My mental note facility is getting close to capacity, so I will upload a few of them to make room for more. So here is the latest edition of the adventures of Dom and Will:
William is officially a crawler. I recall a few months ago blogging about looking forward to the day when the boys would be running around together. I now realize that is a dream where they are running in the same direction and I get to follow at an easy pace and they both stop and return as soon as I beckon. Ha! Last week at storytime, as my eldest walked out the door without my permission, my youngest was crawling up a set of stairs acting not exactly thankful for a little motherly assistance. This, I realized, was merely a taste of future much more stressful parental situations of which I have only heard about. I guess I really do need to start that running program. . .
Dom has reached the age of selective hearing. I would be concerned that perhaps he might have a hearing issue as he can't seem to hear us yell "STOP!" as he nears the end of a sidewalk, or "don't hit Will" as he nonchalantly swings a book in the general direction of his brother. However, he hears the word "movie" spoken in conversation in a different room and thinks it means he's going to get to watch one AND he can hear the clink of M&Ms as a parent attempts to sneak one from the children and deems it only fair that he should have one also. His hearing is just fine.
Will has started waving and it took a complete stranger to point this out to us. We knew he waved his hands around, but never thought it was with any purpose until we saw him wave to someone at the doctor's office. For about five minutes this guy would wave and Will would wave back. It's that backward wave, but it still counts.
We did just return from a trip to Chicago and Madison to visit an uncle, a couple of aunts, cousins, and a new member of the St. Lawrence Family. The highlights for Dom probably centered around riding the public transit system in Chicago. On the bus, Dom just sat on my lap looking around. Every once in a while he looked up say: "Pretty cool, huh" and would tell anyone who would listen "bus" just in case they weren't fully appreciating the overcrowded experience. The train was "Awesome", and with a trip to the Disney store, who the heck needs Disney World?
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No mention of Will crawling up steps for the first time and then promptly falling down them...all in front of Katie? So glad you could all come see us as part of your whirlwind tour of the north country!
I laughed out loud at least 3 times reading this...just wanted to let you know. It was great riding the CTA with all of you!
Not in front of Katie. Katie had closed her eyes. Granted I was trying to watch him in the reflection of the TV. But who were the morons who left an exhausted 9 month pregnant woman lying on a couch in charge of a surprisingly mobile crawler. It's not like I have any experience watching boys, girls never do anything like that.
Honey, It is a well known fact that the male species all have a "hearing problem." And just wait until you hear the tale of getting a new car!
Moira thanks you for the shout-out...but don't let it happen too often, as her mother is concerned about her getting too big of a head.
Come back and visit again soon!
BTW: Moira is no longer sleeping through the night, so don't be jealous!
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