just an update

peek a boo!

It occurred to me that I haven't taken pictures of Tony or done an entry in quite a while (I wonder how many times I've started off with this statement), so I took a couple of quick shots of my very busy buddy. He will be starting daycare next week as Bobby and I head back to work full time for the new school year. I have tried to cuddle with him as much as possible in the past couple of weeks, knowing my time with him will be limited once I am back in the swing of things. He is now playing peek-a-boo, saying "ball" and "kuka" (belly button), and giving high fives all over the place. He looks at the pictures in books a little more intently now, but really won't sit through a whole story. We are going through a little separation anxiety with Bobby being in and out all summer (more often gone than here, really), especially at night. The last two weeks it has been very normal to go through 30 minutes to an hour and a half of screaming and head-banging every time we leave the room. I really hope this is a short phase! Minus these moments at bedtime, he really is the happiest 16 month old I have ever seen.