Updates Galore!!!

I know that it's been some time since I posted, but that's because Mommy and Daddy went insane for a few weeks. They found another house they wanted to buy, spent a bunch of time fixing and packing up our house to sell, then decided to keep our house because of all the reasons they bought it in the first place. We're all really happy with the decision to stay, we have a great house and besides, I'm just learning my way around!

10.5 Months & Mobile

I've changed so much in such a short time that Mommy and Daddy are having a hard time keeping up with me... literally! I've finally traded in rolling around for crawling and boy can I move! I'm very hard to keep track of now, I hear "Where's the baby?" a lot. Mommy and Daddy have to vacuum daily so that I'm not mistaking leftover dog biscuit crumbs for Cheerios (even though the crumbs aren't 'O' shaped, sillies). Crawling has opened up a whole new world for me, there's so much to do and see and that's just in the downstairs of the house!

I have no problem sitting up on my own and getting into and out of sitting by myself too. I also can pull myself into a standing position but only as long as I have something to hold onto. I've made a couple of small steps while holding onto the couch, but I'm much more interested in grabbing for things that are suspiciously always out of my reach. There are three things that I want more than anything... the two peanut-shaped TiVo remotes and Mommy's laptop. Once I get my hands on those...that will be a happy day!

I'm still a very happy and smiley baby, and everyone loves to come and play with me. I've even had a babysitter that wasn't a family member! The weather is getting nicer and I've done some crawling in the grass which I didn't like at first.

Well, I think that just about catches me up on everything. I know that in about six weeks something big is going to happen, but Mommy and Daddy won't tell me what. They keep talking about invitations and decorations, but I don't know what those are. I guess it will have to be a surprise!

Baby On The Loose

Look at me go!!!

I Love Bear

Tonight, Bear learned that like him, I have no concept of personal space. He likes to lay by my toys so I decided that I could practice my standing with him. Mommy and Daddy were surprised that he let me hold onto him for so long, but the second the video ended, he was up and out of the room! He still likes me on his terms, not mine.

All By Myself...

I get to be in the big bathtub on my own now! Mommy and Daddy never leave me alone, but they let me splash around and play with my bath toys. I love this new independence!

Crib-Hair

Now that I'm getting more hair, it looks funny when I wake up! And a lot of other times too. It still needs to fill out a bit on the sides from where I went bald, but it's pretty long on top! Hard to say what color it is exactly, but it's sure looking curly!

I Do Tricks Too!

This is my newest trick! I'll even pull the cloth off of Mommy's head if she's hiding under it.

Let's All Cheer For Cheerios!

I've started eating Cheerios! I wasn't too sure about them at first, but now the whole family has rediscovered their love of Cheerios. Especially Bear and Milhouse. They love it when I throw Cheerios on the floor for them and Mommy loves that they clean up after me.

I'm also working on my use of the sippy cup. It's weird. And different stuff keeps coming out of it. I've had apple juice (which at first I was convinced was poison but now I like it - still hate applesauce), white grape juice, pear juice and water. I've even tried drinking water out of Mommy's big water bottles. This is actually a trick of mine to get her to the holding work and I just sit back and enjoy my drink.

The Case of the Missing Pepper Shaker

Once again, my Bumbo has caused some issues, but this time, just here at home. A few months ago, our silver pepper shaker went missing. Mommy looked for it for a couple of weeks before deciding that it was just gone. But where did it go? Some theories were tossed around… maybe it was accidentally thrown out… maybe a person we had to visit secretly swiped it for whatever reason…

So one day a couple of weeks ago, Grandma Ellen was watching me while Daddy and Grandpa George were doing some work on our house. She was vacuuming the downstairs (thank you!) and when she picked up the Bumbo to move it, she found the pepper shaker stuck in the bottom! See, when I started to eat solids and couldn't quite sit up on my own, I would get fed in my Bumbo on top of the kitchen table (gasp). Apparently the Bumbo was set on the pepper shaker and that's how it got stuck there! Ha!

Stop The Presses! I said "Dada"!!!!!

It happened again! This time "Dada" slipped out. I say it a lot when I'm happy and I see Daddy and I want to play. That's the way I work... Daddy for play and Mommy for comfort. Daddy LOVES that.

Stop The Presses! I said "Mama"!!!!!

Well, it had to happen sooner or later, I let it slip that my babbling can actually form words. And I said "Mama". I don't say it very often, usually when I'm unhappy and I need comfort. Mommy isn't too sure how she feels about that.