The Mail

4am...little feet scurry into my room and to my bedside "Mommy, can you change my bum? I pee'd and Monkeys wet." So that means his bed is set too. Off we go to get a clean, dry monkey, a new "bum" and pjs. Then the little man curled up between us in our dry bed. I reached over and put my arm in him to give him a hug. He reached his little arm over and hugged me back. 4am? Why not.

I had to work so today was a Daddy-Declan day. They visited WalMart so Declan could walk the toy isle and dream about Christmas.

Love that when I came home from work today I was greeted by a very excited little boy who couldn't stop talking about the new Toys-r-us catalogue Grandma mailed to him from Ottawa. He had to show me the entire thing and list off all the toys he likes. I was also treated again to some cuddle time as Declan sat on me to play his Angry Birds game. He sat alone when he okay Lego Ninjago games because he's much more serious about that video game. 3 1/2 year old has some skills.

Declan Days

I just love my days off. The ones where I get Declan from sun up to sun down. First he let me sleep past 6am and lay in bed with him past 7am. Fantastic!

In the morning after Daddy got in from work and had headed back to sleep we got a bath out of the way and then we played with his toys for over an our. Laughing so loud it's surprising we didn't wake Daddy up. This evening I was treated to his falsetto version of The Imperial March and his demonstration of how Darth Vader walks and.....here comes the best part...he cuddled with me, curled up on my lap. At one point he reached around me and gave me a good hug too. He likes it when I sing to him now so I sing You Are My Sunshine but change it to "My Declan". This had him then asking "who's the bad man who would take your Declan away?"

Good question. "Nobody. Just a song. Nobody will take you away."

About an hour after we tucked Declan in for bedtime we heard him get out of bed upstairs and open his door. I went up to check on him. When I went in his room he was back in bed. I asked what was the matter and he said "Does my Pooh Bear come alive and chase me?"

"No, he's just a stuffy, a stuffed animal."

"So he won't come alive and go 'bleh bleh bleh' all over me?" (He says while running his fingers over his face.)

"No he's just a cuddly stuffed animal."

"Ok."

His imagination is expanding.

Blankets

Sneaking into Declan's room in the middle of the night to check on him, finding his sheet is mostly off, it's a pretty amazing feeling being able to pull his sheet back up over his little shoulders and tuck him back in.

I also got to get out of work earlier today and surprise Declan by being home soon as he got home with Daddy from daycare. Playing with his Mash'ems, and mine craft figures and pirate ship, we sure have a good time. Well, we do when his toys are not crashing into the ones I'm trying to play with.

At his bedtime tonight he chose the book Fox and the Hound. A favourite of mine from when I was little. He seemed to enjoy it but noticeably he wasn't as emotional as I was....what the?!? I don't remember the story being such a tear jerker. Damn you Disney!!

Comfort

How?

How is this comfortable?

Pretty much laughing my butt off, silently.

He's probably getting the best nights sleep too.

Big change this morning in the Muffin Man: he's going from wanting us to do everything for him to being more independent. He was in the bathroom, toothbrush all ready, with paste and brushing on his own before I even got to the bathroom. He also did his vest up on his own before I could even get my hands on the zipper. Good job little man. School is now only 10 months away. Still have some things to master before then.

I Love Lego

Good times. Spent over an hour sitting on the floor with Declan building various Lego creations. I love watching him putting things together and imagining, I love his excitement when I reveal what I've made for him and really I just love Lego.

I also love listening to Declan sing. He sings all the time now. He even knows words to songs I can't remember. He will get shy however if you ask him to sing. 

And this afternoon we took him to the Park. In the daylight this time. So crowded. This new park is a hit with everyone apparently. And the beautiful fall weather is helping. Could have stayed for hours.

Not a Cuddler

I think when Declan wants to cuddle you really appreciate it because it's not the norm. Today he sat on the floor beside Daddy's legs. He then reached his arms around his legs and hugged them. He looked up at Daddy and asked for a hug. Super cuddly. Daddy was really happy. 

Lazy Kid Day

We played with Playmobile castle, Duplo, and his LeapPad computer. We giggled on and on while editing photos we took of each other; long noses, bug eyes and alien bellies. A hopeful day at the park was rained out so we had a fun lazy day inside. Declan was also taking pictures of us with his white phone. At one time he stood at the end of the hall and said "watch me take a picture at full speed." Then he ran down the hall and took a photo.