Look Ma!

No hands!


It's official Thomas has an upper respiratory cold, but on the bright side he doesn't need his hands anymore to drink!

Bottoms Up

Bottoms up


Thomas works diligently on his Baby Einstein Gym, flipping it over and over.....Why? Does he need a reason?

Grandpa

walking


Some of the best naps are while you are moving.

LAZY BOY

LAZY BOY


Thomas is still feeling puny, plenty of time to snuggle with mom and drink apple juice and chicken noodle soup. And most exciting of all watching Baby Einstein's Baby Neptune on repeat. Oh Boy!

Aunt Lauren and Buddy

Aunt Lauren and Buddy


Thomas enjoys the view from Aunt Lauren's lap on Thanksgiving. (The view included the tray of Ritz crackers which he ate the majority of)

Eats.

Where's my food?


Thomas didn't last too long at dinner as he had a cold and it was naptime, but here he is right after he threw all his food on the floor, and right before he started to cry.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!

Pre Turkey Nap


All worn out from getting ready, Thomas takes a pre-turkey nap.

Music

Bang Bang


Bang! Bang! on the pots Baby!!

My new trick is pulling cords out of the wall. I'm an anti-electricity Luddite! I also believe strongly that pots and pans should be free of their cabinets, folded laundry should not be contrained to orderly piles but should instead be strewn across the living room and most of all; remote controls exist to be drooled on.

Thomas's favorite book

Guess how much I love you?


We read this book before going to bed every night.

The back is where its at.

The End


What does this say?

Nine Months

Da crib


As of Friday, Thomas has officially been in this world as long as he was in my belly. While he was in my belly someone told me I should take a picture of him every month in the same positon. This was a great idea and doable for the first seven months. In the eighth month, he refused to lie down or even sit for his picture and this month was no different. So now he stand. Indepedent streak you say...uh duh.

Christmas is coming

Stocking feet


Thomas got his stocking from Mom Mom in the mail yesterday, he was very excited, his favorite toys are the booties that she made for him, all three pairs, non of which fit anymore but that doesn't stop him from crawling around with them in his mouth, or dangling them high above his head so that he can scream at them.

Doctor's Visit

Where are you putting that needle?


Thomas had is nine month check up today and he is 24 lbs and 30.5 inches long. According to Dr. Jim he is meeting all of his motor milestones...which of course we know.

Thomas is starting to look like Mini-Me. He is about 30 pounds now, so about the size Duke was (My cousin's smallish terrier). He has a fully rounded head with a sparse crop of red hair on top. I find myself hand-combing it a lot but at a distance of ten feet he mostly looks bald still. He has crawling down. If you put him down and then walk 20 feet away he'll give you an 'all right then' sort of look and then put his head down, square his crawling shoulders, and then crawl on over and pull on your pant leg. He knows that the action is up in the air when you pick him up and transport him to other locales. Last night, when he was doing the full length of the house crawl, I tried to reward him by taking him on a whirlwind tour of the ground floor and the deck so that he would learn that hard work has it's just rewards. Sometimes, though, I feel like a tripod machine from the War of the Worlds novel, doing the bidding of some strange new life form who is the next generation.

I bow to you O' Blue God...

Thomas you have your own bed!!

Whaddya mean?


Whaddya mean I can't sleep with you guys?? Come on!!

Weasley's Wizard Wheezes

Tongue Ton Toffees


After Thomas discovered his tongue we took him to Diagon Alley where they are casting for the new Weasley's Wizard Wheezes Commercial. He has relatives with conections in Hollywood (Aunt Janelle) so we think he is a shoe in.

OUCH!

Taking a Break


Aunt Lauren had her tonsils out on Tuesday and Thomas has been doing a good job of taking care of her.

Bath Time

Bath Time


Good times in the bath.

Nutrition

But why?

But why can't I eat the doggie leash?!

The Case of the Missing Daddy

Sherlock Dennis


I followed the cords to the computer and he wasn't there, where is he?! He's not in Jonah's house and he wasn't under the bed...I looked twice. Maybe he is in the mirror....or under the woodstove, I better double check!

Sleepover

What?!


Sleep over at Aunt Lauren's. Being the baby is just so darn exhausting!

To Stand

To Stand


I stand, you stand, we stand...uh huh.

Warning! Disaster Area

My room


Thomas has started doing what I call the broken leg crawl. He sticks his right leg perpendicular to his body, and then crawls forward using the other three appendages. It looks very silly.

He also has learned to dance. He has quite a good sense of rhythm (which he gets from me :) ) and enjoys bouncing up and down on his bottom to the radio, veggie tunes or Mama’s very bad singing.

And how is it possible that at 8 1/2 months he already has a disaster area for a room?

Story Time

Story Time


When your grandmother is a librarian there is just no getting around Story Time. Plus they have bubbles and songs and if all else fails you can chew on the books.