Somewhere along the way I seem to have missed a couple of weeks, but that’s OK because this month brought a whole lot of pleasure.
#50
Atti loves his dad so much. Bear was trying to set up the Christmas tree and Atti scooted over to help by slobbering all over his face.
But he didn’t seem to recognize him under the beard and glasses. Even dad couldn’t make Santa OK this year.
#51
We spent Christmas Eve with Bear’s family, and this was the first year with a kid’s table. My default instinct is to protect Atti and hover when he deals with typically functioning kids, keeping him with me and helping him to interact as much as we can, but this time we strapped him into a booster and stepped back. He did great.
It was totally one of those “My baby is growing up!” weepy mama moments.
#52
Atti’s still so young that we really wanted to keep presents to a minimum. The extended family spoils him with toys anyway, so we really don’t need to add much to keep him fully stocked.
Plus he’s got this full-time fuzzy playmate to keep him occupied.
Our big splurge for him – and it was a big splurge – was this crazy robot Elmo that sings songs and blows kisses and tells stories. We never would have spent so much money on a toy, but we’re hoping that it will help his development. Robot Elmo blows kisses and waves bye and uses his hands in all kinds of ways we’re hoping will rub off on him.
He and Gizmo have been equally fascinated.
