T and M Family Notes

little G at Nine Months

Went to doctor's yesterday.  little G seems to be doing well.  I always like to hear independent confirmation of how wonderful he is.  :)   

This morning, though, he was tired, but wouldn't go down for a nap.  Crying for an hour.  He was crying for so long, after 20 minutes, I went to make sure he was ok.  He seemed fine, but kept on crying.   We went in and picked him up after half an hour to make sure he was ok. He immediately calmed down and even smiled and looked happy.  As soon as we tried to put in him the crib, the screaming resumed. 

Basically, little G's got our stubbornness and our dislike of going to bed just because we're tired.

Cleverness

little G has been very naughty lately.  He turns nine months old tomorrow.  It's amazing to watch his personality and intelligence come to life.  (That's the nice way of putting it.)  For example, he is very willful at the dinner table.  We (meaning Marci) refer to him as Chucky when he's acting up.  Or Little Nicky when he growls. 

Last week, Pretty Bear sang for him, and after she stopped, he crawled over to his rocking horse, tossed LaLa the stuffed Lambie off its seat, and attempted to pull it under the shelf where Pretty Bear sits. Then, when surveying the scene, he pulled open the drawer below the shelf. Fortunately, his plans to hoist himself up using the horse and drawer were thwarted by the fact that he as yet cannot pull himself up into standing position. But seeing the wheels turning behind those Chucky eyes was a window into my future of trying to rescue him from himself...while he attempts to play hero by saving his one true love, Pretty Bear, from her precarious shelf.