I am fighting off a cold. I guess it’s Noto-ConCold as I’ve heard several others have picked it up.
I was 98.8 two evenings ago and 99 last evening.
Add to this the recent entertainment and I’m feeling kinda beaten.
Just a check in…
Excels*kaff kaff*… um… ior
I got home. I got to watch Aiden play in the garden.
Afterwards we came inside for shimmeringjemmy to demonstrate Aiden’s ability to go down steps.
We have half staircases. In other-words, the stairs go halfway up to a landing and then turn 180 degree to go up the the next level.
So the going-up-gate now resides on the first step of the half leading to the top floor.
Aiden quickly climbed the steps…holding onto a toy He turned around and then came down them.
The first step was daunting. He came to the edge and looked like he was going to pitch right over. But then he plopped down at the edge and let his feet dangle until he could reach the next step. Then he stood up… plopped on the step he’d just landed on and repeated.
When he was two near the bottom he misjudged and pitched forward. I caught him in my lap. I gave him many hugs of congratulation.
Aiden seemed a bit put off my my affection. The manner could be best described as, “Come on dad, you’re embarrassing me.”
I put him down and he quickly climbed to the second step and came back down. This time with no problems.
And then I realized what he’d done.
It was as if he knew he’d blown the last two steps on the first trip and wanted to go back and do them right.
He could have climbed all the way back up. But he climbed to the point where he’d lost control, then came down and didn’t show interest in immediately going back up.
This is a lot more cognative than I was expecting.
Just a quick checklist for milestones over the last 10 days:
When I got the report of “Down Stairs” today I asked shimmeringjemmy
Um does this mean more terror?
She responded:
sure, why not. it’s a way of life at this point 🙂
Have I mentioned how much I love this woman, recently?
It’s a lot… for the record.
Guess who is walking in my house.
Yeah.. too easy.
I made a voice post earlier. If anyone is willing to try to transcribe it… It’d be massively appreciated. The auto-transcriber… didn’t do too great a job.
I’d do it, but considering the time it’d take and the fact that once I do it, I lock out anyone else from transcribing… it’s best that I call for assistance.
The post was about the fact that my nearly 11 month old has discovered pelvic thrusting… To which one of my dearest (and longest termed) friends IMed the following:
FH: Now, say this with me,
FH: “That is something for by yourself.”
Me: Is that line about me posting about it, or the line I’m supposed to say to Aiden.
FH: The line you’re supposed to say to Aiden
FH: It works with {our daughter}
FH: It slowed her down during the “Hey! That feels good!” phase.
Me: Girls pelvic thrust?
FH: Yep.
FH: It feels good!
FH: Of course they do.
Me: yigh
FH: Why yigh?
Me: The things you just don’t expect.
FH: Fortunately, I got a heads up from another mom.
FH: With the wording.
FH: It has worked perfectly.
FH: Otherwise, {she} would still try to do it in public.
Me: Yeah, but I tell him it’s for on his own time.. and then I find out I can’t get into the bathroom for a week, and his socks start to go missing…
FH: Welcome to parenthood.
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