I apologize for not posting anything in a while. As you've read by now, Giggles started walking a few weeks ago, and she is literally all over the place now. On top of that, she's not napping as often or as long as she used to either. Might be teething or the cold, which has been sticking around since last week. So, yeah, it's been a bit crazy here and there.
So what's new, you ask? Hmm...well, Giggles had her 3rd haircut today. It's kind of weird getting used to the way she looks all over again, but I think she's probably more comfortable now that she's not as shaggy.
We went to a birthday party this weekend at one of those bounce places. QT took Giggles on the big kid slide a few times, and she LOVED it! We forgot to pack our camera, but fortunately, we were able to borrow one from a friend. I'll post a pic from the party as soon as I get them from her. Hopefully, we were able to get at least one good shot. BTW, here's a picture from a birthday party we attended the week before. It was held at a splash park, but we didn't pack swim clothes since it was (supposed to be) a bit chilly. Turns out, it wasn't chilly at all, and Pumpkin ended up getting wet in his regular clothes, which then proceeded to get chilly once he got out of the water. So, here's Pumpkin enjoying himself at the party clad only in his skivvies. Well, that, his shirt, and his Pumas, of course.
For his part, Pumpkin seemed to enjoy himself very much at the party though I confess that I'm starting to worry just a bit about him. Over the past few months, I've noticed that he develops very close relationships with his peers. However, it seems like he can be "close" to only one child at a time, and then he gets so attached to this child that he wants to exclude all others from his life...er, I mean, play. What worries me is that Pumpkin seems lost whenever his special friend is not around. Is it normal 4 y/o behavior to want to cling to one special friend at a time at the exclusion of all others? I simply don't know.
When he was in school, he'd often tell me that he spent the day playing by himself because everyone else was already playing with their own friend (as in, "Kid 1 only plays with Kid 2, and Kid 3 only plays with Kid 4, etc etc). When I talked to his teachers about it, they said they hadn't seen that. According to them, Pumpkin got along well with all the kids in his class and was able to fit in with whatever playtime activity and with any group of kids. So I'm left to wonder whether this is for real or another one of those things that is more anxiety (on his part) than reality (like the infamous gym time-out episode that never happened). He believes it enough to cause himself real concern even though there isn't anything actually there. I'm concerned enough that I'm considering calling his doctor, but I'm not quite there yet. I'd like to do some research on my own first, but I don't really know where to begin...except the Internet. Oy.
Anyway, other than that...or should I say, despite that, Pumpkin is enjoying the remainder of his summer vacation. He's got his new DSi (a story for another time...grrr). He's got his best dog. And he's got me, which reminds me...
Last week, QT stayed home with Giggles while Pumpkin accompanied me "into town" to run an errand. He behaved very well on our errand, which involved much waiting in line, so I offered to take him out to dinner afterward. To a "real restaurant" as Pumpkin would say. He picked Johnny Carino's, and we had such a nice time! It was like a little mini-date, just my baby and me. He even insisted that we sit on the same side of the table so that we could hug and kiss and hold hands, LOL! It was really a wonderful treat for both of us. We may even start doing that on a regular basis.
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