Monkey business

I am six and a half months old now!  Everybody who sees me comments on how big I am.  I inherited my daddy's big feet... I am now wearing 12-24 month sized socks!!  Mommy just packed up all of my 3-6 month clothing.  I am now wearing 6-9 month in most things, and some 12 month jammies.  Mommy SWEARS that I said my first word the other day... "mama", but Daddy said it didn't count because I was babbling and just happened to slip it in several times in a row! I am eating two solid meals a day in addition to continuing to nurse.  I like fruits much better than veggies.  My new favorite is banana and mixed berries. I also like the pears with raspberries.  I am drinking apple juice out of a sippy cup now too.  I can't quite tip it myself to get the juice out, so Mommy and Daddy have to help out!  As for sleeping through the night... I don't really understand the concept yet.  My current feeding schedule is midnight, 3am, 6am, and 9am.  I get up for good sometime between 9:30 and 10:30 each morning.  Oh, and the king sized bed is still my favorite place to sleep.  It took Mommy 45 minutes of pretending to be asleep on my crib railing for me to decide to fall asleep in the crib instead of trying to play peekaboo with her the other night!

Playing in the pile of clean clothes!

What?  Why are you laughing at me?

Peek a boo!

Monkey business

Yummy yummy toes!

Grandpa Earl: One Year Anniversary

Yesterday was the one year anniversary of my Grandpa Earl's death.  Mommy, Daddy and I went to his gravesite and left some daffodils.  While we were there, Mommy told me about how excited Grandpa Earl had been when he found out I was on my way, and how he had prayed for me.  She told me he would have loved me very much.  Later that day, Mommy returned to the gravesite with a large flower pot so that she could plant the daffodils.  You are not allowed to plant anything in the ground there, but they will let you have a "mini planter box".  Even though I never got to meet my Grandpa, my Mommy and Daddy will make sure that I know all about him as I grow older.  I feel very lucky to have his name as my middle name!

Grandpa Earl's gravesite

Playdate with Mikayla!

I got to meet my cousin Mikayla for the first time today!  She was born to Mommy's cousin Rachael on February 2nd.  Mommy thought I looked enormous next to her!  I thought all of Mikayla's little grunts and cries were very fascinating.  I stroked her hair, and tried to nibble her fingers while we were sharing a blanket on the floor!  In other news, I got up on all fours for the first time last night.  I still can't figure out how to actually move anywhere though!  I'm spending a lot of time sticking my back end up, and accidentally face planting on the couch or bed these days!

Trying to decide what I think of this new face in front of me!

Saying "hello"

Mikayla: 9lbs, 22inches  Me: 18lbs 6oz, 26.5inches

Stroking Mikayla's hair

Okay, I'm up on all fours... now what?

A musical evening with Daddy

Daddy and I have music time together a few times a week upstairs.  He piles all the pillows in a circle around me so that I can sit up and have a soft landing if I flop.  Tonight, I played with my tambourine and maracas that Grandma Edna gave me while Daddy played his guitar. Empty plastic water bottles are my other favorite noisemakers. Mommy and Daddy love that I'm a little singer too... I like to harmonize when Daddy is playing electric guitar, and Mommy and I sing together all the time during the day!  My favorite song is "Hey Diddle Diddle".  The word "dish" makes me laugh every time!  

Singing while Daddy plays

Chewing on my maraca

Sitting up, surrounded by pillows and things that can make noise!