My New Skills

Hi! It's been so long since I've posted, and so much has happened!

My cousin Gloriana went back to her home in Florida last weekend. I miss her. I keep crawling down to her room (I crawl really fast now!) to see if she's here, but she hasn't come back yet. Mama says maybe next summer.

I also stand up a lot now! And I can climb the stairs, too, but the first time Mama and Daddy saw me doing that, they slapped a gate up at the bottom (there's been one at the top for a few months), so I can't really do that so much any more. I've started drinking from a cup (albeit messily), but the BIG accomplishment, which Mama is SOOOO happy about, is that I can nod "yes" and "no" when she and Daddy ask me questions (and sometimes just for fun, to keep them on their toes). Mama keeps saying how strange it is that I learned to nod "yes" weeks before "no;" I guess other babies say "no" first because it's easier. I'm just contrary like that!

My birthday is coming up soon - less than a week now! I'm having a BIG party next Saturday with all my friends from the neighborhood - Parker, Maddie, Molly, Shelby, Jada, Ava, and Perry! PLUS, my Grandma and Grandpa who live in California are coming to see me! They fly into Anchorage Sunday night LATE, so Mama and Daddy and I are driving up Sunday and staying until Tuesday. Grandma and Grandpa will be here for two whole weeks, so I'll get to climb on them and play with them for a long time!

Here are some pictures from the past month or so.

Sorry I haven't written much...

...but my oldest cousin, Gloriana, is here visiting, and we are having so much fun! She is out with Daddy right now because it's sunny today, so I thought I'd just let you all know what's going on before they get back. I'll try to write more, and Mama has been taking lots of pictures so maybe she'll let me upload some, but until then, now you know! I hope we can go to the pool today. I love the pool.

I love water

Whenever Mama and Daddy aren't looking, I like to play in the kiki's water bowl. Yummy.

I Love Mama

I love Mama to hold me...all the time. And then when she is holding me, I want her to put me down. But when she puts me down, I like to scream just to let her know how much I love her. I have to keep her on her toes, you know.

Today I was especially clingy, needy, and whiny. It's the only way Mama realizes I don't feel good, because I am a perfect angel otherwise. I was so "good" today that Mama didn't even get to take a shower. She ended up taking a bath with me tonight because she was dirty, and it kind of freaked me out. That is MY tub. MY toys. MY washcloth. MY SPACE. Not hers.

I got up this morning at 6:00am because I was done sleeping. Mama tried to go back to bed after she fed me, but I was having none of that. I made her so tired that she fell asleep at 6:30pm while she and Daddy were watching a movie together and I was pretending to nap. Silly Mama.

Lost in Translation

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I didn't want Mama to translate this one.

Why I haven't been around...

I'm sick. I don't feel well at all. We went to Anchorage last week and got home Saturday night. When I woke up on Sunday I had a fever of 102 (my first "real" fever, Mama says) and haven't really wanted to eat much since then. I've been eating yummy medicine every few hours if my fever goes above 101, or if Mama and Daddy think I'm acting cranky (yeah, right, I'm always happy!), but I'm not better yet. Mama keeps saying what an idiot she is for being lazy and not bringing my Floppy Seat into the restaurants we ate at. All I know is that the Floppy Seat doesn't taste nearly as interesting as the highchairs themselves.

Be thinking about me. I'll post more when I'm feeling better.

Sunny Friday!

After three straight days of rain and yuckiness, we finally had a nice, warm(ish) sunny day today! Mama and I walked over to Daddy's work for a barbecue to say goodbye to my friend Lucas and his parents (they're moving to another city so Lucas' Daddy can learn to rescue people in the ocean). I got to eat some cheeseburger, and this new delicious item called a corn dog. Mama wouldn't really let me eat it, but Daddy snuck me a few bites of his...it was delightful. After we got home and I took a nap, it was still lovely outside so Mama put down a blanket and we all sat in the sun for a few hours. Most of our neighbors that are left were outside too, and Daddy took me to see some of his friends in the next building while Mama just kind of sat there. She said later that she was "relaxing" but I'm not sure why - seems like a waste of time to me. Anyway...while Daddy and I were in the neighbor's yard, he fed me some yummy meat called caribou. I am not sure what it is, but Daddy had to chew it for me a little before I could eat it and it was SOOO good. The other people there were laughing at how much I wanted more and how quickly I ate it. I think Daddy needs to get me some more caribou to eat for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Here are some pictures that Mama took today: