Dylan started really wanting to pull himself up into standing position when we were down in LA, so Dylan has been heartily enjoying the Elmo table that Lola gave him for Christmas.
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decoding this look…
Yesterday was the first session of Dylan’s Finger Babble sign language class. We decided to try signing with Dylan because it has been shown to reduce crying and frustration (baby can communicate observations, wants, needs before they can actually speak) and signing facilitates the development of verbal communication (signing babies tend to have larger vocabularies and tend to speak sooner).
Anyway, the class was a lot of fun. A lot of other moms and babies from the mommy group are also enrolled, and the class is run like a playgroup where signing is incorporated into songs and play time.
Yesterday, we learned a lot of signs…Tom and I did, anyway! Dylan’s been having a tough time with napping in the AM lately, so all he wanted to do was nurse and nap (for next time, we’re working on shifting his morning nap to be a little earlier)!
Here are the signs we learned yesterday. This way, next time Dylan’s around, you can know what he’s “talkin’ about…!”
We learned high, low, see, ball, baby, surprise, help, clown, eat, more, daddy, all done, clean up, music, what, help, happy, grandma (mommy with a couple of bounces!), the official sign for hello, hat, thank you, cat, bubbles, and in the context of songs, sky, rock, mountain, and bear.
Once I get my good laptop up and running again, maybe I’ll post the modified signs for “mommy” and “daddy!”
Posted in baby_signing, playgroup, sleep, weekly_fun
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cutting teeth
Oh, my goodness! We forgot to mention that Dylan’s tooth is finally coming in! I was feeling sick on New Year’s Day, so I hadn’t really been letting Dylan put my fingers in his mouth, but Tom got his finger in there and felt something sharp!
Dylan is dealing with it remarkably well. He’s been a little on the fussier side, to be certain — he hasn’t wanted me to stray too far and he’s wanted to comfort-nurse whenever he wants to! But, he’s still sleeping through the night, doing his usual waking around 4-5am and he’s still in pretty good spirits.
It’s taking its time coming in hence Dylan’s “Oh, well” expression….
Posted in drool, milestones, teething
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More LA photos
Here are a few more pictures from our trip to LA. You can see Dylan thoroughly enjoyed hanging out with everyone he saw!
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The Victory Scream
You can’t see from this photo, but Dylan is standing on two feet and balancing himself against a toy box. Whenever he pulls himself upright, he likes to look at the nearest adult — meaning one of his folks — and let out a Victory Scream. It’s really loud.
Grandma Sharon and Dylan – 12/30/06
A late entry about our trip to Los Angeles…
We didn’t get to do as much in L.A. as we have been able to do in the past. Turns out it isn’t so easy to travel on the achingly slow freeways without lots of screaming from the back seat. Still, we managed to walk around City Walk at Universal Studios, eat at a couple of vegetarian restaurants (including the very good Madeleine Bistro), visit the Getty Center with Fred, Eli, and Rocky, and get some really rich chocolate cake at Urth Cafe on Melrose Ave.
The last night of our visit, Grandma Sharon hosted a party for family and friends to give everyone a chance to see The Baby Dylan. He charmed the pants off of all present, receiving lots of compliments on his smile, his eyes, his congeniality, and his ability to stand up with very little help. There was one prediction that he would be walking within two weeks — meaning, at seven and a half months. That seems unlikely; we think he’ll be tap dancing by then.
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Getty up!
No day is truly complete without a few pictures!
We went to the Getty today with Fred and the kids, and it was a gorgeous day for snapping shots.
dinner with Ty and Lynn
We got to have dinner with Ty and Lynn and the kids at Madeleine Bistro while we were in LA.
As always, the food was good, especially the dessert! We tried the creme brulee, chocolate cake, the bananas foster split, and a raspberry yummy thing that Ty ordered. Delicious!
Kieran and Keelan were both really sweet with Dylan, too! Keelan especially liked playing and talking with him, and Dylan, of course, loved the attention and the interaction!
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Group Photo
Here we all are at Cindy’s house.
We all had brunch then got down to the business of opening gifts. Later on, Candice, Cindy and Bob, and the Taylors (Jeff’s side of the family) came over for dinner feasting and games.
As usual, Dylan had a grand time! The only prob was getting in his naps, but he managed a good 1.5 nap right before dinner, so he ended up with about close to 13 hours of sleep for the day!
Can’t believe another year is about to end…
Today, we are getting ready to leave for LA.
Once Dylan falls asleep (hopefully, this will happen shortly after we give him a second meal of solids and a bath!), we’re heading on out!
Christmas in the Park
We went to Christmas in the Park with the family on Friday night.
Dylan fell asleep in the car on the way over. Poor little guy has not been able to keep abreast of his zzzz’s these past few days! Bananas and rice cereal finally started backing up in his system and he’s been waking up in the middle of the night with thunderous gas!
We started him on pears 4 days ago, though, and finally saw some diaper action last night…whoa.
Anyway, I digress! After a quickie catnap of about 30 minutes, Dylan woke up! So, here he is with his daddy, wondering where the heck he is…
Before we headed out to the park, though, we had some appetizers at mom’s and Dylan got a chance to play with Jason and hang out with his Auntie Christina before she left for work.
A few more photos are in the usual place…
