Prepare to have your heart melted

We tell Liam that we love him all of the time. His usual response is "bye bye!" This morning, as we were eating breakfast I said "I love you, Liam." He stopped, looked at me and said, "Love you, mama."

It was possibly my best parenting moment to date.

Still Here

It's been a rough few months. First we had to get back in the swing of the full-time work/day care routine, followed closely by LD being laid flat by a nasty cough. Then D was traveling for work, I was out of town for a wedding, then LD got a nasty stomach bug (which he generously shared with me) that knocked him down for a week. In the midst of all of this, he transitioned from the infant room at day care to to toddler room, switched from two naps to one, and generally grew into a real person instead of a baby.

Our kid:

• has 4 molars
• calls both D and I "da da" (though when referring to D, he uses a harder DA-DA)
• has an awesome sense of humor and has started cracking jokes
• gives kisses, hugs, and high fives on request
• is a little mimic and tries to repeat everything we say: good boy, that guy, CAT!!!, bath, ball, waffle, blueberry, milk, MOREFREAKINGWAFFLE, book
• loves to dance. I can't tell you how much this kid loves to dance.
• and finally, Liam is, as of this week, walking.
  

Video proof of that (and his love of putting things in their place).

Bringing the bowl:



Putting it back:




And some more funny videos from tonight: