Words

Here is a list of Thomas current vocabulary.

Mama

Dada

Bah (ball)

Booh (balloon)

Broosh (book)

kitty cat

god (dog)

he also has said the following:

duck

makey (monkey)

read

fish

And of course he says a LOT of other stuff too except we have NO IDEA what he is saying. I like to tell him that we don't understand "Dooderese"!

He also knows hand signals for "all done" and "more" although sometimes he gets them confused like asking for "more" when he's "all done" in the bath tub!

Thomas is walking!!

Thomas can walk!! This weekend Thomas has started walking on his own. Friday night he took about 6 steps when he thought daddy wasn't looking and then walked about 10ft yesterday while at the MotoGP at the track with dad and Dave. Since then he has taken a few steps on his own here and there. He still prefers to have a hand but at least now we KNOW he can do it! Congratulations Thomas!!

My baby

So, as I was rocking Thomas last night I realized that my baby is getting too big. He really can't even lay in my lap anymore. Now he has to sit sideways and just lean on me:( In so many ways he is still a baby and needs his mama but at the same time he is getting bigger everyday. It makes me both happy and sad. Thinking back, the past year and half has been the best and fastest of my life. I can't imagine my life without Thomas now and am so thankful for the chance to have him as a son. I'm absolutely loving every minute I get to spend with him!!

Is that a Spotosaurus??

I often call Thomas a "Crankasaurus" when he's being cranky but this weekend we upgraded to "Spotosaurus"! Friday at dinner with grandma and aunt Sabrina, dad noticed that Thomas had some red spots on his legs. By the time dinner was over the spots had spread to all over his legs and his arms. By Saturday evening almost his whole body was covered including the bottoms of his feet! We took him to immediate care on Saturday and they diagnosed him with Roseola (even though he hadn't had a high fever) after the strep test came back negative. And in case you were wondering, Thomas did NOT enjoy getting his throat swabbed! I was sure he was going to puke on the nurse when she shoved 2 large q-tips down his throat to get the cultures but he didn't, thank goodness! Anyway, the spots slowly faded over the rest of the weekend and he seems pretty much "spotless" today
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First Colts pre-season game

Last weekend was the first Colts 2009 pre-season game. We went to dinner with Dave and Kim at Wings etc and watched the game. And has you can see in the pictures I think this is one mom that's in trouble.... By the looks of things, I'm pretty sure I'm going to have another big sports fan on my hands!!!

Dipping maddness

Thomas now likes to dip EVERYTHING when he's eating. I'm pretty sure our almost weekly trip to Chilli's and getting chips and salsa probably had something to do with it! Besides chips and salsa Thomas has also dipped:

-mini corn dogs, fries and grilled cheese in ketchup
-waffles, pancakes and fruit in syrup
-grilled cheese in applesause
-grilled cheese in vegetable soup (dad really appreciated this one!)
-breadsticks in cheese
and has even tried dipping his french fry into his grilled cheese!!

It's just dipping maddness around our house right now!!

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Dad's shoes

Thomas has just recently taking a liking to shoes. As you can see he doesn't care who's shoes they are, he just thinks they are fun to wear!!

Dad's are a little difficult to walk in though:-)

Videos from the water park

Look at how much fun Dooder had!!

He really liked these fountains and being able to "swim" in the water all by himself.

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Here he is putting his face in the water!

Waterpark Fun!

We spent this past weekend in Colombus Ohio at Fort Rapids Resort, a hotel with an indoor waterpark. We drove over with Kim and Dave in the van to meet the Esslingers for Mason's 3rd birthday. There were 12 people in all and we had a fabulous time. We all stayed in a 4 bedroom villa and spent Saturday and Sunday at the water park. It was a blast! Thomas LOVED the water as you will see in the pictures and the adults had some fun too! Mommy and daddy slept in bunk beds! and Thomas had his first experience away from home that wasn't grandma and grandpa Berghoff's house. We ate pizza and cake and got REALLY wet! So much fun!!!

15 month Dr's appt

Thomas had his 15 month check up yesterday and all is great! He now weighs 25lbs and is 32 inches long. Thomas stood on the big boy scale and kept everyone entertained with his "talking" and laughing (at least until it was time for shots). The doctor said that Thomas looks great and said that she considers steps to be walking and not to worry that he was doing great. She was impressed by his motor and verbal skills and said she wanted to make him her poster child because of how much he likes to read! We couldn't be more proud:-)

We've got steps!

Not officially "walking" yet but Thomas is definitely taking steps on his own now. Everyday he is getting braver and braver. Just tonight he took 4 whole unassisted steps to walk to me in the driveway!

Shhhhh...Thomas tried to walk....

This morning Thomas stood up and tried to walk by himself! He did it while he thought we weren't watching. He was only really able to get one step started before he fell down but we are so excited that he tried!! ;-)

Clay terrace fountains

While out to look for a life jacket to fit Dooder and get some lunch, we stopped and let Thomas play in the fountains at Clay Terrace. He had an awesome time as you can tell by the photos. By the time we left both Thomas and mama were soaked. Luckily, it was a hot day so we didn't mind a bit!

Daddy's work peep's and fun

Saturday we had a bunch of daddy's co-workers over for some pool-time fun. Thomas loved having all the kids around to swim and play with. He had such a big and exhausting day! In fact, he slept from 9pm until 8:30am without a peep!

P.S. It seems like every day Thomas is becoming more and more of a water bug!

Buster's new adoptive family

While uncle Alan and aunt Tanya are in Kansas this week we are dogsitting Buster (maybe we should call him cousin Buster?). Anyway, Thomas is loving having a dog around again and whenever he sees Buster greets him with a huge smile! It's pretty cute.

Tonight Thomas was trying to play catch with Buster but was having trouble throwing the ball far enough to entice Buster to go and get it. Thomas would wind up and try and throw it his hardest but it would only go a few feet at most. Buster was just looking at him like "hey, I thought you were going to throw it for me?" It was cute. Eventually Buster caught on that Thomas WAS throwing it for him and went after it. It was adorable seeing those 2 have so much fun together!!

Weekend with the cousins

This past weekend we had a little celebratory family weekend for uncle Gavin who just got home from being in training for the Air Force in Pensacola Florida. To celebrate, Gavin, Carrie, Kort, Lindsay and the kids all came down for Saturday night and Sunday. We had a wonderful time swimming, grilling and letting the kids play. Thomas thoroughly enjoyed his time with his cousins especially swimming in the pool.

P.S. A big thanks to uncle Kort for all his "handyman" work this weekend. Thanks to his hard work we are now the proud owners of a screen porch ceiling fan and freshly painted carriage lights! Dinners on the porch now will be under a nice light breeze...how nice:)

A couple cute pics