Happy Valentine's Day!

Well, happy day after Valentine's day! I had good intentions to post this yesterday, but we were too busy! After a long morning nap, mom and dad took me to Lowe's to pick out a bird feeder for the back porch. I just love watching the birds while I'm waiting for my food and it keeps me entertained. So far, I've seen chickadees, blue jays, a woodpecker and some other cute grey bird in there. Oh, and lots of squirrels! Later in the afternoon, we went to dad's friend Todd's house for Valentine's day dinner. My friends, Tucker and Alden, let me play with all their cool toys, especially their cars! We had some really yummy macaroni and cheese for dinner while the adults had Chinese food. And the best part was that they had a big dog named Wyatt and a cat named Buddy. I've never seen a real cat before so that was really cool! And as always, I've been practicing my standing skills. I'm getting really good and dad says it's just a matter of days before I start walking. I just love to keep him guessing!

Pre-Superbowl Fun

Today I hosted a pre-Superbowl party for my friends Max and Juliana and their parents. I made sure we had plenty of Cheerios and formula on hand for my guests (as any good host should). It was so much fun to show them the cool toys I got for Christmas and catch up with them (check out the video of Juliana pushing my in my wagon down our hallway). In fact, I found out that Max can totally walk now and Juliana isn't far behind! They are such big kids! Dad hopes they inspire me to walk soon. I have been practicing my standing a lot. I'm getting so good that I can stand all on my own for about 10 seconds. I know it doesn't sound like much, but believe me it's a lot of work! It is going to be so cool being a big kid once I start walking. I also wanted to let uncle Matt and aunt Karrie know that we have been thinking of you guys this weekend. We hope you're feeling better and we love you!

Gaining My Independance

Since I am 10 months old, I thought it was about time I start doing things for myself. I'm really good at feeding myself (I really love small chunks of asparagus, green beans, cheese and chicken) and I'm learning how to hold my bottle and let mom and dad know when I want some milk (I finally mastered the sign language signal for milk this weekend and made them so proud!). My next big challenge is getting toys for myself. Now, mom thinks she is so clever putting a few of my toys up high so I can only play with them when I'm getting my diaper changed. Well, I decided that those toys are just too good to only have access to them a few times a day. Mom said she caught me "red handed" trying to get one of these toys. I'm not sure what she means by that since I checked and my hands definitely aren't red. I just really wanted that toy!

Warm Winter Clothes

For the past few days, it's been pretty warm up here in MA. Let me clarify: by warm I mean around 44 degrees, but mom says that's really good for January! The past two days have been sunny so mom and I have been taking Emma out for long walks. Since it is still winter, mom has been having me wear my cool bear outfit when we go out. It's pretty warm, especially when mom is carrying me in the Bjorn. I love wearing it so much, I didn't want to take it off once we got back today. That gave mom the perfect opportunity to get some candid shots of me in my bear suit. I know you are all soooo jealous you don't have a cozy bear suit of your own!

Playing With Emma

I'm so lucky to have Emma in my life. She is always interested in what I have to say and always wants to pay attention to me. Sometimes she does get tired though and she doesn't want to play with me as much as I want to play with her. But that's O.K., I'll just keep on playing until she's in the mood!

Weekend Fun

I had such a good time this weekend with mom and dad! On Saturday, we went to my friend Spencer's house for his 2nd birthday party. There were a ton of big kids there and I loved watching them play with all the cool toys that Spencer has. Mom and dad also had fun catching up with friends and watching me play with the big kids. But the best part were the bright balloons there were everywhere! Mom even let me take one home! Unfortunately, it was pretty deflated today but I still had fun batting it around the house. Thankfully mom gave me some yummy blueberries for lunch today so I could keep my energy up. Boy, blueberries sure are messy but soo delicious!

Blowing Kisses

Mom and dad have been trying to teach me a bunch of new things lately. Cool stuff like waving 'hi' and 'bye' and eating more solid foods, like chunks of chicken and cheese (my current favorites are cheddar cheese cubes and grape tomatoes!). They have also been working really hard to teach me how to blow kisses. Mom was so surprised when I finally blew her some kisses on Monday that she wasn't sure exactly what I was doing at first. Then she gave me a huge hug and lots of kisses. I know I won't always want to be smothered in kisses from her, but I sure do love them now!