A day out with Pop

Will and Pop went to the B&O Railroad Museum in Baltimore today - it's hard to tell who had more fun. It was Will's first day out just with Pop (as Will would say, "no mom mom, no dada, no Stella, no Moo Moo, no Mimi").

Will rode on the kiddie train and then he and Pop got to ride in a real coach.

Like most days this week, Will didn't go outside without his backpack.

Will's tricycle

Mimi and Pop bought Will a classic Radio Flyer tricycle today. We're not experts but it looks like he likes it A LOT. Check out this smile!

Pop showed Will how to mount the tricycle and after 2-3 tries, Will was doing it correctly every time. He really likes the idea of pedaling but he hasn't got the hang of it yet.

Patrick got to use his power tools to make some wooden pedals for over Will's pedals. Will's legs are just a fraction of an inch too short for the time being.

After dinner, Will and Dad donned their helmets and Will practiced some more. Will kept telling Patrick to get his bike but we're pretty sure that wouldn't have worked out well for anyone so we stuck with the tricycle.

Changes

The Carey kids are growing and changing. Maggie and Stella have become more and more aware of each other this week. They're getting better every day at tracking movement, responding to voices, and looking at each other.

They can both roll partway over and they can hold themselves up for a few seconds (but not always the same few seconds)...

On Sunday, Patrick converted Will's bed to a toddler bed. They talked about it earlier in the week and then Will woke up a few times talking about "dada this go away, Will climb up, jump down." When Patrick brought the new piece down to Will's room today, Will was so excited. Five minutes after it was installed, Will asked for the old one back.

The good news is that he laid right down for bed and he's sleeping like an angel in bed now. We'll see what happens tomorrow morning when he can get out...