8 Months old today

Getting Larry

Playing guitar with daddy

Playing in Pip's bowl

Playing with my cousin

Today I am 8 months old! That makes Mommy a little sad. She says that means I am 2/3 of a year - whatever that means. I've been growing and changing a whole bunch since my last post. I have two teeth now - both on bottom. Mommy wants to take a picture... but I don't like letting anyone look in my mouth.

I'm crawling really good now. I can get into stuff super fast. I got to play in Pip's waterbowl this week, eat some dirt, and try to eat some glass. All before mommy could catch me. I think the glass made her the most upset. I didn't like it much either - it hurt my mouth. I'm okay now though! I really like to eat paper and chase the vacuum. I think that's funny.

I've been going to the babysitter's house every day during the week. She has a little girl my age. I don't like her much though b/c she tries to get me. I do like watching the big boys play though. They're 3 and 4 and there's two of them. I also like it when we get to go outside and play on the swings. I love to swing.

Today mommy and Aunt Angie and I went for a LONG ride in the car. We went to a BIG sale and I got all kinds of clothes.... but the best part was I got toys and books. I like to eat books. Tomorrow I get to play with Autumn again while our mommies work on our books. Well that's all I've been up to. I'm a pretty busy little boy!

Changes

Hi everybody! I've been really busy lately. My Grammy and my Uncle Ryan came to see me this weekend. Grammy watched me on Friday night while mommy and daddy drove a big truck to go get a new mattress. When they got home Uncle Ryan was with them. He and daddy had to push the mattress upstairs. It didn't want to go! When it was upstairs on mommy and daddy's bed I got to jump on it. I left little feet prints in the foam. It was funny!

Saturday Uncle Ryan watched me while Grammy and mommy went grocery shopping. He likes to play with my toys and me. We wrestled with my frog and when I got sleepy he took me out to the porch to swing. When I woke up mommy and Grammy were home.

Sunday was REALLY hot here!! Mommy got out my splash pad and I played on it for a little while after church. Then daddy came home and he had a little swimming pool just for me! I liked playing in my pool. It was like being in the bathtub. When we went inside and dried off, I helped daddy play his bass guitar. I like grabbing the strings and making them make noise!

Monday my cousin Autumn came over to play with me. We played in my pool and in my new play room. She brought turtles over with her to play in my pool. I liked those turtles. But I liked throwing grass in my pool even better. I even stuck some grass in my mouth! Mommy doesn't like when I eat grass or dirt. She makes me spit it out!

Today something new happened. Mommy woke me up early and after I had my cereal she took me to a new house. Then mommy left me there and went somewhere for awhile. I think I like it there. There's a little girl named Lily there and she's my size. Her mommy was really nice to me and took good care of me. She even took us outside and let us swing. Lily has neat toys to play with too. When mommy came to get me, I wasn't sure if I wanted to go home. I was busy playing. Mommy says I get to go back tomorrow though. I went to the doctor today too. He looked inside my ears, but he says that they're just a little red and he thinks they'll get better on their own. No more medicine for me right now. Mommy's glad, but I kind of liked that pink stuff.

Zoo Day

Hi everybody! Yesterday was a BIG day for me and mommy and daddy. Daddy took the day off work and we went to the city. We went to the zoo! This was my second trip to the zoo and I liked it even better this time. Mommy carried me in my sling the whole time so I could see the animals a whole bunch better. We went to the new part of the zoo where all the African animals are first. I liked watching the baby swamp monkey - he was really fast and he made me laugh a bunch. I liked the lion too - he was like a great big kitty cat. I wanted to pet him but there was glass in the way. He laid down right by the window where we were watching. I also liked feeding the giraffe. Mommy paid two tokens so I got to do it two times. The zookeeper handed us a handful of lettuce - I thought I was going to get to eat it - but then a big black tongue came and took it right out of my hand. My hand was all slobbery and I didn't like that part! Mommy and I even rode the merry go round. It went pretty fast - but I didn't cry at all. Daddy took pictures while we went around in circles. I tried to smile for him but I couldn't see him sometimes. Before we left we stopped to see my goats again. I really like those guys. They make me laugh and their fur is all scratchy. In the farm there was a bunny with really long ears this time. Daddy helped me pet him, but he wouldn't let me pull his ears.

I was really tired when we left. On the way home I slept until we got the Dr.'s office. When we were there I had to get my 6 month shots. I don't like getting shots. I screamed when the nurses held me down. But daddy said I was a big, brave boy because I stopped crying as soon as the nurses let go of me. I hope I don't have to get anymore shots for a long time!

Today mommy says we are going to go to lunch with her friend Cathy. I like her because we got to go swimming at her house earlier.

My New Blog

Hi everybody! This is my new blog where I can post pictures and tell you what I'm up to. Mommy says she's going to help me post on here once a week. That way even if you live far away from me, you can see me grow.

I'm growing pretty fast now. At my 6 month check up I was 15lbs and 1 oz and 26.5 inches long. I'm trying to catch up with my cousins Mary and Autumn. They're three months older than me... but I want to do all the things they do. I'm crawling really fast now. Daddy says I'm quicker than a hiccup! One time I even crawled out to the deck cause mommy left the door open. I can also pull myself up already. Mommy bought me a special table this week so I can stand and play at it. It plays music and lights up. There's all kinds of fun things I can do while I stand there. Today mommy caught me trying to cruise around the table already. She told me to quit because she says I'm too little. Guess I showed her!

This was a really fun week for me. Mommy and I were busy, busy, busy. On Monday we went to Anderson and went shopping with mommy's friend Karen. I really liked watching her big kids and talking to Jorja while we were riding in the car. Then on Tuesday Grandma Gruell, Aunt Carrie, and Mary came up to see me. We went shopping again. Yuck! We also went up to Uncle Ryan's school and visited him. I like Uncle Ryan - he makes me and Mary laugh. Then everybody stayed the night at my house, so I got to play with Mary again on Wednesday. On Thursday Aunt Angie and Autumn came over. Mommy and Aunt Angie were getting ready for a garage sale. Autumn and I had fun crawling around the garage and getting all dirty. On Friday Autumn and I got to play in the garage again. I ate some blue paper while we were playing out there and made my tongue blue. Aunt Angie made me spit it out though. On Saturday I got to play with Autumn some more. Saturday night Heather came to my house and stayed with me while mommy and daddy went on a date. I like Heather. She played with me and gave me a bottle and put me to bed. Today we went to church. I like going there because I have a lot of friends there who talk to me and hold me. Then when we got home Grandma and Grandpa from Michigan came to see me and they brought my cousin Ana with them. Ana and I played a whole bunch and now I'm pretty tired.

Tomorrow mommy and daddy say we're going to be busy. Daddy took the day off and we're going to go see Dr. Bopp and go to the zoo. Mommy says we have to stop at Dr. Schweiterman's office too. I don't think I like going there. Sometimes they give me shots - and mommy says I have to get my 6 month shots because I was sick when I was supposed to. I just hope we get to see the goats at the zoo and the bunny. They were my favorite. Daddy says we're going to see lions and giraffes this time too. I don't know if I'm going to like that.

Well my tummy is grumbly and mommy is going to make me a bottle. Then I think I get to go to bed. Mommy says she'll post some pictures for everybody later this week. Night night everybody!