Today was mainly about getting ready to fly out tomorrow. In the morning, August played with Cherie, and really got into combing his hair and looking at himself in the hand mirror. We had to go down to Chuck’s office to sign our updated wills, so we made a quick trip of that.
After we got back, I went shopping at Eddie Bauer to get some shorts, and tried to get my haircut. That turned into quite an adventure, as I had to go to five different places before I found a place that existed and was open on Wednesdays.
Mission accomplished, I headed back to the house. Carly left on her own shopping mission, and August and I played around the house and with Cherie. He continued to carry around a rubber spatula, play with the fan, and be fascinated by the salad shooter and vacuum cleaner. He bumped his head on the stove while climbing onto the brick area, and when I asked if I should kiss it, he leaned forward so I could reach his head. He did this again later when he pinched his finger in something and he put it to my mouth so I would kiss it.
When Carly was home, he shared an orange popsicle with her. He appeared finished with it, so when he went off, playing, Carly finished it off. He was upset to find it all gone. He was happy again, however, when Carly brought the car down and we washed it. He helped by sticking his hands in the suds and wiping the front of the car.
Before dinner, we headed to Steve and Claremay’s house to visit him out of the hospital. We found Steve doing quite well. His energy was high, he was eating, and he was in good spirits. He told us about the claustrophobic experience he had had that night in the hospital; I was impressed by how well he told the story and wish we had it on tape. He had enough energy to tell Brad to “Shut up, son” when he tried to interrupt his story.
While Carly visited with her grandparents, August and I walked downstairs, then outside. While out there, Brad and Claremay came out. They gave us a fig, which August really liked, and showed us a tomato plant that August could pick tomatoes off of. Brad was then watering plants, and August helped by holding the hose with him.
Back at Chuck and Cherie’s, Cherie let August have some naked time. He played all around outside, from the back porch around to the driveway.
His new words today included ‘bathtub’, ‘backpack’, and ‘popsicle’
Morning:
Driving downtown. You can see his scraped elbow from yesterday:
At Steve and Claremay’s:
Helping Brad water:
Back home: