On this first full day of fall, it would have been nice to have a quiet, mellow babysitting day. Instead it was, as Jeff Foxworthy coined the term, pandelerium. Dmitri has become fast. He climbs things, grabs things, dumps things, and falls off of things before you can blink. He had one solid nap, falling asleep on my arm as we watched Encanto together, but for the rest of the time he was go-go-go.
Both kids had their fair share of big feelings today. We had plenty of laughing and happy time, but we also had lots of crying. Some of it was from falls, like when Val came running in from the back yard, wanting to show off the tomatoes on a vine that grandpa let her carry inside. As the tomatoes started dropping off the vine, she stepped right on one and slid to the floor. That was not the joyous entrance she had planned. It was, however, the theme of the day.
At least they had fun times to break up all the goofs. Like when they got to hang out on grandma's bed by themselves, watching Inside Out while we did some kitchen chores. Val even had a few minutes of solo play in the back yard with the dogs. I think it makes her feel like a big kid to be trusted for short periods without us hovering over her. Dmitri is nowhere near ready for that.
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