56 Degrees

There was a heat wave today so we went to the park and it was FUN! I haven't gotten to swing since November.Mommy can't get enough of my big, fluffy butt.I spotted the slide here and Mommy let me go down it with some help. She's a chicken.The ground was super mushy.
Go outside and enjoy yourself, everybody!

Changes

I'm getting older and bigger and some things are going to change for me soon. I need to change to my big girl car seat! I'm still going to sit facing the back of the car because I don't weigh enough to face the front (and it's much safer to remain rear facing as long as possible, see link). Also, Mommy is thinking of day weaning me so I will only get mommy milk twice a day instead of 3-4 times. I bit her and drew blood and she doesn't feel like she's giving me much to drink anyway. Plus, I really like moo milk now. She'll probably change her mind again once she doesn't hurt.

We've taken a few pictures in the last few days. Claudia took good care of me when she was here.Mommy found some funny pictures on the camera.Daddy took an ET picture of me. Can you see me? I tried to hide in my Moses basket.Here's Noah's ark. I really think the scale is all wrong. I'm very confused about some things now. Why does Moses need such a big basket when Noah was so small?Daddy played music for me today. He's been home the last few days and is going stir crazy. At least we've had nice weather so the four of us have been going on walks every day. Bubba has been enjoying that! Sorry the picture isn't very good. Do you think my butt looks big?Mommy has decided to change to cloth diapers. There are many reasons for it. Don't I look cute?I love them. The only problem so far is that my poopie doesn't smell when I go in these diapers so Mommy gets a surprise when she opens them. It's amazing how much worse poop smells when it's mixed with chemicals.I love to say ball. It's my favorite word. Daddy has been trying to teach me lots of words and I can copy him sometimes, especially when he sings.

I have a date with Matthew tomorrow. I'm pretty excited because I didn't get to see him for very long last week. He showed up late to tot lot because he slept in. It sounds like he had a fun time swimming on Friday and jumped into the deep end of the pool. I can't wait to hear all about it!

Surprise!

Guess who was here when I woke up from my afternoon nap yesterday? Aunt Claudia (GM)! We played a bunch and went to Chili's for supper. She also helped with my bath and gave me a massage. She came all this way to get to have me all to herself. She's staying to play with me some more today. Grandpa sent along a cool book/toy holder for my room. I'll have Mommy take pictures of me playing with it later.

In other news, Mr. Elephant is dying. He sounds funny when I pull on his ring. Mommy is all sad about it. Isn't that funny? If you happen to see a replacement at Target, then she'll pay you back if you buy it. There weren't any at our Target the last time she checked. He's purple with a blue belly and red rings.

I've been grumpy the last couple of afternoons because my mouth hurts. My parents say it looks like I'm sucking on a lemon by the look on my face. I won't let them look inside to find out whether it's pain from my molars finishing or my canines coming in. I'd better go have more fun with Claudia.

Nana's Birthday

Today is my nana's birthday. She's in Arizona, but I was thinking of her today. I had so much fun with my daddy today that my cheeks hurt from smiling so much! Thanks for being my nana and for making my daddy.

I've been having fun with my parents. We went to a party yesterday and I got to stay up past my bed time. I fell asleep as soon as we got in the car. Today we went and played at the mall and I only took one long nap because I didn't want to miss out on anything. Daddy has tomorrow off too. Mommy has been coaching me with the stairs and since daddy was home, we were able to get it on video. She can't spot me and tape at the same time (as evidenced by my somersault tape). Prepare to be impressed.

Men!

Who needs them? Matthew stood me up yesterday afternoon (poor guy had a fever) and Daddy didn't come home last night because he had to stay at the hospital. I had a fantastic time anyway. I showed Mommy that I could look at books with paper pages without eating them.I love to look at photo albums. This one is from Daddy and Mommy's honeymoon cruise.Do you like my outfit? I wore it to show off to Matthew.I love to cuddle people and things.I started running around with the elephant and Mommy got a bunch of terrible shots of me. I'm fast!I told you that I had twelve teeth, but hadn't shown you much of a picture. It's impossible to see the top teeth, but you can see the bottoms. Don't I have gorgeous molars? I dare you to try to feel them.Mommy is starting to think I should get my hair cut. What do you think? Notice how crazy it is above my left ear.She likes how it looks in the back. The curls are wonderful.The mullet profile is pretty cool too.This is my problem area. BPSHS (Baby Pattern Short Hair Syndrome)! So do you think I should get the sides and back trimmed so the top can blend in a little? Mommy would probably cry her eyes out if my curls got chopped off, but the mullet is pretty out of control.Mommy was playing with the camera and got a good one of my eyes. Enjoy!

Up AND Down

I'm finally learning how to go down the stairs properly. I'm very good at going up stairs. I'm fast and sturdy and my parents chase me up them. It's a fun time. I've been scared to go down on my own because I didn't have good technique according to my parents. I tried to go down the stairs like them and ended up diving for Mommy half the time. She was always there to catch me (well, except the time she was video taping and I did a somersault). Anyway, I've figured out that it's much more fun to go down the stairs the way I went up. I can basically slide down the steps on my belly. I'm not really under control yet, but I went up and down the stairs with Daddy and Mommy a few times last night without any help. Mommy is looking forward to the day when I can be trusted on the stairs by myself.

Mommy and I have a new morning tradition. We have dance parties. She puts on The Groove and we disco dance. I really enjoy shaking my thang!

Happiness Personified

It was a fantastic weekend, as predicted. I enjoyed lots of daddy time! Mommy has finally put all the stuff away from my party. Can you believe she procrastinated? That's not like my mommy. Maybe it was because she was sick for a while. Anyway, the cleaning up means I got to play with my balloon. It's my bestest friend and I carried it all over the house. Once I started eating the weight, daddy tied it to one of my favorite tupperware containers and it was even better. I was a blur running around the house having fits of giggles.Mommy got the camera out to take some pictures of something other than me, but I decided to pose for her.Cheese! This is my impression of Aunt Claudia. I'm pretty much always happy and fun, but I've gotten so I tell Mommy when I want my nap. Pretty obvious, huh?Daddy really enjoyed my fits of sillies. I shake my entire body and make funny noises. It only got better after he gave me some donuts. There's nothing like a case of the sillies on a baby with powdered sugar lips.