The past couple of days have brought a whole new meaning of "parenthood" to Dan and me. Our baby turned 11 months on Friday - how did that happen? It doesn't seem possible. After all, it was just yesterday that I was pregnant with the little peanut! Now here we are, 11 months later and now he's not only a crawling fool, but this past week he started to stand up on his own without support. Seems to me that walking is probably just around the corner. Needless to say, as he continues to grow leaps and bounds, and our love for him also compounds daily.
Another big event in Kailer's little life was swim lessons yesterday morning. I was leery of how Kailer would react to spending time in the water, but he did great! I'm looking forward to the next four weekends when we'll do it again.
He's also been extra snuggly this week, which has been nice for us. Twice he's taken a nap with me and one night he fell asleep in Dan's arms while they were rocking and singing songs. These events may seem "normal" to many parents, but if you know our busy little guy, it means a lot that he actually settled down and snuggled with his parents.
Dan and I are in the process of getting our house "put together" so that we can put it for sale within he next month or so (Hence, the lack of blogging on my end). Wow, what a process it has been!! I'm exhausted even thinking about what we've done and there's still a lot more to do. But hopefully it will pay off and we'll get our house sold so that we can have some much needed extra room.
So last night, after dinner, the three of us settled into the living room (which is a complete disaster right now) and had some family time. This week also brought a reprieve from Dan's not so family-friendly schedule as he had a training and worked Monday-Friday 8-5ish. It was nice to feel "normal" ... if there is such a feeling?! Back to night shift we go, for at least 6 more months, but we are very thankful for the fact that he has a job.
Kailer trying out some itty-bitty pieces of ice cube.
Lounging.
Yep, he already thinks he's in charge of the remote!
He's so cute and has changed so much just since I started following your blog. Good luck selling your house!
ReplyDeleteI didn't know you were selling your house! Do you have another picked out? Have you started looking? That is exciting.
ReplyDeleteI know exactly how you feel about Kailer snuggling. Matt and I always say we can count on our hands how many times Addison has fallen asleep in our arms. Abrie surpassed Addison in that department the first week!
My house is a mess and I'm not even moving! Its so exciting that he's standing up by himself. Now he'll really be getting into things.
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