Action Shot! Pony tails are flyin'!
We have hit a great milestone around here. The kids are playing together and actually enjoying it. Until now, they have played in each other's general vicinity; they've colored together at the same table; they've built block towers and screamed when the other knocked it down. But this weekend, thanks entirely to a plastic wagon that we brought inside from the garage, they have been laughing and yelling (in a good way) and spending long, long stretches of time (I'm talking like a whole 15 minutes) interacting with each other without mom and dad to referee. YEEEAAAHHH!
Playtime, complete with fort (aka blanket covered table) in the background. Simon's just nuts.
Millie has also started to read her books to Simon. She'll set up a stool to sit on and hold up the book and 'read' the pages to him. The other morning Christopher walked in and found her sitting up in her bed, holding a book up in the air and reading it to him in his crib across the room.
Story time.
Not only is it sooo sweet to watch and hear, but it makes me feel like I just got subbed out of the game for a couple minutes' breather. Oh, I'll be back in for some more play-time action, but for now, it's nice to watch from the sidelines for a bit.
OK, not a great shot of Mils, but check out the smirk on Si's face. This is just classic Simon. He's pure rascal.
And it seems as though we are really nearing the end of an era around here. More and more, Simon is choosing to walk instead of crawl. He's been pushing his animals around the house in Millie's baby stroller pretty much non-stop for about a week, and I think this has lead to his new love of upright mobility. Since I am such an emotional roller coaster, I am instantly nostalgic for his cute little butt-shaking crawl. I hope he holds out on the walking for another day or two so I can at least get the crawling on video.
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