We have been lucky so far. Oli just brings home the germs and shares with Jeff and me, and we get sick. But, today, my poor little booboo has a fever. So, his first sick time at 10 months, 1 week and 4 days.
I wrote at his 8 month post that he hadn't walked yet. I don't think that's that far away.As you can see from that video, he's trying. It's funny, he'll take off really fast because he doesn't have that great of control yet; then he'll hit somethign and instead of going around it, he'll try to go through it. Doesn't matter if it's a pile of toys, the couch or the wall. He keeps pushing!
He's 10 months old. I can't believe it. This last month's brought us 2 more teeth, walking pretty fast holding on to furniture and tantrums. Oh man, the tantrums. Everybody warns you about the terrible twos, but nobody tells you that they start at about 9/9.5 months! If he doesn't get something he wants, like if mommy moved the remote out of his way when he was reaching for it, he throws himself on the ground and cries. Then he looks at us, and throws himself the other way and cries some more. Such a drama queen, my little one.
It's amazing how that little heartbeat has grown and still growing into this little person with this huge personality! I fall in love a little more with my little one everyday. I leave you with another song from my baby shower CD:
The One Who Knows - Dar Williams
Time it was I had a dream
You're the dream come true
If I had the world to give
I'd give it all to you
I'll take you to the mountains
I will take you to the sea
I'll show you how this life became
A miracle to me
You'll fly away
But take my hand until that day
So when they ask how far love goes
When my job's done
You'll be the one who knows
All the things you treasure most
Will be the hardest ones
I will watch you struggle on
Before the answers come
But I won't make it harder
I'll be there to cheer you on
I'll shine the light that guides you down
The road you're walking on
You'll fly away
But take my hand until that day
So when they ask how far love goes
When my job's done
You'll be the one who knows
Before the mountains call to you
Before you leave this home
I want to teach your heart to trust
As I will teach my own
But sometimes I will ask the moon
Where it shined upon you last
And shake my head and laugh and say
It all went by so fast
You'll fly away
But take my hand until that day
So when they ask how far love goes
When my job's done
You'll be the one who knows
Time is going by so fast. Before I know it, he'll be a grown man leaving home. And, I hope when he grows up, he knows how much we love him.
you will not be able to run like you did 3 weeks ago. Where you could do a mile without stopping; a quarter mile will make you gasp for breath like a fish out of water.
a creepy old guy will walk into the ladies' locker room and look at you like you have 2 heads. And, when you smile and say "wrong one," he'll say, "I don't think so." I had to walk him out and point to the other door.
you will drink water while running and think it tastes funny. Then, when you empty it out after the run, the water will be yellowish brown. I had filled an empty bottle before the run, so who the hell knows what I ingested this morning. I feel ok but if something was to happen to me today, there's a water bottle in locker 25 in the ladies' locker room that should be tested.
