Whee!

Cael has always been a baby on the move.  Whether touring the neighborhood in his wagon, cruising on his scooter, crawling all over the place or just bouncing in someone's arms, he is happiest being in motion.  Along those same lines, Cael has never met a swing he didn't like.

Our little guy settled into his swing during week one and went on to spend many happy hours napping and relaxing in that little nest.

As he grew, he began to discover other great things about his time in the swing such as the exciting opportunity to get to know his feet.

Cael had his last ride in the "baby swing" a few months ago since he found more joy in trying to climb out of it than he did in kicking back and taking in the living room scenery. 

Christmas rolled around and our little man received a "big boy" swing.  The swing didn't get much attention as Zac and I spent a couple weeks negotiating all of the details that go into big boy swing-hanging such as tree selection and rope choices. 

We reached an agreement, albeit a temporary one, on all key points and the swing made its debut last weekend.  The weather was too beautiful to let differing opinions of rope-knotting keep our little guy from his swing.

Cael LOVED the swing.  Note the crossed feet ... always a sign of his true contentment.

Zac and I couldn't get enough of watching our little guy fall in love with his newest activity.

Interestingly enough, the big boy-swinging started to resemble the baby-swinging as Cael began to doze from the comforting motion.

Napping or awake, the swing is definitely on the shortlist of Cael's favorite activities.