Dangerous Wonder

There is something special about a boy and his Grandpa. Dean hasn't been to willing to let others hold him at family gatherings as of late, but he was willing to sit and talk to Gramps during our recent get together.

This week we got together to celebrate the July birthdays in the family. Lately the Brad Fisk family is growing so quickly that it is easier to do birthdays and other events this way. There are 23 of us in all with two more on the way! Yipes! It is a lot of fun, but rather exhausting especially trying to corral all the cousins for a pic as we did here.

(l to r) Grace Barthels, Colm McLaimtaig, Maddie McLaughlin, Caeden McLaimtaig, Ella McLaughlin, and Dean Fisk.

Dean is now proficient at pulling himself up on anything he can get a grip on, including Daddy's legs by the leg hair! He's also learned to walk around things. I am trying to convince him to let me "walk" him by just holding onto his hands, but he's not so sure about that. In the last couple of weeks, Dean has learned to clap his hands and say "Yeah!". I'm still never sure what he is celebrating, but it is cute. He's also learned the intonation "uh oh". I'm pretty sure he doesn't know what it means, but again way too cute. I keep trying to mention "Baby Abbie" but I don't think it's registering with him. Maybe once we start working on the nursery and rearranging things he'll understand that his perfect little world is changing. I am a little concerned about his possible response to Abbie as he is not fond of younger children at all. The other day he and Kyle went to have their hair cut at a friend's house and her little 6mo old boy was up playing. He is a very outgoing baby, so was smiling and cooing at Dean. Dean dissolved into a pile of tears and was rather clinging the rest of the time. Hmm.. something to be a matter of prayer.


Anyway, here are a few picks of Dean standing by the couch.