Happy Thanksgiving!

It's almost Turkey Day. Lots to do, but I think we're all very excited. JM, of course, doesn't know what to expect, but Maggie has already chosen her outfits (yes, plural) and created the seating chart. On Thanksgiving, JM will meet Aunt Michelle, Uncle Trevor and cousins Natalie and Noah for the first time - should be a great day. We'll also spend some time with Big Pappy and Uncle Mike. Then, on Friday, lots of fun with the Layman cousins!

JM is a happy and energetic little boy. He loves singing, playing outside and in the basement. He jumps and climbs on anything and throws everything. We'll need to work on the latter, but I have to say the kid has a good arm :)

On the developmental front, we think JM may have fluid behind his eardrums, so we're headed to the ENT in early December. We'll see what they recommend. We'll start a bit of speech therapy regardless of the diagnosis. He's picking up a lot of new words but having some trouble with pronunciation. This could all be related to the eardrums, so hopefully we'll have a plan of action soon.

Daycare is going well, though there are still tears at drop off. His teachers report he is doing well, likes to participate and blows kisses to them. He talks about his teachers often, which is comforting to us. He has also been getting up very early, so occasionally he doesn't quite make it to nap time.

Even though we still haven't eaten all of the Halloween Candy yet (see above - Maggie as Princess Fiona from Shrek and JM as Lion; from our trip to Dutch Wonderland with friend Shira and her daughter, Maya), it's on to pumkin pie. It's that time of year, right?

Wishing you all the Happiest Thanksgiving!

Amy, Keith, Maggie and JM

ps - Congratulations to Shira, Mark and Maya on their recent referral!