Whew!

It's been a hectic few days around here. Thursday, Leo was miserable with his stuffy nose, slight fever and overall punky feeling. It certainly didn't help that he was determined to pull up on anything that would hold still (and stuff that wouldn't) and did a lot of crashing. He's getting better and better at it, but he's pretty uncoordinated. I hope his coordination improves or he can forget about his place on the tennis team and just became chess club captain.

On Friday, he was feeling better and decided it would be more fun to stand in his crib than take and afternoon nap. After an hour of talking to himself, he started to cry, so I went to rescue him. I think once he stood up, he couldn't figure out how to get down. I can't remember the last time he skipped a nap, but he handled it well.

Honestly, I'm having a bit of a love-hate relationship with Leo's new mobility. It thrills him so much to be on the move and I feel relieved he's "normal", but it is really exhausting. I know he has to take a few tumbles, but it freaks me out when I hear his big melon head hit the floor and breaks my heart when he wails (more with shock and disappointment than actual pain).

Ahhh, motherhood. There's nothin' like it.

"I'm helping mama sew."
Friday afternoon, Tom met us at the park. Leo was still a bit snotty, but we needed to get out of the house.

About to go down the slide
After sliding.

A couple of short videos.