Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Perking Up

Blanden has had kind of a rough couple of weeks since Grammy and Papa left. Last weekend, he fell out of his crib -- twice. He wasn't trying to climb out, just reaching over the side when he (and I!) was surprised to find himself nose-diving to the floor. His crib is standard, the mattress is standard, and the manual says to stop using the crib at 35 inches. But apparently at 32 inches, Blanden is too tall already. Alas, we're done with his lovely crib as a crib. But he's not ready for his toddler bed just yet -- and neither are we -- so he's sleeping in his portable crib for the time being.

Then this past weekend he was quite under the weather, though he is perking up, so today we took Belle to the local dog park. Fall has arrived here in Denver, and the weather has turned cooler (meaning 50s) -- mostly. Tomorrow it will be 70, so we just might take a little field trip again to one of Blanden's favorite places, the zoo, which I'm sure will perk up his spirits even more.

And although these photos feature Belle, Blanden's favorite playmate, we must also recognize Ella, Blanden's favorite friend and the get-well pup extraordinaire. A couple nights ago, when Blanden was inconsolable and not feeling well at all, we brought Ella in and sat down next to her. Immediately Blanden leaned over to rest his head on her back and his crying stopped.

1 comment:

marilyn said...

Blanden,

Wow, you are even stronger at standing alone and walking by yourself! Literally just days ago, Papa and I took you and Belle to the dog park, you were doing well at walking by yourself, but although in the safe turf of home, you were carrying things everywhere you went, you weren't steady enough to outdoor park ball with Belle! She will definately love and appreciate you as her number one ball tosser!

And sweet Ella helping you when you needed an extra cuddle the other night. Just between us, but even as a little one myself, I always felt that my pet was my absolute best friend, because well, because...they are always happy to see you and never, ever get mad at us.

We know you are growing up right before everyone's eyes, but are really glad that you didn't take those nose dives out of your crib while mom and dad were away, I mean really glad! I bet your parents have fixed your port a crib up with your jut box, kangaroo and books so you are just as cozy as can be.

Love you sweetie, keep those pictures coming...speaking of which, I need to pick up another album to put your pictures in, I just about can't resist getting them printed, so I can look at them when every I want, which is really rather often!

Grammy