John Dickson's "first Thanksgiving"

John Dickson had Thanksgiving at his "school" today... at 10:30 am... talk about a sleepy rest of the day! He pretty much sat in my lap and "read" a plastic book while I ate turkey, but it was fun anyway! The other babies were getting samples of the feast, but after John Dickson's experience with Gerber puffs, we thought he might not be quite ready yet. I wish we had it on video... we put a puff on John Dickson's tray, and he didn't seem to know what to do with it (everything else goes straight to the mouth, but this puff was intriguing...)so Adam put it on John Dickson's tongue. That little man looked at us like we were crazy, opened his mouth wide, and tried to make the puff just fall out, but it was stuck to his tongue. He was so confused!

Otherwise, he is eating like a champ, but seems to be allergic to a few foods. We're pretty sure he's allergic to prunes and apricots, but he had a reaction 2 days ago to something he's had before, so we aren't too sure what it was. So long as his cheeks are back to normal tomorrow, he'll be having turkey in preparation for Thanksgiving. He's got baby green bean casserole, apple turkey cranberry, and cinnamon sweet potatoes for the big day. And, of course, a baby's first Thanksgiving bib. 7 days and counting!

And on the daycare front, John Dickson is doing great! He's graduated to the infant 2 room, where they had had him a couple of days when he wasn't feeling well (several weeks ago). They're shocked at how little he cries when he actually feels well, and every day they keep telling me how amazed they are by his crawling. Most of the other babies are crawling too, but John Dickson is crawling at Greyhound speed! Now that he's with babies who are more age appropriate for him, he's fascinated and having a great time. He doesn't care when we leave, and is busy when we return. I couldn't find him the other day because he was camping out under the entertainer at daycare. They said that's what he wants to do all day, and he loves sitting in it as well. Apparently he crawls over to it and hits it until they put him in. I was really frustrated with the last room he was in because they just wouldn't listen to me about his feeding schedule. But these girls actively try to do what we want them to, and everyday they are asking new questions. He's still on the waitlist for another place, but we're happy until then.

We have a hilarious video to share as soon as Adam gets some free time - its a John Dickson laughter extravaganza. Until then...