Quality Time

Well, DH is off to his faculty retreat at the coast. He just left and is riding out with a few others in a camper that one guy is staying in for the few days. He will be returning on Tuesday, so DS and I have a couple days together just the two of us...a great time to get used to not having DH around during the day since the school year is just about to start.

Lately, I've been having a lot of flashbacks of last summer as this is the time I was very uncomfortable and very ready to have the baby! It's hard to believe DS is almost 1. A few of his new tricks: I believe he has mastered the word, "dog." It's hard to tell as it also sounds an awful lot like "duck". Also, he is now starting to climb up and down the steps on our deck...it is just one step up at two different places, so I don't need to worry about him falling down a fight of steps. It is a good spot for him to learn how to do steps. One more thing he is learning is that if he wants to hold his sippy cup to drink out of it, he needs to hold it up. For a while, he has been letting me hold the cup so he can drink out of it. Then, he decided he wanted to hold it, but nothing came out...because he wasn't tipping it back. So, now I can give him the cup and he can do it all on his own. He seems to be understanding a lot of what we say. I will tell him certain things and he responds accordingly, which is a lot of fun to see. I really think babies are a lot more fun when they are about to turn 1.

So, here is another video for your enjoyment. I know I've mentioned before that DS likes books. Now you can see him in action. Enjoy!