Week 31

This may be my favorite week's worth of photos yet. I know I went a a little overboard, but there were just so many amazing moments. For me, this week was really reassuring -- I can have a life outside the house and still receive all this love and joy when I get home. Doug & Teo are getting on so well together -- they have their own rhythm and rituals. But Matteo still wants and needs his mama, too. Proud of the secure attachment and deep bond we've created between the three of us... I can tell it is already producing a confident, curious, and resilient kid.

 

In terms of milestones... This week was all about self-possession. Now that Matteo can crawl like a pro, he is able to act on his interests and go after them. This requires even more vigilance from his exhausted parents (yup, he still sucks at sleeping) -- but it is thrilling to watch.

 

We closed out the week with a trip to the Washington County Fair, where Matteo finally got up close and personal with his most beloved farm animals -- chickens. He was awe struck as the hens clucked and roosters cock-a-doodled all around us! Teo went on his very first pony ride, which was funfor the first two trips around the ring, but apparently boring thereafter.

 

The most magical moment at the fair was when Matteo met his first cow. The owner was kind enough to take the beautiful beefalo Heifer out of her pen so that Matteo could pet her and get some bovine kisses. The cow couldn't get enough of Matteo's gentle petting -- a skill he is slowly learning thanks to Caya's incredible patience with him. Teo and I both made a pretty soulful connection with that cow -- and we hope there are more like her in our pastoral future..,

 

 

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