Dashiell Maverick @ 17 Months Old Today

This little boy sure has my heart.

After kind-of a rough few days--

thinking about Diego, 

and Elijah;

today was just what I needed. 

Dashiell took a long nap, 

and he’s been smiles ever since. 

We’ve been cuddling, playing, 

and just being. 

His favorites over the past month: 

peek-a-boo 

looking at books (chewing on them, eek!) 

water play (of course) 

bananas 

playing with cars 

the sandbox 

strawberries 

hugs 

drinking water 

watching movies 

being outside 

breastfeeding 

playing with musical instruments 

dancing 

melon 

animals (smothering them) 

babbling 

apples 

running 

watching the bunny-rabbits in our neighbor's yard 

scribbling 

phones 

and . . . 

I tend to kiss and hug him a lot, a lot, a lot. 

Even more-so lately, 

and he has started to give me the occasional kiss, 

which melts this mama’s heart, of course. 

Cecily was mad because he hadn’t given her a kiss yet. 

They enjoy playing together. 

As does Sylvan. 

Of course, there are always times when the older kids don’t want Dashiell to mess with their stuff. 

But, overall, they all enjoy each other’s company quite well. 

One of the benefits of unschooling=closer sibling relationships.