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A New Pastime

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My plans for the summer are big… lots of parks, strolling, swimming, and time on our deck… but the deck in itself is not all that interesting to a toddler so there needed to be some incentive.  Instead of a kiddie pool that needs to be dumped and filled every other day, we opted for a sand box. 

I love that it is a used used sand box… given to us by a friend who had bought it at a yard sale for her boys.  And he really loves it too but may need more toys or something since he seems to turn to throwing sand off the deck fairly quickly.  That turns into throwing all toys off the deck and, since both are against the rules, he ends up in “timeout” after about ten minutes outside.  But I’m hopeful that he catches on to the cause and effect pretty soon. 

And you’ve gotta love that old-school loader, right?  Given to us by our neighbor (also sawmill owner and longtime family friend), it has finally found a home in the sand box and Oliver is learning to fill it up and dump it. 

All boy.

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On the prowl

 

Oliver walked at eight-and-a-half months.  Early, yes.  He went from pulling himself forward with his hands to pulling himself up to standing (using furniture, etc) to walking.  I’d have to look back to the baby book to confirm the entire length of the process, but I do remember very well that the standing to walking took about two days. 

And suddenly, he was into everything! 

I thought it unlikely that Emery would follow suit but it looks like he will meet or exceed that milestone.  At five-and-a-half months or so, he was pulling himself forward.  Today, at about six-and-a-half months old, he is moving very easily… pulling himself forward, getting on his toes (think downward dog), and has even crawled a little now and then, although he doesn’t seem to realize it because he doesn’t duplicate it consistently.  And, if I hold my hands at the right height, he will use them for leverage and get his knees underneath of him so he can stand up, with no extra help from me. 

Scary. 

Scary because his little six-month frame still seems so little!  But also because our little world will change a lot when he walks:  Things will need to be re-baby-proofed; Closer attention will need to be paid; Bruises (upon bruises) will be had; and that all gets multiplied by ten with a two-and-a-half year old brother around (especially when he figures out he does indeed know how to open door knobs… Eeep!)

But he’s so darn proud of himself… 🙂