Free Family Friday

I went to visit Daddy at work this afternoon and he let me chew on a cowhorn tool since I was wearing my cow suit. I'm really getting the hang of oral surgery. It helps that I have enough teeth to practice on myself.This is one of the rooms that Daddy works in.I was kind of scared of all of the nice people I met at the college of dentistry. I held onto my daddy most of the time we were there. He didn't mind one bit since he knew he wouldn't get to see me until Sunday morning.

Mommy took me to the mall tonight for Free Family Friday. I got a free supper with a book and Mommy took me on a free carousel ride. There were kids all over the place. I ended up going to bed an hour late because we had so much fun.

Oh, and it's my cousin Anya's birthday today. HaPpY bIrThDaY!!!

Tuesday Date

I went over to Matthew's house yesterday morning for a date. We played with tons of toys and tired each other out. I slept for almost three hours once we got home and only needed one nap. It was a great day! Jamie caught a cute picture of me smiling up at my mommy.Matthew was full of smiles too. He loves it when people make sneezing noises.We hung out in Matthew's room for a while. Mommy needed some snuggles.Matthew finds Mommy's lap cozy too. She read him some books. Mommy is so proud of this picture because Matthew doesn't go to very many people.

The only bad part of the date was when Jamie scared me. She threw a toy for the dog and it was terrifying. I screamed and had to have Mommy hold me until Jamie hid the toy away. I don't have the words to tell them why I was scared so they were both confused and surprised by my reaction. I'm generally not scared of anything.

Mommy picked up my Valentine's pictures from the store on Monday and saw that my head was chopped off. She's going to go in and talk with them when she gets a chance. At least the rest of the pictures turned out well. However, Mommy doesn't recommend WalMart Picture Me studios. They don't have very small picture packages so you get too many pictures, they pressure sell, and they chop off heads. We have tons of photos that we're going to give away because my parents only wanted a few pictures. Here's the picture of the head chop. Hehehe

Yesterday was Pancake Day so my parents were going to take me to IHOP, but the line was too long. You know how Daddy is about waiting. We decided to go to Boston's instead and that was fun. I threw food on the floor and made a racket. At least I didn't eat any of my spaghetti with meatballs pizza so Mommy has my leftovers to eat today.

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My daddy has a very busy week. I didn't see him on Monday because he was stuck at the hospital. I won't see him today because he has a meeting in the evening. I won't see him Friday or Saturday because he's going to a conference in Chicago. It's a good thing I'm easy because otherwise Mommy would be going nuts!

Practice Makes Perfect?

Mommy was gifted a prefold diaper and cover and she practiced putting it on a teddy bear before she put it on me. I did some practicing of my own. As you can see, Mommy successfully put the diaper on me. Don't mind my face here, I was about to sneeze.This is what the back looks like.My plan went into action once Mommy couldn't see my hands anymore.The left side came off with no problem.And now I've got it. Oops, I'd better protect my modesty.Who am I kidding? I'm such a proper young lady.

Mommy is pleased to have some nice pictures to show my future boyfriends.

Mommy should have known I would take the cover off right away because I took it off the teddy bear over and over. She was able to keep it on me for a few hours when she put other clothes on top. In other news, I have a runny nose and I puked all over the car last night after having a dinner that included black beans and strawberry yogurt. Nice.

Sore Cheeks

Your cheeks would hurt if you smiled as much as me! Mommy tried to get a picture of my fluffy pants, but I covered myself for modesty.Nothing is more fun than getting into things.At it again.Mommy and Daddy couldn't stop laughing at my outfit. It's too cute. I bet you can guess who got it for me.Matthew loaned me his basketball hoop and I'm awesome.Score!

Moo

Valentine's Day

I hope you all have a great Valentine's Day! I wore something special that Nana got for me.Daddy read me the book "Who Loves You, Baby?".We took turns. My parents giggle when I read them books because I talk a lot of the time and flip the pages quickly. I'm so good I can even read upside down once in a while.Lately I've been crawling into laps, giving people (and Euclid) hugs, and attacking Mommy for big squeezes. I like it when she crushes me between her knees.Grandpa made me a book and toy holder and I love it lots and lots. I take stuff out and put other stuff in. I even crawl underneath it. Mommy decorated it with flowers and butterflies for me.I'm also improving my climbing and balancing skills. I have to be watched pretty closely because I'm a daredevil. I like to stand on my bouncing zebra (no pictures because Mommy is too nervous) and I climbed on top of a Rubbermaid storage container today and did a victory dance.Daddy and Mommy took me out to lunch today at the Pizza Ranch. It was fun! I ate lots of stuff, did some window shopping, and went to the puppy store. There were some birds there that seemed interested in me so Mommy had her karate pose ready in case of attack. She hates birds.Mommy has been getting lots of mail lately and has officially made the switch to cloth diapers. She returned a whole box of disposables to the store yesterday because we don't need them. Mommy is quickly figuring out what she's doing and Daddy is getting in on it too. It's surprisingly easy since the diapers are put on with snaps or velcro. She just has an extra load of laundry to do every 2-3 days. This is what's called a "stash" picture and she'll do another one once my special diapers come. Prepare to be amazed. For anyone that's interested, here's what's in the stash picture: left basket - 7 bumGenius 3.0 pocket diapers, middle basket - Happy Heiny spray, cloth wipes, inserts, doublers, and liners (for night time use), right basket - 2 bumGenius 3.0 pocket diapers, one Swaddlebees organic cotton velour pocket, 3 Fuzzi Bunz pockets, in front - one DryBees Hybrid All-in-One, and one Happy Heinys pocket. She buys mostly from Nature Nurture and Kelly's Closet in case you're interested in making the switch. The links are in my list on the right.Let's see, what else. I'm improving my spoon skills as you can see in this picture.
Oh, and I'm doing some more talking besides "ball." I frequently say Papa (too bad he's in Arizona so he doesn't get to hear it firsthand), down (when I want to go down the stairs), and moo (with much prodding and hilarity from my parents).

Disaster

Yesterday was a bit of a disaster, but it started out great. Matthew, Jamie, and GrandJan came over in the morning after breakfast. Matthew brought me a Valentine. He's getting his late because it won't get here until the 24th. That was good planning on Mommy's part, huh? We both enjoyed looking out the front door.

Matthew was mean to me for the first time ever. I'm usually the aggressor. Anyway, I bet you can guess what he did by looking at this picture. He tried to shut me outside! It was his revenge because I pulled him out of my chair by his shirt collar a little bit earlier. I want to be a professional wrestler when I grow up.After my friends left, it all went downhill. I took a nap from 11-12 and then refused to take a nap the rest of the day. I was soooo tired by the time Daddy came home and we had supper. I fed Euclid some food and he accidentally scraped my finger because I didn't take my hand away. I cried and cried. I still love my bubba though. I fussed and yelled from about 5:30-6:30 and then I got the crazies. I laughed and laughed and laughed. Mommy and Daddy didn't mind that part. I went to bed almost an hour early and I slept about 12 hours last night. I'm feeling much better today! Mommy is going to try putting me down earlier today and I might let her look into my mouth to see if that's the problem.