No big deal

Once again, B surprised me today. After the circus incident where he had a hard time leaving the comfort of his stroller, we've been working on stroller tolerance. Today, we decided to go to the mall and test it out. Instead of letting B ride along, we put big brother in the stroller. We even broke the stroller down and carried it alongside and B did GREAT! He held my hand or our PCA's hand and walked with NO problem whatsoever. So while we were at it, we tried a couple more things: getting on an escalator (first time ever) and getting his foot measured. Nothing phased him. "No big deal" is our mantra when we challenge this little guy. Today he embodied that in a big way.

This morning, I volunteered at his big brother's school. I was in the 2-year old room. I can't believe how little they are at 2 and how much I've forgotten. It was a little sad to see that some of these kiddos (ok, most of them) are actually ahead of B developmentally. But all in all, it was an enjoyable albeit exhausting morning.

While it was a busy morning, there was a highlight. When we were on the playground, my big guy came out with his class. He was SO excited to see me and SO sweet. When I left, he shouted "I love you, mommy." Even though he was in a huge group of peers. I'll hold on to that... for the days when he is driving me crazy and for the teenage years when the sight of me fills him with embarassment. It warmed my heart.