Wiggly Writings

I get to sit in Great-Aunt Tanny’s lap.  I’m bigger than her cats, but my hair is soft and I’m super-snuggly.

Aunt Tanny 1

Aunt Tanny 2

Aunt Tanny 3

I get to sit in Great-Grandma’s lap again.  I meet Great-Uncle Dan & Great-Aunt Joyce.  I like to stare at the happy face that Aunt Joyce drew on a paper plate.

Great-Grandma

Thomas, Uncle Dan and Aunt Joyce

Grandma Eileen, Aunt Joyce and Thomas

Here I am getting all ready to meet the rest of the Dobratz family at my first Thanksgiving dinner.

Getting Ready 1

Getting Ready 2

Did you notice my deliberately mismatched socks?

I’ve been having trouble keeping socks on lately.

I think my feet are growing as fast as the rest of me.

We go out for Day-Before-Thanksgiving Chinese food dinner with Jeff & Jess and after dinner we go meet Marion and Andrea.

Thomas and Jeff

Thomas and Jess

Thomas, Marion and Andrea

Yippee!  Uncle Eric is really great.  When I get bigger, I’ll go on a bike ride with him and Daddy.

Thomas and Uncle Eric

And here is a family picture.

Family Picture

Here is my new friend, Diane.  I think she is really amazing!

Thomas and Diane

Grandma Eileen takes me for a walk around the dining room after breakfast and I get really sleepy.  It must be time for a morning nap.

Grandma Eileen Nap

I really love falling asleep on Mom.

Sleepy Number 1

Sleepy Number 2

Yay!  I’m meeting Great-Grandma Dobratz for the first time.

Thomas and Great-Grandma

And here is all four generations.  Great-Grandma Dobratz with her son, grandson and great-grandson.

Four Generations

I made it to Pittsburgh.  Here I am with Grandpa Nick.  I’m a little bit blurry because Grandpa is bouncing me up and down on his knee.

Bouncing Knee

Here I am on my very first airplane trip to visit the Dobratz clan.  I’ve already met Grandpa Nick and Grandma Eileen, but now I can’t wait to meet Great-Grandma Dobratz, Uncle Eric, Aunt Tanny, Uncle Dan and Aunt Joyce.  My first Thanksgiving is going to be so much fun!

Flying!

I can grab onto things now, like my stuffed frog, named, Ponds.

Thomas and Ponds

It’s so cozy to hang out in Daddy’s arms at dinner-time.

Dinner-time Nap

the guesses:

• Kristel: 15 pounds 8 ounces
• Peter: 15 pounds
• Gramma Kathy: 13 pounds

The result: 15 pounds 4 ounces*

* Note: he evacuated his bladder on the weighing table.

* Another Note: he was really hungry and had to eat a lot before leaving the doctor’s office.

Another yellow chair picture.  Growing, growing, growing!

Month 2 Yellow Chair

Thomas gets caught in the middle of a sneeze and pretends to use his sleeve as a tissue.

Sneeze

Sleeve