A Thankful Bird

I spent my first Thanksgiving at Gramma Katie's house in the mountains of West Virginia. I had so much fun! I got to see Gramma Katie, Papa Ron, Uncle Ross, Aunt Jerri and Uncle Mark. Gramma Katie made me laugh a lot. I didn't eat any turkey, but I had some yummy carrots (my messiest meal EVER - check out the photo!). Everyone was thankful for me on Thanksgiving!

Birdie in the Box

This week I discovered a fun new plaything - an empty diaper box! Mommy was putting the diapers away and she noticed I was interested in the box, so she let me play with it. Then she thought it would be cute to put me inside the box, and boy was she right - just look at how cute I am sitting in there! Then she gave me a couple of toys and I played with them in the box. I had so much fun playing in this box, but then something went very wrong. I decided that it would be fun to chew on the box like I do with all of my playthings. Soon Mommy took me out of the box and it disappeared. I guess it's all fun and games until someone eats cardboard!

Playtime with Birdie

Check me out sitting up and playing with my toys. This is my favorite thing to do now. I like to just sit on the floor with all kinds of toys around me. I grab the toy that looks the most fun and taste it to see if it's the right one.





If it's good chewin' I keep it for awhile; if not I drop it like a bad habit and go for the next toy. I especially love toys with tags. Tags always make for a good chew!






Mommy and Daddy think this is the most amazing thing because not very long ago my favorite pastime was being held. I just wanted to be held all the time and I never liked to play on the floor for very long. Now I am very independent and I can amuse myself for such a long time!

Weekend Visitors

This weekend I got to see my Gramma Katie (known in the blogisphere as "Katigram") and Uncle Ross. They came all the way from West Virginia just to see me! Here I am with Uncle Ross playing with the soft kitty they brought for me. Gramma says I have lots of doggies so she thought I would like to have a kitty.

I love my Uncle Ross. He is a really great singer and guitar player. If you want to hear his music, visit him here. Uncle Ross has diabetes and he is very brave and strong. He is on dialysis and needs a new kidney, so if you know anyone who has an extra one they can give him, let me know.

Here I am trying to learn how to walk. I haven't quite started crawling yet, but this weekend I was thinking I might just go ahead and start walking. Gramma Katie told me that my mommy never crawled; she just started walking. So maybe I'll do that too! It was really fun to have Gramma and Uncle Ross here and I can't wait to visit them in West Virginia for our Mountain Thanksgiving in just a couple of weeks!

Halloween Baby

I spent most of my first Halloween at Mommy's school. I got to join her morning and afternoon kindergarten classes for the costume parades.


Here we are, dressed up as Baby and Mama Ladybugs.











I was really tired after my long day at school, so I fell asleep before we got to take any really good pictures of me in my whole costume. Mommy and Daddy are going to dress me up costume again this weekend when Gramma Katie comes to visit, so we'll have some better pictures then to show off what a cute little ladybug I am!

My First Pumpkin

Today we carved my first pumpkin! Well, Daddy did the carving and Mommy and I watched and helped him decide what kind of face to make. Mommy and I were really excited! First I got to play with the pumpkin. I mostly liked pounding on it and kicking it.






Look - I even have a Nuk that looks like a pumpkin!







I was a little bit scared when Daddy first pulled the pumpkin's head off!







I really wanted to eat the stem. If only my pumpkin Nuk hadn't been in the way!





I spit out my Nuk but they still wouldn't let me eat the stem. Oh well, there's always next Halloween!

The Worst of the Firsts

I have enjoyed most of my "firsts" ~ first smile, first laugh, first time rolling over, first time eating solid food...but now I have discovered the worst of the firsts - MY FIRST COLD! Yup, I am sick for the first time and it is no fun at all. I have a very stuffy nose and a cough. When I breathe I sound like Snuffleupagus! I feel pretty yucky but I think Mommy and Daddy feel even worse than me! They feel really sorry for their poor little sick baby girl. But the good news is I am still pretty happy and playful and content most of the time. A silly little cold can't keep me down!