A Week in the Life of Liam

I love watching Liam discover all kinds of new things every day. It is so delightful to see his eyes light up at the simplest of activities and objects which had become so mundane and ordinary to me. He helps me rediscover wonder in all the little things I often take for granted. We had a good week together.
Here are some highlights:

Learning to splash in the toilet (followed promptly with a bath!)

Eating a whole banana in one meal, accompanied by squeals of joy

Accompanying Mommy to a Stroller Buddies exercise class and getting his first kiss from a girl his age*

A romp through hay and among the pumpkins at the Dallas Arboretum with a photographer friend

Opening and shutting all kinds of things like kitchen cabinets and drawers

Taking his first trip to the zoo (he was more interested in dirt and rocks than the animals)

Trying to figure out the endlessly fascinating invention that is an electric fan

Staring longingly at outlets on the wall that Mommy tells him not to touch

Learning to eat apple slices by watching his next-door-neighbor Aiden (2 1/2 year-old)

Figuring out how to play his toy piano and dancing to the music he makes

Unwinding the toilet paper rolls over and over again

Becoming ever cuter and eliciting great delight and affection from Mommy and Daddy

* The little girl from exercise class is 18 months old. She liked Liam and walked over to him, patted him on the head, and then bent down to hug him and give him a kiss on the cheek, which he eagerly received. He responded by grinning and pulling her face towards his to give her a big, wet kiss on the lips. She managed to wedge her hand in between their mouths just in the nick of time! What a tease!