Eric, Tom & I went to Leavenworth to visit the Selig's for Thanksgiving. Unfortunately, all of us picked up the sniffles the day before, and then Tom picked Thanksgiving day to start teething. But other than that we had a great time.
We were hoping that Tom would get to see snow for the first time. There was no snow falling, but we got out at the top of Snoqualmie to let him look for a couple minute. I don't know if he realized there was snow, but he seemed happy to get a break from his car seat.
Tom also got to see the wild turkeys that hang around Jim & Lynn's neighborhood. And Tom had fun watching Kit & April's daughter Lanaia run around and looking forward to the day when he can play with her.
It has been another eventful month for little Tom.
He had his first Halloween and he also got to meet his cousin Ezra for the first time.
It is amazing how fast he is developing and changing. He is really falling into a routine now. He sleeps through the night pretty much every night. He eats three solid food meals a day and takes two naps a day. He is adjusting very well to being on a schedule.
He has been trying more foods. He is also getting used to the foods that he has already tried and really likes them. He tried out green beans this month and he is not a fan yet. We also started giving him little finger foods to try out. He was grabbing the spoon so much you couldn't feed him.
So the baby finger foods, which are little dissolving cereal, have been keeping his hands busy. He has gotten pretty good at getting them into his mouth. We are also seeing and feeling two little white teeth pop up on the bottom front of his mouth. So maybe after our next doctor's visit at 9 months he will be ready for little cut up mushy foods.
He is really starting to communicate now too. He finally said Ma Ma. I think he is also understanding a few of the signs we have been doing. When you either give him the sign for "bath" or if you say it he gets really excited. I think he is sort of starting to pick up on "no" but it is not very consistent. We are also working on gentle because he has really started pulling and grabbing. The cats are trying to be nice, but they have now been giving him more space because of all the grabbing and screeching with excitement.
He is moving around pretty quickly now by rolling and scooting, but he is still pretty frustrated with not being able to crawl yet.
He has spent a lot of time this month giggling and laughing. It is pretty cute. I have tried to capture it but every time I bring the camera out he just stares at the camera. I will have to do a sneak attack. Here is one of him looking through his family picture book.
Yesterday Tom said his first word. And it was Ma Ma
He has been saying Ma Ma for a while but I think it was just a sound coming out. It was usually when he was upset and screaming. But yesterday he seemed to be trying to just say the word. We would say it and he would repeat it. I would point at a picture of me and he would say it. He seemed very proud of himself. But I still wasn't convinced if he really knew what it meant.
Then today I dropped Tom off with my mom. I forgot to tell her about it in the morning. When I picked him up this afternoon I asked her if Tom showed her his new trick. She said " What, saying Ma Ma". And I said "How did you know?" She said "He was looking at pictures of you on the wall at my house and saying Ma Ma". So maybe he does know what he is saying. Either way it is enough to make you feel all warm and fuzzy inside.
A friend of my both of my Grandmas who used to live on Vashon and now lives in Dayton Ohio, mailed my Grandma Clarice a photo of Grandma Puz that she found. It such a nice picture of when Grandma's garden was well looking so beautiful. It is Grandma exactly as I remember her.
Eric, Thomas and I also went to visit the Heritage Museum on Vashon a couple of weeks ago to see the Garden Club exhibit. Of course Grandma was in there as she had been a member since 1976.
I also thought that now that the frost has hit and all my plants are going to sleep for the winter that a garden tour might cheer up everyone. We didn't have much time to add stuff to the garden other than the vegetables and sunflowers this year. And of course all the maintenance. But are really starting to see plants fill in and enjoy the work that has been in previous years. I was so excited to see that my grandma's Naked Ladies came up and bloomed. That is what she told me the name was. I think because the stem is bare and has no leaves. Enjoy the tour!
Tom got to meet his cousin Ezra for the first time today. It was also Tom's first play time with another baby. We learned that Tom is a bit of toy stealer. He wanted to grab all the toys and not share. He also kept wanting to touch Ezra's face. So it is a bit of a learning process on the play time. Looking forward to the years ahead of seeing them grow up together. I was so thankful to have cousins my age growing up and I am so glad that Tom will have cousins his age as well. Congrats J.J. & Ashley on an adorable little boy.
