Happy Feet

-

One Of My Favorite Sounds



The pitter patter of toddler feet. Who knew that noise would be so adorable? Because that's really what it is, noise. And yet to a mom, it's right up there with that sweet laugh. I think part of the reason I cherish it so much is because that sound will be so short lived. The small haphazard steps will turn into loud determined boy thumps in no time. But for now, I'm going to enjoy the pitter patter of my little man's tiny feet.


When Matt is downstairs in the garage hitting golf balls, he says he can always tell when Jellybean is on the second floor because his footsteps are so distinct. This boy has one speed- fast. He can barely slow down! He goes from fast to faster, so maybe he has two speeds. I can always tell when he's in a really good mood by how quickly he moves his feet. One of his favorite things to do is take super tiny steps (yes, even smaller than the baby steps he already takes) but he takes them really fast. Another favorite is just stomping in place, I think even he likes the noise it makes. And dancing? Oh this kid can dance! He absolutely loves to dance and the sounds associated with his bare feet on our hardwood floors are just too fun. Recently he's become fond of spinning, which of course makes him dizzy and is followed by some sort of tumble. Then he gets back up and spins again, then tumbles again.


Sometimes I miss the sound of him crawling on the hardwood. When I get down on all fours to chase him around the house, he will sometimes, instead of running away, crawl away. Much faster than he did when he was just restricted to crawling only 6 months ago. Time sure does fly! Speaking of chasing....he loves it! Especially when I get down to his level to do it. He'll run behind something while I wait around the corner, sneak back up to me, at which point I chase him for a little bit and he runs away again. He could probably play this game with me for a really long time, but my knees and my growing belly tend to get in the way or hour chase/hide & seek game. I'm sure it won't be long before him and his brother are chasing each other around the house and the giggles and happy feet will be doubled, which means double the love in my heart so no complaints from mom!


 I wish I could post videos on this blog so that the whole happy feet noise can really be captured. But I can't, and those videos will just be saved on my MacBook. :)









Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

A Very Sick Holiday

-
Image
I've been meaning to write this post for a minute or two but kept getting distracted with...life. It's funny- you want to write about life events but more life events happen to prevent you from playing catch up! The holiday season of 2017 was a rough one for the Moran family. It was rough. Seriously rough. Matt's parents came by for Thanksgiving and left with the flu that turned into pneumonia. So that already had me on edge. We live in a small house and it's cramped for our family of 5, add two more adults and it's basically impossible to have any personal space. My children go to daycare, and that place is horrible for sickness. They do what they can with the handwashing, sanitizing, and requiring immunizations but they can't catch every moment a kid touches their mouth then touches a toy. And the rules don't require that kids with runny noses or colds stay out because, well, then they wouldn't have a business right? So the series of events that lead
Read more

Losing the baby weight

-
Image
The lose weight this year resolution might be the most cliché one of all right? Am I really going to be THAT person? #sorrynotsorry ya'll but I am. I had Henry in September and got down to my pre-Henry weight in less than 3 months which was totally awesome. Woohooo, go me! I lost 15lbs in October, 10lbs in November, and 5lbs in December. UGH WHHHHYYYYYYYYYY. Sure, the Holidays probably had something to do with, and also going back to work and not having as much time to go to the gym during the day, and possibly the shorter days meaning less walks/runs because we leave the house for work and it's dark and we get home after work and it's dark. The excuses can go on for days. I could work out more when the kids go to sleep but that would mean that Henry cooperates and goes to sleep when the older two do. And that also would mean that I don't fall asleep with Henry because that's what happens 75% of the time. Unless I have homework to do, in which case, I make Matt wak
Read more

The Same Ole Problem

-
Image
Working Mom Problems  Last night Jellybean woke up crying in his Pack N Play. Naturally, I went to pick him up and was alarmed when his skin felt too warm for comfort. I grabbed his ear thermometer and the panic quickly set over me when his temperature read at 100.7 degrees. Granted, that's not something to be too worried about for a 6 month old. It's just a mild fever right? Except the present scares with babies getting sick all over the country jumped to the forefront of my mind. The new fears that have come into my life since having Jellybean are paralyzing and I struggle with them everyday. Seeing my little one's temperature rise doesn't make that any easier.  That sleepless night, I meticulously watched over him and took his temperature every few hours. In the morning, his temperature dropped to 99 degrees. I had a pretty important planning exercise meeting at work in the afternoon, but figured a morning in bed with mama and then the daycare later in the day
Read more