We are happy to welcome back Matthew after he spent a few days in Las Vegas for an airline pilots' union meeting. He stayed at the new Planet Hollywood, and at first they put him in a room that hadn't been made up, so they upgraded him to a fancy suite with a great view of the Strip: Paris, the Bellagio and its fountains, and his hotel's rooftop pool. He had some great food and got to eat at the Spice Café buffet for breakfast! I remember that Michelle and I ate there when we were in Las Vegas a few years ago, and it was heavenly: mind-bogglingly huge and full of yummy things to eat. He didn't have any time for sightseeing or show-watching, unfortunately for him!
On the home front, Thomas is still happily waving bye-bye/hello. He's started to do it a lot more often in the house, and selectively waves hi/bye to people he doesn't know who wave at him, even when I wave. Sometimes it takes about thirty seconds (well after we're gone) for his arm to start waving, which is very cute to see. This morning he waved at me when I was giving him toast for breakfast. And he waved at Chloe. And at the ducklings in the pond. Not only did he wave at them, but when he saw them, he said, "Duh! Duh?" And Matthew said, "yes! Duck!" And Tom said, "Duh!" and looked at them intently. Yesterday Matthew pointed at Chloe and said, "Cat!" and Thomas replied "Ca!" Nowadays we're noticing more and more when he seems to be trying to repeat what we say, or when his sounds correspond with the object he's looking at. It's very exciting to see the very beginnings of language development!
Oh. Thomas has found the DVDs. He really seems to delight in pulling them all off the shelf and making a big mess. Someone told me once that the way to prevent toddlers from pulling them down is to cram as many DVDs onto the shelf as possible -- really wedge them into place and they'll be safe. Unfortunately, I can't seem to get them to go in tight enough. He's getting pretty strong! At first it was just a few tapes, but now two whole shelves end up on the floor. Right now I'm hoping it's a phase, so after he's done playing, we sing the clean-up song and he sits on my knee while I put them back on the shelf. I'm hoping he gets to the place where he can help me put them back on the shelf, kind of like he "helps" clean up his toys: I give him a few toys one at a time and ask him to put them into the box, and he tosses them in.
Oh, I finally officially joined the Conway Mom's Group for stay-at-home moms! On Friday we went to the park and Thomas enjoyed climbing up the slide and looking at the other babies. Yesterday Thomas had his first playdate with four other boys in the neighborhood. We went to their house and the other boys (who are 18 months to 3 years) played with the mountains of toys and each other. Thomas clutched my shirt the first half-hour we were there, and gradually started playing with a truck with lots of buttons. He cried a few times, especially when the noise and activity became a little too much, I think. All in all, though, I thought it went very well, and the other moms and boys are very nice and friendly. I'm so happy to have finally done it, and look forward to getting to know them all better and getting Thomas used to other kids!
We are happy to welcome back Matthew after he spent a few days in Las Vegas for an airline pilots' union meeting. He stayed at the new Planet Hollywood, and at first they put him in a room that hadn't been made up, so they upgraded him to a fancy suite with a great view of the Strip: Paris, the Bellagio and its fountains, and his hotel's rooftop pool. He had some great food and got to eat at the Spice Café buffet for breakfast! I remember that Michelle and I ate there when we were in Las Vegas a few years ago, and it was heavenly: mind-bogglingly huge and full of yummy things to eat. He didn't have any time for sightseeing or show-watching, unfortunately for him! 
On the home front, Thomas is still happily waving bye-bye/hello. He's started to do it a lot more often in the house, and selectively waves hi/bye to people he doesn't know who wave at him, even when I wave. Sometimes it takes about thirty seconds (well after we're gone) for his arm to start waving, which is very cute to see. This morning he waved at me when I was giving him toast for breakfast. And he waved at Chloe. And at the ducklings in the pond. Not only did he wave at them, but when he saw them, he said, "Duh! Duh?" And Matthew said, "yes! Duck!" And Tom said, "Duh!" and looked at them intently. Yesterday Matthew pointed at Chloe and said, "Cat!" and Thomas replied "Ca!" Nowadays we're noticing more and more when he seems to be trying to repeat what we say, or when his sounds correspond with the object he's looking at. It's very exciting to see the very beginnings of language development! 
Oh. Thomas has found the DVDs. He really seems to delight in pulling them all off the shelf and making a big mess. Someone told me once that the way to prevent toddlers from pulling them down is to cram as many DVDs onto the shelf as possible -- really wedge them into place and they'll be safe. Unfortunately, I can't seem to get them to go in tight enough. He's getting pretty strong! At first it was just a few tapes, but now two whole shelves end up on the floor. Right now I'm hoping it's a phase, so after he's done playing, we sing the clean-up song and he sits on my knee while I put them back on the shelf. I'm hoping he gets to the place where he can help me put them back on the shelf, kind of like he "helps" clean up his toys: I give him a few toys one at a time and ask him to put them into the box, and he tosses them in. 
Oh, I finally officially joined the Conway Mom's Group for stay-at-home moms! On Friday we went to the park and Thomas enjoyed climbing up the slide and looking at the other babies. Yesterday Thomas had his first playdate with four other boys in the neighborhood. We went to their house and the other boys (who are 18 months to 3 years) played with the mountains of toys and each other. Thomas clutched my shirt the first half-hour we were there, and gradually started playing with a truck with lots of buttons. He cried a few times, especially when the noise and activity became a little too much, I think. All in all, though, I thought it went very well, and the other moms and boys are very nice and friendly. I'm so happy to have finally done it, and look forward to getting to know them all better and getting Thomas used to other kids!
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