This last weekend was sort of a repeat of the previous.. We had another BBQ to go to on Saturday and then friends over for dinner and Mad Men on Sunday. The first BBQ we went to Emmett did great. He was all smiles when meeting new people and was pretty good about hanging outside with us while we chatted with people. (only had one small crying session when Chuck, the little dog, started barking... You'd think Emmett would be used to barking thanks to our neighbor's dogs but Emmett was a bit startled when he heard him) We took a bottle break and then took a little nap while we ate. After a few hours he started to get tired/fussy and we knew it was time to get going.. but we were pretty happy with how things turned out. I must say it was strange for us to be the couple with the baby who had to leave early.
The BBQ this weekend was not as successful. We had no idea how big it was really going to be. There had to be at least 50 people. Em fell asleep in the car on the way there, so when we walked in he was waken by the roar of people.. 15 or so being crazy little kids running around. He was pretty freaked out. I felt bad for him but it was also sort of cute to watch him. He had never really seen little kids before.. At least ones he noticed.. I suppose he saw some kids at the daycare tours we went on.. but I think he was a bit too young to really notice much. These kids were running around, playing, yelling, blowing bubbles. In the middle of his crying he noticed another baby about 3 feet from him. He let out the cutest, little, nervous laugh. Once we made our way through the house and out to the back yard he relaxed a bit. He seemed to like hanging out watching all the kids run around.. but it soon became too much for him. We ended up staying only about a half hour. In a way it was good to see him in a situation he was uncomfortable. We now know we will survive the little melt downs.. it takes out some of the fear on our part and helps us figure out how to explore more new situations for him. While I hate to see him scared, it's time to get him out in the world. Once outside and on our way home, Emmett was very excited and wanted to talk all about the party!
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