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Dirty Days

May 9, 2013 by heatherss 13 Comments

Some days when we aren’t going anywhere, mom lets me loose.

That means I can crawl around everywhere as much as I want, and get as dirty as I want too.

Our house is a dog house. We love Coffee and Milo terribly, and don’t know what we’d do without them, but they sure can drop hair all over the place. With the maid only coming once a week now, if I crawl on certain days when she hasn’t been around, well… I’m gonna get super dirty.

Today mom let me crawl outside. Woo-Hoo! First I practiced opening and shutting the kitchen door. Then I sat outside paying with sticks. Mom was washing dishes but she kept checking on me all the time.

Crawling outside and getting super dirty.

Crawling outside and getting super dirty.

When she came to join me, I got a bit braver and started crawling across the driveway to where I found another door to play with.

The phone rang, it was dad, so we went back inside. Mom changed my nappy.

I crawled around in the kitchen. Mom has been pretty vigilant about moving the dog food out of my way (yip, it doesn’t taste good, I’ve sampled it….) but she forgot about the water bowl.

Playing with the dog's water.

Playing with the dog’s water.

I put my hand in and next thing there was water everywhere. It was so funny. Just like my bath. I splashed in the water. I crawled in the water. I got totally wet and had so much fun.

Mom let me play in my mess for a bit before she carried me off for a bath. That would be my second one today. I got to play with my bath toys all over again. Bonus!

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Filed Under: 6-12 months, baby

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  1. Mud Hut Mama says

    May 10, 2013 at 8:23 pm

    This is the sweetest post ever! It sounds like a perfect day Nicky!

    Reply
  2. S.I.F. says

    May 10, 2013 at 8:54 pm

    So absolutely adorable! And getting messy is totally worth it, especially for the extra go at the bath toys!

    Reply
  3. Catwoman73 says

    May 21, 2013 at 1:18 pm

    Here from ICLW- nice to meet you!

    How fun! Kids LOVE getting dirty! I know my daughter does.

    Our children share a b-day- my daughter was born on June 13th, as well. A few years before your son though- she’s about to turn four.

    Reply
    • heatherss says

      May 21, 2013 at 1:46 pm

      wow that’s so awesome Nicky shares a bday with your daughter!! I’m sure they’d have a lot in common.

      Reply
  4. Egg Timer says

    May 21, 2013 at 2:53 pm

    Cute! And you are an excellent writer for a baby who has yet to master walking 😉

    Reply
  5. Rebecca says

    May 21, 2013 at 6:27 pm

    Hi from ICLW. I bet he did have a lot of fun playing in the dog’s water bowl.

    Reply
  6. Melia says

    May 21, 2013 at 8:47 pm

    Hi there, another visitor from ICLW. Super cute post! Is it bad I kinda wish it was socially acceptable for a grown adult to just crawl around and play with everything we shouldn’t? Just have some fun with no care in the world, then get rewarded with great toys and a soak in the tub…sounds like a wonderful day to me!
    Happy Blogging,
    Melia

    Reply
    • heatherss says

      May 22, 2013 at 11:57 am

      haha you really made me smile with this comment 🙂

      Reply
  7. Jennifer says

    May 22, 2013 at 1:10 am

    Hi from ICLW!

    Reply
  8. Christine says

    May 22, 2013 at 1:43 am

    Get dirty while you can! Before long you have to take a bath because your glands will grow up and you smell bad without getting out of bed!

    Reply
  9. AnaH says

    May 22, 2013 at 6:45 pm

    What a fantastic post. I loved it. Your post through a babies eyes made my heart go a bit wobbly! I am visting from ICLW. It gives me such hope to read baby adventures of people who have made it through the other side of infertility.

    Reply
  10. Mrs. Gamgee says

    May 27, 2013 at 8:23 pm

    Very sweet! Children are mean to get dirty from time to time. 🙂

    Happy ICLW!

    Reply
  11. Jenn says

    May 28, 2013 at 2:49 am

    I love this post! lol Those photos are just adorable! Excited that ICLW brought me this way! Looking forward to following along to future adventures!

    -Jenn

    Reply

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