First haircut!

Thomas's hair was getting a little unruly, and a little, well, mullety. So, we decided to get him a cut. I was to scared I would mess up, so we took him to the Panda Room in Corte Madera. I totally thought he would cry but, he was totally fine!!!! I was shocked. He played with a little basket of toys and even sat in the chair. 8 minutes later, he had a haircut! It was sad to cut off the little baby curls, and he looks more like a little boy now but, I am glad we did it! After his haircut we checked out the giant turkey and the fountain at the mall, and then had dinner at Pacific Catch where we can get fish, and Thomas ate chicken fingers and sweet potato fries for the first time!

More PA pics

I forgot to upload the pictures of Thomas swimming in the creek, and meeting all the animals at Ivans.  Here they are!

PA Trip

We just got back from a week long trip to PA to visit Shem's family. It was a great trip! We stayed with Ben, Jordan, Jacob and Isla which was really fun. Jacob gave us a taste of what it will be like when Thomas gets older! Everyone was awesome with Thomas and we had such a fun time. We got to pick a bunch of Grandma Char's raspberries and Thomas ate a million of them. There must be something special about Grandma's raspberries because since we have been home, he won't eat a single one from the grocery store. Thomas also got to meet his Great Grandpa Gus. Gus was pretty pleased with him and was excited to hear that at least one grand kid has been named after him. Thomas did tons of exploring in the yard at the farm and loved all the dogs and kitties. He even had fun climbing in and out of the dog door with some help from his Uncle Mike. He also met his Uncle Ivan for the first time, and all of his animals at his house! Thomas was pretty shy, but by the end of our trip, he was best friends with everyone. Uncle Ivan and Shem took Thomas for a swim in a local creek. Thomas splashed around and loved it and even went diaper free for awhile in the water....he turned into a real country boy on this trip! ;)

More walking!

And he can even suck his thumb at the same time! 

Thomas walks!

He's Just Not That Into It!

Thomas turned the big O-N-E yesterday!  We were really low key, no party, not much of anything.  We decided that if there ever was a year to sort of ignore the bday, this was it, so we took full advantage of that.  We did do some fun stuff though, went shopping and hit up the bookstore and got Thomas tons of new books.  Books are his new favorite thing.  He will sit on Shem's lap for 20-30 minutes every morning right after he wakes up and read!  We also got Thomas a cupcake and the best cupcake shop I have ever been to! (Teacake!)  The event was sort of anti climactic as you can see.  Thomas maybe took one or two bites and then mostly just mashed it around on his highchair.  One tradition down, millions more to go.  

Tahoe trip/Daddy time

I had an awesome trip to Tahoe!  First time leaving Thomas with Shem and it worked perfectly.  Shem sent me pictures of their "walking adventures" (see pictures) and I enjoyed swimming, lounging, and lots of good food and drinks in Tahoe.  I knew it would be beautiful up there, but I was surprised at how awesome it was, and how clear the lake is.  I was also surprised at how well Thomas did without me, slept well, ate well, etc.  He missed one bottle because I was a tiny bit short on milk, so we mixed only 3 ounces of formula in with it and he refused to eat it!  While I was away, Thomas grew to be so obsessed with his walker that it has been banished from the house, only to be used outside.  If he uses it in the house, he just rams it into things and then yells for me to come move it for him.  Needless to say, it gets a little tedious.  So, we now take it outside to flat surfaces and he walks and walks and walks, until he gets tired and sits down to eat rocks.  He must need those rocks to ease the pain of the molars he is currently getting.  2 down, more to go!  He is a trooper through it all though and it doesn't seem to upset him much.  I have been looking out for some words lately, but haven't heard much decipherable.