The Write Stuff

So I'm sure you've heard of crawling before walking. Well, I'm working on writing before walking. One of my favorite toys is my doodle board. Normally, I just make scribble scratches. Today, I got fancy and made the letters A and X and the number 3. I think it was just luck, but Mommy was pretty impressed.

Blockhead

I love playing with blocks! I discovered this passion at Grandma and Grandpa Marshall's house. Mommy saw how much fun I had stacking and knocking down the blocks so she bought me a set of my own.



So apparently balls are not good for stacking on blocks...




My tallest stack to date...8 blocks high! And I did it all by myself!




Taking a break from blocks for a little dancing...

Today's Post is Brought to you by the Letter H and the Number 6

I've been talking a lot lately. It's getting closer and closer to sounding like the English that Mommy and Daddy speak.

For the last week or so, I've been fascinated with two words/sounds in particular: the letter H and the number 6. It sounds more like "otch" and "shix" but I love to say them over and over. I'm not sure what they mean yet, but I like the sound they make.

Not a Baby Anymore!

Hi folks. Sorry for the lack of posting in the last two weeks. It seemed like there wasn't much to report, but now that I look back, I've been a busy little bee. Mommy says that it seems like overnight that I went from being a baby to a full-fledged toddler. Here are just a few of the things that have happened.

I am going to a new babysitter now. I have made a bunch of new friends although I miss my old ones. I tease Mommy by throwing a fit when she drops me off. It's just a trick because as soon as she leaves I'm fine and very well-behaved if I do say so myself.

I am eating lots of yummy food. No more purees for me! My favorite meal is breakfast. I love bananas, pancakes, eggs, grits, and waffles. And I have mastered drinking from my sippy cup without having to be reclined.

I still haven't mustered up the courage to let go of Mommy or Daddy's hands and walk on my own. That still doesn't stop me from getting around and into everything. I love to take things out of cabinets and drawers. And when Mommy forgets to close the bathroom door, I go straight for the toilet paper. It's so much fun to unwind and tear up.

A couple weeks ago, I stood on my own for a few seconds. I wasn't sure how it happened or what to do after. I haven't tried it again.

I'm getting better at waving bye-bye and blowing kisses. Sometimes I even give Mommy a big wet kiss on her cheek.

I love the alphabet song. If you sing it for me, I'll reward you with applause and a big "YAY" at the end.

And I am definitely becoming a big boy because I haven't taken my pacifier in over a week! Mommy says she's gonna hold on to them for a bit longer in case of emergency.

I'm One Smart Cookie

Mommy found out today that just being in the same room as me does not count as keeping an eye on me. She was washing some dishes, and I was playing with a toy in the kitchen. All of a sudden something caught my eye. Mommy had left my diaper bag open and inside was a box of cookies. I checked to see if Mommy was looking. Nope: she was furiously scrubbing away at all the bits and pieces to my sippy cups. I got the box of cookies open, pulled out the bag, and had me a yummy snack.

A Super Summer Sunday

Yesterday I went to Grandma and Grandpa Marshall's house for a shrimp boil. I didn't eat any shrimp, but I did have a lot of fun. Here are a few pictures.

I had a blast in the swimming pool!


Daddy's Little Man


G.G. and Grandpa Rick are teaching me how to bump fists. They say all the cool kids are doing it.


You can see more pictures of my fun day in my photo album.

Chomper #7

Boy, did I surprise Mommy just now. She decided to take a peek in my mouth to see how things were doing and how much more of my sixth tooth was showing. She was shocked to see that another tooth has started to make it's way out. I thought she knew because it kept waking me up the other night. So now I'm up to seven teeth: 4 on top and 3 on the bottom!

LOL

I'm so glad Grandpa Rick and G.G. are back from vacation!

Chomper #6

My 6th tooth officially broke through yesterday. It had been bothering me for weeks! Now I have 4 top teeth and 2 bottom.

Splish Splash

On Wednesday, Mommy took me to another date with Ava. We went to the splash park. Well, I wasn't too impressed. Supposedly getting sprayed with cold water is fun. I'm not buying that. I did get some exercise in by crawling laps around the the sprayground. The best part of the date was that Ava's mommy, Mrs. Robyn, fed me goldfish (not real ones, just some crackers shaped like fish). Ava wasn't eating hers fast enough so I helped her out by snatching one right out of her hand.

Little Drummer Boy