The annual Oktoberfest celebration was the best with Marek this year. He was so busy playing with all the kids and exploring life in the country. Grandma bought him a set of balls at the dollar store which have been the biggest hit for weeks. We're finding that the cheapest "toys" make the most fun!
We haven't fully baby proofed the house yet and so we spend most of the day chasing Marek down and getting him out of sticky situations. (Check out these curls!).
Matt missed the family vacation to Bayfield Apple Fest by two days! Marek and I drove up north with Papa Jim to stay at a house on Lake Superior for the weekend. The weather was fantastic (even a little warm for my liking) and we had such a nice time relaxing with Matt's family. Marek doesn't do so well eating and sleeping outside of his home turf but really it doesn't bother him at all, just makes Momma extra anxious. We are planning a cross-country trip in December and hoping that in two months, Marek will do better in the car than he does now. He will be 1 after all!
October 10th couldn't have come soon enough. The last 2.7 months were difficult, slow-moving, emotional, and jam-packed. I really needed my partner with me and Marek really missed his Daddy. Everyone was curious to know how Marek would react to Matt the first time he saw him. Well, we left for the airport early in the morning and I had to wake Marek up when we got there. We only waited a few minutes before I spotted Matt (a skinny, hairy Matt) across the hallway. I didn't want to let him go but he wanted to give his little buddy some kisses and check out how much he has grown. Both of them we a little weirded out. Marek was acting curious and Matt was surprised at how Marek's growth in real life was a lot different than what he saw in the pictures and videos that I sent.
It took a day of teaching Matt how to take care of a 10-month-old but after that, things were pretty much back to normal. It is so incredibly wonderful to have my family all together again. Matt really came home at the best time. It seems like Marek has really grown up just in the last few weeks. Maybe that's because Daddy is home! He is pointing to things and copying what we do and making so many connections in his little brain. He and Daddy are best buddies and he's constantly looking around corners and behind doors for Daddy, just like he did before he left. I have not heard one single "Mama" since Matt got home, it's "Dada Dada" everything!
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