October 07, 2004
Disco king
Jacob's been 'walking' for about a week now. Initially this was achieved by hurling himself at an object/person/savage dog some distance away and wobbling over as fast as he could, his little toddler arms waving around his ears.
But the last few days he has taken to strolling from A to B. From the first he has done this casually, even laconically, as though it was the most natural thing in the world that he should suddenly appear in the doorway from the kitchen and saunter across the length of the living room. The only give-away as to just how incredibly pleased he is with himself about this is the tiny little smug smile on his face, and the way he ducks his head at his destination and looks back over his shoulder to see who has noticed.
But the far more important is his dancing skills. Always a bit of a dancing-queen, what Jacob is really happy about at the moment is that he can now stand and dance by himself, feet planted firmly apart, knees bent, bounce up and down and then raise left hand in the air and point one finger skywards!
And that is why I HAD to buy the little blue flares with the silver glitter trim around the bottom of the legs. Damn you Imps and Elfs!
(Europe may be crumbling around us but Jacob is going to look damn good bopping amidst the rubble.)
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