Oh how our cat loves the baby...

Especially now that Tam cat "pet" the kitty. . . yeah . . . Magellon loves to get "petted" and pinched and have hair pulled by the baby!   But to his credit, he usually just tolerates it or leaves :-)

Tam's new favorite things

Our kiddo is now in love with playing peek-a-boo. Goober likes to have the blanket/sheet/washcloth come down on his face and then moved away quickly. Peek-a-boo! Oh the squeals of laughter! He would love it if we kept playing the game until momma's arm fell off from exhaustion :-)


Oh...and he has decided that he loves the big lego blocks. I got about 50 of them at the yard sale last weekend. These aren't the tiny ones, but the large duplo ones for kiddos. Scored them for $3 and I'm on the hunt for some more. Don't worry, I only gave Tam one of the larger red blocks and it definitely will not fit down his throat. (No choking hazard). He can hold on to it and gum it or bang it on his high-chair tray. Now if I show him the block and his rattle, he wants the block. Block versus binky, block wins. Block versus food...he'll hold the block and open his mouth like a little bird for the food. The only thing so far that repeatedly trumps the block is glow-worm :-)

I'll try to get some photos of the drool-monkey gumming his new toy.

Predictions for Tam's future

I'm looking at Tamlin last night and smiling (of course) and thinking about how he is just a bundle of potential at this age. What will his personality become? What will he like? Dislike? What will he want to do? Where will he want to go? Do I have any predictions for him based on his actions at 6months of age? Sure...they may even come true :-) Especially if I make them vague enough!

Hmmm....
I see Tamlin having some love of rhythm and music. Gosh-jees he had better have gotten some musical genes from Brian and me. Can I see any evidence yet? He likes it when we sing to him since it usually calms him down. He is just getting the hang of pounding his hand against objects to make noise. And to a mom who's a drummer, it sounds fairly rhythmic and steady...but I could just be hearing that 'cause I think he's awesome. Might be time to get the ol' keyboard out for him to make noise on and for me to brush-up on my playing.

I predict that he will really enjoy food. I love to eat and Brian loves to cook...and so far, goober loves to eat anything placed in his mouth. We've had NO problems (knock on wood) with getting him to try any new food yet. Granted, so far he's only had various fruits and vegetables and nothing too spicey, but we had to start somewhere. I can't wait until he's can just have whatever we're eating...just chopped up for toothless people. And, yes, the poop has gotten more interesting too :-)

I foresee some great love of water. The little dude LOVES bath time, as long as he doesn't get cold or the water isn't too chilly. I think he loves being naked :-) Maybe we'll all move to a commune when he gets older...I'm sure the relatives would REALLY enjoy visiting us then! Anyhoo, Tam really likes splashing around in the tube. He's big enough to be in the real tube on his back or sitting up in the tube chair. We get lots of grins and giggles from him while in the water.

I'll have to keep watching him grow to see if I notice any other trends...Like maybe some science love? Or maybe a comedian with how easily he giggles at the world.

Science & Pratchett

While looking for Christmas ideas still, I stumbled on this kick-butt site for science t-shirts. For those of you out there that are Hindu or have read much Terry Pratchett you'll totally appreciate this idea of the earth. I myself think that the notion of the world crawling through space on the back of elephants that stand on top of a huge turtle really really cool. I bet the waterfalls along the edges (rimfalls) are a pretty nifty sight to see too. Sigh. Then again, seeing our own Earth from space would be really really cool as well. :-)

Yep, too much time on my hands at 6am when Tam decides to wake up and I'm still too sleepy to be terribly productive. But, I'll definitely take 6am over him waking up at 5am any day. The 5am calls seem to be becoming less...but that could just be my sleep deprived imagination. How did two late night birds like Brian and me produce this early worm of a kid ?
So, this is the explanation for some of the random sites I've been posting and will post...chalk it up to the 6am brain. Oh, and did you know they still air crappy old tv shows at this early hour? I find myself strangely intrigued in "Married with Children" of late, but that could be explained by my being mesmerized by the wicked awesome 80s hair and outfits that the characters display.

I'll keep you posted if Tam suddenly decides that 7AM is a better wake up time. (Here's to hoping!)

Am I this crafty for Christmas?

I love this idea as a Christmas gift! I'll keep an eye out at yard sales for old sets 'cause I don't think Brian and I could part with either of ours :-)

Scrabble picture board

(He still thinks he's the best...but I win at least 6 out of 10 times!) We are currently on the hunt for an old UpWords game so that we can settle this contest.

Tam's New Trick

Our son has become a drool monkey :-)  We are just tickled that he now mastered the raspberry! Too cute and little slobbery, but we still love him tons.