Tru got his “one-year” shots the other day…he didn’t like it. He’s still got lumps on each leg. They don’t seem to bother him though. He’s in the 90th percentile for height and the 20th percentile for weight. The doctor said don’t worry about the weight because one turd could move him a couple dozen percentile rankings!

Basically though, he’s just a skinny little noodle. He’s getting super communicative, though not with language. Maybe it’s just a result of being around him so much, but Amy and I almost always know what he’s trying to tell us with his body language and some verbalization. It’s pretty cool.

Amy told me that the other day when she took Tru to daycare (more like 4-hour care), he leaned over to go to Jane-the-daycare-lady. Once Jane had him, he leaned over and gave Amy a kiss, then waved bye-bye to her! That’s a pretty big thing, because up until then, he was usually throwing at least a little fit when he got to the daycare place.

Today was a baby dedication at church, but we didn’t dedicate Tru. There are good reasons to dedicate babies but, in our situation at least, it seemed redundant. This wasn’t an easy decision, and I don’t think either Amy or I am fully comfortable with it. My sense, though, is that the discomfort stems from years of thinking that babies are dedicated–that’s just what happens. Now that we have a baby, we can think about it from a more personal point of view and it just doesn’t seem terribly meaningful or useful for Tru. A couple of minutes of “special time” up front seems to pale in comparison to the treatment he’s getting from family and friends 24 hours a day. That kid has a lot of prayer pointed at him already.

Yeah, Tru’s sick. He’s been popping out about 4-5 new teeth all at the same time, plus we’re pretty sure he has a cold. He’s running about a 101&deg temperature and he’s not as active as usual. Kinda whiny too… But we still love him!

I slapped a few (just a few) new pics on the album and moved the other stuff into the archive.

Nothing special to write today, just catching up a bit. Tru spent a few hours yesterday with Grandpa Jim and Grandma Liz while Amy and I went to a movie and dinner. The movie was really good, by the way–My Big Fat Greek Wedding. Tru did great while we were gone. He played, ate and pooped, just like at home. I think the grandparents had fun too…

Wow, Amy finally posted an entry! Tru does start daycare tomorrow, though it’s pretty low impact at first. He’ll be with my mom or sister every day next week. After that he’ll be with one or the other of them for two days a week and the other three days he’ll share an El Salvadoran nanny with the three kids across the street. Lydia has been a nanny to the neighbor kids for a couple of years now and she’s pretty cool. She also already knows Tru, and he kind of knows her. Anyway, we’re feeling pretty good about it all. He’ll only be in daycare for about 5 hours a day–not too bad, considering he’ll probably be napping for three of those hours!

We knew this day would come… our family is finally transitioning into a working family. Bren starts tomorrow at Fox, I go back to my middle school crew, and Tru segues into daycare. After a laid back, kick back, backpack summer, I think this will be a shock to all our systems

P.S. Tru is really cute. Maybe he could revive A Flock of Seagulls.

We went to visit with Grandpa Gordon last week. We weren’t able to stay long since he had to go to his art class. But Grandpa enjoyed seeing Tru’s ‘hawk and he told us that way back in the day, he (Grandpa) paid his little brother 10¢ to let Grandpa shave his hair into a mohawk and then go downtown and buy a sucker. Grandpa was laughing as he remembered the story. When I asked if his brother was embarassed to go downtown with his mohawk, Grandpa laughed and said, “Aw, he didn’t care!” Grandpa also reminded me that my dad had a ‘hawk when he was a kid too. So Tru’s got plenty of precedent–the ‘hawk was nearly inevitable!

We snapped off a few pictures during Uncle Jeff’s stay and I’ve posted them on the album… Be sure to check out my current favorite!

Here’s Scott’s vision of Tru’s future…

BEHOLD!

Check the album for a couple more…