Welcome To My Crib

This is my crib and a few pictures of me in it. Last night I spent some timethere until about midnight. Originally it was against my will. I normally prefer spending my nights in Mommy' & Daddy's big bed, but after an hours worth of howling and screaming got me nowhere, I gave in. Midnight rolled around and I found Mommy bundled up on the floor of my room so I called out to her. She took me to her room, gave me a snack and let me cuddle up with her the rest of the night. Tonight is day 2 of this crib thing. I did not give in easily, but yelling and screaming is tiring. I'll give Mommy a few moments to post my report for me then stir up some chaos....although I should probably cut Mommy a break since she's pretty upset (yet again) because she went and flooded our kitchen as well as the downstairs neighbors too. Poor Mommy..she's been having a rough few days!!

I'm a Whole 8 Months Today!

8 down and 4 to go until the big ONE YEAR.

While I have fallen a little behind my buddies in terms of crawling, taking awesome trips out of town, and probably a few other things...I can say I have been seeing an older girl named Amia. Awww yeah, bet they can't say that! We've only met twice so far but I have a feeling there will be other dates in the near future. Her Mommy and mine met while shopping for sippy cups for us and later introduced us. I haven't shown her much interest just yet - don't want her thinking i'm too easy. You know, have to play it cool. As for the crawling - I just really don't care to right now. Why bother? Mommy picks me up, Daddy picks me up, Grandma picks me up... although sometimes it would probably come in handy to catch the kitties. In times like those, I just drop to the ground and roll after them. I still hate my crib and try desperately to escape it when i'm in it. I'm pretty much over my orange elephant but now i'm very much into my R2D2 that talks to me. I also have a cat that wags its tail and talks to me with a French accent. I beat him up and bite his tail whenever possible. In fact, Grandma says I become very violent with my toys, beating them up and throwing them around. Maybe i'll become a boxer or a martial arts master! In the food department, i'm eating all sorts of yummy things - my favorite is a rice snack called Baby Mum Mums. Thanks to Cooper for the intro on those! I did get to go to a picnic the other day. Everybody tried to hold me and coo at me and some called me fat. I was a hit. For the rest of the month I plan to continue working on my standing and walking - i'm doing pretty darn well so far and maybe...just maybe i'll attempt this crawling thing.

Mommy Don't Cry...

My Mommy is very upset. Last night I woke up around 3am and decided I'd take a roll around the bed. I rolled a little too far and fell over the side. Thankfully I've been watching the cats and have learned that they can successfully land on all fours...so I too landed on all fours, except I made a very loud thud. Not too stealthy like kitty. I was completely fine but the noise I made scared the heck out of me and Mommy too. She jumped out of bed and swept me up as fast as she could. Daddy also rushed over to see if I was ok and checked my whole body and head for bumps and bruises and shined a flash light in my eyes. He said he wanted to make sure my pupils were dilating. Waaay too bright to be doing that to me at 3am!! I got over the whole deal quick enough but Mommy was a wreck. She said she felt like the worst Mommy in the whole wide world. The rest of the night she held me close and I slept tucked in between her and Daddy. I'm fine, but Mommy isn't. She didn't sleep the rest of the night, watching me like a hawk and even today she is still quite upset. I just want to let her know - Mommy I am fine. I'm a big boy now and I'm probably going to have little accidents like this from time to time. And maybe even a few big ones. Don't worry! I love you very very much! Rawr!!!!

Picture of The Day: My New Hat

I'm a Roly Poly and it's Official.

A while back, I rolled. I did it once or twice then never looked back. Yesterday I rolled twice at my grandma's house and then last night I got to rolling again and wouldn't stop. Mommy was feeding me and I just decided to roll for her out of the blue. You know me, always throwing her for a loop. She called for Daddy and they were both so excited so I kept on doing it. I even doubled rolled a couple times! I rolled all over the bed all night long. Daddy decided it was best to move me to my crib just in case I rolled off the bed, but I didn't like that very much so I got back into their bed and Mommy put me in one of those wedge things so that I wouldn't roll but I rolled right over it. hee hee. Finally they barricaded me in with some pillows. Eventually, I fell asleep and Mommy says I continued to roll while I was sleeping - I guess once I got going, I didn't want to stop! Mommy said she was afraid I'd roll over on my face and not be able to breath so she watched me like a hawk all night long. She was already up anyways from about 3am on because my belly was hurting so bad I kept waking up - and ssshh, don't tell anyone because it will ruin my reputation, but I cried, alot. She rocked me back to sleep several times and when she'd put me back down she said I'd roll over to my belly - it helped my bellyache. Mommy wasn't sure if this was ok for me to do but she kept a close eye on me and made sure I was fine. She is now trying to pinpoint what has been causing my bellyaches for the past few nights - could be the blueberry she gave me, or something she ate. Who knows. Point is, I'm a roly poly and thats all that matters right now. I'll post a picture later when I have one.

Slinging It

This weekend my Mommy and I got a new sling. She had been really wanting one so she could carry me all over the place since I love being near her and in her arms.The first sling we got was too big. This new one is a little hard for me to get in but once I'm in there I'm ok. They say it will take practice. Mommy has been practicing all weekend and when she finally got me in nice and secure, I fell fast asleep and slept a whole hour. The second time she had me in there, I fell asleep again! Its great because Mommy can carry me around and rock me while doing lots of other things. Here is a picture of me in my sling.

Happy Mothers Day!

Today marks Mommy's first Mothers Day...all because of ME! I wanted everything to be perfect for her, so I woke her up at 4am with big smiles and a kick to her tummy. I did this for about a good solid hour. She didn't seem to mind. See, THIS is why I love my Mommy soooo much. We played for a good while, then we finally got Daddy up around 7am and had some breakfast and played a bit more. I didn't want to take my morning nap because I didn't want to miss out on anything on Mommy's big day. Around 10:30am we left to go meet up with Daddy's side of the family AND I got to meet my great grand parents! Mommy told me that was a very cool thing because not every kid gets to do that. I was a little squirmy though because I hadn't taken my nap and finally just gave in. When I woke up, I was at my Mommy's Mom's house. Hung out there for a while and played until I got tired again and finally Mommy said it was time to go home to nap. The day is still young though - who knows what we'll do. Mommy has been giving me lots of kisses and hugs today and told me I'm the most special gift she has ever gotten in the whole wide world. Oh, AND I turned 7 months old today - Mommy says time is flying way too fast for her... I wonder if I can fly... ...

Whats New with Me

Just popping in to give an update:

Lets see, well my two teeth are growing more and more and I'm starting to get real good at using them too. Yesterday I gave Mommy her very first teeth mark in her arm! Been eating my solids as usual and have tried out some biscuits, puffs and frozen waffles too. I like the waffles the best.

Lately Mommy has been calling me Squiggly Worm. She says I can't stay still...and who wants to? There is so much to explore. Everything I see I feel the need to touch. At the same time, I really am not too fond of other people touching me or holding me. That right is only reserved for a select few. I am unimpressed by alot and yet some of the silliest sounds, faces and dances Mommy makes crack me up to no end.

I still don't feel like rolling around much. Mommy keeps putting me on my belly and I keep flipping back onto my back. I really have no interest in rolling...not too interested in crawling either. I want to stand and walk and have been working very hard at it too! I can stand up all by myself from sitting on Mommy's lap and can walk (though still pretty wobbly) with some help. Mommy and Daddy don't have to hold me too tightly, they just have to make sure I don't fall over, but I can do it!!! I can walk!! Almost. Pretty soon I will be running. I try to run now...gotta catch Kitty - my latest obsession. Kitty doesn't know whats in store for her, because when I get this walking thing down...she better run. I plan on pulling her tail.