My First Halloween!

My very first Halloween! Daddy was just as excited as me, since I'm old enough to go trick-or-treating but I'm not old enough to eat candy yet (bummer for me, great for him)! I was the cutest (and only) hot dog that we saw and even though I slept some of the time, I made out like a bandit! Many thanks to Jason who held my candy bag while Daddy pushed my stroller. I'm already thinking of costume ideas for next year. Any suggestions?

Snuggling With Mommy

This evening Daddy snapped a picture of me snuggling with Mommy after a feeding. I get so relaxed when I'm full that I tend to fall asleep on Mommy's shoulder. It's one of my favorite things to do. She loves it when we snuggle because I look so comfortable and beautiful. But that's just her personal opinion. What do you think?

Bumbo-Mania!

Grandma Debbie was told by her Grandma-friend Margie that I absolutely NEEDED a Bumbo chair. It's this fun little foam chair that helps babies sit up when they can't do it on their own yet. I LOVE MY BUMBO!!! I look like such a big girl sitting up "all by myself".

A Note From Mommy: Yes, we know that the Bumbo is not without controversy. Within a week of getting Maggie's Bumbo, the manufacturers had to issue a warning about the safety of the chair when used on raised surfaces (which it says on the chair NOT to do). Apparently, some parents don't know how to read the warnings on the Bumbo and they put their babies in the chairs on raised surfaces like a table or counter. And, very unfortunately, some of these babies squirmed their way out of the chairs and fell, getting hurt in the process. It's very sad that these babies were hurt, there's no doubt about that. But I feel that these accidents could have been avoided if the parents acted a little more thoughtfully. If I put Maggie in the Bumbo on a high counter and she squirmed her way out of it and fell, I'm fairly certain that would be MY fault, not the chair's. Anyway, we LOVE the Bumbo, and so does Maggie.

My Receding Hairline

Right after I was born with my very full head of hair, a bunch of people told Mommy that it's very common for babies to lose the hair on the back of their heads. This happens because we babies spend a lot of time on our backs and our heads rub against whatever surface we're laying on. So, we lose hair in spots.

Mommy thought that surely, this wouldn't happen to me because of how much hair I had when I was really little (and that at first I didn't lay on my back a lot because I was being held all of the time). But, sure enough, over the past month I have lost a lot of hair in a funny ring around my head. It's still long in the back and thinning out a bit on the top, but you can clearly see the ring. Mommy calls it my 'Monk's Mullet' and Daddy just prefers to keep a hat on me.

Don't worry, it will grow back!

My Aunt Lonee

Hi everybody! This weekend my Aunt Lonee came from college at WSU to visit me. I don't get to see her that often since she's busy with school, but we had a great time together! Here's a picture of us together in my bedroom. I have a little game I like to play with her... basically, I start to fuss and cry which makes her panic a little and call for Mommy or Daddy to come and help. Then I stop. It's funny. Maybe when she comes for Thanksgiving I'll come up with a new game that doesn't make her worry.

I'm 3 Months Old!!!

Time is passing by so quickly ~ I turned 3 months old last Thursday! Mommy was really sick otherwise she would have posted sooner. I've been really good and have let her get a lot of rest.

I'm getting really big and am outgrowing another size of clothing. I'm probably between 12-13 pounds right now and maybe 23 inches long or so, but still look little to Mommy and Daddy. I've lost a good portion of my hair (look for another post soon on that topic) and Daddy prefers to keep a hat on me to cover my 'Monk's Mullet'.

Mommy is back at work part-time in the morning and the first week Grandma Sharon looked after me and then last week Grandma Ellen watched me. I love spending time with them, they play with me and tell me how much they love me and how pretty I am. They will split the next couple of weeks with me until Nov. 1 when Mommy goes to work full-time and I start going to my new day care lady. She's really nice and I know we'll have a good time together.

Mommy and Daddy have been kind of slacking off taking pictures of me, but I've told them to get on it because I've got adoring fans out there! I'll talk to you soon!

I'm A Hallo-Weiner!

I know I'm jumping the gun a little bit, but here's an advanced screening of my Halloween costume. Get it? Hallo-Weiner? Aren't I cute enough to eat?