Long Time No Blog

Well Wright has been sick for about 2 weeks, so I have been bad about blogging. Once again (similar to his 7th month illness), he had a virus that he picked up at school and then caught a cold which turned into an ear infection. I managed to pick up both of these from him, so needless to say, we were out for the count for a while.

Regardless, we have managed to squeeze in some fun. We went to the Arboretum for the Eddie Coker concert on Monday. I knew Wright would enjoy being outside and watching the big kids like he always does, but I never thought he would get much out of the music. I could not have been more wrong! He LOVED the music and kept dancing especially to the songs that had a strong beat. He would wave his arms up and down, smiling and then clap his hands - so proud of himself.

He has so much fun when I sing songs with him, especially funny ones that have moves or silly sounds. Today I was singing an old camp song about raindrops being made of candy. There is a part where you open your mouth and sing "Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah" as if you are catching the candy in your mouth. Wright loved this part and kept imitating me "Ah, ah, ah". So cute. Then when we were in the car listening to Tom T. Hall sing about talking to goats, you can't say meow like a cat, Wright started saying "meow, meow" (sounds more like a high pitched "aaaawwww") - I was so proud.

Another thing that is so telling about his personality is that every time I pick him up from school, no matter which teacher hands him to me, they make a comment about how he is "the most laid back boy ever". Every kid in his class is crying when I get there (or at least most of them) and Wright is off by himself playing with a toy or checking out the furniture in the room. I think he really likes his school.

I cannot believe he is almost 1! I keep telling everyone how each time I think about it, I get all teary as if he is going off to college or something. I don't know why, I just can't believe he is getting so big so fast. It is just so strange how fast it goes by - no matter how cliche that sounds.