When did Will get so big? He seems to be shedding his babyness by the minute, and I can see glimpses of toddlerhood just beneath the surface. Gone are the days of the toothless mouth and chubby cheeks, and they’ve been replaced with this little boy face I hardly even recognize!
All of a sudden Will had become this real little person with ideas and thoughts, it’s so awesome to just watch him interact with things. For example, anything remotely shaped like a phone, and many things that aren’t, he puts right up next to his ear and says “heeeooo”, or “haaa”. Also, last weekend I set up a little bed on the floor next to ours with his crib mattress and he just knew it was a little bed just for him, and he was so proud! (He’s slept in it a little, usually just the first few hours at night and for naps, baby steps)
Then yesterday while we were at Point Defiance feeding the ducks, Will was throwing bread at them, just like a real little kid! And, it appears that his first official word is “This” (he says dadadada too), and he points at everything and says “dis!”. So he continues to be our little curious guy, destroying everything in his path. I can’t load or unload the dishwasher without Will hearing, and then come crawling in as fast as he can to “help” (and by help I mean try to climb onto the door and pull silverware out of the rack). The other day my grandparents stopped by to give Ian a birthday present and there was a bottle of catsup on the floor, just lying there after Will had gotten it out of the fridge. My grandma said “Is that where you always keep your catsup?”. But it’s really so difficult to keep up with these kids, if only I had half their energy!
We also left Will baby for the first time to go out to dinner on Ian’s birthday. I know, it’s only been almost eleven months, how dare we! But it was nice for both us and the kids, who we left with Ian’s dad and stepmom. We got to have a wonderful dinner at one of our favorite restaurants, and the kids got doted upon, everybody wins! It was weird though, being out with Ian alone, like when we were dating. Very refreshing, and I can say that I very much enjoyed getting dressed up and have my hair done (okay, well brushed at least) and actually stay that way for more than five minutes! As soon as I start, you know, bringing actual money home, we’ll have to go out more often.
And speaking of making money, I will starting to work outside the house in a month, working as a campaign manager for a state representative. It’s something I’m so excited to do, to be involved and actually make a real difference. It’s a cliché, I know, but if I’m going to leave my kids to go work, at least I know I’ll be doing something that I feel matters.
And by the time things really start going, Will will be one year old (gasp!), and he’ll be left with Ian, who has been dying to stay home with him since he was born. And now that Will is a lot more independent and interactive, I know they’ll have a great time.
