Afton officially has 2-4 weeks left in his helmet as of tomorrow. This depends on how much his head grows in this period of time. We honestly don't even mind it anymore but I will be glad when it's all done and his head is perfectly (well, mostly) round! Then we can see all his beautiful, blond curly hair! Speaking of hair, he already needs another haircut, but I love it long and curly!
Afton is walking and running everywhere and is very tall and lean. He is so active. He eats three meals a day but he is becoming increasingly picky about what he will eat. Some days he shovels everything in front of him in his mouth, other days he refuses it all. We've been taking him to a local playground which is a mecca for kids...I've never seen a playground like it! He loves to just walk around and go up and down the ramps and stairs. He really likes to walk over un-even ground and challenge himself. Needless to say, we have a difficult time getting him to leave.
While Afton has never been a quiet, shy child, he is the antithesis of this now. He regularly breaks into constant babble, telling us about his day with a lot of feeling. I find myself talking back to him quite often and people at the grocery store are like, "what?" and I'm like, "I was talking to the baby..." and they run away. I realize now that this appears that I am a crazy person. Well, some days when Dustin is gone and I don't have to work, Afton is the only human I come in contact with, so maybe I do seem a little crazy on those days!!!Afton's first words were "dog" and "Dad." He loves dogs and always points them out when he sees one. Even on tv, he'll spurt out "DOG!' and we'll look at the tv and sure enough...he's right. It's a proud moment when your child knows what he's saying. He has just recently begun to point to his nose and ears when you ask him where they are and he also says "uh-oh" when he drops something and "all done" in a sing song voice when I promt him to. It's funny.
Afton did go to the race at Mid-Ohio with us a few weeks ago. We stayed at a hotel with an indoor waterpark. Afton got his first black eye when he took a header in the kiddie pool...I'm not saying whose watch he was under but it was not mine. :) Afton looked like the bruiser he is and despite my attempt at getting him to say, "you should have seen the other kid," he just dealt with it.
We also went to visit one of my oldest friends from Oklahoma, Sidney, and her family in Indiana. They have a lake house about 3 1/2 hours from here so we spent the weekend with them and her little boy Ryder, who just turned one. Afton is much bigger than Ryder, but they had their moments where they played together and we've decided that they are going to be best friends.
Wednesday we're going to Oklahoma and Dustin is flying in on Friday! We're going to the OSU game Saturday and it should be fun! Go POKES!!!
2 comments:
We can't wait until Sept. when Afton can come to the farm. We're sure he'll get his fill of the outside. You never know, he might be saying tractor before he goes home. Grandma,Grandpa and aunt Carlee have all kinds of fun planned. Your description on how Afton is
behaving, sounds ALOT like his daddy at 1. Never stopped talking and loved the outside. As always, Aftons just as cute as ever. Keep the blog going. It's so fun to see him grow. Love you all! Mom, dad and Carlee.
He has grown so much! Loved loved loved the update as I have been unenterntained these days! ;) Can't wait to see you! And Afton is so precious!
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