3/5

I now have 12 of my 20 baby teeth. I told Mommy that means I have 3/5 of my teeth and she gave me a gold star. Maybe we'll get a break with teething before I start on my canines.

Nana and Papa came to see me today for a short visit. They're going to Arizona for a while so they had to see me one last time. We went out to eat at Boston's and then played at my house. Mommy ran some errands and when she came back I was ready for her to put me down for a nap.

Mommy has discovered that she can't wear any low-cut tops around me. It makes me hungry so I shove my hands right down her shirt. It's convenient at home and at night, but not so much in public.

I'm excited about this weekend. Daddy isn't going to be on call or working at all so we'll get to spend lots of time as a little family. I wonder what we'll do?! Have a great weekend everybody.

The Magic Spork

Mommy discovered that I'll eat anything if you stab it with my spork and put it in my hand. I love to feed myself! I'm getting good at spooning soft stuff up with a spoon also. Now that I'm not so frustrated, my appetite is much improved. I'm also drinking more milk. I drank two sippy cups today which is an all-time record. Mommy only nursed me three times since I had so much moo milk to drink and I didn't mind. She promises she isn't weaning me yet though (and isn't planning to for a while since there are so many advantages to breastfeeding even beyond a year).

We had a good time visiting family this weekend while Daddy was in Utah at a conference. Mommy didn't take very many pictures. On Friday I got to see Aunt Emily and fam when they came over for pizza. I spent much of Saturday at Papa and Nana's house. Nana makes awesome banana pancakes and I ate grapes without having them peeled first. I said Papa a couple of times too. I went to a basketball game on Saturday afternoon. Here I am in the stands.We're great cheerleaders.Anya had the coolest socks of all the players. Sorry about the picture quality.Aunt Claudia and fam came over on Saturday night and I tried my best to choke while eating supper. Uncle Matt was ready to save me, but I took care of it myself. He's a hero and had to help my cousin one time. I went to church on Sunday morning and got to see lots of nice people. A couple of boys blew kisses at me, but my heart still belongs to my daddy. I hung out with my grandparents most of Sunday and Aunt Emily's family came over for a little bit too. Grandma had to get in one final smooch before I left.Mommy and I came home on Monday and Daddy got home shortly after us. We were so glad to see him and missed him like crazy! We've been playing ball and chase.

Today we watched the inauguration until it was time for my late morning nap. After my nap I went over to see Matthew at his house. He didn't want to get out of his crib after his nap so I joined him in there. He was reading books and stuff. I showed him how I can throw things on the floor.I tried to grab his pacifier, but that boy has some suction!I was inspired by Anya and played some basketball.Matthew and I decided to give Jamie a break and both looked in the general direction of the camera at the same time.We had a fun time. Once we got home we had spaghetti for supper and I also ate a bunch of peas and cherries. I even ate a meatball! I showed Daddy what Matthew taught me today too. I'm now able to pick my nose just like him. Cool, huh?

Take That!

Daddy had to go to the hospital tonight because I threw his pager into the bathtub and broke it. He's on call so it was a problem. It was 14 below when he left. At least I played peek-a-boo with him and he got to hear lots of belly laughs.

I'm going to try to come visit family this weekend if the weather cooperates. Mommy hasn't been bringing me places and we have cabin fever. Daddy is going to Salt Lake City this weekend for a conference. I bet he'll wish I was on the plane with him since it was so fun last spring.

Snow Business

We played in the snow today and it was lots of fun. My parents did a video of part of it. It's pretty boring.

On Friday I had my appointment and it wasn't too interesting. My diaper rash is improving and I haven't had any more strange diaper happenings. I'm still skinny, but no one is too concerned about that. It's a good thing because I don't really like to eat much of anything these days. Leif told me that food isn't that great and I think he's right. Mommy milk will only last so long so I need to get it while I can!

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We went back to the hospital on Friday afternoon so Mommy could see a doctor. She's had a cold off and on since the week before Thanksgiving and it had gotten to the point that it really hurt to swallow. She lost weight because she couldn't eat much of anything because she was in so much pain. The doctor put her on antibiotics and she's already feeling quite a bit better. I'm glad she can sing to me again. She sang to me when she was sick, but it was even worse sounding than usual.

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Our family pictures were taken yesterday. Click on the link if you want to see the pictures. Enter my last name and the password is family. Don't go all crazy ordering pictures because Mommy and Daddy did get some extras with their package to give to some family members. They won't get them until after next weekend though.

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Tooth L has finally broken through. Now I'm working on S, but it has a ways to go.

Shoes, Glorious Shoes

Mama told you she took some pictures of me in my cool new shoes so here they are. These are from a few days ago when I was feeling really good. I've been playing with my new train a lot.When you insert stuff in the top, it disappears!I've tried to watch to see where it goes, but it happens too fast.Oh no, the SUV got in an accident with the train.Did someone call the fire department?Matthew tried to show me how to get the zebra going yesterday afternoon. Our naps actually matched up perfectly so we had a good time together. Anyway, he isn't really any more skilled with the zebra than me. I can climb off and on it really well, but it fits him better.I'm more kind to Matthew these days. I fed him a Cheerio and helped him throw balls over the back of the couch.Mama and Jamie did a toy swap so I played with the baseball toy this afternoon. I'm dressed funny because Mama had me do naked time in the bathroom for an hour, but she didn't want me to be completely naked since it's winter. I felt much better after I aired out for a while and acted like my normal self again. The 3.5 hour nap probably had something to do with that also.My newest game is hide and go seek. I run away and hide in the dining room. When Daddy is home, I call his name and run away. He chases after me. I always call him Daddy now instead of Dada.
Mama bought another pair of shoes for me for my pictures on Saturday. Too bad the silver shoes don't match my outfit because they're awesome. Did you know it's hard to find size 4 shoes?

Sick

Last night I had some disastrous happenings in my diapers and I had another incident in the night. By the time I got up for the day, I had a raging diaper rash. I'm all puffy, chapped, and red. I've never had a diaper rash before and it's no fun. Mama has promised me some naked time this afternoon so I can air out. I was feeling punky this morning and nursed for 40 minutes straight. Usually I try to stand up and run around while I'm nursing in the morning so it was strange to Mama that I wanted to snuggle.

I have my doctor appointment tomorrow. Maybe I'll get out of my shots since I'm not entirely well. That would be pretty sweet!

Swimming

This is the last installment of my birthday celebration posts. We went swimming after our dinner. Don't worry. We waited half an hour before we did any serious swimming. I still love to be in the water.Leif was grumpy because he was tired, but he put up with it pretty well.Grandma enjoyed holding me just a little bit.I love to blow bubbles in the water. I've started doing that at bath time too.I was really tired after a while so we went home and I slept for a long time.We came back the next morning and did some more swimming. Why is Aunt Emily laughing so hard?Seriously, what's so funny?Leif is very good at lounging.He's beautiful too!I think I should be on the cover of Sports Illustrated for babies.I told Aunt Claudia and Uncle Matt a story and I used my hands like Dada and Nana.You won't believe it, but I went down this slide twice. My dada took me down it and held me above his head when we splashed down. I've never seen Mama look so nervous.

I'm glad my party was so much fun for everyone.

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In other news, my sleep has changed again. I took one nap on Sunday from 11-1:30 and then didn't take another nap that day (Mama tried, but I refused). I slept from 7:30pm - 8am the next day and that reset my system. Now I'm getting up for the day between 7:30am and 8:30am, going down for a morning nap at around 11am, sleeping for an hour or so, taking an afternoon nap at 3pm for an hour or so, and then going to bed at 8pm. All of my sleeping is being done in my crib. Mama leaves the room while I'm awake and I settle myself down. Mama wonders who this toddler is that knows how to sleep. She's having a hard time sleeping in since she's used to getting up around 6am. She tells me she wants me to keep up what I've been doing. We'll see.

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Matthew is coming over this afternoon. I hope I wake up and get to see him. If not, then I'll get to play with him tomorrow morning because Mama is going to be in charge of him for a couple of hours.

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Oh, and one last thing before I go: I love shoes. They're so fun to wear. I love stomping around making noise. Mama took some pictures of me in my fancy new shoes that she'll post some time.