wed - is it hot in here?

ok...so i am sitting here in daycare waiting for mommy to come pick me up. i have a 102 fever so it looks like i can go home early today and hang out with a much missed mommy who has had to work for the last couple nights in a row...

coincidence? you decide.

a mommy a day keeps the doctor away! sorry daddy, your great and all, but you ain't mommy! hee hee

so, what is cuasing this fever you ask? probably those two huge needles the nurse stuck in my legs yesterday! daddy says they were booster shots and it wouldn't be that bad, but i didn't see any needles going into his legs! doc said maybe i get a fever from these shots. i think i got one!

as for the rest of the 15 month checkup, my weight seems to be leveling off, I weighed in at 27 lbs 5.5 oz. Getting closer to average, and my height was pretty average at 31 inches. they measured my head, and i think it was in the 42 cm range, but can't quote that one.

all in all the appt wasn't too bad. me and daddy played ball while we waited for doc to come in, then he let me play with his blue tooth head set and let me wear it. he said i looked cool.

thats it for now, though I am hearing about a moving date of june 28th. not sure yet what this means, but more to come on that.

buh-bye.

Mon - Back to School

Well, did everyone have a good weekend?

I did. It was nice and relaxing. It started off Fri night with a nice quiet evening on Friday, while daddy was working on the grill and mowing the lawn, i spent most of the evening with mommy. then we had a visitor, she looked familiar, but as it turns out, she is the one responsible for selling our house. apparently our first potential buyer has decided not to buy the house. daddy and mommy seem ok with that. then i noticed that no one was paying attention to me, so I spoke up!

sat was an early morning for me and daddy. i just couldn't wait to get up! We played for awhile and then we all went for a walk while some guy came to check out our house. He seemed nice enough, but he was late, and I could sense mommy's impatience. She probably saw that I was getting sleepy and this man was stealing my nap time! But alas, he came, we went out for a walk, and got home. I went for a nap and found out that the man wants to buy our house. Hooray! Then we went to home depot to get some propane for daddy's new grill. That thing is nice lookin.

Sun was the big day. I again decided not to sleep in. Mommy told me that daddy was getting up with me again because it was mother's day and she was goign to sleep in. She also noted that daddy was going to be out late that night, and he would want to get up early to see me! So...we got all of mommy's mother's day cards and presents ready for her so when she came down we could surprise her. I am glad that she was happy to get the gift and cards. Then we gave daddy his birthday cards! It was a nice relaxing day though and we topped it off with ice cream birthday cake, a great steak dinner, and a quick trip to Rita's. I got a taste of all of that and hit the sack!

Now I am relaxed and ready for school this week. Its picture day today, so I think i am going to get my picture taken! gotta look good...

cya!

TGIF - whatever that means

Hi Everyone! Its friday, and the weekend is just about here. Had a rough week, came down with a heavy cough. probably caused by my parent's need to transport me from place to place. lucky its mother's day and daddy's birthday on sunday, so i will forgive them. that should be gift enough...

hopefully it will be fairly relaxing this weekend. this week i noticed a lot of tension in the house. i think mommy wants to buy a house really bad but daddy wants to see if we sell our current house. geesh, what a balancing act. pending offers leads to lots of tension....

not too much else going on. daddy has been trying to teach me more and more words, and he was pretty impressed when I said bye bye the other day. i can also say "door" pretty good, and he has me working on "window". that one is much harder. the other hard one is "light". daddy says i can't say "L" words yet. I guess he is expecting that I will be developing that skill soon.

so, happy mothers' day to all of you mommies out there! most of my readership is motherly figures, so i know you are all looking forward to a great Sunday! hopefully your children won't disappoint. i know my mommy is getting something special, i have been saving up with daddy and lucy. i hope she likes her gift. mommy and dadddy said i had to buy them dinner too, they want to order from Church's chicken that night since it is a special day for both of them. I might be able to swing that with a few extra photo shoots. Lucy has a bit of savings too, so maybe I will hit her up for some. i have been sneaking her food every day since i have been eating, so she defintely owes me!!

ok everyone, have a great weekend!!

Mon - Rest Please

Wow, some rest...please...i am just a small child. Carting me around here and there is very tiring for me (and you, I am sure). Here is a synopsis of my crazy weekend.

Fri yields an early pickup from daddy, and not only that, but Lucy is there with him. He pulls out a cup containing my yogurt drink and says, we are going to see Mom-Mom. But doesn't Mom-Mom live far far away? {yes, she does}

So we hit the road and head down to DE. It was a fun ride, I slept about half the time, but since it was a nice day, daddy turned up the music and opened the windows and sun roof! We had a great time. When we arrived we got to see Aunt Beth and Uncle PJ, and my new cousin Riley. She is pretty quiet and didn't seem very interested in her favorite cousin, but I will give her the benefit of the doubt. She seems to be doing well and is rather content most of the time.

Sat I decided to get up a little early (5:30) to see who else is up at that time. Turns out that when daddy (against his own will) and I went downstairs (after my refusal to lay back down), nobody was there but us and Lucy. Geesh people, wake up, start your day, the sun is shining! By 8:30 we were on the road to Pop Pop and Debbie's. Mommy and Daddy left, and we played for a while then visited Kristen at her soccer game. She was pretty good, she had a couple saves in goal. Got to spend some time with Haley and Anna, also Aunt Jen too.

Then I was whisked back to Mom-Mom's and mommy and daddy gave me lunch. Mom-Mom and Pop-Pop Bill were no where to be found, i think they went to Florida for sun and relaxation. Hoepfully my 5:30 wakeup didn't drive them out of the house. Anyway, had some lunch then me and mommy and daddy headed over to Jake's bday party. I had a great time there, and Jake, sorry for the smack on the head. According to my development phases, I do things now to get a reaction because I am learning about cause and effect. Had some cake adn ice cream then it was back to Mom-Mom's for a nap. Before I knew it we were off to dinner at the Outback with Pop-Pop and Debbie. Uncle Jim and Aunt Tracy got to join us too. Had a great time sipping on my straw from the water glass!

Back to Mom-Mom's and into bed!

Tired yet?

Then, Sunday morning was back to Pop-Pop and Debbie's. They took me to Church, fed me some lunch after and we played outside for awhile. I got to ride around on a little tike bike which was pretty neat. Walking really opens up a lot of doors!!
Finally mommy and daddy got home. they were house hunting and were not sucessful in finding one. sounds like they are changing strategy though and have a new outlook.

So, daddy took me, we picked up lucy and headed back home to NJ. Mommy stayed because she is meeting with some people from her work today to talk with them. She will be home tonight. Daddy adn I stopped at McDonalds for dinner since the traffic was so bad. We finaly got home and it was bath time and then bed time. Wow, finally the long weekend was over.

Today I am still very tired, but recovering. Probably take a few days though. Daddy says that on Sunday is mother's day so get ready. Mommy says that Sunday is daddy's birthday so get ready. I guess maybe I have to get them presents or something. Hopefully some more guidance on these events is coming soon!

Hope you guys all had a great weekend and talk to you soon. It was great seeing almost all of my loyal fanbase!!

Wed - Just A Taste

well, this is a tad embarrassing, but...

yesterday miss pat had to call daddy because i took a small taste of "A" at school. he is my buddy and all, but sometimes we fight too. yesterday he took my crayon, so i had to go get it back. i admit it though, it was a moment of weakness, i lost my self control and took a little bite at him. this is apparently really a bad thing to do, and hey, now I know. daddy made me say i was sorry to "A" and hopefully today he won't get me back! ah the crazy world of school every day. you just don't know what you are going to get there each day...

mommy has a new nickname for me though, "animal". don't know about you, but i kind of like it!

Mon - How was your weekend?

rocks...small oddly shaped objects that are hard and feel good in your mouth. i am learning about rocks, throwing them, hitting things with them, tasting them. the outside just has to much to offer.

i wish daddy would let me spend more time in the garage. the other day i carried the broom all the way to the front of the house. it was great. adults take stuff like that for granted i think. no one seemed nearly impressed with my feat, but man, consider the fact that 2 months ago, i could not even walk. in a few weeks i will be ready to sweep!

daddy and mommy are starting to realize that i do understand things. confirmed by this conversation:

Daddy: Ryan, where is your other sock?
Me: ehh (points to sock)
Mommy: See, he understands what you say to him.
Daddy: Yeah.
Mommy: Ryan, where is Lucy?
Me: eh? (points to Lucy)
Mommy/Daddy: Yeah! Very good!
Daddy: Ryan, where is Mommy?
Me: eh. (points to Lucy)


What I can't convey is that I was only joking on that last part. Don't worry mommy, i know which one you are! i guess i have daddy's kean sense of humor huh? he he.

before i go, happy birthday to the Jake! He turns the big 1 tomorrow. Soon we will romp around together, and can't wait to hang out.

Fri - End of April is Here

Hey Everyone! Its been a while since I posted (as usual) but we have been a very busy bunch. We are moving (I think). I finally have figured it all out, what mommy and daddy have been doing when they leave me off with mom-mom or pop-pop. they have been looking at houses. they actually took me to one that they really liked and let me sample it. i loved it, they loved, unfortunately johnny house-seller took it off the market before it could become ours. soon though mommy and daddy will find a great house for us that will be bigger and have a yard for me and lucy to play in. we will also live closer to many of my loyal readers!

we still have to sell this house and i think mommy is getting a bit frustrated. not quite as much interest as she originally anticipated, but its really only been a week or so since the house was avaialbe for showings. so, we shall see. this is a whole new adventures.

i guess it also means i am going to be leaving my school. i will let that sit awhile before i see how i feel about it. i am now the 2nd oldest in my room and once my buddy A leaves, i will be the oldest by far. perhaps this will be a good time for a change.

we had a nice visit in DE this past weekend though. i got to visit with mom-mom and pop-pop bill and pop pop and debbie. lots of visiting!! no houses found and daddy was sick, but we still had a great time. can't say as much for the long ride home on sunday afternoon. we hit some major momma traffic and that darn car seat just gets so restricting. throwing my nook is only fun for so long, plus mommy eventually catches on and stops reaching all around the car for it. she is a smart lady. daddy is no nonsense in the car. he was probably just crabby from being sick, oh, and having to drive that trip so many times!

Daddy took lucy this week to go and visit aunt beth and my new cousin riley. he hasn't shown me the pictures yet but he said she was a beautiful baby and that she was very little still. compared to me he said she was like lifting a feather. dude, i can't help it if i am carrying some weight, i will say that it is some lean and solid baby fat. watch out ladies!

hope you all are doing well!

Thu - back after a day off

well, me and daddy had a nice day off on wednesday. he picked me up early from day care on wednesday. miss pat said i had to go home since i was having some crazy poop explosions, in combination with a bad bad diaper rash and also that i got all of my clothes dirty! it was a rough morning yesterday. today has not been much better in that arena.

so since we went home early, me and daddy and lucy got to hang out all day together. we took a great wagon ride to the park and daddy and i threw the tennis ball for lucy. i got to wear my baseball cap to keep the sun out of my eyes too. daddy showed me how to wear it backwards to, he said he does that sometimes. we played outside a lot and we also played chase around the house. i can play chase now because i can move pretty darn fast on my feet.

with the fun came the unfun. the burning rash on my bum. i hope it goes away soon. the diarreah isn't fun either. also, i am noting, the faster I move the harder i fall. yesterday i fell on my face, but not before dropping my cup on teh spot where my face landed. the falling is getting old though. I'd say i must fall about 50 times a day. at school there tends to be more padding so its not too bad, but at home, its hard core wooden floors.

i think today is a big day for mommy and daddy. they keep talking about finding out. not to mention the endless cleaning...someday i will be privy to such information. maybe they just don't want me to blab about it here on my blog. not even sure that they read this stuff...

oh, and i got your package mom-mom (if your reading) so thankyou very much for the Easter card and outfit!

talk to you all soon!!! (happy birthday uncle wasil!)
oh...and crayola factory is out this weekend. not sure why. will get to the bottom of it, somehow. if only i could communicate through spoken word!

rYman

Tues - Been A While - Happy Easter

Hi Everyone,
Happy Easter and hope you all had a nice holiday. Mine was pretty nice. Though after comparing with some of the other kids at school, i think there was room for improvement. I heard stories of egg finding and candy. Well, my Easter dind't quite encompass all that, but we still had a nice time. Granpa came over and we went to church. we started going to the a new church, one that is closer because it only takes a few minutes to get there. I like the old one better, I think Mommy and Daddy do to. I was really good in church though. I even took a nap!! Something very peaceful about that place, always puts me into a deep sleep!

After church we came home and Granpa, Daddy, and Lucy and I all played outside while Mommy cooked our Easter dinner. Before we knew it the big ham and all the side dishes were out and we were eating. I wasn't that hungry so I didn't eat that much, but it was fun throwing ham to Lucy. She is so hungry ALL the time. Its amazing...

Then I sat with Daddy while we all chatted around the table. He gave me a sip of his drink and wow! Mommy was not happy about that, though I don't think she realizes, it hardly even made it to my mouth. Granpa said it will help me sleep better!

Not too much else going on around here. Daddy says he is going to go visit Riley my new cousin soon. we have also been straightening up arouund the house. I have noticed a lot of the furniture is moved or missing and things are really neat and clean. Not quite sure what it all means, but as usual, a new adventure and something else to learn about!

Hope you are all doing well! Did you file your taxes? If not, they are late! Thanks everyone for the cards and also thanks to Aunt Louise for the great outfit and book (and goldfish!). Thanks Pop Pop and Debbie for funding my actual Easter outfit! Picture will come soon, just have to nudge the old man to post them on our website. Mom-mom, daddy said you sent me something but think it is lost in the mail. Thanks so much for even thinking to send anything, that was very nice of you!

Wed - to Daddy

ok...this is to my daddy...

daddy,
i know what a dog says...whooof whooof whooof
i know what a cow says...moooooo

asking me every 5 minutes, no matter how enthralling it is for you, is not that entertaining to me!

thanks,
your little buddy

Tues - Just Chillin

Hi Guys,
had a great weekend in the sunny warm weather! we spent a lot of time outside and i got to walk on two new surfaces, grass and brick, for the first time ever! I also got to taste wood chips and pebbles. I love tasting new things. Lucy does too, especially wood chips, i was her taste tester. i think she appreciated it. daddy thinks lucy is annoyed by me and my antics, but little does he know how much she loves and appreciates me!! she loves the "mow-down" game where I chase her with my little walker all over the house. she loves when i take chew toys right out of her mouth, and she loves when i pet her too. those low rumbles are doggy laughter daddy!

there was also some sort of a shift in time this weekend. not sure what is going on but it is darker when i get up and lighter when i go to bed. not sure what that is all about but i know daddy and mommy have been complaining about my awake time lately.... whatever dudes.... i mean, wake up already, lets get this day started!

Seriously though, you want me to go to bed at 8 and sleep past 6, i think your dreaming. so please, don't get so irritated when I am up at 5:30am. Atleast I greet your frowns with a big smile (and sometimes even a giggle) when you come into my room!

I let on much more to my walking skill this weekend too. I heard daddy telling someone on the phone that I was walking more than crawling. Yup. When do you think he will find out I can go potty in the toilet too!? hehehe. Me and my buddy Aiden at daycare are also really curious about what is in the cabinet under the changing table. Neither of us have been able to infiltrate alone, so we are now working together. Distraction techniques, and a little luck, will get us in there. Aiden says I need to learn to mask the "little devil" eye gleam if I really want to fool Miss Pat and Miss Jan. We'll see...

Have a good one guys!

Wed - Congratulations are in order

Hi everyone,
mom mom called early this morning to tell us that riley catherine smith was born. congratulations aunt beth and uncle pj! daddy said she was 7lbs and 3 oz and 19 inches long. she sounds comparable in size to me, but a girl version! :)

congratulations guys and i can't wait to meet my new cousin!!

Tues - Just Checking In

Hi Everyone,
Not too much new going on. Getting better each day with the walking. Still not sure I want my skill level to be known. I think daddy might be getting discouraged, I have been falling after one or two steps when i go to him. Little does he know, this is on purpose! I do most of my practicing at day care out of view. Miss Pat and Miss Jan tell him when he picks me up, but i can tell he doesn't much believe them.
The talking is coming along too I think. Soon enough my thoughts may transform into actual speech, but for now they stay in this blog! I have been practicing my speech a lot though. I still can't say much more than mama an dada and ughh, but I figure if i say those three words enough, i can get my vocal chords ready once i get other pronunciations down.

yesterday was the first day of my second full spring. we went to rita's to get free water ice. no one would give me any. jeesh. i keep telling them, sugar is NOT going to keep me awake at night. i am exhausted by 8 oclock.

Last week was rough for the family. Pop pop bill is recoving from Bronchitis, Aunt Louise fell could have really hurt herself, and aunt beth fell (with baby) into a sewer hole. Anyway, if you guys are reading, I hope you are all feeling better. And please, all of you need to be careful. Your not young and spry like me, but I know you must have been scared. Sometimes when I fall it gets pretty scary.

Pop pop and Debbie are coming to visit this friday, so i think i get to leave school early. then we are heading down to good old Delaware. not sure why...though i could probably guess. can't wait to see mom mom though, and show her my walking skills.

mommy says i have to walk for our trip to the crayola factory in April. I hope so too, I am practicing real hard with that date in mind.

Ok everyone, hope all is well, and thanks for the comments, they are great!!

Thu - two weeks later

Wow...its been a while since I have written. Its been a busy month, but all is going well.

We had quite a warm up here last weekend and daddy and mommy let me play outside for awhile. It was a really nice day. I pushed my walking cart thing all around the sidewalks and even chased our neighbor dog Grady around a bit. He kept licking me in his defense! That being said, yes, i am walking! but not 100%, really only between close objects. its still no my primary mode of transportation, but it definitely is fun being able to get around like that!

Later last saturday afternoon mommy and daddy took me for my first haircut. Be the judge, do you think I needed one? I do have to admit that the back was getting a little long and crazy, but man, do I really need to subjected to a lady wielding scissors at me!?!

Initially it was a little scary but I came around and calmed down. It wasn't all that bad, and best of all, IT WAS FREE! First haircut free sounds good to me. I get the impression though that daddy might be cutting my hair going forward...

Anyway, here is the finished product. That is me standing on the stairs and selena and dave's new house. We ended up going there for dinner on saturday night. Selena made some excellent lasagna and we all had a nice meal. they are going to have to get a high chair though if they ever have a little one. i had to eat most of my meal on either mommy or daddy's lap!

I do have to say, they have some awesome stairs and I really enjoyed climbing up and down on them. Nice soft clean carpeting. {hint hint mommy and daddy} Lucy clods up and down our stairs and it is soooo loud!

ok...gotta run, need to get my pool in, games start in just minutes! daddy says uconn and texas, with uconn pulling it out. i like kansas and villanova. we'll see dudes!

Thu and its snowing

a snowy icy day here in NJ. its been a while since i've written, but not too much is going on with me. still teetering with the idea of walking. i've done it a few times in private, but i am not ready to show mommy and daddy just yet. there could be some usefulness to that. :)

ok, so get ready, teh baby explosion continues. aunt jenn and uncle wasil are having a baby in September! Congratulations to you guys. daddy said pop pop told him yesterday that this was the case. i guess chase-man must be pretty excited to be getting a brother or sister. so, so far the line up for new babies:

Aunt Beth & Uncle PJ - April
Aunt Tracy & Uncle Jim - July
Aunt Jenn & Uncle Wasil - September

So...that means someone is going to be november/december, wonder who? Aunt Kelly? Mommy/Daddy? Times a wasting.

Anyway..daddy tells me that my reign as being the lone baby will end very shortly. I don't think I mind that much because I can work a room pretty good. You should have seen me sat night after aunt beth's shower. I had the whole room cracking up with my antics. So bring on the new borns, they pose no threat! hehe.

Had a nice weekend in DE. You should have seen how surprised aunt beth looked when she got to the shower. I think mommy took some pictures, but daddy hasn't put them up yet. it was nice to get to see everyone again, especially aunt louise. she must not think i dress very well because she keeps buying me clothes. mommy just says she is generous.

sun mommy and daddy went out lookin at places again. i haven't heard much about it though. they seem to be keeping in under wraps for some reason. guys, if were gonna move, lets go. if not, try to be happy where you are! Geesh. Oh, and parent police, if your reading this, they didn't take me to church for ashes yesterday. I like to go to church to guys, and you know I am always good!

ok...thats it for now, hopefully my next post wil be more picture-ful!
later peeps

Tues - Bday Party Weekend

Hi Everyone, for those of you that came over for my birthday party, thanks for coming! We had a great time. It was pretty neat seeing all those people squeeze into our house. I sat on the floor a lot and played. Luckily my cousing Summer came and kept me company. Otherwise it was mostly adults, but it was great to see everyone. I often forget what people look like (give me a break, i am trying to learn how to walk/talk/eat, luckily I was born with the ability to type in my blog!!)

I think my favorite part of the party was when everyone gathered into the dining room. And all at once, everyone starting singing! Man, I got a kick out of that. It was like a big chorus in our house!

Hopefully daddy will be posting the pictures on his site soon, but I know he's been pretty busy. I think mommy and daddy are waiting for me to start walking. I have shown them that I can stand on my own, and I can even stand and clap at teh same time. Just a matter of time before I take a successful step. I tried to step the other night but fell into mommy's arms.

ok, gotta go practice my balance...see ya!

Wed - Quick Update

Thanks everyone for the birthday wishes! My birthday was great...wow...one year...its gone by fast.

Hope everyone had a nice valentine's day. It was pajama day at day care so everyone got to wear their pajamas all day long. It was pretty neat. Then, since a lot of kids weren't there on monday we had a little birthday celebration for me. Mommy had brought in treats and little gifts for everyone and it was a lot of fun. I hope to post some pictures some day of this place i call daycare!

Oh and last night i had my one year doctor appointment. man, if i have to go to one more doctor...btw...i think i do have to go get blood drawn to get a led test (just standard practice), so gee...can't wait. Two shots last night, made me just about go berzerk. All these doctors and nurses want to do is hold me down and stick me with things or scrape things off. its getting old...if they think i am going to be so cheery about going to the doctor next time, they have another thing coming...

Some stats....
Weight: 26 lbs. 4oz. (90th percentile) - up 3 pounds from my 9 month checkup
Height: 29 in - (average, no percentile) - up 1 inch from my 9 month checkup

Whole milk is on the way. I think mommy and daddy are pretty excited at the prospect of not having to make formula anymore! Oh, and all that stuff that I couldn't eat before, well, most of it, i can now.

And...this is a bit embarassing...but...
I got mistaken for a little girl last night at the dr. i had my pj's on and my long hair was flowing. don't think daddy or mommy took too kindly to the woman who mistakenly identified me. maybe daddy will take me for a hair cut soon. its been a topic of conversation around the house lately.

Ok...thats it for now! Hope you are all doing great!

Sat - trip to Pitt recap...

Ok Ok...i know its past my bedtime but daddy said i coudl post an update...
and...btw...we are getting ready for some mega momma snow! 8-12 inches in the forecast.

So, I promised earlier in the week to post more about our trip to Pittsburgh to visit the Smedleys, and while its still fresh in my head, I thought i'd get it down in print.

Fri
Started off well. I think mommy and daddy got most of our stuff together at on thu night so we could have a semi-relaxing morning. worked out well. daddy took lucy to the doggy hotel and when he got back we hit the road. conveniently right around my nap time. stopped off quickly at dunkin for a bite (not for me) and then hit the road. woke up about 2 hours later, oh, and forgot this...remember my car seat? how it used to face the back of the seat into the back of the car? well...its front facing now baby! awesome...

the trip was pretty good. we stopped midway at the rest stop on the PA turnpike. i think we had roy rogers and i got to have some of daddy's chicken strips. it was fun looking at all the people. then daddy let me walk back out to the car (with his assistance) so i got to stretch the legs and all.

we arrived ahead of schedule (apparently made great time) and beat aunt kelly to her house. we hung out there for a while waiting for jake and his mom, so we played with howie (their dog) and all of jake's toys. we have a lot of the same toys, so i felt pretty comfortable. Eventually everyone got home and we got ready for dinner.

{oh and check this out...i dind' tell anyone but daddy actually captured it on film. Jake has this special eye power trick. here it was, we were hanging out on teh floor playing with some blocks when well, we both wanted the same one. we tugged at it for a while but i could tell he wasn't going to give. then...all of a sudden i looked at him and his eyes were giving off this beam of light... Was I freaked out? Well, kind of, but mostly I was blinded momentarily while Jake was able to get the toy. Round 1 to the jake man!}

So that night after a bath and some cleaning up, it was off to bed. I slept very poorly. I think the car thing sort of did me in.

Sat
Got up, ate some breakfast and hung out playing with jake and howie and the toys. it was fun. then mommy got out a special surprise for me from uncle jimmy, aunt kelly, jake, and howie. it was a birthday present. Leggos! My first set. Awesome. And, if your reading guys, thanks again!

{oh, so then i was crawling into the kitchen, and i hear the regrigerator start moving, sort of wobbling. quick thinking, i held the fridge so it wouldn't fall and sent howie off for some help. Luckily, daddy was there to capture the moment on film! Can you believe it? }

Then we were off to Aunt Louise's house for lunch. WE had a great time, Aunt Louise made us some pizza and got me some great gifts! A brand new walking toy and a bath towel, some jammies (more on that later) and some black and gold goldfish! Plus I got to play at her house for a while, and she played some polka music to check out my dancing skills. It was great!

Then we headed back for an early dinner at Max and Erma's. Jeesh, everyone i saw had their steelers gear on. it was quite a show. we had a nice dinner though and headed back home to bed. It was a long day and I slept like a rock!

Sun
Superbowl day! Lots of playing and napping today while the house got ready for the guests. man, the food smelled good, and can you believe i hardly had any? it was game time though so as visitors arrived I tried to smile welcomly at them. jake and i pretty much hung out on the floor during the game. great game and congrats to the steelers. Bed time game in teh middle of the game so mommy (hear that? mommy) took me to get changed into my new jammies. These are the ones that aunt louise bought me for the big game. Anyway, daddy wasn't all that happy when he saw me in them, but eventually he came around and held me once again. Off to bed, and not knowing the outcome of the game I didn't sleep well. In fact, once everyone left, I slept horribly. I just couldn't settle down. Daddy claims it was the foreign PJ's, and that I was being punished for giving up on my eagles. Mommy doesn't believe it. All I Know is, I probably won't wear those PJ's again, why take the chance! :)

Mon
Got up early and headed out. Made great time again, under six hours and with a stop for lunch at Dairy Queen! It was great! Anyway, we had a great trip and a great time hanging out with them smedley's. Thanks guys for having us!



OK...man that was long. Hope you stayed with me there. Good night and enjoy the snow!!

thu - boo boo no more

yesterday, doc successfully removed my hemangioma. it was aweful for about 10 minutes, but its over now. in about a week or so, my wound should heal into a small little scar. then when i am older, much older, i can impress the chics with my scar. he he.

here is how the day unfolded. sitting and playing at day care, la la la. in comes daddy, and i am thinking, great, he came to play with me at lunch time, just like he used to. as i am crawling over to him i hear the mention of the D word. he then grabs me, applies some sort of creme to my wound and whisks me off. details get shady because in the car i fell asleep. Before i know it we are in the waiting room adn mommy shows up. they call us into the room, but the nurse (who looks so nice) is having problems with the computer in that room. So...we switch rooms...

then the three of us are hanging out, playing and waiting. and waiting...and waiting. it was now 20 minutes afer our appt time, and daddy and i saw the doctor arriving to the building through the window. this sparks a heated debate between mommy and daddy about appointment times and being polite.

finally doc shows up, nurse wraps me in a tight swaddle in a sheet and hollllly cazollee. details are sketchy here as i was writhing in pain, but they involve an injection, a scalpel, and some sort of burning device.

Finally it was over adn we went home. I slept most of the afternoon. Glad its over. Daddy said I was pretty tough and that he was proud of me. Mommy looked a little shaken, but she assured me i would be ok. Good news...I was!

So, one more week of band aids and healing cream, then back to normalcy again! Its been a long few weeks!

Thanks eveyrone for your concern!

Tues - What a weekend!

Hey Guys, been over a week since I posted, but its been excitement filled.

Quick Update on my hemangioma...it is scheduled for removal tomorrow (Wed afternoon). Am I scared? Well, heck yeah, but i think it will be worth it. having mommy and daddy constantly cleaning and changing my bandage is getting old. yesterday i was fed up and ripped it off in the car. the blood was annoying...

how bout them stillers? they won the superbowl! congratulations stiller fans.

we just got back from a short visit out to pittsburgh yesterday. we had a nice time and according to daddy, i was pretty good in the car. we even stopped at dairy queen on the way home yesterday, and we mdae great time. i think daddy was pretty tired though cause as the day went on he got grouchier and grouchier. i know how it feels to be tired though....

i will post more about our trip later and hopefully some pictures, but wanted to say HAPPY BIRTHDAY to LUCY today! She is 2 years old. Almost exactly one year older than me. Next monday I will be 1 year old. Daddy says my blog may end that day, he is still thinking about it.

SO...HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my favorite big brown dog!!


In other news:

Welcome to the 2006 edition of getting to know your friends. What you are supposed to do is copy this entire questionnaire and paste it into a comment. Change all the answers so they apply to you, and then sign your name. The theory is that you
will learn a lot of little things about your friends, if you did not know
them already.

1. What time did you get up this morning? 6:40am
2. What was the last film you saw at the cinema? March of the Penguins
3. What is your favorite TV show? Jeopardy
4. What did you have for breakfast? Similac and Oatmeal, can't remember the rest
5. What is your middle name? Stephen
6. What is your favorite cuisine? American Dairy
7. Your favorite Potato chip? Potato what?
8. What is your favorite CD at the moment? My Raffi CD
9. What kind of car do you drive? doht
10. What is your favorite sandwich? Grilled Cheese
11. What characteristics do you despise? not sure what despise means
12. Favorite item of clothing? mcnabb jersey
13. If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation,where would you go? Delaware
14. What color is your bathroom? Blue/Green
15. Favorite brand of clothing? Old Navy
16. Where would you want to retire? Delaware (i've only been to 3 states, its the closest)
17. Where were you born? Livingston, NJ
18. Favorite sport to watch? FOOTBALL
19. Who do you least expect to respond? mommy
20. Person you expect to respond first? jake!
21. What laundry detergent do you use? what the heck is that?
22. Coke or Pepsi? haven't had either yet
23. Are you a morning person or night owl? definitely morning
24. Do you have any pets? YES, Lucy bear!
25. Any new and exciting news you'd like to share with
everyone? next monday i'm gonna be one!
26. What did you want to be when you were little? drummer
27. Favorite candy bar? haven't had one yet
28. What is your best childhood memory? swimming in the pool
29. What are the different jobs you have had in your life? head of household,
diaper tester, nighttime accoustic engineer, dog feeder, bottle emptier
30. What color underwear are you wearing? white (hehe)
31. Nicknames? bugger, buddy, little monster, little devil, bam bam
32. Piercing? none
33. Eye color? brown
34. Ever been to Africa? no
35. Ever been toilet papering? no
36. Love someone so much it made you cry? not sure yet
37. Been in a car accident? nope
38. Croutons or bacon bits? haven't had either
39. Favorite day of the week? Saturday
40. Favorite restaurant? Bunny's
41. Favorite flower? flowers are for girls
42. Favorite ice cream? any kind
43. Disney or Warner brothers? Disney
44. Favorite fast food restaurant? not sure yet
45. What color is your bedroom carpet? dark blue adn light blue
46. How many times did you fail your driver's test? 0
47. Besides this one, whose blog did you last read? none, can't read
48. What store would you choose to Max out your credit card? credit cards are bad
49. What do you do most often when you are bored? cry
50. Bedtime? 8pm
51. Who are you most curious about their responses to this questionnaire? aunt louise
52. What are you listening to right now? other kids crying
53. What is your favorite color? green
54. Lake, Ocean or river? Ocean, haven't seen the others
55. How many tattoos do you have? none
56. Which came first, the chicken or the egg? egg

Now, here's what you're supposed to do ... and please
Do not spoil the fun. Copy (NOT forward) this entire-questionaire
and paste it into a comment.Change all of the answers, so that they apply to you.
The theory is that you will learn a lot of little Known facts about those who know
you. Remember to send It back to the person who sent it to you.

monday and off to the doc

today is my appointment with the dermatologist. we should finally get to the bottom of what that thing is on my forehead. daddy thinks is definitely a mild Hemangioma, but I hope we will find out for sure. it was healing up nicely until sat night when i picked at it again and opened the flood (or rather blood) gates.

not sure what the doc will do, but hopefully something. getting this band aid applied all the time and removed all the time is getting old fast. oh, and daddy, mommy, please...try not to put the thing over my hair!! Did you ever have a bandaid torn from your skin taking half a head of hair off! jeesh.

we had a nice weekend. i am getting closer and closer to taking those first solo steps. this weekend i was walking all around the house with the help of m&d and my new toy that my friend Gabriel lent me. its a walking toy that i can push around. i still can't get over how fast i can get places in this new way of moving. i wonder what comes after walking!! though with the good comes the bad. i think i fell and bumped something about 10 times yesterday. falling is scary and usually ends with a big thud and a few flashes of light. it comes easy too if i don't concentrate on what i'm doing. each day it gets a little easier though and i get a little more confident.

gearing up for a short week, then a long long car trip to Pittsburgh. i heard mommy say she is dreading the trip. not sure what that means for me, but daddy told me this morning that it is a long trip and we will be in the car for a long long time. i like how he tries to "prepare" me, but not sure how affective that can be at this point.

Talk to you all soon!

Thu - boo boo's galore big and little

yesterday day care sent me home with the ouch report. so "A" (name changed for security sake) and i were hanging out on the mat at daycare and he was showing me how he can climb over the mat, over the bump in the mat, then land on his feet on the other side. so he is pretty nimble...the guy can walk, i am still a scooter, but i was convinced i could pull off this manuever. well, i climbed over the mat, and over the bump, but landed on not my feet...but my nose. so i gotta little rugburn. its all good though, daddy said it makes me look tough.

later in the after, "A" and "K" were walking around pushing the cribs around...they never wait for me though. it takes me longer because i have to hold onto things and often by the time i catch up they are gone! so i get to the crib to push it, but "A" moved it and whoomp. right on my rear. i will catch up with those guys soon and wont' be intimidated by them!

man, how bout that wind last night? i think i felt the house shake a few times. i couldn't get "Big Little" out of my head, specifically the pages that say, "Ladies are big" and the next page "Lady bugs are little". What the heck is a lady bug? And do ladies and lady bugs where the same outfit?

Its Monday - the Earley's were in the house

Hi Everyone! Did you guys all have a good weekend? We had a pretty good weekend. This weekend we had some visitors in the form of Uncle Jim, Aunt Tracy, and Cassy. Not to mention the little bugger thats in Aunt Tracy's stomach! hehe!

Friday started out OK. My hemangioma finally stopped bleeding and mommy and daddy went to their party. Granpa stayed with me and that was nice. he's pretty funny. he let me sleep with a small blanket too. I couldn't fall asleep so I went and forgot about my hemangioma and picked at it. Its bled quite a bit again...

But all was well on Saturday morning, but it was straight to the tub. Later the Earley's arrived and we had a nice afternoon visit and dinner at Leo's in hoboken. I am beginning to think that is mommy and daddy's favorite place cause we go there more than any other place. Mommy said they used to go a lot more when they were younger. I wonder if they mean my age.

Sunday we hung out around the house and lucy and cassidy were all over the place. Lucy's injury kept her in check most of the weekend though. Oh, did I tell you about Lucy's injury? Yes, we were the injury house this weekend. Surprised Aunt Tracy and Uncle Jim made it out of here. Anyway...Lucy has a Histiocytoma on her left elbow. Her dog walker Nikki spotted it on her friday because it was bleeding and oozing. I guess daddy and mommy were worreid about my wound that they missed lucy's. Daddy took her to the doctor to get it checked out. Not the same doctor as me, but a doctor that takes care of animals. Anyway, daddy found out tonight that it was indeed a histiocytoma and nothing worse.

Jeesh, i am losing my train of thought here. Sunday was quite, daddy wasn't feeling all that well so we just sat around and watched two great football games! Congratulations Pop Pop, Aunt Beth, and Kelly! Your team is in the superbowl! CAn you believe it. Daddy said last year on this same weekend he felt so happy because the Eagles were going to the Superbowl. He said that you guys must be feeling close to the same feeling. Yeah! I might even (and this will take some major momma convincing on your guys part) bring my Steelers bib to Pittsburgh. Oh Yeah, forgot to mention, we are going to Pittsburgh for the Superbowl to visit Jake and family.

Ok, enough rambling. Here are some photos of us hanging out this weekend:

Me and my bandage


Aunt Tracy amazed by my tricks!


Lucy and her wounded elbow


How YOU doin?


Those crazy dogs giving me the sniff


Funny Uncle Jim


More later...see y'ins (a little pittsburghese that daddy taught me)

Ouch Man

tough week...so that red thing that was growing near my forehead...yeah, remember that thing? Well, today i was laying in my crib at daycare just about to dose off when i itched the darn thing. well, before i knew it, my long incisor like nails (eh hem, please cut my nails parents!), blood was everywhere! Apparently this thing is a volcano ready to blow. It almost resulted in an early dismissal from daycare, but luckily they handled the situation with a couple calls from mommy and the doctor adn lunch time visit by daddy.

So, I guess I scraped off either a mild Hemangioma or a mild Pyogenic Granuloma. The doc couldn't tell which it was because I did anumber on it. We will go to see a pediatric dermatologist pretty soon i think. whatever it is, it was just a red bump on my forhead that most likely would go away on its on in a couple of years. Not much they can do about it. Here is a picutre of me and my bandage:

Me ...oucho!

Gearing up for an exciting weekend. We are having guests! Its been a while since we have had any guests. I hope unlce jim and aunt tracy don't mind my semi regularly nightly tirades! heeheehee. I think they are bring cassy, their big yellow dog, so she and lucy can romp about. Should be pretty darn crazy at home!

And on another note...daddy says that since we have a pretty large pittsburgh contingent that we should be rooting for the steelers to get to the superbowl this year, so seeing that the Eagles are out, Go Steelers!!

Fever...no daycare (well, except mommy)

Yup...fever. 102.9 yesterday. Got me out of daycare and a visit to the Doc. Doc says my throat was pretty raw, took a throat culture, but nothing came of it. So, thankfully mommy picked me up from daycare and is missing work so she can stay home with me. Actually I feel fine and dandy, but the day care won't let me back until i am fever free for 24 hours. No skin of my back. That germ whole can live without me for a day or so.

I do feel bad that mommy and daddy have to keep missing work, but there is not much I can do. I have tried not putting things in my mouth at day care, but its just too darn hard, and is that really "living" anyway? Plus, you'd think with this strict sick policy, no one would be getting sick. Well, doesn't happen, in fact, most of the daycare got nailed by the stomach virus a little over a week ago. Oh well though, luckily so far, mommy and daddy's jobs have been very understanding.

Not too much else going on. I have been really enjoying standing, the view is much better. Daddy takes me on "guided walks" where he holds my hands and i move my feet forward. That is fun too. I don't think I am close to being able to do this on my own (and I am not sure anyone wants me to be, yet), but I think i am doing pretty good for 11 months old!

Uncle Jim and Aunt Tracy are coming for a visit this weekend, oh, and Friday Granpa is coming over to watch me while mommy and daddy go to a recognition event for mommy's pink tie ball. So, it should be a pretty fun weekend (barring sickness).

Hope you all are sniffle free!

Back To Normal...Finally

Well, we are all finally better! Can you believe this sickness? I mean, who would have believed that I or we, or one of us even, would be sick on average of every 2 weeks. So far, even though this winter has been pretty warm, its been rough.

Just a quick thanks to mommy and daddy who have been dealing with some projectile vomitting and major major poop explosions! Your the best guys! This has of course resulted in a lot of extra baths!
Oh, and Lucy....I know it must be tempting to eat my poo...but its really not good for you!

Boy...day care has been pretty quiet this week. I think the whole place got attacked by that stomach virus. Can someone say short-staffed? I mean, they asked me to answer phones today! heheh...just a little humor. Found out that Miss Pat's husband is in the hospital too, so hopefully he will get better soon and Miss Pat will be back shortly...but Miss Jan has been taking great care of me, plus i get to hang out with miss nicole a little more too...and well...well...nevermind...

So, this standing up thing i did the other, i just can't seem to recreate it. i thought a few times that i had it and before i knew it i was face down in the carpet! i seem to be falling around a lot more these days. this movement stuff is so addicting though. just when i think i can't move in any other method, whammo, i do something really cool and just want to try try again. daddy has me working on waving bye bye, and i have done that successfully on command for him a few times. i like to throw him a bone every so often!

not much planned for the weekend, prolly just hang around the house and work on standing and stuff. hope you guys are all doing well and talk to you soon!

Now, We're all sick!

Well, day 2 home from day care. Mommy and Daddy decided last evening that due to the state of my BMs, I should probably not head in to daycare. Daddy was going to work from home in the morning then mommy would go to work late and daddy would stay with me.

Here's how the weekend went. Friday was OK, probably the best day. No one threw up at all! :) My loose BMs were a concern cause I didn't want to get dehydrated. Lots of drinking, and some of that orange pedialyte stuff. Man, that hits the spot. I didn't sleep to good at all, in fact Daddy woke up with me at 5am and we went down to have some more pedialyte. Then we just slept on the couch. Mommy had a work meeting so me and daddy hung out till lunch time. Then granpa came over when mommy got home to help daddy paint the spare room (apparently for the 2nd time...but that was before my time). daddy wasn't looking to good when me and mommy got home from AC moore but painting was just about done. Thats when he disappeared for the night. He was apparently pretty sick and I dind't see much from him the rest of the night. Sunday was better though, daddy was coming around and so was I. However, I had some major BM explosions throughout the day that resulted in some impromptu baths.

So I guess last night was mommy's turn. She got the dreaded stomach virus, and not only that, she got it in teh middle of the night. She did not go into work at all today and so daddy is taking care of both of us. Oh...and did I mention, even Lucy got into the game. Mommy said that Sunday morning's wake up call was Lucy vomitting. Geesh...

Daddy spent much of the weekend cursing the daycare for the bacteria breeding ground it is. Then both mommy and daddy were saying how thankful they are for having flexible jobs because without that, they'd probably both be out of work!

Good news, I stood up in my pack and play this morning all by myself. I have been close for days, and this morning, both mommy and daddy saw me pull myself up to a standing position! Whoo hoo!

Ok, off to my nap. Wish us all good health! Here are some pictures of me in my new wagon that my cousin michael got me:

Wagon 1 and Wagon 2

ok...so its been a while

Hi everyone, merry christmas and happy new year!

I know its been a while, but we are a busy family! Two full time jobs, a full time daycare student, and a dog! Geesh.

Hope everyone had a nice Christmas. I finally get it. I had a great time sharing with my family such wonderful moments! Luckily we got to see most everyone. I got some really great gifts too, which I am very thankful for. I know not all kids are as lucky as me, but i hope some day they can be.

I am sick again today, and got kicked out of day care. Last night I threw up a couple times but mommy and daddy thought it was just my dinner from Applebees. Well, not so. I should have told them, but Miss K told them when daddy dropped me off. Yesterday my buddy G (name changed) was sick and I guess I cuaght it from him and some other kids. I guess its a 24 hour stomach bug because I feel better now, but they sent me home witha slight fever and some loose stools! Poor mommy and daddy have to change their whole schedule around to get me home!

OH well. Things are going pretty well though. I have been crawling all around everywhere. I can pull myself to my knees and have almost pulled myself up to my feet a couple times. Getting closer there. I think my arms are getting stronger too.

Not too much else going on for now. Quick updates: Eagles are out, poor daddy; Mommy is busy with work like crazy; Daddy has a chip fracture in his ankle but is just about to swear off physical therapy; Lucy is Lucy, one of my best friends who has the best darn toys around; shhh...mommy and daddy have been looking at houses in Pennsylvania...not sure what that means; Holiday pics are up on daddy's website; Daddy fixed teh big tub so now i don't have to bathe in the sink!

OH...and how about this. My cousin summer got a puppy for Christmas!

OH...and how about this...TWO new cousins on the way. Aunt Beth and Uncle PJ are expecting and so are Uncle Jim and Aunt Tracy! Wow.

Hope you are all well and look forward to hearing about your holidays! Chime in, anonymous reading is OK, but its much more fun if I know your reading! :)

Home with Pink Eye!

Can you believe this crap? Pink Eye?!
Not sure who I got this from, but if I find you...run! Miss Pat told daddy last night when he picked me up from daycare, so we went straight to the Peed's office. Mrs doctor told daddy that it was pink eye and that I need drops 3 times a day. we headed directly to CVS to get the prescription.

Miss Pat said I can't go back to daycare until i have been on the medicine for 24 hours. So, today I am home. Mommy is with me in the morning, then daddy is coming home at lunch so mommy can go to work. what a day!

Poor daddy too because on saturday he hurt his ankle. he thinks he just sprained it, but he has been hobbling all around here. i think he hurt it when he was out with lucy. all i know is, he took lucy out for a walk sat night, adn returned 5 minutes later covered in snow and limping! hopefully he will be ok!

In other news...we got our Christmas tree up and decorated on Sunday. its a really nice one. hopefully daddy will take some pictures of it and post them on the website. granpa came over to help us decorate too, and to help daddy carry some boxes (since he had a bad ankle).

Friday we had a snow day and mommy and daddy worked from home. Then we headed down to see Mom-Mom on Saturday. I stayed with her while mommy and daddy went somewhere with uncle jim and aunt tracy. then we headed back to new jersey but stopped in a couple towns in Pennsylvania on the way. It seemed to be a lot of wandering around lost, but daddy kept saying he knew where he was! Regardles...we got home just in time for him to hurt his ankle!

So wish my little eyes luck! The drops are not exactly pain free, they sting man! Not to mention the eye guck is builing up faster than the Eagles Injured Reserve list. Btw...it was a pretty good game on Sunday, those darn giants got lucky and beat the second string eagles!

Talk to you soon!

Been a while

Hi Guys! Long time no post. Its been a busy few weeks!

Thanksgiving was great! Had a good time in Delaware. Daddy was just telling me that he was goign to post some pictures up on his website. I guess I missed the big meal because I was sleeping. I was really tired that day for some reason. But when I woke up daddy gave me some mashed potatos and gravy and some sweet potataoes. It was OK. I am still getting used to the non-liquified foods, slowly but surely. Me, daddy, and my cousin Michael hung out most of the day on Friday while all the women went out shopping. Then on Saturday me and mommy went over to see Jake at mommy and daddy's friends Kelly's mom's house. Wow, that was a lot of possessives! Jake seemed well, but retired quickly after we arrived for a nap. Jake, if your reading, hope I answered your questions. If not, shoot me some mail!

We headed home on Sunday and it was traffic free much to mommy and daddy's delight, then back to school on Monday. It was quick before mommy left for her work conference for a few days. It was just me, daddy and lucy for a few days. we had a pretty good time. Granpa came over to put me to bed one night because daddy had a crime meeting to go to. I think that had something to do with Mommy's car getting broken up by some criminal.

Once mommy was back though, all went back to normal. Had a nice weekend this past weekend. On Saturday we went to daddy's work and they had a christmas party their for kids. I think the kids were either daddy's kids, or the kids of the people he works with. Probably the latter cause I didn't recognize any of them. We did see Sophia from daycare there and her mommy and daddy, thougth she seems more enthusiastic about daddy rather than even knowing I am there. Man, once I start walking, these chicks better take note!

Sunday night we went out to dinner with Jackson and his mommy and daddy. they live down the street from us. He is a pretty funny guy though. He is a bit older adn walking too, so I dont' get much cred from him either.

As for my motor development...i think daddy is enthusiastic about my crawling. If mommy is, she certianly hasn't told me. Not quite crawling yet, but more like an army arm crawl. Stay tuned, I have been working hard (thanks mommy and daddy for giving me the opportunity!)

Ok, hope you all had a nice holiday. Onto Christmas! :) We getour tree this week, and daddy put the lights on outside this past weekend. The Christmas music is anice touch (though its starting to get excessive, I think mommy and I are on the same page here).

GO Eagles tonight. Supposed to get some more of that white cold stuff tonight. Maybe advantage Eagles? They aren't mathematically eliminated yet baby!

so ya wanna know 'bout weddings?

hi everyone! what a week. basically, another week, another friggin cold! (scuse my language).

This full time daycare thing is kicking my immune system's butt right now. I am retooling though, and soon these little colds will be no match for me.

so, congrats to aunt beth and patrick (i guess, uncle patrick). i got to attend their (and my first) wedding. it was a lot of fun, though since i can't dance yet, i just sort of looked around. i got to see mommy and daddy dance a little too! goofy folks...

so, just before we headed out to DE is when my cold hit. I had just gotten over my last one. Needless to say, sleeping on friday night was awful. i was up every hour or so. this trend continued through to last night. hopefully tonight will be better and i can be ok by thanksgiving, because we are headed right back to DE. hmmm...now that i think about it, i wonder if my flu shot last wed had anything to do with my cold...grrr.

Day care has been ok, a short week this week. mommy dropped me off late on monday since she had a meeting close by. that way i didn't have to get up so early with daddy. the schedule is not so bad though. there are some entertaining little buggers in my daycare class! heheh. makes me giggle just thinking about it.

motor skills are coming a long, working hard. standing up is my favorite, but i can't pull up yet. i am getting there. daddy lowered my crib last night though, i guess cause i am getting older. he told mommy that the doctor recommended it. not crawling but moving and squirming pretty good. there is this really long white wire by the TV that i really want to play with. every time i get close though, someone moves me away. not clear whats happening there, but I WILL get that wire. that wire is my motivation!

Eagles season is not looking good. daddy said its ok though, that it probably wasn't good if they went to the superbowl my first year as a fan. he said i was born only 7 days after they were in the superbowl last year. we will continue to watch but hopes are dwindling. mommy doesn't know why we are going to watch, but just like daddy says, your a fan forever, not just when they are winning. i think maybe i can help explain some sports stuff to her because she has a hard time with it.

Ok, if i don't write, have a wonderful thanksgiving everyone! Things I am thankful for:
Mommy
Daddy
Lucy
All of my aunt, uncles, cousins, grandparents
Food
Diapers
Miss Pat and all my day care providers
God
oh...and that white wire!

CYA!

full week of daycare

Hi Guys, sorry for the delay. Its been a busy week, I have a lot less free time with mommy working full time now and me going to daycare every day. Its been going well though, Daddy has been getting me up in teh morning, drivning me to day care and picking me up. He is pretty fun to hang around with. Yesterday he took me to my 9 month checkup with the doctor. It was his first time taking me to the doctor alone and he did pretty good.

Doctor weighed me in at 23 lbs 8oz. I think 28 inches in length. Lets see, weight wise I think was 90th percentile? length wise i was 50th percentile. People seem interested in those numbers. As for the rest, things are going good. Doc said i can start to eat foods like mommy and daddy as opposed to just the baby food. last night mommy gave me some ham? to eat. It was interesting. I just chewed on it for a while, tried to swallow it a couple times, but it was tough. My other food just flows right down :)

Doc also mentioned my motor development. he seemed pleased with my progress, but thinks I should be sitting myself up and start to pull mysself up. I have 6 weeks to make some progress before he said to call "the number". This weekend I sort of figured out how to move around on my belly. Its geting better each day, but getting across the room is actually possible now. I don't think it will take long mastering this movement stuff.

So, we are off to DE tomorrow for Aunt Beth and PJ's wedding. Hey, its my first wedding, can't wait! I wonder what happens there. I think maybe some dancing? I told the kids at daycare, some of them have already been to weddings before. They said a lot fo talking happens there, it sounds to me like Church or something. I will let you know how it goes.

Have a good weekend everyone!

hows it going out there?

the sickness bug has hit again! Man, this is getting old. This time I caught a bad cold, I think it was from mommy, because she has been caughing like a seal! i had to stay home from daycare on monday because i was sick, and daddy stayed home with me. We hung out and played most of the day.

he was tired too from working on his deck all weekend too. Its nice, I got to spend some time on it this weekend so that i could supervise his work! Its coming along nicely though.

On Friday night we had a new babysitter come over and stay with me, Tiffany. She was nice and took good care of me. Then on Saturday, aunt jen came over to watch me. We had a great time. Mommy and Daddy went out 2 nights in a row! Wow! They said they hardly even did that before I was born! :)

Mommy starts back to work on Monday, so things are going to change with me going to daycare every day. I think Daddy is going to be dropping me off and picking me up most of the time. Lucy is going to be lonely at home too, hopefully we can catch each other up when we get home. I'm a little nervous, but I think it will be ok. daddy is just right across the parking lot, so he can be here in a giffy if i need him.

Oh...and how about this whole TO situation! Can you believe this guy! I mean, even I know to behave better than him. Maybe he can hire me as his personal council. I think i can help that guy a lot. Right now its looking like the Eagles won the battle with TO, but may have sacrificed some of their season. I hope they can turn things around. We play the cowpies on Monday night and then the giants. If we win both, we are right back in this thing! Keep your fingers crossed!

talk to you guys later!

Halloween was a blast!

Ok...first halloween. general impessions...weird. overall, things went well, people look a lot different on halloween. it was fun though, and it was certainly different. apparently its time to start gearing up for the holidays! Daddy asked me to start thinking about Christmas gifts.

So, we went to the Halloween parade yesterday in town. It was nice, Daddy got to come home early and me, mommy, daddy, lucy, and granpa all went. I was dressed up like a Hershey Kiss. Yes, its kind of gay, but I pulled it off! Here is a picture!

Do you guys have a nice halloween?

Mommy was sick on Sunday so me and daddy watched the Broncos game. It was pretty awful but Daddy kept a good handle on his temper. I think he was tired from working on our deck all weekend. He said i could help him put the decking on (whatever that means) once the lumber gets here!

Anyway, mommy is all better, and I think me and daddy might be getting this thing. Hopefully not though. Oh, and 2 weeks until mommy goes back to work full time. i hope i adjust ok to full time day care! I am sure I will as I have no choice :(

Not much else going on, I have been learning some syllables to add to my babbling routine. If only I could put this eloquent writing into words there'd be no need for this blog. I have blurted out dah dah a number of times, but I am not sure thats what I wanted to come out.

Talk to you guys later!

feeling better

well, i am starting to feel better. my rash has pretty much started to disappear and its much less itchy and my cold seems to be disappearing too. I had a good nights sleep last night for the first time in quite a while.

don't tell daddy, but i think i gave him my cold. he seemed pretty miserable yesterday and sunday with a sore throat. what a wuss! gotta toughen that man up a little!

wow, its been getting cold out right? reminds me of my first days here. so cold out, and even in the house. we have been lighting a lot of fires over the weekend and finally mommy convinced daddy to turn on the heat yesterday. that helped out. they have me bundled up pretty tightly at night for bed, like a little glo worm (whatever that is).

more scoop on the job...not sure if mommy and daddy know that i can hear them or not, but it looks like i will be going to day care for 5 days a week when mommy starts working. not yet sure how i feel about that, initially, i don't like it. But...i will check it out over the next few weeks. Maybe ask some of the other full timers there and see how they like it. Poor lucy is going to be lonely at home too, and mommy said nikki is going to be coming full time again. I hope lucy is ok with that.

Eagles won on sunday (and I didn't wear my jersey...hmm). It wasn't a convincing win though, and it was pretty lucky. Daddy scared me a few times by yelling at the TV and mommy yelled at him. Lets see how the Denver game goes this weekend.

Have a good week everyone!

can someone get me a tissue!?

as you can probably tell by the title, i have a bit of a cold. not sure where this cold came from, could be a number of things. Maybe a tooth coming in, could be effects from my flu shot last week, or maybe its just a darn cold. Temperatures are dropping around here, and its been raining for ever (well, not this week).

nights this week have been awful, i just can't sleep well. it would help if i didn't have 15 pounds of mucus clogging me up, but mommy and daddy say there isn't much they can do. they keep coming at me with that blue ball syringe thing that sucks mucus out, but man, i hate that! And enough with the tissues! My nose is running constantly, wiping this little bit away is not going to save the world.

to top that off, i have this aweful diaper rash. me and mommy went to ask teh doctor about it and she gave us some more powerful medicine. hopefully it will work, because the itching is getting a little crazy.

as you can tell...its been a rough week. also found out that mommy got a job. not sure yet what that means, but it sounds as though mommy might not be around as much. i will let you all know.

Aunt Louise had her surgery and all went well, even better than expected. She came home and mom-mom and poppop bill are there helping her.

Lucy is also better, her tail is back to normal, and she is her crazy self again.

Not much else folks, hope you guys are doing well!

sometimes i'm a little devil

just wanted to say quickly, good luck to aunt louise who will be having surgery on monday. mom mom and pop pop bill are going to pittsburgh to spend some time with her. me and daddy have been saying prayers for her, so we know she will be ok.

so...hows it going out there? raining you say? its been raining for about 39 days and I am wondering if Noah is going to show up with a big wooden boat soon!

Apparently I have been quite the little devil at night recently. The fact is, sometimes I just don't want to go to sleep, so come and get me mommy! what is the big deal? Sometimes I think they can't hear me so I take it up a notch with the crying, but then I will hear them talking in there. Kids at daycare were telling me about this cry it out theory, where the parents try to get their babies to learn to sooth themselves. My goodness...who knows what those rookie parents are trying out. One day at a time...thats what I tell myself!

In other news...we think Lucy has "Limber Tail". She has been out of commission for the past day or so, and daddy stayed home and is working from home today in case she needs to go to the vet. I hope she gets better. We played a little this morning on the carpet.

Speaking of playing on the carpet, I have been thinking and strategizing. Since my daddy alway is enticing me with great toys, and then putting them just out of reach (not sure what this torture technique is called), I may have the answer. I noticed that crawling or scooting to the object on my back is effective, but its hard to see the toy. I think if I move my legs and lift my butt, I may be able to get to the toy on my stomach...

see how they react to that! More to come, I will let you guys know!

Hopefully it will dry up around here, the rain is just depressing...

and we're back...

back on track after a nice weekend away in DE. Oh and guess what, much to mommy's delight, i am a rolling fool. i have done the whole role form back to tummy and from tummy to back. she was delighted!

not much else going on. no daycare yesterday cause of columbus day, so i stayed home with mommy and we went to her work for a little while.

in DE we had a birthday party for a bunch of my cousins. that was ok, but all of them always want to hold me. i just want to play on the floor.

daddy got me a great gift on sat, a new eagles mcnabb jersey. its awesome, and i look good in it! Pictures to come soon! Unfortunately the Eagles suffered a pretty bad defeat at the hands of the dallas cowgirls. they stink adn i can't wait till we get to face em again on monday night in november. spoiled the premier of my jersey will you?! grrr...

a nice weekend of pumpkins and parties

what a night last night...after a great weekend the unknown bothersome pain/annoyance was back last night. i just couldn't sleep well. i think i cried most of the night and accidentally scratched my face a couple times. time to cut the nails mommy and daddy! it was a bad ending to a good weekend though.

saturday mommy and daddy took me to the farm and we went looking for some pumpkins and mums. there were some gigantic pumpkins there, so we ended up getting a pretty big pumpkin. I think daddy said it was 43 lbs! Thats almost twice as heavy as me! Since we got such a big one, we only got one. Mommy picked out some mums and planted them in the planters out front. They were actually pretty big too. I guess we are all ready for fall! Then it was off to Church, and then we went out to Leo's in Hoboken for dinner.

sunday was football sunday and block party day. it was nice, all the neighbors came out and all the kids got to play. it was a good time. it was during the Eagles game so daddy kept running back to the house to get me score updates. I was pretty down when the Eagles were losing 17-0 on the road in a hostile stadium. But how happy was I when they came back to win the game 37-31? Wow! Donovan played great, I hope i can see him play in person soon.

news on the milestone/development front...i have been hearing mommy and daddy still talking about me moving around and rolling over. its becoming quite humorous to hear them discuss this. Anyway...i think i may have quelled mommy's anxiety by rolling over a lot. In fact, whenever she puts me on my tummy, I roll to my back now. I will keep you guys updated.

hope you had all had a good weekend!

off to the doctor today

so today its another trip to the doctors office. mommy said they have to check my ears because a couple weeks ago i had an infection in my ear. they have to make sure that the infection has cleared up. keep me in your thoughts, who knows what those buggers are going to poke me with this time. geesh...like i am some lab rat or something.

daddy said i have been making some funny faces lately. said i looked like hacksaw jim duggin? i don't know who that is, apparently neither did mommy. i guess it has something to do with me sticking my tongue out. sorry for exploring my mouth! i have these hard objects poking through my gums, gimme a break! it seems to get a laugh out of both of them though.

all else is well. i have completed my food cycle, good news, no allergies. i just wish i was getting some more of it! mommy and daddy are still on this moving around kick. i mean, if they put one more toy just out of reach i am gonna snap! I just want to play man...gimme a break, this growing up is hard work!

ok...rant over. daycare providers coming...gotta go!

no city...just a relaxing weekend

hi guys, hope you all had a nice weekend. we sure did. i got to spend a lot of time with daddy cause mommy had some volunteer events and teh race on sunday. we were all going to go, but at the last minute mommy said we could stay home and relax. I think daddy was fighting for that and he seemed happy. he was busy working on our new deck that is coming along slowly. I got to see how to mix concrete and pour footers this weekend!

Eagles won...it was close according to daddy who disappeared at game time. I didn't get to see the game because it wasn't on tv, but he said it was a close game. I think he met Gabriel's daddy at the bar and they watched the game together cause Gabriel's mom and me and Gabriel and mommy all went for a walk.

Not too much else going on for now, hope to hear from you all soon!

bored at daycare...

they think i am napping right now, but i have slipped away to the terminal. hee hee hee...

slow day at daycare today. daddy dropped me off early cause mommy had an interview early. i hope she did well, i haven't talked to her about it yet. soon i guess she is going to be going to work all the time, so i get to spend even more time with the crew here at knowledge beginnings. i have mixed feelings about that, but lets not get into it.

its been a tough couple days, i am coming down with a cold, and this teething thing is not helping. nose is running, tough to breathe with my nook in, coughing. i figured out though how to manuever around in my crib. problem is, i can only go in one direction. i usually end up snug in the top corner of the crib.

i think we are giong into the city on sunday for mommy's race. daddy wants to stay home, but i think mommy is going to make him bring me. i can't remember being in teh city, but it sounds really big and fun. i'll check it out and let all of you know.

btw...do you guys watch that show "The Family Guy"?

mark it down...

ok mommy and daddy, hope you marked it down. I rolled over this weekend! I finally gave into the tummy time pressure and rolled myself onto my back. it was rather entertaining. When I finally got onto my back the room errupted in cheers (from mommy and daddy). that was fun. fun enough that I did it a few more times that day!

had a nice weekend, didn't do too much. sat was pretty low key, me and daddy hung out most of the day, and mommy had to do some volunteer work. then mommy and I talked to our neighbor Katie, who is going to be a mommy soon. she is going to have a little boy just like me. then our other nieghbors came over, Erika and her son Jackson. jackson is walking, he is older than me, but i think i have a few pounds on him! :)

sunday was football day. how bout them eagles huh? just like daddy said, they got walloped in Philadelphia. then we went to a barbeque in summit. summit is where the rich folks live (that what mommy says). None of us have ever been to a barbeque for 350 people! It was pretty interesting and fun.

hope you all had a nice weekend. congestion is back and i think a new tooth is coming in to give my first two company.

whats up dudes?

the tummy time saga continues...i have noticed a sharp increase in it! Its actually not been all that bad. i think mommy and daddy are trying to get me to roll over. little do they know, i don't NEED to roll over. i get a kick out of getting their hopes up by throwing my leg up and going partially! They get so excited. Truthfully, I don't have patience for rolling around. Lets not even talk about the dog hair involved!

I have already graduated sitting up, and the other night I went from a sit up to a tummy position. Daddy was impressed with that!! Not to mention that I can fully rotate on my back and tummy, and I have found that when I am on my back, moving by thrusting my legs works quite effectively. I must say though that I have enjoyed standing up.

Earlier this week daddy busted out the pack and play, and I have playing a lot in there. Not sure if its a safety thing, or a "daddy want to watch that show about football" thing. I am still contemplating this contraption. Atleast Lucy isn't able to step on me when she walks by, or wack me in the face with that crazy tale!

tooph update...second one seems to be breaking through and sleep has been better. Not sure why my tooph hasn't made my daddy's website news. he needs to get on the ball!

Not much planned for this weekend. 49ers come to philly for a beat down (according to you know who). Have yourselves a good one! :)

gosh we been busy

its been quite a few weeks with little time to post. mostly because daddy has been so busy at work. hopefully he gets his stuff in order and can get my posts up in time.

so its been a while. in that time i got 2 teeth. can you believe it? the first one is really coming in fast, and the other is just breaking through (yes, it hurts!). i keep forgetting those little things are in there and accidentally bite my fingers. probably will take some time to get used to.

mommy and daddy have cycled me thorugh almost all of my foods, 3 days each man. i am struggling with the last day of squash. last night daddy tried to feed me the squash, but i think i screamed loud enough to convince him to stop. i think he was flustered already, so i took good advantage of him, sorry daddy!

otherwise not too much else going on. i haven't talked to daddy today, but i just heard that the dumb falcons beat the eagles last night. i bet he is having a hard time with that. hopefully it was just a bad game one, and they turn things around. next week i will get to actually watch the game, which should be great!

Thats all for now folks. Hope you all are doing well! :)

Finally getting better! :)

well, i think my ear infection has broken. man that hurt. i just couldn't sleep and was just so achey. now i have these teeth coming into my mouth and they are hurting me too. jeesh...gimme a break people! I am a tired bugger. The congestion is not helping either. I did atleast get to skip daycare on monday and stay home with mommy!

So, as you can imagine its been a tough week or so, i think for all of us.

Anway, the week before i got to go on vacatino to pop pop john and debbie's house. it was fun, they were so nice to me and catered to my every need. i think daddy is going to put some pictures up from my vacation. while i was on vacation, mommy and daddy went to las vegas from mom mom's birthday. they said they had a good time, but really missed me. i got to talk to them on the phone, but they were in a different time zone whatever that means. check my daddy's website for pictures soon.

not too much else going on. we are going to DE this weekend because mommy and daddy have to go to a wedding. me and lucy are going to stay with mom mom, so that should be fun. hopefully my congestion and teeth will stop bothering me by then!

Hope you all are doing well. Wanted to say congratulations to aunt beth and PJ on there recent engagement. i think that means they are going to be married like mommy and daddy. i hope i get to go to this wedding! i had to miss pop pop and debbie's, but i saw some great pictures of it.

ok, well, just getting back into the swing of things, so i better get back to work. apparently i need to be doing more tummy time! Jake, 3 months my junior, is already rolling over! what a kiss up! i know i can do it, ijust don't want to! yeah...thats it...

a little under the weather

well, its been so long since i updated! i have a whole vacation to tell you all about.

unfortunately i have come down with a nasty ear infection, a fever, and the case of the "can't keep it downs". I will write more later when I am feeling better.

I made it

I made it past the 6 month mark! Whoo hoo! Saturday was the big day, and honestly, it was rather uneventful. Daddy did get some good pictures of me though, i guess to mark the occassion.

getting pretty excited for tonight's eagles/steelers preseason football game. it will be great fun to finally see the eagles in action. daddy talks about tehm so much, and granted, he did show me the superbowl and most of playoffs from last year. i think it will take me a while to have the appreciation, but i think i have already passed mommy in that area! she doesnt' seem as excited about the whole game.

speaking of mommy, HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOMMY! I can't believe you are 28 years old! i am not even one yet! hope you have a good day though. daddy made all sorts of notes for her this morning, he got a bit earlier. i saw him put one on my crib too!

even more news...congratulation to aunt beth! she called last night and told us that her and PJ are getting married! can you believe it!? no doubt another little one will be on the way! Well, atleast that what daddy says!

not too much else going on. dadddy gave me and mommy a nice surprise on thursday when he decided to share his bonus with us. we went to babies r us and got 2 brand new car seats. i am ridin in style now baby. i haven't gotten to try out the one in daddy's car yet, but will later this afternoon when he picks me up from daycare. Should be good fun though.

grandpa took us out to dinner last night for mommy's birthday, and man, i was a good boy. i sat, fairly quietly, for over 2 hours at dinner! daddy even joked about me being so good that maybe they will take me to vegas with them later this week! (no offense, but i think i'd rather go to pop-pop and debbie's!) I sure will miss lucy though....

more to come later!

approaching 6 months!

as mommy might say..."only 4 days till my half birthday!" :)

Six months is coming fast, i think that it is some sort of milestone for kids my age. mommy keeps talking about eating solid foods, and how she can't wait till i can eat it. not sure what this phenomenon is all about, but it sounds a bit scary. i mean, i like my similac advanced. its good stuff. plus, its making me big and strong. i hope this food stuff can keep my energy levels up!

had a pretty quiet weekend. we went to short hills mall to get mommy a new suit for her interview on thursday. still not clear on what an interview is, or what it means, but apparently she has to dress up real nice for it. daddy and i saw her keep taking on and off different suits until she found one she liked. then on sunday we took a trip to Lambertville, near pennsylvania. they have a nice town there, and we went to this gigantic flea market. mommy seemed pretty excited, but daddy told me a secret, its just everyone selling the junk in their basement!

yesterday there was a new girl at daycare. she was pretty good, and she slept a lot. maybe some competition in the area of "good baby". i still think mommy and daddy should get a refund though since i am so good. everytime daddy comes in, miss pat tells him how good i am. i am glad i am finally getting credit! those other kids are so needy, its rather annoying. i mean, i can't even crawl or walk, but i'm not complaining!

daddy is all excited for next monday...besides it being MOMMY's birthday, its the EAGLES vs. STEELERS on monday night! My first eagles game! E-A-G-L-E-S Eagles! Daddy said i get to stay up late and wear my Eagles gear. Its gonna be great watching the game together. hopefully i won't be too tired since it is on so late, but i'll do my best.

sorry so long...been very busy!

sorry its been so long, but things have been hectic around here. daddy had to work a lot this week, so me and mommy have been picking up the slack! He didn't even mow the lawn last weekend. He is gonna have it tough this coming weekend, a long lawn and, its cleaning weekend!

to catch you up:
The wedding weekend was great! We had a good time in DE. Got to meet my great grand parents and a lot of other relatives. We went to the rehearsal dinner together, then i stayed with mom-mom and lucy saturday night while mommy and daddy went to the wedding. they had a really nice time! it was a tiring weekend though! a lot of people held me, including those crazy girl cousins of mine! ;)

got to the pool with mommy on wednesay (whom, by the way, passed her real estate exam last thursday! Congratulations MOMMY! We knew you could do it!). Granpa came over for dinner on wednesday too. he just moved himself back up closer to us, so it will be nice to have him close by and see him more often. i haven't been feeling all that well this week since wednesday. last night we went to the doctor who checked me out. (really i was checking her out...hehe). she said everything is fine, maybe since i am congested i am having a hard time digesting any extra "stuff" that i might be swallowing.

So, wish me feeling well! hope you are all doing well!

some progress being made...

so i forgot to mention this past weekend that i am sitting up now! i have been toying with the idea for quite some time, i really just prefer the upright position over laying down. apparently a natural progression would have been rolling over, then sitting up, but eh...whatever.

anyway, mommy and daddy are so proud of me that i am sitting up. they do talk alot though about rolling over and i can see as a result my tummy time each day has really increased. don't they realize that is hard to move dead weight! its quite a struggle trying to move on my belly, especially in this heat around here. soon enough though...crawling comes next, and i can't wait to get over by the coffee table and see whats under there!

this weekend is poppop and debbie's wedding, so we are heading to DE for a visit. i don't think i am going to the wedding, maybe to the rehearsal dinner, but not the wedding. daddy says i will get to meet a lot of family members that didn't get to meet me yet. i guess i better be good, as usual! haha.

oh...the pool was great on sunday. we swam a lot more and i was pooped! i think i am really starting to like the pool. me and mommy might go back this afternoon since it is sooo hot out!

talk to you guys soon!

what a week!

a bit of a crazy week here...when mommy dropped me off at daycare on thursday, there was a note on the door. i guess one of the kids (they won't tell us who), had some sort of strange virus. they said they took action to rid the place of it, but it won't be until 5-15 days until you know if you have it. i think mommy has been worried though. she keeps feeling my head and asking daddy if i feel warm?

yesterday was my second trip to the pool, first with mommy and daddy together, but we had a great time. in fact, i think we are going back today. it started off kind of rocky because some sweat (laced with sunscreen, the powerful stuff) dripped into my eye. This caused my eye to get red and irritated, then because of that, my skin around my eye got a little red. So, i think mommy and daddy thought i had "the virus", but it was just sunscreen dudes!

The pool was great though, i got to swim around a lot, and daddy took me into the big pool, until he got yelled at! Geesh...no diaper wearers in the big pool! Mommy and Daddy shoudl really familiarize themselves with the rules...its kind of embarrassing. Saw some other kids there too with their own mommy's and daddys. speaking of which, can someone remind me, that when I am about 1 and a 1/2, not to act like a bumbling fool! if one more kid points out that I am a baby, i am goign to scream. look buddy, i am just trying to enjoy the pool, oh, and ... Stop splashing me!

ok...rant over.

we capped off the day with a trip to our church's festival in hoboken. The st. ann's festival was pretty nice. it was a beautiful night. we also walked around hoboken, and i saw where mommy and daddy lived before they got married. glad i didn't live there, it was a walk up! Plus the idea of an occassional roach sort of turns my stomach!

ok, going down for my morning nap, then off to the pool, hope you all had a nice weekend!

happy anniversary!

happy anniversary to mommy and daddy today! two years ago they got married. they claim it feels like 10 years ago, whatever that means! i love you guys! oh, and lucy said happy anniversary too!

friday night mommy and daddy went out to celebrate their anniversary and left me with my babysitter suzanne. lucy really likes her, i am sort of indifferent. usually don't spend much time with her because its usually almost my bed time when she comes over...

i wasn't feelign all that well yesterday. i had a small fever according to miss pat at knowledge beginnings. she stuck her finger in my mouth to see if i had anything sharp in there, but she said she didn't feel anything. apparently in the coming weeks and months these razor sharp bones are going to be piercing through my gums. can't wait for that...ugh.

daddy heard that some people are actually reading my blog, which is great, but we are not sure if its true. no one has left a comment, or even a note to just say hi ry-man! you can comment on each post, just click the 'add comment' portion below my post.

hope to hear from you all real soon!

where you been ry-man?

well, its been over a week...sorry bout that

had a pretty exciting week. aunt kelly and jake came to visit us from pittsburgh. it was a nice visit . they came in on monday and headed out thu morning. we got to go to our weekly new babies group meeting, then the next day we went to the beach. it was cool and cloudy though, and jake was not liking it that much, so upon everyone else clearing the beach, we took the hint and headed out. we beat daddy home from work, which that day was at the golf course. its still not clear to me what he actually does...but he seemed pretty happy about his score!

jake seemed pretty easy going. i noticed he is pretty quiet, even when he cries. i told him he just belt it out if he wants some attention, but his mom seemed more attentive than mommy and daddy. daddy always wants me to cry it out...mommy disagrees though (thanks mommy!)

daddy had friday off so we hung out quite a bit yesterday and today. he is getting pretty excited about eagles training camp starting. mommy just keeps telling him how sundays in the fall are going to be "different" this year. this seems to be an area of conflict...stay tuned!

In a couple weeks my pop-pop is getting married, so we will be heading down to Delaware for that. I think I am giong to be spending lots of time with mom-mom that day. i guess too i will get to meet a lot of our extended family.

hope you are all doing well, and sorry for the lag between updates!

wednesday in july

just another wednesday in july. actually its my first of many to come, but i heard daddy telling lucy that these are the dog days of summer. i think he thinks she is going to talk back to him one of these days...

yesterday we had a great trip to costco. mommy and daddy spent a lot of money there. daddy got his favorite buffalo bites, and i was even a good boy while he sat and ate! they got some beach chairs and a beach umbrella for aunt kelly and jake's visit next week. apparently it may be back to the beach for the day! should be interesting having another little bugger around the house! I hope mommy and daddy don't get confused as to who is who.

Last night i think i found my feet. i tried to get them into my mouth so i could taste them, but they are just too far away. it seems like an attainable goal though! Daddy got a real kick out of it though! i am here to entertain :)

hope all of you are doing well!

starting to like the beach...

had a great holiday weekend. i didn't make it for the fireworks last night, but i did hear some bangs and pops. Daddy and Mommy watched the fireworks on tv this year, daddy was tired from being away all weekend.

we had a great time at uncle jim and aunt tracy's beach house. we got in late on friday night and left just before lunch time yesterday. Got two great days at the beach. A little girl even came up and started talking to me. She was OK, and I didn't have the heart to tell her, but her swim top was starting to fall down and reveal thigns that i shouldn't be seeing for years!

man was the boardwalk crowded though! so stimulating. i stayed up as long as i could to see as much as i could, but it was getting late. i guess i missed out on trying some of daddy or mommy's ice cream.

i just checked daddy's website, still no recent pictures. Hmmm...he did however put a link to my blog here. Oh well, he always tells me and mommy how busy he is!

should be a fairly quiet week this week. mommy is finally done real estate class, so she will be home in the evenings now for the most part. i think next week mommy said we are getting a vistitor, kelly and her son jake? not sure about this, but i am sure it will go well. nobody likes having a screaming baby around! ;)