Silvan at Nine Months

Silvan has been getting more active, and we've had less time to keep up with recording his progress. Here are some pictures and highlights of Silvan at nine months, going into his first Spring.
Early in Silvan's ninth month, we all took a trip to the Red River Gorge in Kentucky. Silvan got to sit on a bed of moss-- his first time sitting right on the ground.

Now Silvan spends much of his time in the clover, or the mud, scratching delicately at plants, rocks, and sticks with his little hands.

We have been gathering dandelions in the meadow:

And we found Silvan's first swing in an antique shop and hung it in a tree:

We were busy learning to care for our new goats and our ducks and spring chickens during this time, as well as putting up fence and planting the garden. Silvan had to spend part of his time helping us work by waiting patiently, which he is good at. Silvan has a playpen set up on the porch, where he plays with his bell and xylophone:

He also spent much of April and May sitting out on a blanket, often accompanied by Daisy, who loves and watches over him (and shares his snacks, incidentally).

This has been a magical Spring for all of us, so far. It is so joyful to watch Silvan discovering the world as it wakes up-- seeing the hummingbird come back from Mexico for the first time, and his first azure butterflies, and the new baby chicks hatched by our good hen Puff. I will always remember our first Spring with Silvan.
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