Week Seven: Traveling Man
We live in Pullman, eight miles from Moscow, the next largest town with grocery stores, a (very very) small mall, and many more resturants than Pullman. We live right off the "Moscow-Pullman Highway" and so it takes about five to ten minutes to travel between the two towns. Will has, more than a few times, screamed the whole way to and from Moscow. Not fun. So needless to say, I was dreading taking the 300+ journey back to the western half of the state for the first time with Will to visit for the holiday weekend.
I was in for a suprise though when Will barely complained the whole way over there, and didn't even make a peep the whole way back. We drove over 1000 miles total over four days, and in all it was quite enjoyable (although sitting in traffic for two hours trying to go over the Narrows Bridge was certainly not the highlight for anyone). At this age, Will actually does quite well traveling, and a bonus was that there was always someone to hold him.
That said, he is happy to be back home. It's so weird that he already knows the difference. He's turning into such a little person already! Lately he's been noticing the squares of fabric I put on the wall above his changing table and he gets all excited and smiley when he's having his diaper changed. I am still worried about him being color blind (my dad was), but I think this means he canat least he can see some colors, so that's good.
Will is also turning into such a little kitten. Last night I was putting some oil on his head (he has the worst case of cradle cap) and I started rubbing his tummy, arms, and legs with it and he absolutely loved it. I think if he could purr, he would.
In other news, Emily is spending the week at my mom's, basking in the undivided attention, I'm sure. It's so weird not having her here though, and I'm getting even less done than I ususally do. When there's no reason for me to not sit and play with Will all day... well, that's what I do. Well, to be honest, that and watch TV since the University started providing cable (which we didn't have before). So, it's a bit of a vacation for me as well.
Yesterday I got a letter from Emily's elementry school, so we know which one she is attending and she's going to PM kindergarten. There is even a school supply list, which I got a little teary reading. Wow, she's getting to be such a big kid, I don't know how I'm going to handle it. Back when Emily was Will's age people told me, "they grow up so fast", and I thought ha, not fast enough! But now I realize how true it is. Ian and I were in the parking lot at Babies R Us this weekend and we saw this toddler dancing around and waving, totally uninhibited and happy, and I thought, my gosh, that's going to be Will before we know it! So while I'm looking forward to Will's cute toddler stage, I really just want him to stay little. Despite that, all these baby milestones still make my heart swell with pride. He reached out for a toy hanging from his car seat, and I was so happy for him to finally get some control over those weird limb things sticking out from his torso.
Even though these milestones take both kids closer to kindergarten, or even (gulp) college, I'm still so amazed at these little people's ability to move on to the next new trick. Emily writing a string of letters and asking "what's this say", and Will straining to get his fist in his mouth and only managing to punch himself in the face. If only I had half their energy and spirit.
I was in for a suprise though when Will barely complained the whole way over there, and didn't even make a peep the whole way back. We drove over 1000 miles total over four days, and in all it was quite enjoyable (although sitting in traffic for two hours trying to go over the Narrows Bridge was certainly not the highlight for anyone). At this age, Will actually does quite well traveling, and a bonus was that there was always someone to hold him.
That said, he is happy to be back home. It's so weird that he already knows the difference. He's turning into such a little person already! Lately he's been noticing the squares of fabric I put on the wall above his changing table and he gets all excited and smiley when he's having his diaper changed. I am still worried about him being color blind (my dad was), but I think this means he canat least he can see some colors, so that's good.
Will is also turning into such a little kitten. Last night I was putting some oil on his head (he has the worst case of cradle cap) and I started rubbing his tummy, arms, and legs with it and he absolutely loved it. I think if he could purr, he would.
In other news, Emily is spending the week at my mom's, basking in the undivided attention, I'm sure. It's so weird not having her here though, and I'm getting even less done than I ususally do. When there's no reason for me to not sit and play with Will all day... well, that's what I do. Well, to be honest, that and watch TV since the University started providing cable (which we didn't have before). So, it's a bit of a vacation for me as well.
Yesterday I got a letter from Emily's elementry school, so we know which one she is attending and she's going to PM kindergarten. There is even a school supply list, which I got a little teary reading. Wow, she's getting to be such a big kid, I don't know how I'm going to handle it. Back when Emily was Will's age people told me, "they grow up so fast", and I thought ha, not fast enough! But now I realize how true it is. Ian and I were in the parking lot at Babies R Us this weekend and we saw this toddler dancing around and waving, totally uninhibited and happy, and I thought, my gosh, that's going to be Will before we know it! So while I'm looking forward to Will's cute toddler stage, I really just want him to stay little. Despite that, all these baby milestones still make my heart swell with pride. He reached out for a toy hanging from his car seat, and I was so happy for him to finally get some control over those weird limb things sticking out from his torso.
Even though these milestones take both kids closer to kindergarten, or even (gulp) college, I'm still so amazed at these little people's ability to move on to the next new trick. Emily writing a string of letters and asking "what's this say", and Will straining to get his fist in his mouth and only managing to punch himself in the face. If only I had half their energy and spirit.
posted by Kate @ 1:16 PM
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