Wednesday, October 16, 2013

He's Had a Birthday, Shout "Hooray!"

Well, it's happened: Townshend has turned one. I have to admit, there were times when I feared that it might never come, (though, happily those moments have been increasingly fewer and further between) but here we are! Sometimes I forget just how small he was when he came home that first time...

the difference a year makes!
Since, at this age, he doesn't really have a clear concept or appreciation for pretty birthday presents, I decided to keep my gift to him mostly straight forward; I'd make him a sensory table. I started it way back in July, and have slowly been piecing it together, bit by bit.

Just as a reminder, here's the table as it was originally:

Here it is now!
one side with bits of fabric to touch and tease the eye...

...the other side has locks and clips he'll grow into.
on the inside there are whales with suction cups and a bed of textured "grass"

The pictures don't quite capture the fullness of his reaction, but I think the squeals are a good sign that it was a hit!

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