Baby's First Halloween

For the actual holiday we helped some friends pass out candy who live on the busiest trick or treating street in town. On the way back we stopped for burgers - of course. Thomas had fun munching on his costume.

Back to Work

Today was my first day back at work. Since I had approximately 4 billion emails to go through I worked from home. Not a bad way to start back!

Adam Quits!

Today was the last day that Adam will ever have to work a crappy office job.  To celebrate I got him a cake. Because we will now be a one (steady) income family I bought the holiday cake that was on super-sale.  Best $5 ever spent.

Meeting Rory

It seems our friends are breeding like bunnies. Rory is the newest baby to join the group, to parents Sarah and Dave. We got to meet him when he was just a week old. Thomas looked like a giant next to him.

Adam said it was hard to imagine Thomas ever being that small. Turns out he wasn't! Rory still didn't weigh quite as much as Thomas did at birth.

Halloween: Costume #1

Our friends Mary and Lael hosted a baby friendly Halloween party the week before Halloween. Once Adam saw the cheeseburger costume there was no convincing him otherwise. It worked out well since all we had to do was borrow some aprons from my mom and....voila! Family costume.

I felt a little bad that I didn't make his first costume but then I remembered how tired I am and got over it. Next year.

Thomas was an excellent party goer. We got there right when it started thinking we would have to leave an hour later for bedtime. Instead he took a disco nap in Adam's arms and partied with us until about nine.

Family Picnic: Costume #2

Alameda really is THE place to be as a new parent. One of the mommy groups I'm a part of had a family picnic and we figured it was a good excuse to dress all the babies in costume. Since it was unseasonably hot (still) and there were slated to be a flock of other chickens (they were not very happy in their costumes) we dressed him in the chicken costume Grandpa got him.

And Now We Are Three

We celebrated our three year anniversary this week. Mom volunteered to babysit so we could have some time to ourselves, but we decided to celebrate with all three of us. It only made sense...celebrating our three year anniversary with the three of us. Adam took the day off and we had a quiet day culminating in a walk around the park and sushi takeout (sushi takeout seems even more luxurious than going to the restaurant).

We also tried to recreate the picture that our awesome wedding photographer took during our engagement session and on our wedding day, even though Thomas has already grown out of his first pair of Converse, isn't quite adept at sitting yet, and it was a little tricky using the timer...

Reading is Fundamental

He's a nerd like his mama.

Baby's First Ears

Grandpa went to Disneyland so Thomas got his first Mickey ears. Sadly the names are now embroidered by computer - BLASPHEMY!

Fun with Solids!

At Thomas' four month appointment the pediatrician (a new one who actually likes children! Go, figure...) said that we could go ahead and start giving him solids since he can sit supported, lost his tongue thrust and (most importantly) is now eating every hour and a half - up from every two, believe it or not.

What is this, Mom...

I'm not sure about this...

Oh, solids are fun!

 

How about I just grab them?

The kitty decided he wanted in on the action.

Yum.

Not much ended up actually being swallowed, and Thomas started impersonating Jabba the Hutt. All in all, fun was had!

So Big!

Thomas's favorite new thing is standing and he is doing it flat footed. We're going to do some serious babyproofing this weekend.

And just because...

Bath Time

Thoms LOVES bath time. So much so that it is hard to get a clear shot.

Manual Dexterity is Awesome

Things are a lot more fun now that Thomas has better use of his hands. My friend Alie bought one of these balls for Cooper and he loves it so I picked one up for Thomas. It is genius. Its the first baby toy that isn't big and bulky so he can actually pick it up and handle it.

Comfy

This is how Thomas likes to hang out after nursing.

And this is how he ends up if I leave him in his crib for any period of time.

Of course he is totally happy until he realizes he can't get himself out of either position...

32

No, the fire alarm did not go off...though precautions were taken.

My birthday was without much fanfare this year. Its not a big one and I'd already been telling people I was 32 for a while now anyway. But we still had a good time. Mom and Sam came up, Adam got me an ice cream cake and our neighbor brought over hats and candles.

Thomas wore his party outfit.

No, the baby did not catch on fire.

This was my present from Adam, but the best present? Thomas woke us up giggling.

A Quilt to Be Used

Our friend Ardis is an amazing quilter. She is actually textile artist considering how many awards she's won for amazing work. I was really excited when I heard she was making Thomas a quilt, however, she stipulated it was not a quilt for hanging on a wall, but for taking to the park and using. Well, Ardis, we use it! It is perfect for playdates in the park.