Weekly update

Ah man, lots to catch up on ...

I've got a new game - it's called "Climb on Mommy". It's very fun - first you push mommy over, then climb on her back, then stand up and hope not to fall. See the album for a demonstration.

In the spirit of climbing, I can now climb by myself up on the couch and brown chair. There are a few pics in the album, and you'll see that I am now living a lot more dangerously (and mommy & daddy are more nervous.)

"Shoe" and "Turtle" - yup these are more words that I know.

Had a fun time at my swimming lesson on Friday. "Old Macdonald Had a Pond" is a pretty cool song.
Friday night, we met some friends for dinner - there was another little guy, Oscar, there - he's only 6 months old, but I'm sure I'll be seeing him at the park and library.

Saturday, I helped daddy adjust my highchair (pic in album) then we went to Isabelle Anderson's 100-days party. There were lots of munchkins there, but I was a little distracted by my pending tooth, which gloriously arrived by Sunday morning.

Injury report:
Welt 1: Thursday night, grabbed a spoon from the dishwasher then ran to the living room. I turned to see if daddy was chasing me and whammo! I trip, hit the back of my head on a chair and get a big nasty welt. Man, it was painful, but it hurt worse when daddy tried to ice it. it's a lot smaller now.
Welt 2: I took another spill on Sunday climbing on my new chair. Unfortunately, got a little bump on the other side of my head.
Yeah, there are matching bumps.

Climb on mommy (album)

Updated - weekend, breakthrough, and picnic (new)

Hi all,

Ah man, what a weekend.

Saturday was again stellar. Both USC and OSU won, and I was able to show all my tricks to two separate audiences. In the afternoon, Ellen and Ginnie came over for the Ohio State game, and then a bigger crew showed up for the USC game at 5. Among those in attendance: McKenna, Dorian, Nicole, & Larson.

Major breakthrough today ... I called my friend Ezekiel by his name. Adriana told daddy that she was pushing the stroller next to Ezekiel and his nanny when Brando reached out and said "Zeeeke." This means that I now know 4 names: Mama, Bill (should be "daddy"), Ara-ra-a (aka Adrianna) and Ezekiel. Pretty cool.

Updated:
Mommy had a great idea to have a dinner picnic in the park, and I now announcing that I am a Picnic Party Animal.
- threw food - check
- chewed food then spat it out - check
- ran around w/ knife in hand - check
- stepped in food - check
Daddy had to clean my face, hands, arms, legs, and feet. Nice!

Swimming lessons!

Had a fun time at my first lesson. The class started w/ 15 mins of "free swim" then some songs w/ aquatic nuances. Next, we broke into groups; my coach had mommy & me do some exercises w/ balls, toys, and a boogie board - nice!

The arts!

Got some crayons and a big ole color book. Nice!

(sort of a bummer that someone won't let me eat the crayons.)

Cupcakes!

These things are really great to eat, but tonight, mommy let me lick the beaters - sweet!

Weekends are for football

Hi all,

Saturday was quite a day - Aunt Elba came over at noon and we watched 7 hours of football! Man, it was sweet watching OSU cruise over Washington then seeing the Trojans demolish Nebraska. Even though I had a tooth coming in and a 100 degree temp (thanks to a flu shot), I had a fun time eating nachos off the carpet, doing my walk/dance, and gesturing "touchdown!"

As mentioned, got three shots on Friday - I squeaked a little but did not cry. Yeah, I'm macho.

My eating technique is improving. I can use both a spoon and fork, but I prefer to grub out caveman style.

Update and open challenge to Kobiyashi

I am eating avocado and bananas like a champ. Anytime you want to race for speed or volume, I'm ready.

New tooth arrived yesterday and two more coming in the next couple days. Please keep the ibuprofen nearby.

All in all, things are great. I'm learning more words in Spanish and English. Even if I don't know what the words mean, I generally like repeating them.
I'm definitely getting bigger, stronger, faster, and more curious - what's it all mean? Simply that I can get into more trouble. BTW, it is extremely easy to make mommy laugh.

I'm also feeding myself w/ a fork. Sure, my technique could be improved, but I'm doing well enough.

Cypress and Palm Springs

Had a fun trip to SoCal.

I spent a few days w/ Grandma and Grandpa D while mommy & daddy were in Palm Springs. Like last time, I got to play w/ my cousins - both are getting really big and I'm sure we'll have a lot of fun on the cruise in a few months. I really dig rockin out to the piano and organ.

Had a few days in Palm Springs too - 110 is HOT! I loved lunging into the swimming pool and taking sips of chlorinated water. Do you like my swimsuit?

SoCal and Palm Springs album