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Dancing King

Turns out that our boy loves to dance! Or, dance as much as an 11.5-month-old can. It mostly means that, whenever some pop song with a decent beat comes on the television, he’ll start shaking his little body to the beat. Cute! He’ll also shimmy and shake if you just clap your hands, or if you bang on a table or other object in some rhythmic fashion.

(Phwa Phwa reports that the other day, he was sitting there and started babbling/singing to himself, and then dancing to the sounds he was making! No video of this, unfortunately.)

But we have plenty of video of the young man groovin’ to pop songs. (Next up: getting him into music that’s more to Daddy’s liking.) For now, we proudly present Nyan Thomas showing off a trio of his best moves.

 
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Posted by on July 16, 2012 in Video

 

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Today’s Videos: Fun at Dinnertime

Today we have a pair of videos showing the lighter side of mealtime. Nyan Thomas loves to giggle and laugh, of course, and in our first selection, we see Daddy indulging that love. Video from early June in Iowa City:

 

And here, from just yesterday here in Essex County, England, we see Nyan Thomas indulging in his other love: being curious. Here we are trying to feed him, but he’s more interested in the light switch (that’s what he keeps pointing to). Daddy, again, indulges the boy by flipping the switch every time the boy points at it. It’s not the most efficient way to get food into his belly, but it keeps him happy:

 

 
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Posted by on July 7, 2012 in Video

 

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Today’s Videos: Gardening, and Dirty Boy

Here we see our hero showing off his new crawling-on-the-knees skills in Grandma and Grandpa’s back yard. Still a little unsteady, but definitely getting there.

 

And when he gets to Grandma’s Garden, he discovers… dirt! Digging in it, kicking it, making a general mess of things. Yes, our boy is a boy…

 
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Posted by on June 18, 2012 in Video

 

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Nyan Thomas Goes Swimming (pics and video)

Our boy has never, ever been afraid of being in the water; his nightly bath is perhaps his favorite time of the day, and getting him out of the tub is never easy. So we were very excited to learn that Cousin Mia had left an inflatable pool at Grandma and Grandpa’s house. Last Saturday, the first hot day since we got here, we blew it up – it’s an impressive thing, with two sections, a small slide, and a seahorse that sprays water out of its mouth if you hook a hose up to it – and got Nyan into his swimsuit. Mia came over and put on her swimsuit as well, and the two of them splashed, swam and laughed for quite a while. Okay, so Nyan was a little confused at first, as you can see in the video down below: he was a wallflower, clinging to the side and tepidly splashing his hand in the water. But before long he was all over the place, as the pics prove. (Click any picture to start a slideshow)

 
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Posted by on June 13, 2012 in Photos, Video

 

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Nyan Thomas vs the Vacuum Cleaner

In which our hero shows his love for housework… or at least shows off his (rather odd) deep affection for the vacuum cleaner. He loves the darn thing. Without fail, when the vacuum goes on, the kid starts screeching – not in terror, but in pleasure. Hey, whatever makes him happy…

 
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Posted by on June 6, 2012 in Video

 

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Today’s video: Puppy!

Hello from Iowa! Nyan Thomas is spending a few weeks in the heartland, and the other day, cousin Jayme stopped by with Monty, her brand new six-month-old Golden Retriever puppy. We carefully introduced the two youngsters; Nyan Thomas was quite curious, and had no idea what to make of this strange furry creature, but he certainly wasn’t afraid (Nyan Thomas has yet to meet something he’s afraid of). Check it out:

 
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Posted by on June 4, 2012 in Video

 

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The Birthday Boy (he’s 10!) and his Horse

Our boy turned 10 months old today, and celebrated by both helping us pack up, and going for a ride on the rocking horse that Uncle Scott made for him. Here’s our boy in all his double-digit glory!

 
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Posted by on May 26, 2012 in Video

 

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Mother’s Day (Pics and Video)

We’re a few days late with this one, but: last Sunday was Mommy’s first Mother’s Day, and we celebrated with a delicious dinner at cousin Brian and Hannah’s swank high-rise apartment in Fort Greene. First off, check out those views!

Here’s Daddy and Nyan Thomas:

And Aunt Hannah and Nyan Thomas:

Now to the video. Here’s our boy, waving around a wooden spoon like it’s a light saber:

 

And here he is getting a piggyback ride and responding by (a) gouging out Daddy’s eyeball, and (b) poking a finger deeper into Daddy’s ear canal.

 

Here he is with Aunt Hannah again:

 

And a couple more featuring Brian and Hannah’s cool coffee table. It’s an old rail cart that they found in an antique store. Here, Nyan Thomas examines the decades-old wood and iron fittings:

 

This is the boy coming face to face with Smudgie, the legendary 15 year old cat. Nyan Thomas, you see, loves to crawl under coffee tables. (Don’t ask us why; he finds amusement in the simple things.) This one had the added bonus of an iron axle that he could slobber onto, and also a mellow creature that he could check out.

 

Finally, check out the flowers that the young man bought for his Mommy for Mother’s Day. Such a sweetheart!

 

 
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Posted by on May 18, 2012 in Photos, Video

 

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Today’s video: tickle

Nothing fancy here, just a giggling baby and his momma:

 
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Posted by on May 6, 2012 in Video

 

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Guess who turns 9 today

Yes, young Nyan Thomas is a full nine months old today. Make your own comments about how quickly the time passes, how they grow up so fast, etc., and while you’re doing that, enjoy this sampling of photos from our recent trip tot he Midwest, along with a couple of videos:

Nyan Thomas with his beautiful mommy:

The little man with Uncle Scott:

Our boy playing “build and then destroy the wood block tower” with Grandma L.:

 
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Posted by on April 26, 2012 in Photos, Video

 

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