Mommy's turn to blog

Tanyon was kind enough to let me write this blog. Every now and then it is nice to hear about what Tanyon is doing from the adults in his life...

Today was a fun day.
It started out like many other Thursdays. I went to the gym for a spin class and Tanyon hung out at Kid's Club. After a few fussy experiences at the gym, Tanyon turned a corner today and did quite well. He still requires a little extra attention from the caregivers at the gym, than the other kids, but he is only 10.5 months for goodness sake! He did just break his 6th tooth today, though. So, maybe that contributed to some of the prior fussiness?

We went to the grocery store and picked up some new foods for Tanyon to try. Spinach and brown rice proved to be a hit at lunch time. He also got his first goat's milk bottle, which he took like any other bottle he has had before.

At Trader Joe's, he also got his first balloon. For weeks now, he has been obsessing over balloons in every store that has them (which seems to be everywhere, since it is almost Valentine's Day). When he sees a balloon, he lurches backwards and yells out a deep throated, "ohhhhhhh." This is followed by many more grunts, reaching out, and somebody nearby chuckling. Taking the balloon home provided us with lots of entertainment. Although he didn't pop the balloon, I think his little teeth put a hole in it, because it was nearly deflated by the end of the day. Eventually, I had to hid this poor dying thing, so that he didn't eat the leftovers. I am pretty sure he can't wait until our next trip to Trader Joe's to get another.

However, the best experience of the day had to have been Tanyon's "first walk" to the neighborhood park. I put on his shoes and let him lead the way. Gripping my fingers tightly, Tanyon barrelled down the sidewalk. We were cruising at a good pace until we came to a tree. Tanyon stopped, looked up the tree and grunted. He is fascinated by trees and leaves lately. After inspecting the tree thoroughly, he continued down the sidewalk until the next tree (10 feet away). He stopped and screamed out "ahhhhhh." Once he was satisfied that he had sufficiently asserted his dominance over the tree, we continued on. Unfortunately, we were also stopped by a telephone pole. Who knew that telephone poles were so interesting? Well, I knew this walk was going to take longer than most, but this was comical. We hadn't even left the space in front of our house yet! Tanyon encountered several more obstacles for the next couple of blocks: leaves, cars, bushes, neighbors, a mailman, and a huge truck. All of these made him stop and take them each in. Tanyon was able to walk for about a block before I had to pick him up for a break. When we finally made it to the park (3.5 blocks away), he hit the swings. However, there were other children playing, which trumped anything else, in terms of interest.

It is so amazing to experience things for the first time through Tanyon. I was amazed at how much he took in from just a little walk through the neighborhood. How lucky I am to get to experience these things with him!

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