It is amazing watching him learn. He still is not saying many "words" (if any, really), but he understands so much of what is said to him. We can easily tell him to go get something or go do something and he will do it (if he feels like it, that is). He is not good at obeying "no," but we are working on it.
Food is still a difficult issue. If he could live off chicken fingers, french fries, burgers and the like, he'd be perfectly content. I, however, would not. We continue to give him baby food veggies every night (this takes considerable effort on our part) because he will not even attempt to eat them in their actual form. I keep trying with them and I know one day he will eat it, but for now, we continue with the purees. He eats a lot of sweet potato fries and veggie-packed "fries" since I'm determined to not let him eat things with barely any nutritional value (unless we're out). It's a struggle sometimes and I look forward to the days when he might be willing to eat more. He's still not tolerating all dairy products, but he's doing better. In the meantime, he seems to love soymilk. Oh, and he used to eat pears and mandarin orange slices (and often bananas too) with no problem. Now he's decided it's much more fun to squeeze them in his hands and make a mess. Oh joy!
He's a good sleeper. He goes to bed around 8:00 and usually sleeps until 7 or 7:30. He naps for 3-3.5 hours every afternoon and it is my own personal heaven. :)
For as much as he is a picky eater, you sure wouldn't know it to look at him. A month ago he measured 32 1/4 inches (I think it was) and nearly 26 pounds. I feel like lately he's gone through a bit of a growth spurt and I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if those numbers have increased quite a bit.
He loves all things with wheels. We have added many trucks and cars to his toy collection and he is very happy with them all. He has become quite adept at maneuvering his little sit-on car and scoots around the house on it. He also loves playing chase and hide-and-seek When we are upstairs, he's almost always hiding in our closet or his and peeking out every few seconds. It's funny how easily entertained children can be! Thomas also enjoys climbing on the furniture and pulling things out of the pantry. I'll just blame our not-so-tidy house on him. ;-)
"Where's Thomas?!?!?"
"There he is!!!" (ignore the closet contents!)
"This is so much fun!!!" (Yes, those are THREE containers full of clothes he has already outgrown!)
Speaking of entertainment, Sully (our dog) is all he needs sometimes. She tolerates him "riding" on her as she sits on the floor (at least for short periods of time) and he loves to go lay on her and give her lots of hugs.
Oh, and he also fancies himself quite the piano player:
Don't ask why he's not wearing clothes.
Despite the minor frustrations here and there, he is such a complete joy in our lives. I don't know what we did before him, and I cannot imagine life without him. He brings so much happiness to our lives just by being himself. It's an honor and a gift being his mom.
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