Yesterday we just wanted to celebrate Dekker! Brady took the day off work, we had Dekker’s one year check up in the morning, and then head plans to go for a ride on the carousel, go out for lunch, let him have a little ice cream maybe, and then go to Long & McQuade and let him pick out a shaker or little drum.
We started at the doctor. As usual, she was lovely and interested and full of information. When she listened to his lungs, he grabbed onto the stethoscope and pulled her really close to him. While I was dying on the inside, waiting for him to grab her glasses off her face or pull her hair, she just asked him ” Are you pulling me in for a secret?” He just smiled at her and let her complete her exam. As good as he was though, he was tired, and hot from being held. He was so loud the entire time! When we finally got him out and into the car, he was asleep. Brady and I found ourselves disappointed. We wanted him to feel so loved and special that day, and this was changing all of our plans! I was then reminded by a friend that if he wants to spend his birthday sleeping, let the boy sleep! Of course! I think a lot of people want that for their birthday! So we scrapped lunch out and instead went pretty much straight to Long & McQuade so we could get him something to play with on the drive home. Turns out they have nothing! They had one brand of a 6″ hand drum and when I pulled it out of its box, the skin was all puckered! Ridiculous. So we ended up ordering one that won’t come for another 2-3 weeks. I had to keep reminding myself that Dekker didn’t know what was going on and wouldn’t be disappointed even if I was. We bought him a teeny little set of shakers and took him home. He stayed awake the whole drive home, fussing a little here and there. When he got home, he had lunch and went to sleep for about 3.5 hours. I finally had to wake him, since he was sleeping too close to bedtime. He lasted maybe an hour and then was down for the night.
Now today, he is awake and bright and happy. We’ll see how long that lasts before his teeth start bugging him and he gets tired. But until then, we play!