Today's Adventures

Here I am getting ready to throw my squishy Giants ball. I really like to toss the ball to my parents. I look at the ball, focus, then give a good throw. Mommy and Daddy get really excited when I throw the ball. Before too long, I think they will start to ban throwing the ball in the house... if they are smart. :)

Daddy and Mommy gave me a cool Giants bat and ball. I can almost hit the ball with the bat. I really like to chew on them.

Look what I found... let's turn the Giants game on!!

Daddy, Fozzie and I played at the window today. He makes funny faces. Fozzie was watching my every move.

I discovered how much fun it is to push the receiver buttons today. I even made the volume get really loud by turning the big knob.

Mommy and Daddy should know that a toy blockade will not keep me away from those tv/receiver buttons.

Riley met Drew Shaboo today. They took turns playing on the singing chair that Aunt Brandy gave me. Riley is really good at singing the A-B-C song with it.

Drew tried to get Riley to smile by tickling her. She didn't go for it. I guess she likes the young men?!?!?! Hee hee.

I discovered dip today, since Don and Christine brought some over. It was so much fun to dip my celery in the ranch.

It was even more fun to dip my hand in it!

The 'I'm Gonna Get You' Game

I laugh when my parents chase me. My favorite game starts by Mommy or Daddy following behind me. They say "I'm...Gonna...Get...Yooooooooou!" and then tickle me. It cracks me up almost every time. As soon as I hear the line, I try to crawl as fast as my two legs will carry me.

Tot Time with Colton

Colton and I got our Mommies to take us to the Aquatic Center today. That is where we took our first swimming lessons together. We had a great time and had almost the entire pool to ourselves. We practiced our swimming a little and played with my orange ball in a neat tunnel that we found.

After we I tested the strength of my swim diaper, Mommy dressed me. Our Mommies are so silly because they both brought the same shirt for us to wear after our swim. We looked like twins. Colton thought it was really funny to take my binky out of my mouth.

We went to have a bite to eat afterwards. Colton was so nice to share his food with me. My Mommy let me try olives and pineapple for the first time. Colton and I made a huge mess by the time we were done. Don't worry, out Mommies cleaned it up. :)

Boom Boom

Today I fell down at school. I was playing on the big kids side of the room and was doing a lot of exploring. I climbed onto one of the toys and was having a blast. Next thing I know it I fell down the little stair and hurt my head on the hard floor. I cried for a long time and then I started playing and dancing after a while. Daddy came and took me to the Doctor because it was worse than my normal falls. Dr. Lagoc gave me some Motrin and said I looked ok. If I threw up, an ER visit was a must. I did just fine, besides being a little cranky. My bump on my forehead is the size of a quarter and I have a few marks on my left side of my forehead. Mommy iced my wound and it is better already! I'll be back on that climber in no time!!!

Caught Me!

Mommy caught me feeding Fozzie my dinner. I love to share with him. It is one of my favorite activities. We are going to be grrrrrreat friends!

Papa's Birthday

It's Papa Tom's birthday. We celebrated by eating Pizza and Cake at our house.

Cousin Drew sat in my Bumbo chair. I think he got stuck because he is a big big boy!

There were lots of candles on that cake... too many for me to count. Happy Birthday, Papa!

Drew played with my Deedle Bop Dino. He put the bottom wheel on his face and ended up with a shiner from it twisting and turning his skin. I don't know if he'll try that again. It made a welt. Mommy let Drew Shaboo use my Boo Boo Buddy and it helped the swelling.

The night ended with Papa feeding me a bottle. What a great guy, my Papa!!

We Can Post Video Now!!

Testing out the new video capability. This video is from when I was 4 1/2 months old. I was really good at sticking my tongue out.

I'm 9 Months Old!

We celebrated my nine month birthday by going to the doctor. Doesn't THAT sound like fun. I didn't have shots today, but I did have a finger prick to determine if I am anemic. The results show I'm not, so I'm happy about that. When Teresa poked my finger it hurt, and I cried. This was a real cry with tears, not to be confused with the fake cry I gave Mommy the other day when she wouldn't let me take her glasses from her face.


It was kinda cool sucking on the band aid until Mommy gave me my binky. Look they match!



Mommy and Avery made me feel better quickly and I was back to grabbing things in no time.

I weigh 20 lbs (~ 45th %tile) and am 28 3/4 inches tall (~75th %tile). Doc said I can drink more formula to try and keep the calorie intake a little more even with my excercise. Mommy and Daddy are chasing me everywhere now that I am crawling. I enjoy standing up by myself, like a big boy. It's so much fun. When Mommy came to pick me up from Daycare I gave her the biggest wave ever! I know she loved it because she was really excited.

My Daddy is an Empty Pitcher

Mommy and I went to watch Daddy and Uncle Crawdad play softball at Big League Dreams today. Daddy pitched and played outfield. He's my hero. I love watching him play softball. He's is on a great team called the Empty Pitchers. Today's game was close, but we had to take the loss. We'll get 'em next time... we always do!

Please visit the Empty Pitchers website to check out more photos... http://www.theemptypitchers.com/

Bathtime Fun!

Visit with Grandmaman

We went to see Grandaman in the hospital tonight. She is doing very well and should be discharged tomorrow. I showed Grandmaman how I clap my head and make funny sounds by patting the back of my hand against my mouth. I was a little tired from this weekend's travels, so we didn't stay long.

My First Bike Ride

Daddy couldn't wait any longer, so he purchased my chariot (a.k.a. bike trailer) today. Mommy put my helmet on so I could have my first ride. It was scary and I cried a little bit. Then Mommy & Daddy took me out for a bit. They tried putting me in the chariot without the helmet and it was kinda fun. We decided to try riding again, so I got suited back up. I threw a little bit of a fit, so Mommy brought Avery to me. I went for another ride and it wasn't so bad when I had company with me.

Lane's Birthday

Lane turned 3 this year. Daddy and I went to Lane's birthday party in the neighborhood park by their house. We gave Lane a megaphone for his birthday. Daddy likes to buy really loud gifts for John's kids.

Katie pushed me on the swing for the first time. I kicked back and enjoyed the ride.

Kadance and I sat on John's lap together. She is so cute in her frilly pink skirt.

Here's a big Wave!

Kadance is so sweet...she gave me a kiss. One of these days I'll kiss her back!

I watched the big kids hit the pinata. Check out Lane swinging!

Here is Lane gathering his candy. The pinata was weird because it was made out of Rat Poison boxes. Jerry Thomas stormed into WalMart to complain. This is pretty messed up. Everyone check your pinatas!!! It didn't ruin Lane's special day though.