three monkeys

shuk, a friend of my daddy, gave me my favorite monkey. once she found out how much i loved it, she went out and bought me two more. isn't that so sweet!

ava

this is my friend ava. she is exactly 1 day older than me. we get together once a week to play. she is a very happy baby - always smiling!

evelyn and michael

phew, i am tired today...i spent the weekend in new york city visiting my grandparents, playing with my uncle brian and auntie kate, and going to my auntie evelyn's wedding. the ceremony and reception was beautiful! the weekend was fun but traveling (and the lack of naps) made me exhausted.

michael, welcome to the family!

nine months

boo! i had a doctor's appointment today and i had to get a shot. :( luckily, it was only 1 shot, not 3 or 4 like my previous visits. i also got measured and weighed. i am over 27 inches tall and weigh almost 17 pounds. i am a little small compared to other babies but that's okay - my parents too are small compared to other parents!

i understand

now that i am nine months old, i am beginning to understand my parental units. today, daddy asked me to bounce in my chair and then demonstrate the sign for changing diapers. i nailed it!

(click on the picture below to see the video)

laura

laura spent the weekend visiting us. it was a lot of fun playing with her - she's a sweetie. this is the second time she has driven up to visit me. the highlight of our weekend was our excursion to IKEA. wow - i have never seen so many people!

milk sign

my mommy and daddy can be so dense. they just don't seem to understand my cries sometimes. so i have started using baby sign language to let them know what i want. this is what i do when i want to let them know i want some milk!

(click on the picture below to see the video)

grass

we went for a picnic to celebrate mommy and daddy's wedding anniversary. there were so many new and interesting things to look at, hear, smell and touch. my favorite was grass - i loved pulling it up and throwing it in the air!

(click on the picture below to see the video)

abigail

my friend abby is four years old. we spent the night at her house. abby and i had fun playing together - she is very good at sharing her toys, unlike some of my other friends!

stairs

i am getting good at climbing stairs. i was over at my uncle al and auntie amber's house, and i climbed more than halfway up (8 steps) without stopping! but i sometimes slip or fall backwards. luckily mommy or daddy is always there to catch me.

castle wedding

jim & krista got married at a castle. this means that krista is a princess, right? she's definitely got the beauty of a princess! or maybe it is their daughter samantha who is the princess...

little feet ii

i love feeling the grass with my feet. it has an interesting texture that is very different from the floors and carpet i normally crawl on!

columbus

i spent the last few days in columbus. i played with my cousin maia...


i also finally met audrey, who i have heard so much about...




and i met chloe, who was born less than two weeks ago!

jonah's first birthday

i went to jonah's first birthday party. i met lots of new people, almost got my hands on a Lexus, rode a swing, and watched jonah make a mess of his birthday cake!

pulling up

i am great at using furniture to pull myself up. however, i am not so good at getting back down. i just plop down on my butt...luckily i am nicely padded so it does not hurt.