Twenty-Five Weeks Old

It's been another good week around here.


I continue to enjoy the orange veggies (squash, carrots and my favorite - sweet potatoes) but I must say that I do not at all care for the green ones.  Those peas my mommy tried to feed me were horrible.  I would have none of it - I kept gagging when mommy put them in my mouth - until she finally got the hint and gave up.  But then she had the nerve to try again the next day - and I let her know that I still don't like them.  My daddy says it's ok because he doesn't like peas either.  But mommy says she'll keep trying.   The green beans weren't quite as bad but they aren't very good either - I could tolerate them a bit better though.  And, I like bananas now too - especially mixed in with my rice or oatmeal cereal.


I didn't jump out of anything this week but I have almost figured out how to flip from my back to my tummy.  I've just got to keep working at it and I'll have it down in no time.


On Friday, mommy took me to my NaiNai's house so she could go get her hair cut.  While there, NaiNai let me play the piano -- you'll have to watch the video below to see how talented I already am.  :)


Mommy and daddy are noticing that I'm no longer enjoying when they let someone else hold me - or sometimes even when they leave the room.  They call it "separation anxiety" or maybe "stranger anxiety" (they don't know which it is - but they say I'm too young for either) - I just know that I don't like being away from them these days.  Especially last Sunday at church - I threw a fit and the nursery workers had to go get mommy from the worship service because I wouldn't calm down.  I did a bit better on Friday morning when mommy and I went to MOPS (Mothers of PreSchoolers) - but that was  because a nice old lady held me and sang to me the whole time.  


One other thing mommy and daddy love watching me do - when they read to me at night, just before bedtime - I LOVE to turn the pages of the books.  I'm getting a pretty good hang of it and even try to turn the page before they finish reading the page. It's so fun watching them smile and hearing them say "Thank you" as I do it.

See my piano-playing skills:

Twenty-Four Weeks Old

There's not a lot to report this week. 
One big thing is that I finally got a high-chair (thanks to my aunties and uncles for the gift card! - and thanks to daddy for putting it together).  I have enjoyed eating my meals in it this week. (pictures below)
Otherwise, it's pretty much been business as usual.  I continue to be a joy and delight to my parents - I am so loved.  
Oh yeah - and I have now sampled most of the orange veggies.  I started with squash, then moved on to sweet potatoes and am now eating carrots.  Mommy says I get to move on to some green stuff this coming week.  


Wait a minute.  Mommy just remembered one BIG thing I did this week.  On Saturday, mommy put me in my swing (and didn't buckle me in).  She then stepped outside (but she could still see me through the windows) for just a couple of minutes to brush the snow off of the grill.  When she came back in the room, I was laying on the floor next to the swing.  She was shocked (and a bit scared) - but I was just laying there looking around - no crying or fussing - just taking it all in.  Needless to say - mommy now knows that she has to buckle me in from now on.  Mommy and daddy know that this is just the beginning as I become more mobile and more adventurous!

Watching football with my daddy

Trying out my new high chair

I love my monogrammed shirt
(Thanks, Robyn!)

Moments before I jumped out of the swing

Thankful to be in a warm house -
and looking out at all the snow

Twenty-Three Weeks Old

What A Week!
   On Monday, my mommy and daddy fed me my first veggies.  Gerber's squash was on the menu.  And, you'll see from the pictures and video below that although I did not love it, I did eat it.  And, mommy made me eat it for four days before she moved on to sweet potatoes.  I like those a whole lot better.
   After giving me the Gerber stuff this week, mommy discovered how easy it was to make some of it herself.  She cooked up a butternut squash, pureed it, and froze it in an ice-cube tray - so I have enough squash to last me quite a while.  She is now working on sweet potatoes and will get that in the freezer later today.
   We welcomed warmer weather the first few days of the week - so mommy and I went for a few walks in the neighborhood in the afternoons.  Then on Thursday, we had our first significant snow fall - which has meant more time in the house and less of mommy and I running errands - she isn't as good at driving in the white stuff as daddy.
   So, last night (Saturday night), they decided it was time for me to get out of the house for a bit - so we went to a nearby mall and walked around some.  It was fun to see all sorts of new things.

My first bite of squash

My reaction to my first bite of squash

Helping daddy feed me

We made a bit of a mess

   

Playing with my Nai-Nai and the rattle that
my Auntie Olivia sent to me

Getting ready to go outside for a walk - before the snow fall

I've had a blast playing with this bag this week

I figured out how to fit the whole end of the rattle
in my mouth

Taking my first bites of squash:

Twenty-Two Weeks Old

Yesterday was my 5-month birthday!! :)
   Maybe I knew that it was my birthday and was expecting a party or something - because I surely gave my mom a hard time - not wanting to nap, fussing a bit more than normal, and not eating great.  But, I've made up for it by having a great day today.  
   The weather has been FABULOUS this week here in the Chicago-area.  We even went outside a couple of days this week (see the pictures below of me playing on a blanket out in the front yard).
   I am now eating rice cereal three times a day, and I get to try my first veggies on Monday (mommy wanted to wait until daddy is home to join in on the fun:).  


Enjoy some fun shots of me playing this week:

And a bit of video footage: