Weeks 22 and 23

So this past 2 weeks have flown by! I've been really busy learning how to sit up and wishing I could crawl! So instead of wishing I decided to start scooting backwards across the living room! I'm sick of watching all of the "big kids" get around so I decided to start doing something myself! Now all I do is push up and my legs scoot backwards and I move all over including going in circles! It's so much fun:) I've also been eating... I like rice cereal and barley so far! But I don't really like the oatmeal. I'm sure I'll try it again soon:) I have been talking up a storm too! I like to tell my parents all about my day, when I'm happy, when I'm sad...I even sing to them when I'm in a really good mood! At least I'm trying to sing:) And I'm still loving daycare; I even got to go on a field trip:) Well we went around the block on Halloween with our costumes on and our parents came to join us. It was a lot of fun!!!! Here are some pictures of my adventures during weeks 22 and 23 of my life!!

Here's a preview of my Christmas pictures! Today is Saturday, Oct. 27 and I am 5 MONTHS OLD!!!! Can you believe it???:):)

Here is me and my Auntie Hannah. Her and Grandma Donna came to visit me this weekend!

And here is me with Grandma.

They brought Grandma's dog "Baby" and this is my first encounter with a little doggie! I liked her:) She kissed my nose too and it was funny!

Look at what a big girl I am! I'm sitting up all by myself:):) It's so fun!!!!

This is what I wore to daycare on Halloween so that I would be comfy! Thanks to Auntie Dee who bought it for me last year. Baby's First Halloween:) Daddy thought I looked like a prisioner:) Mommy thought I looked adorable:)

I'm a cheerleader:) Big shocker on the team huh? It's my mommy and Grandpa von Lahr's fault!!!!

Me and Mommy on Halloween! I always have to have something in my mouth! Did I mention I got my 3rd tooth!!!! Yep, it's there:)

Gap's Inspi(red) shirt! I love it:)

I was a little fussy on Saturday, Nov 3. But not when Daddy pulled me around the house like this! I loved it... I only got mad when he stopped:)

My aunties Jen and Autumn came to visit me! And cousin Ayla too:) We had so much fun playing together:) Ayla's a couple of months older than me, but we still had fun! We learned what the word "share" meant too!!!!

Here we all are. Auntie Autumn, Ayla, Mommy, Me and Auntie Jen Jen.

Pose:)

Tickle tickle tickle:):)

That's all for now!

Mommy's back to work - Weeks 20 & 21

Well so far so good! I'm loving daycare and they are loving me!!!! I'm told that even some of the older babies are a little jealous because I'm stealing their time and they aren't the babies anymore! But I know they will like me as they get to know me a little bit better. Especially when I can crawl around because then I won't need to be held so much! But for now, I like to be held because thats what mommy and daddy do and I'm VERY used to it!!!! Plus mommy likes it that every time I get dropped off I go into someones arms and when mommy comes to get me (because she ALWAYS comes to get me!!!! she hasn't forgotten me, not once:)!!!!) I'm being held! I even get excited when I get dropped off. So these are all good things for mommy!
She tells me work is going good, very VERY busy, but she feels better knowing that I'm happy!!! And we have fun when she comes and gets me! And even more fun when daddy comes home. I sure LOVE my daddy! He makes me laugh:)
This is me on Oct 10. I'm practicing sitting up. I really like to look out. The world has such a different perspective from this angle:)
And there I go!!!! Right on to my tummy! Mommy was quick for this picture:)
Mommy wanted to catch how quick I am!!! My daddy was swinging me around and next thing they knew I was holding onto an empty milk carton! I'm SUPER fast!!! My mommy says that she is going to have her hands full!!! I think she's right:)
One of my mommy's friends, Luke's mommy Kristina, is letting me barrow Luke's jumperoo!!!! This is my first day in it and I LOVE IT!!!! Mommy says that she loved to jump when she was little, but I'm sure I love it more:) I instantly was in love with this toy. I smile, and jump and love to hear the monkey sounds it makes when I do jump!!!
Here's a closer picture of me showing my mommy the cool toys!
Daddy had a class the weekend of October 12-14 in SF and mommy decided since it was her last weekend before work started that we would join daddy and hang out in the city! This was Friday and it was the ONLY smile we could muster up since it was pouring down rain (well not yet from the looks of this picture!), mommy couldn't find the hotel, daddy was in class, I wasn't happy, etc etc etc!!! I could go on but I won't!!! It turned out to be a fine weekend:)
This was Saturday and mommy and I ventured out to Old Navy (it was 3 stories, so cool!!!!) on 4th and Market. It was right down the street from our hotel but we took the BART because I wanted to see what it was like.
Then we took the F street car train to Pier 39 and I got to go see some seals! There were a ton but there were too many people so mommy couldn't get a good picture! I could also see Alcatraz and the Golden Gate bridge from here. Mommy told me all about it! Then mommy had some lunch and we went back to the hotel to hang out until daddy got there. It was a fun day!!!
This is us hanging out at the hotel! I'm ready to crawl! :)

And me again drinking my water bottle. Ok not yet!!! But it looks cool huh? My mommy let me play with it because I got mad when she wouldn't let me. It reminds me of this shirt I saw, Baby Gets What Baby wants:):)!!!!

Mommy and I took off for Pier 39 again on Sunday to visit the Aquarium of the Bay. These are some of the colorful and neat things I got to encounter! A pretty sea anenomi (sorry I can't remember how to spell that!!!).

I got to see a school of fish above me!
A shark!
And even some star fish!!!

And this was Mommy and I after we went through the Aquarium. Today was a good day:)
Today is Monday, October 15 and my parents are FINALLY feeding me some real food:) And I think that I LIKE IT!!! After grabbing a granola bar out of my dads hands the other day and licking it combined with my doctor telling mommy it was ok to feed me mommy finally caved! (Daddy has been wanting to feed me for awhile!!!)
Hey dad let me help!
Messy face:)

Pretty much that's what I've been up to for the past couple of weeks! Oh and I sat up unassisted this past weekend but my mommy couldn't snap the picture fast enough so it went "undocumented!!!!" Maybe next time. I'm really like to sit up though and when I'm lying down I like to hold my head up and work on my tummy muscles. Now that my mommy's finally downloaded the pictures maybe she'll take some more of me:):)

Thank you to those who reminded my mommy to have me write some more. I know there are a lot of you out there that read this often!!! I hope everyone is doing great!!!!! I miss you all!!!!

Time sure flies!!!! Week 17 - 19

I have been so busy that I almost forgot that I had a blog to update!!!! Sorry to those who rely on this to see me:) I can't believe how fast the time has flown by since I last updated! Since then I have been rolling around, having "Happy Feet" (where I put a BIG smile on and kick my feet in delight:)!!!!), I found my feet and am trying to always put them BOTH in my mouth!, I have grabbed food out of my parents hands (I hope my doctor lets me eat some real food soon!!!). I have started checking out my daycare (this makes mommy sad!!!), using NO hands to hold my teething rings and bottles (I love to help!), been reading some cool books my parents got me, had visitors, I've been trying to sit up and I would love to crawl! Oh and I have been sick too!!! I think I'm FINALLY starting to feel better though... thank goodness!!!!!! Here are some pictures with captions:) Miss you all very much! My mommy goes back to work next week (sniff, sniff!!!)so she says that we will try to update this as much as possible!!!! Get on her if it's been too long:)
Just hanging out. I was having so much fun I fell asleep right on the floor!
Like my bunny??? I think I'll be one for Halloween:)
What are you looking at?
Two hands holding my teething ring!!! I love to do this ALL BY MYSELF!!!
But man it sure gets cold... NO HANDS:)
Here go my Happy Feet!
Yay!!!
Imagine that all together:):):) Yippee!!!!
Sitting in my chair playing with my toys! I'm getting to be such a big girl now!

Hanging out with my friend Ty. He's showing me his old bouncer!!!!
Nap time with Daddy:)
I'm such a big helper!!! And I LOVE laundry:)Here is me in my purple hat on the way home from the hospital.
And this is me in the same purple hat at 4 months! Man how I've grown!!!!

I love tummy time:)
I'm 4 months old today and I'm already reading:)
I love this book!!!!
Helping Dad play X-box with Uncle Taylor!
What???? I'm really helping now, notice how I'm pressing the buttons:)

Today is Tuesday, Oct 3 and I love to eat my watermelon!!!!! Whoever invented this little chair was a genius! I love sitting in my BeBe pod!!!! and eating the watermelon mat:)
Here are the feet I was telling you about:) Look at that balance that I have:) I'll be sitting up by myself in no time!
Today is Wednesday, Oct 3 and I am practicing crawling. I've got a ways to go, but I sure love to practice! Especially when I can remember that I know how to roll over. So if I get tired thats all I have to do:) Very fun! My mommy even got some video tape of this so she can watch it later when I'm running around:)Here I am again trying real hard! Someday I'll learn that I need to be on my arms to get anywhere:) But for now, this is what my crawling looks like!!
Today is Thursday, Oct 4 and I am on my way to daycare! My mommy has been very sad but I had a great time. I met some friends, I drank my bottle, took a nap in the crib and even slept for 2 hours!!!! I never do that for mommy so I think she feels more comfortable leaving me there! I'm glad because I heard she cried for the first of four hours that she left me there!!!! Silly mommy:) Mommy made sure I had my watch on (notice the elephant on my wrist-- my daddy calls it my watch) and gave me my dolly and I was ready to go:)
That is all for now, my daddy says that I have to go to bed because when I upload my pictures it messes up his XBox game... BORING!!!!! I promise to get on tomorrow to finish this then:) Have a great night!!!!