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wow, what a month. although it was filled with lots of sickness - two and a half colds and a bout of pink eye mixed in for good measure - little miss thee still learned quite a bit. in fact her development and the list of new things she can do on a daily basis is increasing so fast i am struggling to keep up with it all.
thea started signing in earnest - more, milk, water, finished/all done - and it's so amazing to watch her connect words and signs and attach meaning to them. her 'more' becomes quite large and aggressive if she doesn't get what she wants right away. she also has a bunch of words under her belt - hi! hi! hi!, hot [accompanied by a fanning her mouth gesture], up, papa, pump [for pumpkin], eggs, loud [which sounds curiously similar to 'hi' but she covers her ears with her hands so we know what she means], and my favorite, oh wow! she also started making animals sounds this month - dog, cow, pig - though the 'meow' of a cat is her favorite, much to her father's dismay.
she's constantly babbling, stringing together a bunch of unintelligible words with the correct intonations of proper english. i'm so excited for her to talk but i am loving this period just before when she looks at us with her big eyes and asks questions full of jibberish fully expecting us to understand and answer.
she continues to be a monkey in more ways than one. not only does she use her feet to do a lot of things: turn the pages of her books, spin one of her favorite toys, start the music on another, kick her soccer ball, but she also climbs on everything. she figured out how to get up into our rocking chair this week and, fortunately, she also learned how to get off of things backwards this month so we worry [a little] less about her flailing head first off the furniture. while i wouldn't say she's walking yet, she does take 6-8 drunken sailor/zombie steps at a time before deciding that she can get where she wants much faster by crawling.
she's fascinated with lights and understands the concept of on and off, looking up at the light as she flips the switch up and down. we can't pass a switch without her reaching out and trying to play with it. we've spent hours at various switches in our house this month as i watch her determined little face figure out these very basic concepts i can't help but think that it won't be long before she'll want to know every detail about electricity. how does it work? and why does it work? and who invented it? and when? the progression is inevitable and coming so much more quickly than i imagined. it's kind of blowing my mind, i have to admit. the tiny bundle we brought home eleven months ago is no longer a baby but a thriving, fun, delightful little person. i feel so lucky to get to wake up each day and share life with her!
ps - not only has our computer stopped working, but it looks like my camera has taken its final breath so i apologize for the crappy photos. these things tend to happen in threes and i'm hoping the nearly $2000 i spent replacing the a/c compressor and fan belt in my car this week means that nothing else is going to break around here for awhile.
with much sadness we said goodbye to my parents last night and put them on a flight back to boston. we had a great trip, marred only by the fact that there were many germs being passed back and forth and way too much sickness for one short week. i'll go into more detail about their visit when i post pictures later. for now [because our computer is still not working and isn't going to be repaired any time soon meaning that i'm trying to work out a new system for uploading and storing my photos] here's a photo of thea with her two buddies, olivia and audrey. laura started taking care of olivia this week so now there are three and they are all such adorable little girls. 
a happy birthday to two very special people who had birthdays over the weekend: gma and my cousin elizabeth. we love you both and miss you tons. wish we were able to be together to share the day with you!ps - our computer is still not working :(
sorry for the light posting this week. we've hit a bit of a snag over here at NMM in that our computer STOPPED WORKING on tuesday. JUST CEASED TO TURN ON. yes, it's the one on which all of our photographs from the last year are saved. i'm trying not to freak out - and, frankly, the amount of work and busy-ness of life that happened over the last week made that entirely possible - but i'm not going to lie, i'm starting to worry now. zack is taking it in for some testing and hopefully some fixing [and at the very least some photo retrieval] tomorrow. i'll keep you posted.
thea is finally feeling better, thanks for asking. that was an extra long bout of sickness - a week to be exact - and makes me want to be extra vigilant about keeping her healthy this winter. i MAY even concede to a flu shot. for her. NOT ME.
if anyone feels so inclined to mosey on over to this here contest and cast a vote for miss thee, that would be cool. i don't necessarily want her to be the "next face of gap," but the gift card or the all-expenses-paid trip to jamaica would be nice. mama could use a vacation.
photos were taken two weeks ago at the pacific islander festival where zack stocked up on lots of hawaiian-themed gear for the nug.
thanks, also, to stacey for thea's cute top...the entire outfit was one of our favorites this summer!
thea woke up in the wee hours of thursday morning with a cold and we're going on day number four here including three sleepless nights for all of us. she's got a fever, incredibly stuffy nose, runny eyes and is just plain pitiful.
she was so lifeless yesterday that we actually laid on the couch and watched her first episode of sesame street, which was one of those surreal moments where i kept thinking, "i'm a parent? watching sesame street with my child!? how did this happen?"
when does one learn the concept of blowing her nose? we've been doing our damndest to teach this as i'm certain it would help the situation but so far we're just get met with the smallest of giggles.
hoping this doesn't last too much longer....
ps: we hear that uncle john is equally under the weather and send our best wishes for a speedy recovery! we miss you!
nuggie turned ten months today and i must declare that we, her parents, are EXHAUSTED. the term "into everything" was redefined for us this month though i'm sure we'll look back on this time soon enough and think "we had it so easy back then!" thea moves at the speed of light and when we gently try to redirect her from yanking cords out of power sockets, she's on to the next thing before we can catch up. we turn our eyes for a second and she's already climbed to the fourth or fifth step racing upstairs laughing as she goes.
noteworthy moments from the last 30 days include taking a single step while standing [followed immediately by falling on her behind], eating meats like chicken and sausage which she positively SHOVELS into her mouth [sorry PETA, this kid is no vegetarian], sharing and making a T-H sound [for thank you], and saying hi! it's completely thrilling to hear her say "hi" in the appropriate context. her little voice is so adorable!
i feel like this is as good a time as any to reveal another one of nuggie's nicknames, especially since football season is upon us. thea and i read books in bed almost every morning before we get up and start the day. sometimes zack is with us, sometimes not. thea usually sits and listens intently for awhile and then she starts flailing herself all over the bed trying to explore what's beyond the stacks of pillows walling her in. she quite honestly resembles a running back attempting to power over a pile-up intent upon the end zone. as a result, i started calling her jerome [as in "the bus" bettis] back in july and somehow it's stuck. we only call her this when she's so focused and driven and uses her [extremely powerful] legs to break through even the toughest of forts that we've built to contain her. i considered changing the title of our blog to "nugget. monkey. jerome." but it just doesn't have the same ring to it. 
