home again, home again...

today we came back to madison from grandma and grandpa's. before we left, i had to play with all my toys and grandpa.

i'm not too sure what to think of my sled. first we tried it inside, and then we got all bundled up and went outside. i didn't really let on if i was having fun or not...but i didn't cry or complain, so everyone considered it a success :)

I showed grandpa that the sippy cup he has for me makes a great toy too...

and then i gave everyone a recital. i'm pretty good for my first time, don't you think?

in other news... mommy has been letting me climb (supervised, of course) up the stairs. i get most excited when she says/shows me (with signs) it's bath time or i hear her or daddy start my bath water. i'm getting pretty fast at climbing the stairs. when mommy and daddy aren't looking, i can make it to the first landing pretty quickly ;) one of these days i'll slow down a bit so mommy can take some pictures for you.

Merry Christmas!

after church last night we went back to great g&g thompson's and opened presents. i barely lasted through pictures, and then went to bed.

mommy and daddy had to open all my cool presents. but i played with them all this morning. then before we went to my other great g&g rosty's, we went to see my great aunt rocky and my cousin charlie. rocky and joy got on my good side by tickling my feet and eating my toes, and i laughed at them :) then i laughed at charlie because his mommy dressed him to look like santa ;) and he laughed at me when i got tickled. we had lots of fun.

here i am with mommy, grandma and great grandma.

i had lots of fun crawling around the living room and playing with my water bottle. i even tasted a cucumber for the first time! and had yummy raw carrots.

a busy christmas eve

yesterday i had a checkup with the doctor to see if my ears are better. she said they are doing better and i just need to finish my medicine. then we went home and packed up stuff to go to g&g thompsons. we opened a few presents before i went to bed. but then i woke up and we opened lots more - although i would only sit on mommy's lap.

This morning we got up and helped g&g pack the car. then we started the long drive up north to my great-grandma & grandpa's in swanville, MN. Grandpa made good time in the car. i helped him out by taking some nice long naps and being a goofball.

mommy and daddy were worried because i don't even sleep the whole trip to decorah or mt. prospect. we made it 3.5 hours before i insisted on stopping. we made it in time to enjoy some yummy supper and then headed to christmas eve service.

i stayed close to mommy when we got there (my new nickname is "monkey"), but i eventually warmed up to everyone. some of the time i watched great grandma gladys (G3) play the organ. but the rest of the time i was noisy and convinced mommy to hang out in the hallway of the balcony.

Christmas program and meeting Santa

today i had a christmas program at school. i was an elf and was very well-behaved. i even smiled at mommy as i came out the door. when i was done, i sat with mommy and clapped for the rest of my friends. they sang very pretty christmas songs.

i also got to see santa.

i wasn't sure what to think of him...he had all this hair on his face.

can you see my lip getting bigger and bigger?

when we were done, mommy took me out to the car in a blizzard. i love the snow - miss margie says it doesn't even phase me. when we got home, mommy tried my new snowsuit on. it fits perfectly. then she heard that grandma found me some snow boots, too! mommy can't find ANY. i'm all set to play in the snow when i get to grandma's!

time for a haircut!

today i got my first haircut!! i was such a good boy. i sat on daddy's lap and sat very still. i was very curious when the lady used the clippers. Daddy was shaggy , too. Here are some pics from our trip to the hair cutter's.

Daddy's and my "before" picture

my cape had penguins on it

i kept a close watch to make sure the lady didn't cut too much off ;)

our "after" picture. aren't we handsome? :)

i've also been getting into lots of mischief lately:

i like to get into the end table drawer and play with all the stuff in there.

Then, this evening mommy put me for a nap in my pack-n-play, and heard a squawk out of me. She came to check on me and this is what she found:

for the record, when i laid down for my nap, i had pants on ;) somehow i got them all the way off.

back to the doctor

today i had to go to the doctor again. the daycare called and told mommy i was sounding "croupish" so she made an appt for me during the day. I got to see the same doctor as I saw on Sat. today, though, he had worse news - i have another ear infection :( but no croupe! he said the medicine will make my ears and nose drain into my chest, so that will make me sound icky. time for some more amoxicillan.

after some medicine i felt a little better and we played peek-a-boo again.

sick again

today i had to go to the urgent care doctor. last night i felt really warm - my tummy, hands and head. this morning i didn't sit long enough for mommy to take my temp, but it still went up to 100.4 before i squirmed away. i just wasn't happy!

the doctor got 100.2 with the ear-mometer. the doctor said i just have a virus and will probably feel icky for a few days. lucky for mommy and daddy this always happens on the weekend :)

i felt a little better after my nap. here is my picture with andy - 38 wks old.

oatmeal and hide & seek/peek-a-boo

tonight mommy fed me lots and lots of oatmeal. after the incident with the rice cereal, she is a little nervous to increase the thickness - can you blame her? and since we use mommy milk to make the oatmeal, she is cautious on how much she makes at a time. especially because i'm notorious (at least in this house) for acting hungry and then not wanting food ;) she had to make me 3 "servings" (although, mommy's servings are small...). Each time she finished the bowl, i screamed until she made more. :) i've got her trained!

then after my bath and mommy and daddy's supper we played hide and seek. i've been working on this for a while. i know how to find people when they put my drool rag or blankie over their heads. but tonight i did the hiding! i'd hold it up to my face and then drop the blanket. oh boy did i scare mommy and daddy. then i buried my face in the blanket, and i still scared them ;) this is a fun game - i'll have to have mommy video it for you to see how much fun it is.

Paciugo!

Yesterday daddy was feeding me some oatmeal and he saw a 2nd tooth coming in! in two weeks i've grown 2 teeth!! it's no wonder i've been a little fussy.

i had some bananas for breakfast this morning, and some yams for lunch. it snowed quite a bit, and wrigley and i were on the watch for passersby.

later on, mommy and daddy went to see harry potter 7, part 1. i got to stay home with grandma tammie. she stuffed me full of food! I had some bananas, and then green beans and milk. then when grandma was having some banana, i asked for more.

after mommy and daddy go back, we had supper and then went to have some gelato at the mall. paciugo is yummy!! i had some sneaks of mommy's orange tangerine sorbet. i loved it!

thanksgiving fun

for thanksgiving we went down to my grandpa and grandma saillard's in chicago. grandma jan gave me some cool socks that have grippers. i was having trouble walking, and they helped me out.

and guess what i figured out how to do - on Thanksgiving after we ate, i climbed up their stairs for the first time! it was easy to learn there - their stairs are just a little shorter than mine are.

then when i got home, i went right to our stairs...and got up to the landing. that's as far as daddy would let me go :)

i sat at the table while everyone ate, and was a very good boy. grandma bought me a booster that had lots of fun toys on and i was entertained the whole meal. I also had some sweet potatoes while everyone else had turkey, cranberries, green beans and sweet potatoes too!

friday, sat and today mommy had some appointments, so i hung out with daddy. i wanted to cuddle a lot and to have daddy hold me. i lucked out that the internet was down and i got some quality mommy and daddy time ;)

we got a new ottoman recently - this is to replace the dangerous coffee table with lots of edges. i can stand up very easily now! you can see more picture of me standing by the ottoman on my picture site (link to the left).

i also am talking a LOT lately.