Theo, and his parents, have survived Theo's first real illness. He got a doozy of a cold, fever and all, unable to breathe through his nose for over a week. Not only did he get sick but he has all four, yes four, of his canine teeth coming in right now and the top two molars are still not quite all the way in. Self-soothing out the window as he was unable to suck his thumb, Theo did a lot of fussing and we did a lot of tending. Poor kid. And poor mom and dad. Thank goodness that's over!
Meanwhile, Theo has been learning new motor skills at a tremendous rate, and sustaining a the occasional requisite injury along the way. He learned to put together two duplo blocks and I was so proud I clapped every time he did it. He quickly followed suit and now often claps after he assembles blocks. He learned to climb up onto the couch, perhaps his favorite new accomplishment, and of course fell off within the first hour of the new skill. Fortunately he has not fallen since - he learns! He is running - he ate concrete for the first time just as he was recovering from his cold and got a huge fat scabby lip cruising down the driveway. Not to worry, thought, despite the blood he was much more upset at being carried inside than he was about having fallen. The kid likes to be outside!
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