Messy Eater

I let Atticus feed himself some beets a few days ago.

Happy Thanksgiving!

We hope you all had a great Thanksgiving Day.  

Here are some highlights from Atticus's first Thanksgiving:

First Atticus helped us cook in the kitchen.

Then he enjoyed a pumpkin waffle for breakfast.  

He ate the WHOLE thing, see.  ; )

Atticus helped do the dishes after breakfast.  

He can't get enough of being in the kitchen.

We had a delicious Thanksgiving feast with the Bradleys.  

Atty had lots of fun.

After dinner Atticus played some music with Aunt Kate.  

He was in charge of the mandolin.  

Atty's New Tricks

Here's some footage of Atty's cutest new tricks:

Growing up

This weekend Atty broke his first two teeth through his gums.  So far he hasn't found them to be much fun.  He also learned to crawl.  He finds that very enjoyable.  

  

Happy Halloween!

Fun Outings

At our spooky haunted train ride:

Atticus was obviously terrified.

At a nearby pumpkin patch:

At the petting zoo (Atticus was actually terrified of the animals there):

Atticus is Eight Months Old

At eight months old (seriously, already?) Atticus:

• Weighs about 20 pounds (I doubt the precision of the bathroom scale on this matter--since it read the same last month).
• Is on the brink of crawling, but just can't translate his momentum forward instead of backward yet.
• Waves "bye-bye" (sometimes on command).
• Is sleeping from 8pm to 7am at night.  Hooray!  Goodbye to the 4/5am feeding.
• Loves to look at himself in the mirror.
• Still thinks taking baths is great.
• Likes to play "peek-a-boo" with Daddy, especially with the curtains in his room.