New Things

Evan has started to get frustrated if he isn't standing up. He depends on me helping him to stand. Everyday now, my little boy looks at me and says with no words..."Mommy help me, help me to stand!". He says this in various ways but mainly grunts and tiny whines. The reward is as soon as I offer my hands he gets so excited he can hardly stand. He now walks holding my hands. Every now and then as we are walking, he will stop to look up at me and give me the biggest proud smile. I melt each time I see this little face of such pride and excitement.

On Saturday, we went on a picnic with some friends at a park here in SM. It was a cloudy overcast day. It felt like we were living in San Fran. We bundled Evan up in his blue hoodie and made our way to the park. He is getting more adventurous and crawling off the blanket and sitting in the grass. We were all looking at him and I noticed the his rolled up sleeves had unrolled themselves. There my little boy was clapping his hands and watching the fabric of the hoodie go back and forth. I have been teaching him to clap since he was born. It was so fun to see him learning to clap.

It is an amazing thing watching your little boy learn. The lesson or the new trick happens so randomly. It just clicks and they start to do it like they have always known how. "It" happens on a Tuesday night before bed or first thing on a Thursday. These special new things make everyday so special.