Spaghetti for Lunch

As you can see, he really loves it.

Outside

Ponies and Pumpkins

For my mom: to make them bigger, left-click the mouse, hold and drag to the address window. This should work.

Hooray for PBS!

Boohbah and Teletubbies were my friends this morning at 6am while I dozed and baby boy ate Cheerios and sat, mesmerized. He had a rough night- up at 2:30, asleep by 4:00 and then up at 5:30 for good; in case you were wondering, we think it was gas pain.
I tried at least 6 times last night to post photos from the weekend but it just wouldn't work, so I'll try again tonight.

Winter Wardrobe

I did a little shopping this weekend and found these slippers and this jacket for Tomas. I was so excited to find something that didn't have a ball, bear or truck! Not that I don't love those things but it's nice to throw a little variety into the mix every once in awhile. He wore pants to school today- he hasn't done that in a very long time- but he did wear short sleeves with the promise they would put a long sleeve shirt on if it got too cold in the room. Today is the first day the morning temperatures were in the 40's and I had visions of him sweltering all day in a hot room because of his daycare being overzealous with the heat.
We went to a pumpkin patch this weekend where we made our way through a corn maze and Tomas rode a pony for the first time. I thought he might be a little apprehensive and he did look a little unsure at first but seemed to enjoy himself. I'll post photos later. Another first: a two syllable word- "outside."

Two for One Wash

After a very messy dinner of angel hair pasta with tomato sauce, Brian and Tomas went upstairs for his bath. Brian got the water and bubbles going, walked out to get a towel, returned a few seconds later and found that Tomas had crawled into the tub. The bright side (the only side I'm going to think about) of this is that we ended up with cute photos.

Zzzzzzzz

He is sound asleep- I was able to take 2 photos and open the blinds before he even began to stir. Weather is changing, requiring long sleeves and socks. Tomas lost one during the night though. He is holding on to his frog and seems to becoming more and more attached to it- lately in the morning he likes to carry it around with him.

Fruit Loops

This morning we were going to be too late for breakfast at daycare so I brought a bag of Fruit Loops with us for the road. He reached in and grabbed a handful but didn't eat any- he was still holding them when they sat him down at the table to eat. He really loves cereal. For the baby book: Tomas likes to climb on to the dining room chairs and then on to the table; it is now officially a problem. We've learned that if it's too quiet we'd better investigate. Also, when he's about to be given a snack and it's one he really, really wants, he will sit down on the floor and wait while we're getting it ready. I noticed it this weekend when he was offered pretzels (his current favorite) and another time, yogurt. When he is given his snack he will often go and sit on the floor in front of one of the dining room windows that looks out into the backyard. And, he dances!!!! When music plays he loves to move and he'll dance differently depending on what's playing. The other day he was dancing to a classical piece and there was a noticeable change in tempo and he recognized it and changed his movement. So interesting!!! (isn't it???)

Cereal and Milk too

Yesterday, Brian and Tomas had breakfast together before going to daycare. They both had Cheerios but Brian had his with milk. Tomas was very curious, watching the spoon go from the bowl to Brian's mouth, and pretty soon he wanted his own spoonful. As you can see in the photo he had more than just one bite.

This is from this morning- breakfast was with me and I mixed in Apple Jacks (his first time and he loved them) with his Cheerios and he ate almost the whole bowl. Just an observation- we've noticed he tends to use his left hand when eating with utensils...not sure when one becomes a lefty or a righty. And in case you were wondering, I had taquitos.

Mmm...candy

Tomas had M&M's for the first time this weekend- I think it is the first candy he's ever had. He wasn't too sure about them at first (even spit them out), but once he was able to taste their chocolatey goodness he was very happy.

Window Pane

Feet

He was too busy looking out the window this morning to pose for a photo so here are his feet. I think his short-wearing days are numbered. For the record, I left the pumpkin muffin on my desk on Saturday and b/c it contains cream cheese it is now inedible. Major bummer.

Pumpkin Muffin

Doesn't this look delicious?!? Grabbed two muffins and an iced chai on my way to work this morning. I ate the carrot-zuchini muffin but I absolutely could not resist this- it also has cream cheese!!!! I'll save it for tomorrow and probably share it with Brian and the boy. It was a slow morning so I played around with the sidebar- some favorite links and what I am currently reading. My first title is a little embarassing but I've been on a mystery kick and this one features a librarian so...

Blueberry Muffin

Tomas doesn't seem to mind eating the stump of the muffin.

Dog Toys

We recently discovered this glow in the dark dog ball and Tomas just loves it. He is holding a tennis ball in the other hand and was still clutching them when I handed him over to his teacher this morning.

Lounging

He finally collapsed after an evening of running, throwing and chasing the ball.

Eating his favorite breakfast: Cheerios and fruit. He really seems to understand what we are saying now- last night he pointed to his nose when Brian asked "Where's your nose?" and this morning we were in the dining room and when I asked if he wanted to come upstairs with me he ran to the stairs and tried to slide the gate open. Also this morning- I saw him chewing something, walked toward him and asked, "What are you eating?" He stopped chewing, turned around and ran! Never did find out what it was...

Home

Tomas and Grandma

Tomas had lots of fun visiting with his grandparents, Uncle Steve and Stefanie. He ate lots of refried beans and had his very first homemade taquitos. Yum!

Tomas and Uncle Steve

B is for Burro