09.11.09

Dear Dean – 10 Months

Posted in Dean Thomas, Letters to Dean at 9:52 am by winz

Dear Dean,

Today you turned 10 months and you are on the move! You have really mastered crawling and can easily move anywhere your heart desires. Needless to say life is not as relaxing as it once was for your Daddy and I. You have managed to get into our DVD/CD collection, knock over an end table and send the lamp crashing to the ground, play in Jiff’s water bowl, crawl into the dog kennel, put the plugged in cord of Daddy’s computer in your mouth – causing a little shock which you didn’t enjoy, and inspected every outlet in the house. We are having a blast chasing after you!

You eat like a champ my dear boy. So far there isn’t one thing you won’t eat. You LOVE green peas, Nutragrain bars, bananas, turkey hot dogs and pasta. Ms. Gina and Ms. Linda are always telling me how much you love to eat at school. Last Friday they fed you your first grilled cheese sandwich and tomato soup. You loved them both. You are such an independent eater. We load your high chair tray up with food and you chow down. Almost all of your food makes it into your mouth – pretty impressive. You’ve also become a champ with your sippy cup. You have learned to tip your head backwards and sip away. Such a big boy!

You have learned to clap your hands and often clap when we come to get you out of your crib after your sleep, when I come to pick you up from school, and when you’ve done something you shouldn’t have and know that clapping will make Mommy and Daddy smile! You are so full of joy and love to express your happiness and excitement with smiles and clapping. You also enjoy any type of music, dancing, playing patty cake, and playing with your train and ball popping toy.

Dean you are a social butterfly. You love playing with your friends at school. When I drop you off at school you quickly surround yourselves with a group of friends and start playing away. It is so cute to watch you and 2 of your classmates pass balls back and forth. You have also started making art in class. Your artistic ability is showing – right now you have been making a lot of dots and finger print work but we can see your Van Gogh potential!

As I mentioned, you love to play with balls! You always have one or two in your hand and love to throw them to other people. You can also say the word ball or “Ba”. You love the big exercise ball. We hold you on the ball and let you work on your core. I think you’ll really enjoy a ball pit one day. We might have to put one on your Christmas wish list.

Dean Thomas you are the light of our lives. We have more fun each day and love the smiles you bring to our faces. We love you squirt!

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