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The Life and Times of
THOMAS GODFREY MAGILL
Part One: The First Year
Chapter Fourteen: November
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With his newfound crawling ability, November saw Tommy more able to explore the world around him. We took him out to more restaurants, the grocery store, his grandpa's office, and more. He also began crawling all over the house, wherever there wasn't something blocking his way. In some cases, even a closed door didn't stand in the way. The door to his grandparent's bathroom, for example, was a sliding door, which he figured out how to open with ease. He also began his love affair with french fries, as you can see, along with animal crackers, pretzels, and bread. This made taking him places much easier, because if he got bored or cranky, we could shove a french fry in his mouth and all would be well. On top of all that, he had his first haircut, which went surprisingly well (much better than any subsequent haircut). Tommy was well-behaved and still, even happy. The woman cutting his hair, Naheen, was in love and would ask about him for months afterward. Of course, November also saw his first Thanksgiving, which we had at his Great Aunt Linda's. It wasn't a huge affair--just the three of us, Grandma Diane, Grandpa Pat, Aunt Linda, Uncle Paul, and his great-grandparents. Tommy was forced to wear a turkey outfit, but he didn't mind too terribly. We shared some of the food with him, mostly just mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, and bread. It was enough to put him to sleep almost instantly. |
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