Derrick's First Halloween Ever!
This year he decided (or rather, mommy decided for him :]) to be an alligator.
We got this outfit from Carter's.
Many people thought he was a dragon or a dinosaur so mommy had to keep telling them he was an alligator :D
On Saturday, October 26th, we dressed in the costume to our wiggleworms class, then stopped by Chicago Gma and Gpa's store.
No pictures please!
Hello my name is Derrick and I'm an alligator.
Have you seen such a cute alligator? >_<
Chomp Chomp!
On 27th, we stayed in, since Derrick and Daddy were both sick with a cold.
But Baby D didn't lose his smile!
On 28th, we went to Costco, and Baby D had his first official shopping cart ride! He rode like a big boy!
He made sure all the grocery was there, and made sure to hold the bar in the front :]
On Tuesday, October 29th, we went to meet Redfield and Annalee.
Redfield was a pumpkin. He's 3 months old, and Derrick at 7 months, looks like a giant next to him!
Derrick said hello to Annalee
And then played footsies with each other.
Then on the 30th, day before Halloween, we went to a costume party at Viola's house :]
Viola was a gorilla- Derrick looks scared of her costume :]
Having fun with new friends, Viola, Eleni, Lincoln!
Mommy made friends with Tam and Sydney :]
What are you guys looking at? Angelina and mommy in the back!
Look at all the new friends we made!
Eleni and Derrick
Derrick and Viola
Totally zonked out after all that play!!
The day of Halloween, it rained all day so we couldn't go out to trick or treat :[
But we had fun playing in our house.
Derrick now hops/runs/walks around the living room!
He played with his toy car, and realized wheels go round and round. This resulted in him grunting his grandpa grunt, which he does whenever he's focused.
Derrick now talks to his lion chair. Lion was his best friend that day.
Derrick now completely knows that "Derrick" is his name. Before it was 50/50. Now, he turns his head whenever he hears his name called. I think this happened around a week before he turned 7 months.
Derrick is still attempting to crawl, hasn't mastered it yet. BUT, when he's propped up, (with my help), he can stand up!
He also loves spending time with daddy. Seems like he's growing up too fast, and preferring daddy over mommy :'[
All in all, we had a GREAT halloween!
And Derrick is a healthy and happy baby, who loves to smile and eat :]
Derrick will officially turn 7 months old tomorrow.
He is developing at exponential rate, and sometimes I get scared that he's growing up too fast :[
But, it is such a delight to see him grow and learn something new every day.
We went to the group play date again and met Annalee, his favorite friend.
Derrick loves touching her and staring into her eyes. He gets this nervous look, which is so endearing. It's amazing to see the interaction between the two babies. They can't talk yet, but I know they're communicating with their body cues, and also with their eyes. Annalee is 6.5 months and Derrick is 7 months, so he's already trying to be a 'oppa' figure to her, look at him placing his hand on her shoulder!
We also went apple picking at All Seasons Apple Orchard this monday. Since it was Columbus Day, many families came out to enjoy the weather and the fun activities offered by the orchard. I pre-purchased the admission tickets online, which was super convenient. One interesting side note; the orchard is owned by Koreans :]
All dressed and set to go!
Here we are!
Derrick is as big and as cute as the pumpkins!
>_<
On the kiddie ride with daddy! Derrick rode with Buttercup :]
Here's the video of them riding it together :]
And here we all are on the wagon to the apple trees!
It was a gorgeous day!
Here's a video of the wagon ride
Here is Derrick picking an apple!
And then playing with it :]
Family pic!
Thank you All Seasons Apple Orchard for a great time!
The past couple days, Derrick has been struggling so hard and literally sweating, to crawl. He hasn't figured out that in order to crawl, he needs to do the mini push up AND lift his butt and the SAME time. I don't think it'll take too long to put the two together :]
It also seems like he'll be teething soon, I can feel little stumps on his gums. These changes occurring to him might be the reason why he's waking up during the night.
We have another visit to the doctor to get the second half of his flu shot, and halloween is coming soon!
