A Happy One and a Funny One

I have two recent Timmy stories that I want to share today. First, the Happy One:

When Tim and I got back from our Anniversary Cruise I was really nervous going to pick Timmy up! This was largely thanks to my Aunt, who told me they had gone on vacation without their oldest son when he was about a year and a half old and when they got back he wouldn't even look at her for a week! We had missed Timmy so much on our trip. We had talked to him on the phone and gotten him to say, "Mum" and, "Da" a couple different days, and I had even made a video of me reading one of his favorite books for him to watch while we were gone. But I was still worried. I didn't need to be. When we walked into my parents house Timmy was in the front room. He looked at us for a moment with a half smile and a look in his eyes of confusion/excitement/and happiness! He looked back and forth from Tim to me a few times, and then came running to Tim (he was closer!) and gave him the biggest, longest hug ever. Then I got my turn. It was the best feeling! Timmy remained cuddly for a while but slowly decided to get down and show us some of his toys. We gave him a Pirate's Hat and Maraca's, just a few of the things we had picked up for him, and he flashed a goofy, tooth-filled grin and danced around for a while. Part of me was screaming to get up and get the camera, but I listened to the part that said, "Don't you dare miss a second of this!" and stayed put, enjoying the show. :) I got the same huge hug Monday when I picked him up after work, I think that he thought that I was gone for another week!



Now the Funny One:

As I mentioned in the 21 Month post, Timmy is still a daredevil and loves climbing. Mom and I recently took him to the playground at the mall, which has lots of different sizes and shapes of things that can be climbed on and things that should be used as slides. While I was talking to another mom, Timmy climbed to the top of one of these slides and was clearly about to jump down, a good 30-36" drop. I managed to make him freeze with a "Don't you dare" while I ran over, and then let him jump to me from the top. He climbed right back up to the top and decided to try to walk down the slides face, I made him hold my hand. He climbed right back up and didn't want to hold my hand, so I let him try, but caught him from falling on his face about an inch off the floor! The next time at the top, when I made it clear he was going to hold my hand, he opted to actually use it correctly, and slide down. Then he was off to do something else. I eventually went to sit on a bench and just watch him playing. When he noticed that I was sitting, he made a dash back to the slide, figuring he would get to walk down on his own. Unfortunately for him, by the time he got to the top and looked up, he was looking right at me! He looked a little startled and dissapointed. He sadly shook his head no, and then looked a little hopeful as he pointed to the bench!!! He was basically telling me to go sit back down! I was laughing so hard, but still made him hold my hand as he walked back down the slide. Then he was off to something else again!