Other December pictures and happenings...

Going back and looking over what else happened in December, there are only a few things. Christmas with Paul's family is another post. We celebrated Eric's 1st "Gotcha Day" anniversary on the 20th. It was a year since Eric's adoption was finalized and officially became ours, even though he was ours since the day we first laid eyes on him. Paul was out of town, so I was just going to take Eric to one of the two restaurants went to that day. I opted for LaRosa's, since I didn't feel like driving to Kentucky to get to Joe's Crab Shack. When David heard what I was doing he invited himself and mom along. No problem, especially since David ended up paying, thanks bro!

Eric didn't eat very much of the fruit I brought for him, nor the spaghetti that was ordered for him. Anything off of other plates, especially Uncle David's, sure. He loves bread, so the bread sticks were a hit. Uncle David's sausage hoggie, including the green pepper, cheese, lettuce and whatever else was on it. He was hilarious with the pickle. Don't mess with his pickle! He held onto that thing for dear life. He had a hard time eating it. David was able to eat most it, kept picking pieces off. Next year, we'll do a little more with him. Make it a special day.

On to some of his antics...at my parents, (yes I spend a lot of time there, especially around holidays and when they have visitors) Eric climbed onto the love seat, with the help of David's laptop computer case. He proceeded to take anything on the love seat and the vicinity, and shove it behind the love seat. Not sure how much he crammed back there. But he was up and down gathering things.

Eric has been taught a couple of sign language signs, like eat, drink, more, all done and please (a couple are his adaptation of them). One night, while sitting on Grandpa's lap at dinner, he signed drink and then grabbed a napkin and held it up under his chin. Dad didn't catch it, mom and I laughed. When we are in the family room, if he's mooching a drink off of one us, we always use a cloth of some sort as a "bib." So, we are always holding a cloth under his chin, in case of dribbling. Can't say he doesn't pay attention!

Eric loves cell phones. He now has my old one, Paul's old one plus an old one of David's. He prefers one that's operational, but that doesn't happen often. At the family Christmas gathering, Eric had Paul's phone and was "talking" into it. This was a first. He usually just holds it up and we say"hello," he doesn't say anything. He was so cute walking around, talking into the phone, then close it like he was done with his call. David would called Paul's phone, Eric would either open it and then close it right away or hold it up to his ear and the close it. Not sure if he ever heard David on the other end. It was cute. My dad should have gotten a video of it.

Here are some more December pictures starting with Lucifer and his "bling"...


Hard to see, but Eric is pointing out a Tigger ornament....

Children's Hospital Outpatient Eastgate, where I take Eric for speech therapy, has a Santa Claus, for one evening for an hour, every year, available for picture taking and then the kids also get a small gift. That's where the picture for last year's Christmas card was taken. It's in the waiting room, so the background isn't the best. I try to get as much of the Christmas tree in the background as I can. I haven't seen the pictures dad took. Maybe he got Eric with a smile, but he loves his Beanie Baby puppy, Fetch. The one of the three of us is good.