Teething

This beautiful, lovable, fun-loving child is teething. Four molars are cutting in. He may also have a touch of a head cold...a gift from his Daddy. As a result, his mood is a bit unpredictable this weekend. I've taken to calling him lobster boy half of the time as he will randomly come up to me to bite or pinch for reasons that escape me most of the time. When told no, he then leans in to give me a kiss by way of making amends. However, the lean in to kiss move is extraordinarly similar to the lean in to bite move so its an exercise in trust to accept the kiss. It works out about 75% of the time though...the other 25% of the time is maddening.

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Indian Summer

Yesterday was one of those days that felt like a gift. The sun was shining and felt warm on our skin but it was cool in the shade, the trees danced in the breeze showing off their fall colors, birds were chirping, the squirrels were working at a frenzied pace, and we were all in the same place at the same time enjoying the sights and sounds together.

The boy fell asleep within minutes of our gathering in the car to find some lunch so we grabbed lunch to go and ate in the car at a nearby forested hiking park while he snoozed away in his carseat. When he awoke, rested and ready for action, we headed out on the paved trail...at toddler speed. We tasted (ugh) and crunched leaves, commented on barking dogs, said "bye" to strangers, stopped and listened to the birds tweet, watched the creek water roll by, and occasionally walked a few paces. There was even time to sit in the long grass and pull out fistfuls to throw into the wind and roll a ball between family members before heading back home.

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