Nothing too special here, just a trio of photos from recent days of the young man. (Cross-posted from the Facebooks.)
Today’s video: Going for a Walk
Another one from a while back: Nyan Thomas being taken for a stroll by his cousins, Hetty and Pops. Taken in mid-July in Colchester – around 8pm, if memory serves – back when the sun would stay up until 9:30 or 10pm.
Today’s Photos: Summertime Memories
We’ve finally got our desktop PC working here at Nyan Thomas HQ, for the first time since late May (don’t ask). Which means we can access old photos and videos! Which means, for now at least, a trip down memory lane: here’s a pair of shots of the young man back in Iowa in mid-June.
Today’s video: Bubbles!
In which Nyan Thomas has some fun with bubbles before bed. (Complete with a drooly chin, too!)
And here’s a bonus video, from a couple weeks ago, Nyan Thomas hanging out, listening to music, playing with a hula hoop. All in a day’s work.
Today was a Good Day (with photos!)
It’s been a rough couple of weeks for the namesake hero of this here blog (which helps explain the lack of posts of late). Young Nyan Thomas caught a series of bugs from his nursery (day care), which led to several days of a constantly running nose, which morphed into a shallow cough, which morphed into a chest infection, complete with fever and general lethargy. Poor little fella. So for the last couple of weeks, he spent a fair amount of time in Colchester, where Phwa Phwa and the rest of the K. clan came together to take care of him on most weekdays, since Mommy and Daddy – still being relatively green at their respective jobs – couldn’t take large chunks of time off.
Paralympics! (With photos and video)
The other night, we finally made it to the Olympic Park for an evening at the Paralympic Games. (Special thanks to Sharon and Chris for the tickets!)
It was a bit of a mad rush to get there – Mommy had to rush back home to pick up the boy from the daycare, then get back on the train to the Olympic Village, all while Daddy slogged through another day of training for his new job before rushing to the train to meet Mommy and Nyan at the park. The place was heaving with people, but getting through security and the various ticket checkpoints was remarkably fast and efficient. We didn’t see too much of the park, as the place is sprawling, but we did get close to the Stadium, the “Orbital” (that weird red metal sculpture that rises a couple hundred feet into the air), the water polo stadium, and – our destination for the night – the Aquatics Center. Read the rest of this entry »
Video: Nyan Thomas After Hours
Our boy had a fun day at nursery (day care) today: it was Sports Day! We’re not sure what exactly it involved, but there seemed to be water involved, as he got soaked at one point. He also earned, or at least came home with, a gold medal. Well done!
After his dinner and bath, he wasn’t very sleepy, so we all decided to hang out in the living room for a bit. Wanna see? Just click on the video below. You’ll see mommy playing some percussion instruments with him; you’ll witness him getting bored after a bit and crawling away, babbling; and you’ll see him pick up the TV remote control, point it at the TV, change the channel… and come thisclose to ordering a movie on pay per view. Clever boy; a little too clever sometimes, methinks…
(Video shot on iPhone, hence the less-than-stellar resolution of the picture…]
New Videos of the Boy!
Hello! Sorry, everyone, for the long stretch of radio silence. Our excuses are many, and are pretty good, really: new house to move into, multiple visitors, some travel of our own, a new job for Daddy, and full-time nursery (day care) for our hero, and much more. Whew! What a month! So, yes, on the one hand, there should be lots and lots to blog about. On the other… well, there are only so many hours in the day, etc.
We’ll do our best to rectify things in the coming days. In the meantime, may we offer up a pair of somewhat shaky videos, of Nyan Thomas playing peek-a-boo with Daddy and giggling up a storm. Enjoy!
Today’s videos: Birthday Boy
As you probably know, our boy turned one year old last week, and we had a brief and modest ceremony with some aunties and uncles. Were there plenty of cameras? There were. Here, then, some video.
First up: behind the scenes as we light the candles on his birthday cake.
And here, the main event: the singing of Happy Birthday to a slightly confused Nyan Thomas!
After the cake, his adoring fans demanded a speech. Young Nyan Thomas was more than willing to speak up.
Happy Birthday, Nyan Thomas!
Today is the day: one year ago this very day, our little boy was born. It’s been a wild ride, as you’ve seen in thes pages; if you haven’t been on this site in a while, make sure you poke around and check out the posts from the last 12 days – we put up one post each day taking a look back at a specific month over the last year. It was a fun trip down memory lane to put it all together, and it was a great reminder of just how much fun and joy the little guy has brought us.
(If you care to read up on those very first days, check out these posts from a year ago: read about Day One, here; Day Two, here; Day Three, here; and Day Four, here.)
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