6 Months Old

Me and George, hanging out in our PJs

Perfecting the art of blowing raspberries

Here is what a "6-month-old" Thomas looks like

Cake Tasting at Green Pastures

Saturday we went to Green Pastures, where Aunt Amy and Future Uncle Rolando are having their wedding, to try out wedding cake samples.

Lunch at Green Pastures

Getting to know each other.
You're not an official member of the family until I have spit up on you.

Walking around outside, looking at the site where the wedding ceremony will be.
This hat helps me blend in here in Austin.

Checking out the peacocks with NaNa.


I hope they are friendly.

Meet you there, Saturday, June 20th...oh, around High Noon.

Ta Dah!!

Thomas has learned to roll over from his tummy to his back. We are still working on back to tummy, but he is now half way to being able to roll over.

And just to prove it he wasn't just falling over...he did it a second time...

Now, I'm afraid, I will never get him to stay on his tummy again.

Guy Time

So every once and awhile Grandpa Tom comes and says he and Thomas need some "Guy Time".

They hang out in the kitchen together, play, and watch football or the Spurs.

Grandpa tells Thomas about the teams, the players and the owners. They talk about who they want to root for and which teams they don't like.

True to form, Grandpa has created a "special seat" for Thomas. He pulls out the top drawer, where NaNa keeps her clean dish towels, and places cushions around the drawer for Thomas to sit on so he has a good view of the game. Notice the oven mit padding behind Thomas in this picture.

P.S. This is also a good shot of the nice bald spot on the back of Thomas' head.

Here they are watching the Spurs beat the Hornets. Go Spurs Go! Grandpa finally has someone to help him root for the Spurs and not those LAME Dallas Mavericks.

Hanging out in the Morning

Since Thomas' cousins are in Dallas, he decided to hang out with the "friends" they keep at NaNa's house this morning.

Thomas with Trace's Optimus Prime and Ben's Spiderman

He is catching up with Spiderman, but he has a way to go to close the gap with Optimus.

Do you think Optimus Prime minds being gnawed on?

Bathtime

Thomas' favorite part of the day is Bathtime.

He gets excited when he hears the water running.

He likes to sink into the water and soak up to his chin. He also likes when I pour the water over his body to rinse off.

Here he is blowing raspberries.

He had been doing this all day.

First Taste of Solid Food, aka The Cereal Incident

Ok, that lady who feeds me is putting something in my mouth. I like chewing things. It makes my gums feel better.

This isn't hard. This is...mushy.

She is putting more of that mushy stuff in my mouth. This tastes horrible.

What does she expect me to do with this swill, swallow it?

What is this!!! Did I do something wrong??? Why is she torturing me?
What did I do to deserve this horrible punishment??

The horror! The horror!
Please don't make me swallow this! I can't take it! I'll talk! I'll talk!
Tell me what you want to know! Just stop putting this stuff in my mouth!


So, as you can see, our first attempt at eating cereal did not go so well. The first night we tried it with peaches. The next night went pretty much the same way (ending with Thomas red-faced and screaming). That night we tried it with bananas. It went a little smoother, but not by much. Hopefully, eventually, he will warm up to the eating thing. I don't think he'll look very cool on a date pouring formula into a wine glass.

We'll just keep practicing. And trying different fruit.