Week Twenty

I've really started getting a grasp on my toys ... I can pick them up and hold them ... throw them across the room ... stick them in my mouth ... it is so much fun ... I'm really starting to move all the toys in my exersaucer too which makes it much more fun sitting in there ...

Saturday was a rough day for mommy but a fun day for me ... mommy single-handedly put all the boxes away from the fireplace room ... I hung out and entertained her when she rested and of course I was a good baby all day so she could get it done ... I know it is something that has been bugging mommy and daddy (especially) for some time now and since it is clean mommy cause use the room as our new photo studio ...

She bought back drops from a company online and on Sunday morning taped the white one up so we could take pictures of me ... they came out beautifully and mommy has put a new link up on the site for all our photo sessions ... cause as you can tell mommy can't seem to take enough pictures of me :) She did two separate sessions on Sunday because we had so much fun ... I am sure it is something she is going to do often now ...

I was supposed to go to Grandmommy's on Monday morning but since daddy had the day off he decided we would spend the day together ... we cuddled on the couch and watched movies and he talked to me all day ... I love spending the day with daddy and wish I got to do it more often ... he is good at making funny voices and faces and really gets me giggling ...

Tuesday and Wednesday I got to spend the day with Grandmommy and Aunt Jenny and Ellie ... I have so much fun when I am over there ... Grandmommy goes on and on about what a good baby I am ... and she cuddles me all day long ... I think she coos more than I do when she holds me ...

Thursday was a really big day for me ... first thing in the morning I went with mommy to her doctor's appointment ... everyone in the office wanted to see me since they had been the ones taking care of mommy before I was born ... and they all couldn't get enough of me ... of course I was super good ... mommy brought in my Bumbo seat and I just sat there and enjoyed all the attention and loved seeing all the new stuff to check out ... everyone kept commenting on how alert and good I was ...

Then I went to work with mommy ... which of course everyone was excited about ... I get so much attention at mommy's work ... Marianne took me on a walk and took a whole bunch of pictures of me ... and just kept kissing on me all day ... Mary even brought me to her office and played Sponge Bob videos on her computer for me which had me talking up a storm ... they could hear me all the way in the front office ...

People daddy work with even stopped by the office ... Phoebe and Sydney were loving all over me too ... I think they even fought over who got to hold me ... they were pretty funny about it too and had everyone laughing in the office ... I just loved that so many people wanted to cuddle with me ...

After work mommy and I headed to the airport to pick up Aunt Heather ... she was here while mommy was still pregnant so this was the first time she was going to meet me ... and boy was I excited ... I got to sit in the airport and people watch for half and hour which was GREAT ... there was so much to look at ... I was talking up a storm and so smiley ... there was a little boy sitting next to me that couldn't take his eyes off me ... I think he was trying to figure out what I was saying ...

When Aunt Heather got there she immediately picked me up and snuggled me ... she also started signing to me which I love love love ... I can't take my eyes off her when she is signing to me ...

It was storming pretty bad on the way home so Aunt Heather drove since mommy hates driving in storms and I fell fast asleep in the back seat ... once we got home I just snuggled up with Aunt Heather till it was time for bed ...

On Friday morning bright and early mommy and Heather set up the "photo studio" and took a whole bunch of cute pictures of me ... then I hung out and talked with Aunt Heather ... we watched one of my Signing Time videos and talked in sign language ... I'm starting to move my hands and fingers when people sign to me ...

In the afternoon I got to have some real food (well as real as I am going to get right now) ... I had my first taste of sweet potatos ... I think I had mixed feelings about them ... I made faces like it was a weird taste but then would still eat the whole spoonful ... it is exciting getting to try new foods ... and I am sure as I get better at the whole "eating thing" I will have much more fun ...

Later Aunt Heather watched after me while mommy filled out all my paperwork for day care and got all my stuff together ... then we all went and picked up my paperwork at the doctor's office and headed to the day care ... it was my first time there and I just lit up when I saw my room ... it is beautiful ... lots of toys and decorations and stuff to look at ... and everyone was so very nice to me ... it is going to be a great place to play ... I can't wait for Monday morning ...

After that we all went and hung out at Starbucks and talked ... mommy and Heather had coffee while I had a bottle ... it was a fun afternoon ... then we went to visit Grandmommy and Granddaddy ... we got to see Ellie and Aunt Jenny too ... it feels like I have seen 100 people in the last two days ... by bath time Friday night I was exhausted ... (well not too exhausted to kick and play in the tub) and fell asleep curled up in Aunt Heather's arms ... I'm excited she is here for two more days ... there is just so much more to do!!

Week Nineteen

On Saturday Mommy and I got up really early and were out of the house by 10:30 AM ... we went shopping at Kohls where mommy of course bought me some stuff ... and then we ran errands like the bank and post office ... she got me a new exersaucer to keep at Grandmommy's house ... we even stopped at Starbucks and hung out on the patio while I had a bottle ... we finished the day at Target and didn't get home till 4:30 PM ... Daddy was home from work before we were home from running errands ... I had a good time and Mommy kept telling me what a good baby I am ... she said she can take me anywhere ...

On Sunday we just hung around the house ... mommy did a lot of laundry and a lot of cleaning and we did a lot of playing too ... then mommy was sad cause once daddy got home we had to go give Granddaddy's car back ... she had been driving it for several weeks and just loves it ...

Grandmommy and Granddaddy got home late Monday night ... I was excited because I was going to spend Tuesday with Grandmommy ... I had a feeling she was going to cuddle me all day and I was right ... I always have a great time at Grandmommy's ...

Mommy and Daddy took advantage of me being at Grandmommy's house and went to visit a day care center after mommy got off work ... even though I like my nanny mommy and daddy think it would be better to have me in day care, and they are right ... I want to play with other children like when I am with Ellie ... and the hours are better for everyone's schedules so in the end I will get to spend more time with mommy cause she can go to work earlier and pick me up earlier ...

They put their name on the waiting list and all night Tuesday mommy kept saying, "I wish they would call ... I wish they would call" (even though they told mommy they probably wouldn't have an opening until January) ... so on Wednesday morning mommy put a funny picture of me on a card and wrote a thank you note to the director for showing them around ... Thursday afternoon they called to offer me a spot in day care starting October 2nd ... so in a week I start day care ... I'm so excited, so are mommy and daddy ... they had to let the nanny go which wasn't easy but in the end it will be good for everyone ...

On Thursday night I set a record ... I slept from 9:30 PM until 8:00 AM ... mommy was a bit bummed she couldn't sleep in too but she had to be up early for work ...

Friday I got to spend the day with Grandmommy again and had a great time ... even though daddy forgot to put me in my cute outfit that mommy laid out and took me over there in my PJs ... it was still a fun day ... mommy and daddy came over after work for Uncle Jason's birthday dinner ... they all had lasagna and cake (which I was jealous of) while I sat quietly in my swing and watched everyone ...

Overall it was a great week ... I love seeing mommy and daddy so excited about day care ... mommy already picked up the paperwork on Friday and has started getting my "bag of stuff" together to take to the center ... so until I start daycare I get to spend Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday with Grandmommy next week and then go to work with mommy on Thursday ... fun stuff to look forward to ... :)

Week Eighteen

This was a big week ... I turned 4 months old on Wednesday!!! Time is just flying by ...


My 4 month photo

On Saturday while Daddy was at work Mommy went to CostCo with Granddaddy and Uncle Jason ... I got to stay home with Aunt Jenny and Eliana ... it was a lot of fun ... I of course ate some and slept some but I also got to listen to Ellie read to me which I loved!!! I couldn't take my eyes off her ... I also had a tea party with Ellie ... it is going to be soooooo funny when we can play together ... and before Mommy took me home Ellie gave me a bottle ... it was a REALLY fun Saturday!!!!

On Sunday we hung out at home and played a whole bunch ... I am loving my exersaucer more and more each time I use it ... I love that I can stand up in it and the toys are becoming more interesting to me ... I can spin the butterflies around and the noise makers ... it is supposed to be a great toy for Mommy to use so she can get things done but she loves to sit and watch me ... and that is fine by me ... I show off all I am able to do ...

I went to work with Mommy again this week on Tuesday and Friday ... unfortunately I started getting my first cold on Tuesday ... I was sneezing a lot and had a runny nose ... by night time I even had a little cough but no fever ... so mommy figures it is just a cold that will help me build up my immune system or I could be teething ... I guess only time will tell ...

Berthe was with me for 3 days this week ... we went on a lot of walks ... played with all my toys and everyday she dressed me up in cute outfits for when Mommy got home ...

A couple of nights this week my cough woke me up in the middle of the night (4:00 AM) which is really hard on Mommy cause she gets up at 5:15 so by the time I finish eating she can't really go back to bed ... but the older I get the more I sleep ... and I am really good at getting myself to sleep each night when she lays me down ... lately I have been sleeping from 9 or 9:30 until 7:30 or 8:00 (when my cough isn't waking me up)

Next week Grandmommy comes home ... I know she really misses me and is looking forward to me being at her house ... I'm looking forward to it too!!!

Week Seventeen

This was a big week for all of us ... Mommy was going to be heading back to work ... so we spent a lot of time cuddling this weekend ... and going to Target ... Mommy and I went on Saturday, Sunday and Monday ... buying stuff, returning stuff ... she knew it was going to be a while before she could go so she had a lot to take care of ... besides I love going to Target ... there is a lot for me to look at and I always fall asleep by the end of the trip ...

Tuesday morning Mommy woke up at the crack of dawn and got me up as well and after getting ready we headed off to work ... while Grandmommy is out of town Mommy is taking me to work on Tuesday and Friday ...

Having me with her made her transition back to work a bit easier ... and everyone in the office was so happy to see me ... it had been a while and I am much bigger now ... and I smile more too ... they also LOVED seeing me sitting up in my bumbo seat ...

Wednesday was much much harder on Mommy ... it was the first day she had to leave me for the day ... my new nanny Berthe was going to spend the day with me but mommy was a wreck about it ... Daddy had to be at work early so mommy stayed home until Berthe got here at 8:30 ... Mommy showed her around and told her all about what I like and when I eat and all that good stuff ... then she kissed me about 100 times and said good-bye ... and she didn't start crying till she got out the front door ... but she did cry almost the whole way to work ... and she called home several times to see how everything was going ...

Meanwhile Berthe and I went on a walk and went to the park ... she is very sweet to me and loves to dress me up to go out ... I like hanging out with mommy but Berthe is pretty great too ...

Thursday Berthe came again ... this time though Daddy hung out with me in the morning ... got me up and changed me and fed me ... it was nice having time with Daddy ... Berthe and I played in my exercaucer and we went to the park ... but I was happy to see Mommy when she got home ... anytime I see her now I get a huge smile on my face ...

Friday I got to go to work with Mommy again ... I didn't sleep well Thursday night so I was a bit cranky in the morning ... but eventually I fell asleep while everyone was holding me ...

I had my 4 month check up on Friday afternoon ... I had to get 4 shots which I was NOT happy about ... but the doctor said I am doing great ... I weighed 18 pounds 4 ounces (up from 16 pounds 4 ounces at my 3 month appointment) and I was 25 1/4 inches long ... but the nurse said she thinks I was mismeasured last month because it says I was 25 inches which was a growth of 3 inches from 2 to 3 months ... the doctor said I could start having solids sometime in the next month if Mommy was ready to do it ... I've already had a little rice cereal but in the next couple of weeks Mommy is going to make some that isn't so runny to see how I like it ... I don't have to go back to the doctor until my 6 month check-up ...

Week Sixteen

On Saturday morning mommy and I went to some garage sales with Aunt Jenny and Ellie ... it is a good thing Aunt Jenny came because she has GPS in her car and some of the places were in the middle of no where ... Mommy was looking for things she could get to have at Grandmommy's house ... since I will soon be there a lot while Mommy is at work ... but we found nothing ... they were really kind of disappointing ... but it was funny being outside and hanging out with Aunt Jenny and Ellie ... I like watching Ellie ... she collects leaves and sticks and dances ... I can't wait till I am bigger and can play with her ...

When we got home on Saturday the house felt kinda warm ... mommy worked on fixing the air all day ... she flipped the circuit breaker ... changed the batteries in the thermostat ... everything she could think of ... but nothing worked ... once daddy got home and he too couldn't get it to work mommy called in a service request ... they were hoping someone would come out that night but it didn't happen ...

On Sunday the 27th their home warranty comapny said because I lived here not having air made it an emergency and we were allowed to call our own company to come out ... Mommy called all morning and finally found someone to come out ... unfortunately he wasn't able to fix it ... so I went over the Grandmommy and Granddaddy's house with Mommy while Daddy was a work so we could hang out in the cool for a while ... it is always fun going over there ...

Monday morning a new company came out and he was able to fix our air ... Mommy was so happy ... because the house was up around 87 degrees and we were all just sweating ...

On Wednesday the 30th Mommy and I went to Grandmommy's again ... she of course sent me home with a whole bunch of new clothes ... Aunt Jenny and Ellie sang to me and played with me ... we had some tummy time and Aunt Jenny was impressed that I got up on my knees ... but I am still doing the comando shuffle when I move around ... I'm up on my knees but I push my face along the ground ...

Wednesday night around 3:00 AM I started making noise ... Mommy got up and saw that my face was pushed into the corner of my crib ... she moved me back into the center where I proceeded to kick my leg and flip over from tummy to back ... mommy thought it was a fluke and I was pretty unhappy about being on my back so she flipped me back onto my tummy and I kicked onto my back again ... every time she put me back on my tummy I flipped onto my back ... she woke daddy up so he could see ... I must have done it about 15 or 20 times which totally woke me up ... so mommy gave me a bottle and we cuddled for a while ... when she laid me back down I flipped over several more times until I was plum tuckered out ... and fell back asleep ...

On Thursday morning daddy put me on my tummy again but said I seemed to have forgotten how to flip over ... I am sure it will come back to me when I need to do it ...

I have been grabbing at things this week too ... like my rattle and my favorite stuffed animal ... I'm even able to get things in my mouth on occasion ... Mommy got out some peek-a-blocks for me too but I wasn't too interested in them yet ... the ones that make noise sound neat but that is about it ...