We didn’t make it to see Santa last year, so I was determined to make it happen this year. Their first meeting, in 2008, was so memorable!
And again, Joe couldn’t tear his eyes away from St. Nick to smile for the camera. Even as we were paying and making our way out of there, he kept bending and twisting to get a look at the old guy. Sweetness!
Mr. Man is on a roll!
Last night, while playing at his Leapfrog table, he suddenly noticed the coffee table right next to it. He moved over to it, and (with a shiny toy to lure him) cruised around it.
He made a total of three slow, deliberate laps around the table (those corners are tough!) before finally wearing out.
After the photo Joe’s teacher sent, I was dying to see him in action. Today, his physical therapist at Children’s Hospital put him in a similar gait trainer, and off he went:
Go ahead, handsome boy!
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Joe is getting over a little cold, which seems to happen every other week or so now that he’s in school.
Silver lining: He fell asleep in my arms the other night, a rare treat that only happens when he’s feeling icky.
Patrick brought me my iPhone and I put on some Christmas music, just rocking and looking at this face:
Sleep in heavenly peace …
For a couple of years now, I’ve been chatting online with a group of moms whose children all have developmental delays. One of them has a daughter, Sammie B, who’s very much like Joe — right down to the super-cute glasses.
Sammie B and her folks live in Los Angeles, but they made a trip to Baltimore to see specialists at Johns Hopkins (a lot like we did a while back!) Sammie’s mom and I have been saying for a while that these two are destined to meet, so we planned a little afternoon date there. (I nearly froze my buns off — I can’t imagine what that weather felt like to people who live in L.A.!)
Anyway, here are the little four-eyed lovebirds just moments after meeting:
Word of advice: If you don’t like a lot of attention from strangers, don’t go out in the city with two ridiculously adorable bespectacled children. Lordy, we each thought we got a lot of attention with just the one kid — together, they are an unstoppable death ray of cuteness!
For more on their hot date (including Joe’s regrettable decision to hit on his date’s mother!) looky here.
We recently had family portraits done by Madison Fairburn of M. Chase Narratives, and I have finally used them to make our 2010 Christmas cards!
Joe’s teacher sent this photo of him working out in the walker at school. That’s all him, just using his little arms for support!
Patrick and Joe went out for one of their father-son hikes on Sunday.
Look how much Joe loves hanging out with his Dada:
Joe’s old friend Santa sent a very special video message for him. (It takes a while to load, but it’s totally worth it.)
Check out the photos in his file!
Joe Tremblay 