Thomas: Eleven Months

Eleven months and Thomas is babbling away. He has his own version of crawling which looks a bit like an inchworm, and he is finally sleeping through from 10pm-5:30 or 6am. Then he'll nurse and go back to sleep till about 8:30. Yay! He loves toys and putting things in his mouth. He has his first two teeth this month--one on the bottom in the middle, and one incisor tooth on the top. We call it his vampire tooth. :) We are looking forward to celebrating his first Christmas next week!

Our Favorite Christmas Books

In no particular order...

The Sweet Smell of Christmas, Patricia Scarry
Merry Christmas, Amelia Bedelia, Peggy Parish
Christmas in the Manger, Nola Buck
My Merry Christmas, Sally Lloyd-Jones
The Night Before Christmas, Clement C. Moore
The Story of Holly and Ivy, Rumer Godden
A Night of Great Joy, Mary Engelbreit
Silent Night, Margaret Hodges
How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Dr. Seuss
Lighthouse Christmas, Toni Buzzeo
Song of the Stars, Sally Lloyd-Jones
Great Joy, Kate DeCamillo
Room for a Little One, Martin Waddell
The Story of Christmas, Jane Ray
The Glorious Christmas Songbook, Cooper Edens and Benjamin Darling
The Giving Manger, Allison Hottinger
Mortimer's Christmas Manger, Karma Wilson
The Christmas Story, Patricia Pingry
The Christmas Collie, Ted Paul
Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree, Robert Barry
Jesus, the Very Best Christmas Gift of All, Cathi Trzeciak
Alabaster's Song, Max Lucado
Apple Tree Christmas, Trinka Hakes Noble
Christmas in the Big Woods, Laura Ingalls Wilder
The Legend of the Christmas Tree, Rick Osborne

Thanksgiving 2019

Full hearts.

Thomas: Ten Months

Ten months! TEN! And so adorable and cuddly and fun and precious and loved and sweet and giggly and lovable and kissable and darling. This month Thomas has had fun at football games and library storytime. He is eating purees now--going to try finger foods again soon. He likes carrots, apples, pears, and peaches. He's tried lots of other fruits, veggies, and oatmeal, but he's not a fan of them yet. I keep thinking he's going to crawl any day. He scoots around well and stands holding on to things, but he hasn't quite figured out how to get his knees under him yet to do real crawling. He continues to nap fabulously and we are working toward sleeping through the night, now that he's eating solids for real. His siblings continue to almost-smother him with love and attention. :)

Epcot

Our favorite character greet: Anna and Elsa! Spaceship Earth was a hit with the big kids and Mama and Daddy enjoyed a taste of the food and wine festival. And sweet Thomas had a couple of great stroller naps.

Hollywood Studios

Toy Story Land before the sun came up, Jedi training, Rockin' Roller Coaster, Thomas and Mickey playing peek-a-boo, and more!

Animal Kingdom

Animal Kingdom day included my and Sophie's favorite roller coaster: Expedition Everest, an awesome safari, and the best meal we had on the trip at Tusker House.