Chomper #1

So as I was telling you, my first tooth broke through on Monday of last week (1/19). It's been slowly but surely making it's way out. Mommy tried to snap a picture yesterday. This was the best she could get.

EXTREME CLOSE-UP! WHOAAAAA!

Mommy bought me these fun crackers, too! They're great for biting. And if you bang them on the table, it's just like a drum!

Not What I Ordered

Mommy thought she'd play a little trick on me. This time when she cooked my carrots she mashed them up instead of pureeing them. Are you kidding me? It didn't take long for her to realize that I was not up to the challenge. Although I chew on just about everything, I am just not interested in chewing my food. Those little bits of carrot made me gag. Mommy got the point: the rest of the batch went into the Magic Bullet.





And speaking of chewing, Mommy says that soon I'll really be able to chew because my first tooth is on its way. Is that what this awful pain in my mouth is? I'd rather eat pureed food for the rest of my life then have to feel like this. Just the tip of it is out. I'll let you know when it comes out all the way.

Bouncing Baby Boy

Sleepy-saurus Rex

Lately, I've been seeing bright flashes of light in my sleep. Do you think that's related to these pictures I found on Mommy's camera?

"Auntie" Marisha

Mommy's friend, "Auntie" Marisha, came to visit me. She lives in a place called Arkansas. I had so much fun with her. She kept me company in the back seat of the car. She made up this awesome sign language song. And she's so pretty, I just couldn't stop staring at her. Don't tell my girlfriend that...and don't tell Auntie Marisha's husband, Tony, either!

Hey, Where'd It Go?

For a while now I've been contemplating how to get in the Guiness Book of World Records. Well, I decided I want to be named the first baby with a six-pack. I found the perfect place to do my abdominal workouts: my bouncy seat! I can do crunches and other calisthenics in it.

Folks, my bouncy seat is gone. I thought Mommy and Daddy would let me hang out in it today and I would get a good workout in, but it's nowhere to be found. Wait a minute. Come to think of it, I saw Daddy carting a suspicious looking bag into the attic along with the Christmas decorations. Rats!

A New Year, A New Perspective

As you may remember, Mommy was helping me practice my sitting up skills in hopes that I could sit up on my own to open my Christmas presents. Well, that didn't happen. No matter how hard I tried I would slide forward, lurch backward, or topple to the side. Don't worry...the Bumbo seat came to the rescue for Christmas.

Well I decided I was tired of being on my back or tummy all the time. And just in time for the new year, I finally figured out how to balance my big coconut (as Mommy calls it). Now I just love sitting down to play with my toys and just to look around at the world.

Penguin bowling is fun this way...

But it's even more fun like this!


Linus and I had a staring contest; I won.

Goofy face

Look how straight I can sit up!

Happy New Year!

Okay, okay, so it's a few days late. Listen, folks. I am still not feeling well, and I thought I would be nice and share my cold with Mommy. It turns out that maybe that's not such a nice thing to share. Anyway, here's my new year's blog...better late than never.

Actually, not much to blog about. When the clock struck midnight and 2009 began, I was fast asleep in my crib. Not even the fireworks could awake me from my deep slumber.

On New Year's Day, we went to see Grandma and Grandpa Marshall and Aunt Lindsey. Grandma said when I'm older I will have to eat cabbage each New Year's. Supposedly it will bring you money that year. I didn't have any this year, but I did have zucchini...yum!

I am looking forward to the new year. Mommy says all kinds of exciting things will happen this year. I'll get teeth. I'll learn to crawl and walk. I'll have my first birthday, too! How exciting! And I might actually get rid of this silly cold this year!