One More Sleep

The Shopper

Daddy took Declan grocery shopping today. He's quite the little helper. Daddy let Declan pick some of his own snacks. Then Declan tried to sneak some extra in the cart. Such a Monkey. Daddy thought it was pretty adorable. 

Later in the morning when Daddy was wearing a ball cap with the number 9 on it Declan reached up and took it off his head. He looked at Daddy and said "Nine". Then he turned the hat upside down and said "six". Then back and forth saying "Nine. Six. Nine. Six." Pretty observant.

Late afternoon, before dinner Declan and I played with water balloons in the backyard. He likes throwing two at a time and by throw I mean drop hard to the ground, not really throw. In fact he tried a couple times to actually throw the balloon and he couldn't remember to let go so he just hung on to it. Then threw it to the ground. For fun (since I have a little evil playful side) I threw a couple water balloons at Declan's feet behind him or beside him so he'd get splashed. When that little monkey must have a guardian angel because every single one, every one and I'm talking about 10 didn't break but simply rolled away from him and then broke. These things break when you drop them lightly to the ground and here I toss at his feet and nothing. Seriously. Kid is so lucky. 

And loved.

Lots.

"In The Bed"

When I got in from work this evening Declan and Daddy were upstairs. Daddy was getting Declan's bath ready while Declan walked around. When he saw me he came right to me for a hug then a game of chase broke out. So many giggles and belly laughs. He ran back and forth from the spare room bed to Mommy and Daddy's bed. When he got to our bed he would charge it so fast that his feet would lift right off the ground. That was perfect tickling position. I pinned him to the bed and lifted an arm for a perfect pit tickle but that wasn't the best. The best was lifting his leg and tickling the back of Declan's thigh. He laughed so hard. 

Best part of the day.

Great Day

I had such a good time today with my little man. He woke up happy and full of energy. We got the morning routine things out of way fast so we could head off to Chelsey's house. An opportunity for Declan to play with Chelsey, Molly and MacGregor. On the drive Declan ate some goldfish crackers. Then when he handed the rest back to me I asked if he wanted some of the cheese sandwich crackers. He said no but then asked for "my Timbits". 

Sorry kid but we don't have any.

He didn't believe me.

"My Timbits."

Again I said sorry but we didn't stop at Tim Hortons so we don't have any.

"My crackers." Finally he understood/believed me.

Declan loves older kids so he especially likes MacGregor. There was a pretty good game of tag and MacGregor trying to get Declan to understand a game of "spies". When the kids all sat in for lunch Declan didn't hesitate. He crawled up onto a chair and since he didn't have a booster seat his head was just up high enough over the table to see his pizza. He ate well with the other kids but he eats slow so they left him alone at the table. Declan kept saying "come back" with his mouth full of course. Then it wasn't long before he was back to playing.

After the drive home I got Declan down for his afternoon nap. A solid two hours before he was back up. Then after nap but before dinner Declan and I got time to play outside in the backyard. We played with water balloons. Every time I tried to break one right behind Declan so he'd get splashed it wouldn't break. Lucky kid. I'll get him next time. Afterward dinner and bedtime were a wirlwind and then he was asleep. Sure had a fun day though. Love this kid.

"Blocks"

Monday was a daycare day. I got Declan up out of bed and we snuggled while he had his morning "bubba". Afterward he wanted to play with his Mega Building Blocks. I had to say no because we didn't have enough time. I told Declan that when I got home from work we could play. He was ok with that so I got him dressed for Kelly's and we were off.

Monday morning at work I got a call from the closing Manager that she was really sick and couldn't come in. That meant I was working open to close and it would be 10pm before I got home.

This morning I could hear that Declan was awake so I went in to his room to get him out of bed for yet another day of daycare. Soon as Declan saw me he said "blocks?!?"

And I said "sure".

I'm not going to miss an extra five minutes of playtime with my Son again.

Hulk and Spider-man Snuggles

When we got Declan out of bed this morning he wa still snuggled up to his Superheros. Toys in bed, a nice treat but not to be the norm. He did sleep well however. 

He was a happy kid all day even if it was just a simple day.

"Come Back Mommy"

My little peanut was a big helper today. Daddy was having company so Declan was helping clean the house.

In the evening just before bed Daddy's friend Jarred was playing with Declan. He got to see his Superheros: Hulk and Spider-Man. When Jarred was looking at Spider-man Declan was tired and sensitive so he got whiney and didn't want anyone touching his super heroes. Daddy and I took him off and tucked him into bed. Once we were downstairs I could here Declan sobbing that Spider-Man and Hulk were gone. I thought he might think that since he was in bed that Jarred might take them. So I brought them both upstairs. I crept into Declan's room and then told him they could sleep in his bed just for tonight. He was thrilled and I got a big smile. After I left I could hear him talking to his super heros. Then I heard him say "come back Mommy, come back." Such a cutie. I can't wait to see him in the morning and find out if Hulk and Spider-Man stayed in bed or not.