Wednesday, October 20, 2010

August / September 2010


Luckily things settled down for us (compared to the previous two months) in August and September. Well, that is after our harrowing start... which involved Dominic diving head first into Aunt Michelle and Uncle Jeff's pool at the quarterly birthday party. He was being very closely watched by many capable adults, but as we now know first hand - it only takes a split second. Grandpa "Safety First" Ken was the quickest to action. He channeled his inner Steve Yzerman and leapt over the side of the pool as swiftly as The Captain over the boards. Dominic was scooped out within seconds and was no worse for the wear. He didn't even cough or cry. Unfortunately Grandpa's cell phone, camera, and car key fob did not fare as well. But Grandpa says it was definitely worth it!

Dominic enjoyed the "Big Rig Gig" in early August. Lake Orion parks and rec sponsors the event where many "big rigs" are parked at Friendship Park. The kids can explore the fire trucks, tractors, ambulances, and more. G&G Primo and Marie came too, along with Grandpa Ken. Dominic's favorite was the John Deere equipment, and running all over the place. Great-Grandpa Primo and Grandpa Ken most enjoyed reminiscing with the owner of the Twin Pines milk truck... Just like the one that delivered in their neighborhood. In fact, the owner's dad did deliver in the old Zalewski (my mom's) neighborhood at Outer Drive and Van Dyke on the east side of Detroit. Small world.

Dominic had lots of playtime with friends in August and September. His Beaumont friends came to visit in early August with their mommies and daddies. We barbequed and visited and the little tykes chased bubbles. Mariana brought her mommy (Joy) and daddy (John) over for a nice playdate in August. In addition, Dominic was given a lesson in sharing and taking turns from buddy Zach who came to play all the way from Houston with his mommy Lisa. Another out of town traveler, cousin Devin, came to visit from Washington, D.C.. Dominic also got to explore other kiddies' toys when we went to visit Mackenzie and Eric, as well as Braden and Sierra. New toys are always fun!

We thoroughly enjoyed the outdoor summer playtime with lots of trip to the park and the discovery of a great beach at Spencer Park. Dominic also enjoyed cheering on his mommy at many of my softball games. Summertime is the best!

Cousin Lauren turned 11 in September - Happy Birthday to Lauren! And, cousins Joey and Kate celebrated their 1st birthday on September 24th. They both loved their first tastes of cake, yummy.

Dominic has spent many hours showing Grandma Robyn how fast he can run in circles around her bed. He also loves to help Grandma with her meals by holding her pop bottle with straw and "feeding" her the fruit punch.

More Dominic Stats:

18 months - 26 lbs (60ish%-tile) and 33in (95%-tile).

Talking more and more every day, it's crazy! Some favorite words are yeah, yep, mama, dada, papa, Aunt Karen, Donna, nana, car, top, cup, up, ball, baa, meow, ruff, neigh, oink, purple, yellow, bye-bye, hi, hey, stacy (grandma's cat), six, seven, eight, eighteen, ...

He also has become very interested in identifying letters. Of course dad is most proud that Dominic's favorite letter is "M" (for Michigan). He loves to point out M's everywhere and gets especially excited for the big block maize "M".

Picture link at the upper right. Also, I've posted my first video to Utube! See video link. I don't know how to edit yet, so apologies for the 3 minute length. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqQT3AbPWWg)