Thomas and Santa

Thomas at the end of 8 months

So I am little behind with the posting as Thomas will be 9months tomorrow but anyways.

Here are some photos of the little guy. He weighs 26lbs now. He is free-standing alot and every now and then takes a few steps. He took his first steps the night of our friends Brian and Laura's wedding. We didnt see that feat. He is eating everything under the sun now except he has been really fussy the last fews days with solids. He is turning and shaking his head when we try to feed him which is getting to be very exasperating. He was a cowboy for halloween and is looking forward to his first thanksgiving and chri'tmas coming up!

Other than that he is great. Sleeping through the night most nights and being really cute all day long. LOVE HIM LOVE HIM LOVE HIM!!!

Shane Daniel Larkin Arrived!

Our newest nephew arrived in the middle of the last night. Shane Daniel Larkin weighed in at 7lbs 7oz and 20.4 inches long. Erik and I have yet to see him but from the photos he looks just like Kaitlyn did when she was born. Pauline is doing great and from what I understand the second name is in tribute to my mother's grandfather, Daniel. Congrats Pauline and Shane!

Thomas in West Virgnia during Fran's visit

This was too funny a sign to pass up.

Thomas at 8 months

Thomas is now 8 months and boy is he all over the place. He's not only speed crawling, he's pulling himself up to standing up position, letting go for a brief few seconds, and trying to climb out of his pack and play. YIKEs! No one believes us when we tell them how old he is. He also now weighs 24 lbs, has 4 bottom teeth, and 6 upper teeth, and his eating stage 3 solids. He LOVES chicken just like his mama. He HATES getting his face and nose wiped. He is finally sleeping through the night again as we moved him up to his own room and tried ferberizing him which only took three nights really. He was pretty well-behaved on our recent flight to Puerto Rico.

Now Thomas is waiting patiently for the arrival of his new baby cousin tomorrow and very excited to see the Koons Zoo kids soon in Mississippi. If anyone wants to see some more pics of our Puerto Rico trip, send me on your email and Ill send the kodak album to you! sile625@yahoo.com

Floor mat and other news

Aside from a little baby puke on the floor mat, this was by far the best idea we have had in a long time to protect the hardwood floor and the rug. Our only problem now is that Thomas is flying around the house crawling. We are looking into entering him into the "Fastest Baby Crawler". So he doesnt stay on the mat anymore. Nothing is safe! Diapers are now serving as bumpers on the coffee table edges and tv unit doors. Thomas' favorite new food is sweet potato with chicken and Gerber's mango dessert.

Monkeying around

The first photo is of Thomas sleeping with his new chimp, George (not a slight on Uncle George but merely after Curious George) that he got from Fran last week. He loves it! The second photo is Thomas eating bread out at a restaurant with Nanny and Danda over the weekend. They took Thomas so we could go to Siobhan's wedding out in Long Island. The start of the wedding season is upon us!