Wow, it's almost October. Where does the time even go these days?
Well, as usual, our little man is keeping us very busy. At almost 17 months,
Declan has learned how much fun it is to run and is actually getting quite good at it, unless he is tired, where he looks like a little drunk man or if he needs to stop quickly, in which he often ends up on his face. It's amazing the falls he can endure and still get right back up and keep going.
He develops more of a personality
everyday. He still loves to ask "
Whas that?" and has added, "Where's
Da?" when Ton
isn't home and "Na
na" to Luca when she has taken a toy of his. Other then that, it is a lot of
Declan words, but nothing else we can understand yet (other then mama and
dada)! He also loves to throw his arms up in a confused state when he wonders where something has gone. He has become a little show-off at daycare and often dazzles the other day-care parents by spinning around and flopping on the ground. He just thinks he is the funniest person in the world. At the same time, I have noticed that he has become increasingly shy too. He is a little
squirrel around family and close friends, but then if we see someone we
haven't seen in a while, he becomes a major
cuddle bug which is new. I think he takes after me in the "shy" department!
Other then that, we are just keeping busy with work and continuing to try to sell our home. We had our first showing today - finally! Decky and I start swimming lessons tomorrow, which will be fun for him and I am running in the Twin Cities 10K next weekend with my sister, Colleen. It is my first race, so I am excited to see what it is like. Tony is really liking his new job and is excited to start playing hockey. We'll get to start taking Declan to Uncle Conor's St. John's hockey games coming up this fall/winter, which we cannot wait for!
Col and I after the race.
Colleen coming up to the finish line
Almost there....
Whoo hoo!
