Here are a few recent shots of Ray for no particular reason except that they are mondo cute.
General Ray News: Ray has transitioned to a single nap per day and that has made sleeping overall much better! It also means that we can go places and stay longer an hour-and-a-half. In fact, Ray just had his first bus ride yesterday down to Pike Place Market. For weeks he's been obsessed about busses, pointing and "Oooooooo!"'ing at them whenever he sees them. He enjoyed the ride and had a nice nap on the way back. His molars are coming in, which hasn't caused as much of a problem as we feared, and he's getting bigger and heavier seemingly daily. He is also quite the little walker and recently got his first pair of real shoes. He preferred the leopard-print pumps, but we settled on some nice blue sneakers. His comprehension is also pretty astounding now -- he understands most of what we say to him and can now responded with "Nah" for no, and "Ya" for yes.
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It was a gorgeous autumn day so we all ventured out to a pumpkin patch where Ray got to hunt for pumpkins and visit some farm animals.
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We forgot to post these photos of Ray opening gifts from Grandpa Doug, Carlene, and Amanda from a few weeks ago.
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Ray's favorite thing now is to go outside. He indicates his desire to go outside with a sign. He also sometimes brings us our shoes or puts on his hat. Once outside, he loves all manner of nature, from rocks to leaves to bark. He selects specimens of each depending on some criteria known only to him, and he carries them around. He's is also inexplicably fascinated by garbage cans and mailboxes, and stops to point them out whenever he sees one. He's walking up a storm now and loves adventuring.
Here is a fairly long (5 minutes) video of Ray showing off most of his outdoor activities.
Ray's Outdoor Playtime (Windows Media format): High-quality (18.5 MB) | Low-quality (3.7 MB)
Lest you think that Ray plays with leaves and rocks because we don't buy him actual toys, here is a short clip of him playing with a (borrowed) pop-up toy and his big red barn.
Ray Plays Outside (with Toys): (Windows Media format): High-quality (11.5 MB) | Low-quality (2.5 MB)
