Those first few weeks while I was still home with Alex everyone said "nap when he naps" but for some reason I couldn't. Sometimes it was because of chores that needed to be done. Sometimes it was because I just couldn't put him down. Which lead to everyone saying "If you hold him all the time you will spoil him". But no I spoiled me. I loved watching him sleep. I loved feeling his warmth and weight on my shoulder or lap. And I knew that there would come a day when I couldn't just sit there and hold my sleeping baby. Well those days are here. At 17 months he struggling for independence.
Last night we went to my mom's house for a swim. A few weeks ago he hated water but now he loves it. And since this is my pool and he and I are the only ones to swim in it he got to swim naked. During dinner he fed himself and somehow managed to get spaghetti in his diaper.
Mom had bought him a little Thomas train and when she tried to open it he held out his had and said something that sounded a little like give. He wanted her to give it to him to open. And he wants to explore everything.
When it was time to go home I tried to put him in the car seat and he grabbed the top and side of the truck and held on to keep from going inside. He wasn't ready to leave. Then this morning when I took him to his room to get dressed he saw Byron in our bedroom and he wanted to go to Byron so he grabbed the door frame to try to keep from being taken into his room.
For now I am enjoying the baby babble because this too is something that will change and soon.
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