balloons

the people at the nordstrom kid's department are very smart, they handed declan a balloon when we were there last month and he was absolutely mesmerized for at least an hour... gazing at it, pulling on the string, beating on it and chewing on the plastic weight. i thought it was weird to give a baby a balloon at 8 months but i was wrong! i think sometimes first-time parents are slightly slower to introduce their firstborn to new experiences such as big-kid toys, real food, etc b/c we are overly cautious and think of them as such little babies when in fact they develop at warp speed! they wake up to a new world of exploration each and every day. i came home today and our nanny taught him how to high-five (she also raised 6 children). why didn't i think of that? he is so good at it!!

anyway, back to the balloon. this one came from the farmer's market, kept him engaged at the market and then i smartly brought it to the grocery store with me. tied it on the cart at marsh and it bought me extra shopping time to get what i needed! i need to invest in a helium tank. this boy loves balloons!


playing under the coffee table

only likes to play outside the exersaucer now, nothing to slow him down

just crawling around. he's a very proficient crawler though his tummy doesn't leave the ground. i think this is just his own personal style.