't wait to get home to you.

Daddy told me how it had been raining when you were leaving the mall so he put your good up and covered your stroller while you made your way to the car. When you arrived he looked down and noticed it had been raining sideways. Declan...daddy says your face was dripping wet. Poor bud. It was an accident albeit a hilarious accident.