Sunday, Lazy Sunday

It's been a lazy weekend here and that's not at all a bad thing. We're supposedly getting a big storm over the next 24 hours and the only question is the condition of the precipitation that we're going to get. It could be anywhere from sleet, to freezing rain, to heavy snow. At times like this you just make sure you have enough milk for the boy and prepare for the worst...and then nothing usually happens. ;)

The pictures in this post are from November when the boy really went through a growth spurt. He also began using words more purposefully rather than just random sounds all the time. His favorite has been "Mmmmmm" when he eats which I guess doesn't really count as a word, but let's just say that he's clearly expressing an emotional state. Much to his mother's delight (and mine) he actually likes to clean up after himself, although as soon as he's done putting things away he just gets them out again. So, we just have to time it correctly and we're good.

This week has been about giving the boy some new foods to try. We wanted him to have a steady course of foods for awhile to settle him into a routine, but we bought pineapple, watermelon, yogurt, and some different cereals so he could experiment. So far he likes everything we give him (still not crazy about carrots) and even gave me a dirty look when I took away his yogurt dish the other day. Tonight's new item? Kiwi!

The boy's best gift this Christmas was a family pass to the local museum that has recently undergone a large renovation. We checked it out earlier in the summer, but now we can go pretty much anytime we want which is very cool. We also get member only previews of new exhibits which this month includes some local Buddhists creating a sand mandala. As for regular programs, there's a toddler book club that I hope will be fun for myself and the boy. Our local library doesn't have any programs he can attend which I think is really stupid, but we're going to try some other libraries in the area too.

Right now I'm getting distracted by the Pats-Chargers game, so I'll leave it at that for now and post the boy's pictures from December tomorrow. However, if I don't make sure someone sends us a Saint Bernard with the barrel around his neck! By the way, what do they put in those barrels anyway? Water? Cocoa? Whiskey? Antifreeze? We'll consider that our Depends Adult Undergarments Question of the Week! Answer correctly and you won't win anything but the satisfaction of answering a really silly question.

P.S. I just noticed how crazed the boy looks in these pictures, but in reality he's just a total ham for a camera. Although, given many of the other pictures I've posted I'm guessing most of you probably figured that out already. He does have some calm moments too...mostly when he's asleep. ;)