Aahhh..Spring is in the air! I never have admitted this to anyone, let alone myself before but I am pretty sure I have come to the conclusion that Spring is my favorite season. The sight of flowers blooming, sun shining when leaving for work and still up when I get home, families out for an evening walk, kids playing in the playground and most of all, the smell of bbq's. It just puts a smile on my face no matter how terrible the day is. I think my child shares this same feeling.
My son is so calm, curious and happy when he is outside. He LOVES going for walks in his new car, just sitting watching the big kids play on their bikes or basketball and really loves watching our crazy cat climb trees and get stuck. It makes evenings after work and weekends so much more fun. I mean come on, who likes being cooped up in their house watching the same old TV shows (in our house it is usually the news so you can see why I have this rationalization.) I have learned that my son loves the outdoors so much that he actually will take his naps outside. I really wish my husband would have gotten a picture to post because the visual I get is enough to make me smile yet laugh.
Apparently my husband had a lot of yard work to do on his day off while waiting for potential roofers to come so his plan was to have my son enjoy the beautiful weather with him so he could get his work done. My son was ready to go with is new Nike hat & Nike sneakers, blanket, toys & get this- a rain umbrella for coverage (since we are slacker parents and have yet to get him sunblock!) My husband came up with the brilliant idea that he can play and nap on the front lawn under a rain umbrella. Are you getting the visual I am? I am sure my neighbors got a short giggle at the sight of my son just napping out on the front lawn under an umbrella. But hey, as a parent, you always find methods that work best for your child even if it may be frowned upon by other parents. Doesn't make you a bad parents. I in fact think it made my husband a very smart parent. We may patent the idea so stay tuned - hehe!!
So not only did my son have an adventurous day with hanging outside with Daddy but he has learned two new things. Prepare yourself, these are not the typical he said this word, he crawled kind of things. They are a typical my child kind of thing to learn. You know, the only my child would do this kind of thing. Yes, that is the best way to describe his new actions.
You know the baby on e-trade? Well yes, he better put in his termination letter soon because Christopher is taking over that job ASAP. He now moves his mouth open and closed for long periods of time without any sound coming out. We think it may be him mimicking us when we are saying things are yummy or the constant pressure of my husband and I each trying to get him to say Mama or Dada first but the E-Trade baby scenario just works and sounds so much better. We could make money off this kid. E-Trade better get ready for us! Unfortunately there is no way to post a video of this but I think you get my point and if you don't, commercials will be airing soon on your TV so better not spend too much time outside in the beautiful weather, I don't want you missing my child being all famous E-Trade baby style. Side note: We also refer to these actions as his fat baby syndrome and it is just him making motions that he is hungry but this doesn't make money so we will stick with E-Trade baby instead.
Christopher's second trick is pretty darn fancy too. Nothing we can make money on but still makes him probably the smartest baby EVER! I am biased but so what. In my opinion, every parent has to be their child's biggest fan! He now recognizes foot steps. He hears foot steps coming down the stairs from any room of the house and he goes into full curious/I am waiting mode. He turns his head directly to the stairs waiting for a face to match with the foot steps and once he sees your face, you get the best smile EVER! A grin from ear to ear, arms going and sometimes it is followed but some baby conversation that just melts your heart. See, I told you my child was super skilled and of course this goes without saying, the cutest little guy ever.
On that note, lets end this by saying Happy Friday to everyone! I hope the Easter Bunny treats you well, you get to eat lots of delicious food with family and/or friends and most of all GO PHILLIES!
Christopher on a walk with Aunt Kasey
Christopher and his cousin Nolan. (My son looking guilty for causing Nolan's unhappiness. Makes me laugh every time I see this picture.)
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