Thomas has been able to get out on two walks around town this month. His first was just around our neighborhood during the Sunday it hit 60 degrees and his second was just last Saturday when it was nice again. We felt ambitious last Saturday and took him all the way from our house up to the strip mall in town! We needed things at the grocery store for dinner that night and decided to make it a family outing, which also included bringing him in the store. This is a huge deal for me since I'm a big worrywart and take all of the doctor's light warnings quite literally! We went to the drugstore, the grocery store, and even McDonald's to see if we could find a movie we wanted to rent. It was definitely a big day! Thomas slept almost the entire time so he missed out on the real adventure but I guess it was more of a big deal for me!
The day after our big walk we went up to St. Cloud to celebrate Grandma Kathi's birthday. This was Thomas's first trip up to Grandma and Grandpa's house since they have been kind enough to come to us in Delano so far. I think Thomas really enjoyed himself and was able to do some showing off on how much he loves his activity mat and smiling! I don't think Grandma and Grandpa minded that at all. It was really nice to finally get to St. Cloud and I'm sure we'll be getting up there often now!
After our birthday outing we had dinner over at our neighbors' house. This was also the first time Thomas had been there so it was a big day for him! They have two dogs as well who Thomas hadn't officially met so Koda and Bella got the opportunity to sniff him out and really greet him!
It was a weekend of big steps for us (by us I really mean me!) and now we are really getting the itch for consistently nice weather so we can come out of our shell! I can't wait to be able to take more family walks, or even to get out for walks while we're home together during the day. That week I felt comfortable enough to take him to Barnes & Noble and, even though he woke up while we were there and made the decision that we weren't staying long, it was nice to feel OK bringing him on errands. Soon enough we will be out and about!
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