Housecleaning

I came home from daycare today and the house was all clean. I'm not used to that much clean, so I promptly had to reinstitute my messiness. Ahhh, now I feel better.

New Visitor

GranmaNee arrived today. She looks oddly familiar, like I've met her before. I keep studying her face to see where I know her from.

Rock Star

I'm practicing the rock star move where you jump up in the air with a guitar and land doing the splits. I'm not there yet. First I have to learn how to play guitar. And jump. And stand. And also I can't be under a table.

Chompers

I now have four teeth. Coming in, they caused me to soak all my clothing. But I have to say they were worth the wait. I find them especially helpful in reading books. Wait. Mamma and Daddy tell me you don't read books with your mouth. Silly Mamma and Daddy. Who told them that untruth?

Brrrr

Chicago: Windy. Cold. Pretty lake, bigger than the lakes back home in Madison. Did I mention it was cold?

Game shows

I had a lot of fun playing with my (second) cousin Eva this holiday. We pretended we were hostesses for the Price Is Right. She has the hand-flip down pat.

Thank you

I'm thankful for Mamma's and Daddy's work letting them stay home with me today. I'm thankful for it snowing (it's pretty outside). And I'm thankful to Mr and Mrs Perkins for cooking a nice turkey dinner for Mamma and Daddy.

Still a baby

Mamma, Daddy, I'm still a baby, and I like being a baby. I like facing backwards in my stroller. It's nice and bundly-warm, and I have my toys. If I face forwards, I don't see you, and I drop my toys. Not fun. And I like bathing in the sink. I do not want to bathe in the big-kids tub. In fact, if you try, I will scream until my face turns red. Like tonight. And last night. And if you try again, tomorrow.

Footprints?

Since I can't quite walk yet, I leave droolprints to mark where I've been.

Pride

It was pretty easy to figure out how to get from sitting to lying. I just flopped myself down. But it is with great pride that I announce that I've figured out how to get myself from lying down to sitting. First, I have to flip myself onto my belly. Then up on my forearms. Then push myself back with one leg out. Then bring the other leg around (sometimes I do the splits). And then poof. I fart. Oh, and I'm sitting up! Woohoo!

Look I'm Jack Palance

I like to be on my tummy. I also like to be sitting up. The problem is going from one position to the other. I heard somewhere that babies should be getting 20 minutes of vigorous strength training per day. Or maybe it was 20 seconds a day. Or maybe none at all. Whatever it was, I think we can all agree that I have no short-term memory. I really like peas! In conclusion OOH DADDY'S WATCH

Grinding

Like my Daddy and my MorbroYo, I grind my teeth. I've been doing it for a couple of days now, grinding down my new upper tooth. That's why Mamma and Daddy heard funny grinding noises, but didn't discover my third tooth until this morning.

Much better

Ah, Mamma drank caffeine. I needed that. Helped me stay awake until 9:30pm last night, and then back to my normal sleep patterns of waking twice a night. I feel so much better.

Caffeine

Will someone please get me some coffee in my cup? Or slip some caffeine into my milk? I need a jolt as I've been absolutely exhausted lately. I slept 10 hours straight last night, and I never do that. It's usually more like 5-6 hours at the most. Tops.

Kisses

I'm giving Mamma and Daddy kisses! My aim isn't always the best (I often kiss their noses and chins), and they may think I'm just sucking on or eating their faces. But I'm giving them kisses. I love them.

I bite my thumb at you

Using colorful language must be both genetic and learned. Because biting one's thumb is something my Bestemor does, and I haven't met her yet. But I can't wait, because Mamma tells me she'll also teach me how to say bulle-sheet!

Laundry

I'm keeping busy these days discovering new things. So much so that I've forgotten to spit up as much as I used to. I used to have Mamma doing my laundry every other day. But now I'm slipping. She got away with doing my laundry only once last week. I think tonight I'll barf all over her, the floor, her pants, Daddy, and me. Oh, that's right, I already did that.

Vintage

First the vintage clothings. Then the vintage toys. And now the vintage high chair. Really Mamma and Daddy. Is this safe?!

Q: How do I crawl?

A: Click here

Kissing uncles

Or kissing beer. Mmmm... beeerrr.

Hmm...

I see all these things up on the coffee table. And I want them. I want to eat them. But how do I get them?

Pink

Mamma, you think you've got me in enough pink?

7 months!

I do not want to go to sleep tonight. I'm only 7 months once, and I don't want to waste a second of it sleeping. Being 6 months old went by too quickly, but I had a lot to show for it. I got to try lots of solid foods. Again, I prefer the veggies to the fruits. My favorites being sweet potato (my first food) and squash (my last food). Mamma and Daddy say I'm suffering from primacy and recency effects. I'm sitting up, I'm sleeping in my own bed for part of the night (but then I get lonely and want to cuddle), and I'm speaking some English (mostly Daddy's name). I'm loving being able to move myself around on the floor - rolling and scooting backwards. It's great to have control over what I have to look at or play with. There's some great stuff under the sofa I've been meaning to play with.

I quote:

Me: Ahh-blah-bah-dah-blah.
Daddy: Wow, what does that mean in Baby?
Me (in perfect English): I dunno.

Yes, Mamma and Daddy both passed out after I gave them a glimpse of my knowing how to speak properly.

Colorful language

Mamma and Daddy used to use such funny words. But I guess they weren't happy with that, and started a "swear jar" to make them stop. I liked those words and was just starting to learn how to say "da-da-d*mn". So I'm very happy to announce that by getting up on my hands and knees, and rocking back and forth, I can get Mamma and Daddy to use their colorful words again and say "oh sh*t" a whole bunch. Yay!

OSU vs UW

I was born in Madison. Mamma and Daddy work at UW. By nature I'm a Badger. But Mamma and Daddy insist on converting me to cheer for OSU. By nurture I'm a Buckeye. The two teams played each other today and Mamma and Daddy took me out dressed as a Buckeye in Badger country. Good thing the colors are similar! O-H!

Sitting

Who's so good at sitting up? I am. How can I prove it? I can balance myself on Daddy's nose.

Solids

I'm a huge fan of the solid foods! Mostly the veggies though. Pears and peaches are a little bitter for my tastes. Don't get me wrong, I'll still eat them fine. But bring on the green beans, they're good for my heart...