Michael's Development Blog

We took Michael to Grandpa P's on Christmas eve eve and Allison and Darius came up on Christmas eve for dinner and presents. Michael liked cottage cheese for a while but then started spitting it out. Michael had fun with the packaging for his presents. We took Michael to Immaculate Conception for 5pm Christmas Mass and he was great. He loved listening to the singing and the bells ringing. At one point he slimed Grandpa's cheek with a wad of snot and a puff got stuck to Grandpa's cheek and people in the row behind us thought it was hysterical. Dad had a friend, Julie (?) sitting next to him that he was playing peek-a-boo with and he loved to tear up the programs. Michael liked the plastic Christmas tree at immaculate conception and the fire pit. Michael said "More" after eating a pound of food and we thought he was done. We went to Grandma and Papa Bianchi's and he had gotten a bit better at unwrapping presents. He enjoyed playing with his blocks and t...

Michael had a blast at this year's Friend Christmas hosted by the Lesh's. James got Michael a couple really cool block puzzles that he is going to love. It looked like Josephine was going to like the toy that Michael got her in the secret Santa but she didn't actually get to play with it because it was too big. Michael enjoyed all the excitement, playing with James, Phillip, Josephine, and meeting little Jeanette who was sharing this First Christmas with him.

Well we're all sick, including Michael. He woke up this morning with 102 degree fever, quickly knocked down to 100 with a dose of Tylenol. He's still strangely chipper despite being clearly uncomfortable. He wants to have fun and be happy but he feels icky so he randomly starts crying. Hopefully it's over quick and we can get back to normal. Yesterday he took a couple unassisted and unsupported steps a few times, all of which daddy missed because he was laying in bed sick :( One time he was standing against grandma Curtin and took two steps over to the couch. Another time he walked two steps between the walls of the baby jail. This morning he took two-three steps from his box toward his pacifier on the floor. Michael has also been pointing at things that he's interested in and he noticed all the new Christmas decorations. He particularly likes the blinking snowmen.