These Feet Were Made For Walking

Hi everyone,

As you can see I have made some big accomplishments over the last few weeks. I was hesitantly taking steps around the time of my first birthday but I didn't wander far away from the couch, my tonka truck, or my mommy and daddy. Now though, watch out, because I'm footloose and fancy free!

I also love to talk, talk, talk. It seems like the only words Mommy and Daddy understand are: dog, daddy, mama, and bye-bye, but I am sure they will soon be able to decipher my plethora of new words.

Until next time . . .

Then and Now

Hi everyone,

Wow, can you believe one year has already gone by? I thought I'd show you a picture of me last year in my second week of life and compare it to this year in my second year of life. What a difference a year can make! I look so grown up (and handsome if I do say so myself), and Mommy and Daddy don't look quite so dazed and exhausted.

I know it looks like I'm not smiling in the picture for this year, but in case you can't tell Mommy is holding my hand down. I really wanted to show you what I look like a lot of the time (my two fingers in my mouth) but she wouldn't let me. Maybe next time.

Merry Christmas! Until next time . . .

O Christmas Tree

Hi everyone,

Our house is completely transformed. We even have a tree growing out of the middle of our dining room floor! When it was just a tree I wasn't even fazed. Every now and then I glanced over at it as I walked by pushing my tonka truck. I mean, yeah, I went to bed one night and the next morning I woke up and a tree had grown in our dining room, but who would think twice about that? What's even stranger is that it seemed to change every day. One sleepy time I awakened to a tree, the next sleepy time I awakened to lights on a tree, the next to popcorn and cranberries, and finally to a fully decked out tree with ornaments. Well, once those dangly, shiny, colorful ornaments were on there I couldn't resist. I had to go over and check it out and take a few off to examine. I can't wait to see what is next!


Until next time . . .

Mmmmm . . . Love That Cupcake

Hi everyone,

Happy birthday to me, happy birthday to me, happy birthday dear Isaac, happy birthday to me! I think that's how it goes. Mommy sang it to me all day long today so I should know the words by now. As you can see, I loved diving into my birthday cupcake. But I'm really worn out now because growing up is soooo tiring. Goodnight.

Until next time . . .

King of the Dishwasher

Hi everyone,

Sorry it has been so long since I last posted but it has been busy around here. Between Thanksgiving, family visiting, trips to the big city, half marathons, Mommy getting the stomach flu, Daddy's back hurting again, birthday parties, and one year pictures I can't seem to find time to post a new message.

Yes, I know, documentation of me climbing again. I try to do it just about anywhere I can and as you can see in the pictures above, no place is safe. I hopped up there before Mommy could even turn around from putting a few dishes away. She put me down but of course I hopped right back up there, again, and again, and again. Now she's learned to do the dishes when I'm sitting in my high chair eating or when I'm asleep!

I hear there is a big day coming for someone I know so you'll have to check back again very soon so I can tell you who it is (I have my own guess). Until next time . . .

Under the Bridge and through the Woods

Hi everyone,

In the last few weeks I have discovered the play area at the mall. I really like to scoot through the log tunnel and under the bridge. Here you can see I am crawling right through the river! I love watching the other kids (especially bigger ones) run around and jump off of the toys. I did get scared once though because this bigger boy wouldn't let me go under the bridge to get back to mommy.

Mommy doesn't want me to tell you this next part but I have to because it's a big deal. I burned the outside of two of my fingers on my right hand. Now don't worry, I went to the doctor and he said it wasn't too bad of a burn and it should heal up nicely. He was glad because I didn't get any of my joints. I know I told you I would try not to get too cracked up in my last message but this isn't really a crack. I was hanging on to the edge of the dishwasher and transferred my hand to the oven. Well, the door wasn't hot but mommy was making dinner and the edge of the oven box was where my little fingers touched. I had never felt anything like that before so I didn't know what to do. Mommy told me she could tell right away what happened because of the look on my face and where my hand was. Daddy put my hand under cold water and I ate dinner like a champ so they didn't think I was too bad off. I went to bed with aloe vera on it but when I woke up in the morning both fingers had a blister. Of course, I didn't let a little oowie stop me and you'll be glad to know that it doesn't seem to be my dominant hand so I can still do everything I could before. I promise I'll try to be more careful.

Until next time . . .

Fishy Face

Hi everyone,

Mommy took this picture of me about a month ago when I was making fish faces all the time. I guess she didn't post it earlier because she was trying to get a better shot of me squishing my lips but I've decided I'm done with that face for awhile. The name of the game is to learn something, master it, and move on. Who wants to keep doing the same old stuff when there are new horizons to explore!

I'm not walking on my own yet but I love to cruise around on the furniture and with my tonka truck. I tell you though, being able to move isn't all it's cracked up to be . . . or maybe it is because I keep on getting bangs and bruises from little tumbles I take on my unsteady legs. My latest was a fat lip just last night. I tried to tell Mommy but I guess she couldn't see it until it got all puffy because she sure took a long time to give me a cold teething toy to suck on. That sure made it feel better.

I'll try to stay in one piece until next time . . .