Summer Vacation

When was the last time I posted something here? March?

 

Well, the latest thing isn’t so new these days. Peter’s walking more and more every day, but as has been his personality, while his natural ability is high, he’s cautious in his approach. He can get up on his feet on his own and go for a stroll, but he still likes to have a hand to hold his while he gets from Point A to Point B even though he doesn’t need it. He’ll grab onto a finger and lead you in the direction he wants to go in, which is a change from us leading him. We still need to remind him to take it slow or take shorter steps, and he’ll stumble and fall on his butt every one in a while, but he’s pretty much going wherever he wants.

 

One of the fringe benefits of Peter officially becoming a toddler is that he can dance on his own. I used to hold him up and dance him around when we was but a wee little laddie, but now that he’s in charge he will do his own moves. I don’t know if I should be surprised or not, but his dancing is very butt-centric. When he hears music his hips start gyrating and he’ll shake his rump like a 20 year old with a fake ID. He has his preferences for the music he likes, but it usually comes down to him being able to hear the rhythm and the beat pretty prominently in the music. And he’ll do it almost at any time, too. He’s gotten up in the morning after a good night’s sleep and turned on the radio, stood up on his own, and busted a move. We’re thinking if we can teach him the correct moves that we can dress him up in an Elvis jumpsuit for Halloween.

 

Let’s see, what else is new…? Um, he’s showing an interest and ability in using a fork or spoon to feed himself. I figure we can take him out to an expensive restaurant now and he can feed himself, especially since he’s so tall and could probably get away without using a highchair.

 

He apparently said “hat” yesterday in relation to the thing that one puts atop one’s head. We shall see if he does it again soon.

 

The temperature has been getting up into the 80s the past couple days, and we are reminded again that this is a boy who can sweat with the best of them.