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Is it because we are getting older that if feels like you blink and another hour...another day...another week...another month has gone by so quickly?  I've been a bad blogger.  Apparently I should be posting every day..or you lose followers, not that I have followers but just saying.  But like I said, you blink and a month has already passed since my last post. 

The little man is almost 1 and 1/2 years old.  He is pretty much approaching toddlerhood.  I really can't believe it. I know I say this all the time, but I keep looking back at old photos and keep thinking, "Where has the time gone?"  My parents have kidnapped the baby.  I had to go to a trade show on Monday for work, so I left the baby with my parents on Sunday.  They were supposed to bring him back on Tuesday but they said it was raining badly so they would rather bring him back Thursday when the weather should be nicer..or today if it's not raining.  It's so quiet without the little man.  Maybe this is why I have the time to blog today.  My dad is retired, so it's probably nice to have some company even if he is ransacking their house. 

He still isn't exactly talking, at least in English..I'm sure he's speaking something...I thought he attempted to say banana the other day - that's his favorite food of late.  I asked him if he wanted one, and he said "nana nananana."  Could be banana, right? Maybe?  I really do not understand the language he speaks.  He can eat a whole giant banana in one sitting.  He sometimes eats 2 not in one sitting but throughout the day.  I thought this might be a hazard for him to eat so many in a day but it's not like it's candy, right?  It's fruit so it's good for you.  I had to look it up on line of course to see what the consensus says about this.  And it's good to see I'm not the only one which a child obsessed with this fruit.  And of course the responses varied one way or the other..but too much of anything is always bad.  I think it's a healthy thing to eat but I've tried cutting them in half if they are big so he eats a total of 1 banana a day.   The really cute thing is after he's done eating it, he likes to take the banana peel and immediately run to the garbage can so he can throw it out in the trash.  It's like this totally exciting thing for him to do. 

Last Friday, it was snowing.  I decided to head into Manhattan to Forever 21 to pick up a cheap necklace or earrings to go with this party dress for a Sweet 16 we had to attend this past Saturday.  I took the little man with me and met up with my sister.  I was carrying him on my back in the ecocarrier but I kind of feel bad carrying him like that.  I can't reach him properly.  I can't see him or tell what he's doing.  It feels very awkward, but he's gotten so big and I  am not so tall to begin with, so carrying him in the frontward position really hurts my back and he's like more than half my size so it looks crazy.  I did not feel like lugging the stroller especially in rush hour.  Not to mention, he had his giant snow suit on (overalls and a jacket). He looks like a giant checkered snowball in it.   That does not make for easy carrying because he's very bulky and if my coat is bulky, getting that carrier on and securing it is really quite the hassle.  Anyway after several attempts, I did finally get him in the carrier and I trekked through the snow to the subway.  Oddly, I decided to take him out of the carrier while we were riding the train..big mistake because I could not get him back on.  I walked with him /carried him to the store once we got off the train.  It was really cute to see his amazement at the snow..and at all the storefront windows.  We'd pass fire hydrants in front of stores and he wanted to stop and touch each one.  We passed a light store, and he just stopped and stared at it in awe.  He probably never saw so many lights on at one time..My sis said she wished she was a kid again so she could feel that same "wow" feeling.  Everything is so new to them.   I forget that literally this may be the first time the little man has seen this...and how so many little things can attract and amaze a little kid.  It's pretty cool to be able to see these every day things through their eyes, which  for them aren't so ordinary at least for now.  Once in the store, I was able to get my sis to help me strap him back in the carrier.  On the way home, he was lifting his face towards the snowy night sky - I guess he was wondering what the heck was happening, and he was trying to eat the snowflakes.  People were laughing at us as they passed by.  They probably thought he was really cute.  But him leaning back was throwing my balance off so I felt like I was about to topple over.  Thankfully we arrived home unscathed.

Now that he has been at my parents house, yesterday it was so easy for me to leave the house. I didn't have to run around getting someone else dressed.  I didn't have to wrestle on the carrier.  I just picked up my  bag, threw on my jacket and left for lunch.  Nothing heavy to carry.  It felt quite freeing but at the same time, I missed not having to do it.  I could sit at the computer all day with no interruptions.  I'm able to focus on work with no distractions, load pictures onto my laptop without someone trying to steal the laptop away, eat a quiet dinner with the hubby.  The little man has filled my life with things unexpected but so soon they become a part of your life and what you do expect, so you miss it when it's not there.  He's not infamously blowing kisses when his dad leaves for work.  He's not barking in greeting to the neighbor's dog that barks every time he goes out for a walk.  He's not running to the window to see what's making that noise..Today is quiet.  So while I do appreciate this down time, I can't wait until my parents bring him back home.