Yesterday Shane made his daddy a valentine and a card. He used markers, paint for the first time, and glitter for the first time. We won't be using glitter again any time soon! I am still cleaning it up! Here are his finished pieces of art!
I remember when Dan and I were dating and Valentine's Day was all about fancy dinners and nice jewelry. We have traded that in for now, though I suspect that once Shane is older the romantic part of Valentine's Day will return. For now, we were both happy to stay in and celebrate with our favorite Valentine, Shane! Dan did get me cookies and brownies from my favorite bakery and I got him Fannie May chocolates, and we exchanged awesome cards. Shane even got me and Dan a card! What a thoughtful boy! We got Shane a stuffed monkey and 2 Elmo books. We laid off the candy because he received plenty of that already! His Aunt Jorie sent him some yummy brownies and cookies that he LOVES! Thankfully some have nuts (Shane is not supposed to have nuts until he is 2) so Dan and I can help eat those without feeling guilty! Grandma Carolyn got him a yummy smores chocolate lollipop and Grandma Judy gave him a giant chocolate chip cookie. Shane is on quite the sugar high!
In news relating to his stuffed monkey, we have started to let him sleep with a stuffed animal or two. That is huge for me because I am the safety queen. Shane still has no blanket in his crib because he is not two yet. Heck, he is still rear facing in his car seat because I was told the AMA recommends they stay rear facing until 2. Shane is the ONLY child I know who is still rear facing, but safety first in my book! Anyway, a few nights ago he grabbed his Tigger stuffed animal and climbed into the crib with him. I paused for a moment and decided to let him have Tigger. I check on him after he is asleep and make sure Tigger is not blocking his airways - YES, I know I am nuts! Anyway, he has grabbed for Tigger ever since. Yesterday, I had the door to his crib open and he actually stuffed ALL of his stuffed animals in there. I said no to that. Anyways, he was so in love with his new monkey that we let him have both in his crib last night and this afternoon for his nap. In fact, he brought his monkey and Tigger down for lunch today and they sat on a chair while we ate. Too cute!!!! Here he is cuddling with them before his nap! Oh, by the way, the bump on his head is from him flying head first into our entertainment center doors this weekend! Ouch! He did not even cry, but it left a little bump and mark! My little man is tough as nails!
The monkey fascination cracks me up because as a little girl I was attached to my "Apee" and still have him.
What else has Shane been doing to keep busy in the cold you ask? Well, he loves playing in the snow. I for one am glad to see it melt, but Shane loved it. We took advantage of any 30ish degree days and went out to play! Shane has trouble walking all bundled up and falls a lot! Dan and Shane made some snow angels and we even let him taste some snow, which he loved! No worries, we did not give him any walked in snow - it was fresh, unshoveled snow. He loves ice chips, so I thought he'd love snow! Being out with Shane in the snow reminds me how fun it used to be to play in the snow. The older I get, the less I want to be out in it! It is great to have Shane here to remind me of the simple pleasures in life. Now I need snow pants in my size!
We also have been keeping busy with play dates. Shane and his buddy Alex met at Little Monkey Bizness in Willow Springs last week and Shane had a blast! It was tough to drag him out of there! They have all kinds of play houses, indoor slides, and a giant inflatable for jumping. It was really funny because when we were getting ready to leave I told Shane where we were going and he immediately started saying "E,E,E,E,E,E" & I realized he thought we were going to be seeing real monkeys! Oops! When I got there and climbed into the back seat to get him out of his car seat and into his coat, he started making monkey sounds again. Luckily once he got inside and saw all of the fun things to do, he forgot that there were supposed to be real monkeys there! Shane had so much fun!!! A man in there asked me how old Shane was and told me that he coached youth sports and that Shane was really coordinated for his age! I was so proud! That is a Greenfield trait, not a Shneider one! I am as uncoordinated as they come! Here are some pictures of my little monkey!
Ok, my little monkey is waking up from his nap, so that's all for today!
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