The past week has seen a happy reunion with grandma and grandpa after their grand week-long dancing adventure in Plant City. They're surprised to see him lo
ok thinner, which means that he's had a growth spurt while they've been gone. Thomas is always SO excited to see them, and when he h
ears knocking on the door he gets a startled, alert look and when he hears their voices at the door, he laughs his excited laugh and runs for the door! They're getting over a coughing thing, but they look better. And they just had a cracked radiator in their car fixed, so hopefully that will see them ride safer to their dance lessons!
We haven't done much special this week besides our regular around-town stuff, like Borders, grocery shopping, Library Rhyme Time and the occasional playdate. Matthew took Thomas to the community pool a few times. The air is up in the 80's but the pool still had enough of a chill to make Matthew cringe when he went in, but Thomas gasped and giggled. They do seem to have fun in the pool, bouncing up and down, splashing and making waves. Today I was taking him for a stroller ride and he pointed at the pool and said, "Dada? Dada?" Actually, that's about how the past few days have been, since Matthew left early Monday morning. Thomas wakes up and spends the whole day periodically saying, "Dada? Dada?" He loves to see Matthew on the computer since we can do video chats, and even knows what it means when I say, "Daddy's on the computer. Where's the computer?" He'll run straight to it!
Thomas' understanding of what we are saying has really grown hugely. He understands the hand-washing process, and will bring us shoes when we talk about them. Yesterday, Dad put on one of Thomas' socks, and Thomas ran to the other room and returned with the other one and gave it to him. He also goes to the TV when we say, "Tommy, do you want to watch Blue's Clues / International Baby?" And it catches his attention, even through crying, when I sing songs from either. These days, he applauds himself when he accomplishes something he's excited about, like stepping on and off the stepstool. He also seems to like crayons now. He looks like he enjoys scribbling with the different colors on paper. And at bath time, I ask him to get the bucket and he carries it from one bathroom to the other bathroom (empty) and puts it in the bathtub when I ask him to do it, so I can fill it up with water. He also climbs into his car seat by himself and understands me when I ask him to help me buckle his seatbelt. He's started to resist having his diaper changed, though, and also runs into the garage like a shot if we open the door.
Now that Mom and Dad are back, we get to eat more of Mom's fabulous home cooking. Thomas enjoys it, too. He's getting proficient poking things with fork and eating it off the fork, using his spoon to eat his breakfast cereal, and drinking out of cups without assistance. Must put the cup out of reach when he puts it down, however, since he sometimes shakes it, sending water or rice milk flying. He's still stubbornly dropping food over the edge of the high chair tray when he's getting bored with being fed, but when he's experimenting, he drops it over the side with a "nooo nooooo?" Testing. He does that in other areas, too!
In other news, Chloe has a new cat tree --- she's very excited and spends all day up it. Safe from Thomas!
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