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!

Keeping Busy!

With these chilly days of winter, we can't really spend too much time outside (I sure do miss our long walks!). But mom has been busy looking for things to keep my occupied and engaged. We recently played a game of hide and go seek and it was a riot! I hid in my bathtub, but mom is so good at the game that she found me right away. Today, we met my friend, Quinn, and his mom at the mall and we got to watch a really cool magician (he had so many good jokes and could even make an egg appear out of nowhere!). Then mom took me with her to vote in the Senate special election (check out the cool "I Voted" sticker on my shirt!). There weren't too many people there, but mom says it's a big election and that a ton of people voted today (she was really happy with this). Once we got home, I broke out the cool finger puppets that grandma Joyce got me for Christmas. I just love when mom puts them on my fingers for me and then I can show my puppet friends all my cool toys. I tried to show Emma the cool tiger puppet, but she really didn't seem too interested. That's O.K., we have plenty of other toys in the house that we both love playing with together!

Appreciating The Little Things

Mom thought I should write a little about appreciating the little things in life. Granted, I haven't been around that long, but I can definitely appreciate the simple things in life that I've learned from my family. Like an after dinner cigar (I learned about this pleasure from grandpa Cal). Just kidding, it's really a veggie stick! I've also learned about fresh laundry right out of the dryer from my pal, Emma. Nothing is better on a chilly winter day that burying yourself in warm clothes. I also just love playing peekaboo with my dad. It just makes me happy down to my core to know that even when he disappears, he will always come back for me. Thanks for being so good to me, dad!