June 2008

Mommy and daddy were tossing one of my toys back and forth, then I took it and tried to throw it to daddy and just ended up throwing it behind me. I'll get it one of these days, I just have to keep working out the kinks.

I was out in the yard with mommy today and the whole time I kept saying "alright" over and over. So I have figured out how to get up on the chairs and also how to move them where I want them. While mommy was cleaning the house I moved a chair over to one of the drawers and was having a good time taking stuff out of it. Mommy cooked dinner and while we were eating I thought that it was hilarious to wave my hand in front of my face like you do when something stinks. While we were playing games mommy said, “I know,” and I liked the sound of it, so I repeated it.

I have figured out how to stand on one foot and hold it up so that mommy can put my pants and shoes on me. This is most helpful :). I also figured out how to switch hands with whatever I'm is holding so that mommy can change my shirt or put me in my car seat. Also most helpful. But wait, there is more, I also hold my feet up when I don’t want mommy to set me on the floor when she's holding me. This is not helpful, for her anyways, it helps me quite a bit.

While mommy was gone today, I kept saying "amen", because one of my toys repeats the “child’s prayer”. I also brought my shoes to my grandma Connie for her to put them on me, but grandma told me I needed my sock and to get them, so I dutifully obeyed. Mommy noticed that got another tooth in, is this ever going to end?

I got a cup out of the pantry this morning and then stood over by the fridge where the water comes out because I wanted mommy to put water in it for me. I've got her trained to know what I want :). I've been saying "wow: and said "ball" today. The next thing you know, I'll be speaking in…um…sentences, yes that's what they call them, sentences. Daddy taught me how to blow kisses, so I've been doing that a lately.

I said "see ya" today. We to the city’s parade and took some of mommy's friends girls with us. Then we took them with us to get something to eat and to the movies. After the movie, we took grandma Connie to the airport. Before we left for the airport I blew grandma a kiss.

I was really cranky this morning because I had a mild fever and runny nose. Mommy couldn’t find my medicine anywhere, so she had make a trip to the store to get me some. I saw Molly going to get into her dog bed and so I told her said, "No no!" And then ran over to the bed and got in it so that Molly couldn’t. I can be a stinker sometimes.

Mommy was taking me to change me and told me that I was stinky, so I fanned my hand in front of my face. I felt it proper considering the circumstances. Then I was trying to pick up some over my toys. I had an armful and went to pick up another one, when one fell out of my arms. I went to pick up that one and another one fell, this went on a few more times before I finally gave up and threw them all on the ground. I girl can only do so much, you know. Then I took two pots out of the cupboard and put them in the dog bed and then laid in the dog bed next to them.

We watched a movie today, mommy found to amusing that I would laugh during it.

Mommy was very entertained in her Sunday school class she teaches. They were doing a song and one of the actions that went to the song was to blink your eyes. One of the girls said that if you blink your eyes boys will like you, it was really cute. After church we went over to grandma and grandpa Jones's for Father’s Day dinner.

Over this weekend, I slept in mommy and daddy's bed because I've been having sleeping problems. One morning I woke up and said, “Daddy!” I suppose it was cute, or so says mommy.

Mommy aired up my swimming pool and let me play in it until I got to cold. I was carrying one of my toys around in my shoe, these shoes are a multipurpose item if you ask me. The other day I had two trains and two dominoes in my shoe carrying them around.

I finally fell asleep on my own last night and woke up happy for the first time since two Sundays ago! Mommy is soooo happy about this. I was playing with mommy's cell phone and took it over to Maggie, lifted up her ear, and put the phone up to it. The phone was for her, what else was I supposed to do? I've learned to fold my arms for prayers, mommy is very excited about this.

Mommy took me to the park with aunt Jenny and the kids, and I had a good time. I've started to say yummy, water (wawa), and banana (nana). I'm a big fan of this talking thing, it's so helpful when I want something.

Mommy, daddy, uncle Clancy, and I went to the zoo this morning. I was concerned and scared at first with all the strangers and weird animals around, but I warmed up to it and had a good time. When we got home mommy tried to take a nap, but I couldn't have that so I made sure I made plenty of noise. The power went out, since there was no air conditioning wit the power out, mommy and I sat in the pool for a while.

Mommy was talking to grandma Connie this morning. When she was talking to her she said "bla bla bla" and so I said it too. Grandma was very amused.

Mommy and I are moving to Idaho in a couple of weeks, so mommy spent the day packing, and I help by playing in the boxes, it was the best I could do.

Uncle Clancy was in his room with the door closed and having seen it done before, I knocked on the door. I also spent about 15 minutes trying to put a bracelet on my doll and I finally gave up and put on the next best spot, which was on my leg.

I tried to feed my teddy bear my sippy cup, but that bear had no appreciation for what I was trying to do and would cooperate. I've find quite a bit of pleasure these days in saying "ticky ticky" and tickling my foot. I got another tooth in. Daddy took me to the park with grandma and grandpa Jones.

Uncle John came by to take pictures of the house and give mommy and daddy the paperwork to sign to get the house on the market.

May 2008

I had a lot of bath fun today, mommy took a hot bath, so I thought I would take advantage of it. I sat on the edge of the tub kicking my feet in the water and dipping my toy in it. Mommy took my pants off so that they wouldn’t get wet, but I felt like they needed to have some bath time fun to and dipped them in the water like I would a cookie in milk. It wasn't fair for mom to have all the fu n, so I tickled the bottom of daddy’s foot too.

Sweet daddy stayed home from work today to take care of everyone because mommy is sick. I was in the bathroom with daddy and he gave me a little scrap of toilet paper. What else was there to do but to wipe my mouth with it and then wiped daddy's mouth while I was at it. After that it had to be disposed of, so I threw it in the toilet, and had a grand time watching it go down the toilet :). I noticed something today that I never noticed before, mommy and I have the same chin. I went to her touched the dimple on her chin with my finger and then touched my own chin.

I was having a good time playing with daddy’s car keys when all of a sudden I heard a loud and startling sound. Apparently there's a panic button or something like that I kept setting off. It scares me, but I knew what to do, I ran to mom or dad and gave the keys to them so that we could turn it off.

Well, I've finally done it. If mom has told me once she's told me a thousand time not to play with aunt Reeree's plants. And I found out there is actually a reason for it, I knocked one over today and made a pretty big mess. But I was helpful, the whole time mommy was cleaning it up, I sang No No to a tune for her! Later on I was sitting on mommy's lap, dipping a carrot into ranch, and licking it off. The next thing she knew I was rubbing the ranch all over my face. I call it the ranch facial and suggest that everyone try it, lol.

It's Wednesday, May 07, 2008 and today I started to say Mommy! She wins! Grandpa was hoping it would be grandpa first, and he sure did try, but it is what it is.

I can be taught. Mommy told me to come down stairs with her and before I got up to go with her I put all of my toys back into their basket. Mommy was delighted!

While we were at the grocery store, I was making some noise, as I very often do. Mommy tapped her finger against her lips and said Shhh. So I did the same thing with my fingers. Then I proceeded to wave and saying hi to the other shoppers, I even told a guy behind us No No. His wife said to me, “That’s right, you tell him, no.” I'm so darn cute :).

Mommy and I went to her friend's baby shower. When she was done opening presents she said thank you, and I thought that that would be the appropriate time to clap. Everyone else started clapping to, then I got shy and ran to mommy. And I refused, despite mommy's efforts to wave goodbye when we left. However, on our way out of the store, I saw fit to wave at everyone that went by. I want to do what I want to do when I want to do it, what's wrong with that? While we were in the bathroom at the store I laid down on the floor to look under the stall next to us, and mommy said that that was not appropriate. I don't see what the big deal is, I was curious.

It's mother's day, while mommy was in the bathroom fixing her hair for church, daddy gave me a card and told me to give it to mommy. So I took it into the bathroom and threw it on the ground. He said, no give it to mommy, so then I picked it up and handed it to her. If you want specific results I need specific instruction. Something new, I started to say Bye Bye today.

When daddy got home from work we went swimming for family home evening. It took me some time to warm up to it, but we had a great time.

Daddy wanted to enter me into the cutest baby contest the city is having, so mommy took a picture of me into the library to enter me into contest.

We had a play date with daddy's cousin and her kids today. Later in the day I saw mommy scratch Maggie’s side and so I went over to her and scratched mommy's back. I'm just helping Maggie return the favor :). There are this small beings they call babies and I just find them absolutely fascinating.

Mommy had a realization today about something I've been doing for a while. I take a tissue and push it against my nose and mouth and then make a growling sound because that is what mommy does. She finds it rather embarrassing that that is my imitation of her blowing her nose. Today I said, “Mommy and Daddy followed by some stuff they couldn’t understand”. I'm working with them, they'll be able to understand me one of these days.

We went to the movies with daddy's family. While we were there I dumped some of mommy's milkshake on her, ran around the whole time, and then spit up red vines on daddy. Good times :).

I got one of my stuffed bears out of my basket and gave it a big smooch, it looked like it needed one and I just want to share the love. I rather like to give hugs these days, to mommy, or the dogs, or kids in my primary, etc… Hugs are good!

I was fairly productive today, I smooched my Piglet quite a bit and had a really fun time jumping on the bed. Most moms won't let their kids jump on the bed, I'm glad my mommy isn't one of those, otherwise I'd be missing out on so much fun!

I needed my nose wiped, so mommy told me to bring her a Kleenex that was sitting in the window seal, and so much to her surprise I did. I took my baby doll and gave it a kiss and then hugged it, as near as I can tell, that's what you do with babies. I also found another use for my sippy cups. I put one on each foot, and then wiggled them around. I tell you I can find entertainment in just about anything.

The city called today to let us know that I got in the top 10 for the cutest baby contest! I always thought I was cute, but now it's more official. I get to go in on Tuesday to meet with the judges.

I was be so ornery at church today that mommy had daddy bring me home early from church. I may have to keep that trick up my sleeve for later.

We went bowling with daddy’s parents and Jonah. I pushed the ball down the ramp a few times after Jonah got tired of it, they just showed me once and then I could do it myself after that.

Since I have been hugging the dogs mommy always say "awe" when I do it. So now I says that when I hug the dogs. I also started to say doggy, mine, and what. Something else I found to entertain myself is to buoying my lip, so much fun!

While we were at the store there was a ledge or step up and I walked with one leg on the step up and the other on the regular floor, very interesting, I must try this some more.

I'm so funny, the other day I had an index finger up each nostril, lol! I got a molar in, not funny. I also spent the morning carrying around one of the trash cans and putting my Piglet in it. It's a very convenient hauling mechanism. Mommy and uncle Clancy went and got some things for the yard, while they were gone daddy watched me. He was patting me on the bum and I said, “Hey, No No.” and then I was playing with his phone and would say, “Hi, ok.”

While Clancy and mommy were eating lunch, Clancy was drumming on the table with his knuckles. It was making such a lovely sound that I joined him and started to do the same thing.

April 2008

I had a lot of fun with mommy today, I had the wand to the bubbles and kept dipping it in the bubbles and then holding it up for mommy to blow. Then I took the plastic tip to one of grandma Connie's shoe laces and put it in my ear, it was a fascinating sensation.

Mommy and I drove home today.

We were at aunt Jenny's today and I gave cousin Brinley a big hug, I guess it was really cute or something.

I've got the sniffles. Mommy and I was in the basement I was standing right next to mommy and tried to throw the ball for Milo, but hit mommy in the head instead. I suppose I still have to work on my coordination. I finally caught on to the game mommy plays with me when she surprises me. While mommy was getting me ready for bed, I went out of my room, then jump back into the door way and made a loud sound. I don't know why I didn't join her it this game earlier, it's great!

I've decided to take upon myself the responsibility of being the couch monitor. If I look under the couch and find something is under I sound the alarm to let mom know so that she can get it out. It might not be much, but it keeps me busy. So I've learned how to walk, and I'm getting rather good at it, if I do say so myself, but the same old thing day in and day out gets a little boring. So to switch things up a bit, I have started to back up, walk backwards and smile. Its freshened things up a bit, later I'll work on some new tricks, but in the mean time I'll focus on perfecting this one. I've also been busily growing in new teeth as usual and got another molar in this month to go along with the two molars I got in last month.

Mommy and daddy dropped me off with grandma and grandpa Jones while they went on a date. I had a good time :).

Mommy had to take Maggie to the vets to have her knee x-rayed and it looks like she needs surgery on her other knee now :(. While we were in the waiting room, I had Maggie by the leash and was trying to lead her around. Mommy makes it look so easy, there must be some kind of trick to it, I must study it out some more when mommy has her. In the mean time I like to talk on the phone to, well, no one, and will put it up to my ear and say hi, well my version of hi anyways.

What do I like? I'll tell you. Well, it's great fun to make a fish face. Oh, and I love to throw the dogs toys for them. Daddy taught me how to fake them out and let me tell you, it's hilarious. I pretend to throw the ball and the go chasing after it like I actually threw it, good time, good times.

Mommy took me to my 15 month appointment. I weigh 24 pounds and am 31 inches tall. When the doctor was listening to my heart and checking my organs, I was making funny faces at her. I figured it was a fair exchange :). While we were waiting for my shots, I spent the entire time trying to put my shoe on, I just can't seem to get the knack of it. While mommy and daddy were reading, I meeped daddy's nose, I now why they think it's so funny. Then mommy shook my shirt collar around, I wanted to see what it was all about, so then I did it to myself, I suppose it's mildly entertaining. Sheesh, I had a busy day today.

Mommy gave Maggie a bath and then took her in for her surgery. When we got home mommy notice that I had another molars come in.

Mommy and daddy had another date and left my with grandma and grandpa Jones, fun as always. On our way home we got some cookies, yum yum! I leaning a lot of new tricks, when mommy gave me a cookie, I insisted on dipping my cookie in milk like they were, this was a very delicious and successful trick :).

The bad news: I woke up at 5:30 am crying and didn’t go back to sleep until after 7:00 am. It was unpleasant let me tell you, I couldn't really tell you what was wrong, but I was not happy. The good news: I felt better once mommy got me up for the day.

I don't know why, it's just one of those things you like but can't explain, but I really like to pull all of the pillows off of the couch. today I started to say OK. Daddy was sweet, he put my pajamas on me to get me ready for bed, but he put them on backwards :). He does try. When I hurt myself I have started to put my hand on the part that hurts, that way mommy knows where the owy is. It's very helpful for her, and I'm just here to help.

I decided to work a new word into my routine and started to say Hi, and Baby. I've also found it helpful to make a sound with each step when I go up or down the stairs. I love to watch the dogs play and laugh all the while. And the best thing ever is to copy everything mommy does, just about, that endless entertainment right now, I tell ya.

While mommy was working in the yard today, someone walked by with a stroller and I waved at them, just being neighborly :). While mommy was working in the back yard, I tried to pick up some poop out of the rocks, so mommy decided to scoop the poop. Then when mommy was done I thought I'd help out and threw a couple of rocks in the poop scooper and then clapped for myself, you know for doing such a good job helping.

March 2008

I've had a rash on my arm for, dare I say, way too long, so mommy took me to the doctor’s. They gave me some cream to clear it up and called eczema. Grandma Connie is in town, she and mommy were watching a movie and I couldn't help myself but dance to the music in it. The song was calling to my feet and they had to answer. I also had to tickle myself, when grandpa Bob isn't around someone has to pick up the slack. I also saw one of my blankets in the dryer and tried to get it out even though it was wet.

Mommy tired to feed me lunch today, but I insisted on feeding myself. I did a pretty good job to if I do say so myself.

Ok, so I'm starting to see why mommy keeps telling me to stay out of the dog's water. As it turns out she knows stuff. I stuck my foot in the dog’s water (it seemed like a good idea at the time) and then when I went to walk away and stepped forward on that foot I slipped and fell.

At church today, one of the girls in mommy's Sunday school class was giving me lots of attention, so I tried to get her to pick me up, it seems though that perhaps either I'm a little too big or she is a little too small.

Grandma Connie thinks I'm so cute with my problem solving skills. She was handing me a snack and when she handed me a second snack I would either put the one I had in my mouth or my other hand so that I could take another one. We were in the car so grandma could only reach far enough to one hand.

I was such a character today, so says mommy. I took some q-tips out of my drawer and was putting them in my ears, I came out of the bathroom carrying the bathroom rug, and then had the pen lid on my finger. Sometimes I like to go into mommy and daddy's closet and pulls on mommy's bathrobe, I like to think it's my blanky and I'm just trying to get it.

I've started to make a fish face, this is lots of fun! Mommy was too funny when she was trying to put me down for my nap. I was touching her eye lids, pulling her eye lashes, and pinching her nose and then laughing hysterically, what fun! My rash is getting better, thank heavens. Mommy heard me making a funny sound in my bedroom and when she went to see what I was doing, I was trying to get my blanky out of my dirty clothes hamper. I threw up on one of my blankie’s today. You know what I love? To try on mommy's shoes and try to walk around in them. She makes it look easy, but I'm still practicing, after all practice makes perfect.

I had a rough night; one of my molars is in. Mommy just finally put me in bed with her. When I woke up I was pretty wiggly and when mommy opened her eyes, I was 1/8 of an inch from her face, she thought it was cute.

Mommy packed us up and made some arrangements. Then we drove to Idaho to grandma and grandpa's today. It was a really loooooooooooong drive, so rough.

I'm having fun with grandma and grandpa. I really like to play patty cake with Grandma Connie. I've started making the sound ouwy. And apparently mommy's been yelling at the dogs to stop barking to much because when she does it I mimic her and yell as well. I also like to take toy cars and roll them across the ground, good times. Oh and another thing, me likes to give five, they stick out their hand and I give it a slap, what's not to like.

I had a fun day today. First I came out of mommy's room dragging a pair of her pants with me, not sure what I had planned for them, but whatever it was it was going to be good. Then mommy took me swimming for the first time! I was scared at first, but then I really liked it.

Mommy took me to the park. I smiled a little on the swings and then wanted out, I don't know what that was all about, swinging in the air. Then I just walked around and picked things up off the ground. I was being quiet and when mommy went to see what I was up to I had pulled as many wiped out of the dispenser as I could and threw them all over the floor, now that is what I call fun.

February 2008

We went grocery shopping and went we got home mommy was putting away the groceries and putting the empty bags on the ground. I was trying to pick all of them up and then was shaking them around, that's some good entertainment if you ask me. I think shaking bag all about should be part of the hoky poky.

I finally figured out what the circulars spot on my highchair tray is for, my sippy, so I've been putting my sippy cup in the cup holder by myself. I also figured out how to go down the stairs backwards. This is very helpful, no I can go anywhere I want to :).

Mommy took me in for my one year pictures. When we got home mommy took me over to daddy's cousins and we helped her unpack.

I had a pretty full day today. First I took all the trash out of the trash can by the computer and then spent some time rearranging the remote controllers in their container.

What a zoo, we took all of the dogs in to get their shots. Mommy took me and the three female dogs in while daddy took in Milo since he's not good with other dogs. We got the job done, but I think they should ask themselves if it's worth it, taking them in all at once to save a trip. I don't know, maybe it's just me.

I had a big crying, screaming, squirming episode at church today, so mommy had to bring me home. When she got me home, she gave me medicine and rocked me until she fell asleep. I felt much better when I woke up, thanks heavens.

This month marks the two years anniversary since aunt Laree died and mommy says that it’s still as hard as it was two years ago. She doesn't allow herself to cry any more, though she could very easily spend all of her days crying over her. Every day she thinks about her, every day she misses her, every day she wishes she was here. She still can’t believe that she is gone, it still doesn’t feel real. She miss the sound of her voice, her friendship, her laugh, her funny quirky personality, her adventurous stories, everything they’ll never do, sharing the joy of her success, girl’s night out, her reading mommy's mind and finishing mommy's sentences, in short everything, even her nagging. She wishes that she had Reeree's shoulder to cry on and her listening ear, and that she could see her, even just one more time.

There is so much to like about this life, one thing I've found that I really enjoy is taking the lids off pens and then put them back on. I also find joy in touching my fingertip to someone else's. Good times!

Well, I spilled mommy's slim fast and the deliberately stepped in it with my white socks. It was kind of like splashing around in a mud puddle. Although, for some reason this did not make mommy happy. Oh well, I had fun anyways.

Lately I've been bringing books to mommy, but I don’t want her to read it to me, I just want to sit with her and turn through the pages. The other day mommy put out her index finger to me and I came running over to her with both of my fingers pointed towards hers, you know because I like to touch finger tips together. Mommy was clipping my toenails this week and one of them shot into her eye, that's teacher her, lol.

Mom just took care of me today because I have had a fever since yesterday and didn’t sleep much. The next day, my fever was gone today and I felt much better.

Mom says that I was really on one today. All I did was start the day out eating dog food, and then put mommy's sock in the dog’s water. Oh and then I was kissing myself in the long mirror in mommy's bedroom.

I tried to put my shoe in the dog’s water and then later put it in the cupboard with my dishes. I've also been making an Mmmm sound when I put something in my mouth that I like. She also likes to close doors and if it closes she’s made and wants it open and if it doesn’t close she’s made and wants it to stay closed.

This morning I was getting into the dog's water like I like to do, and mommy's told me countless times not to. Anyhow, mommy tapped me on the hand and said no. Then I looked at my hand for a few second and started tapping it myself. I'm not sure what mommy sees in it, but it was completely unentertaining. Oh, and I also had another piece of dog food in my mouth.

January 2008

It's a new year, but oddly enough it's started out a lot like last year with yet another tooth. There's some new stuff too though, uncle Clancy’s been teaching me to “beet box”. I've started to sway like I'm dancing. I'm walking really well now without going between Objects, and have really picked up speed, hey I've got places to go. I've been smiling with a really cheesy smile as big as I can get it when mommy take her picture, I guess I'm just a ham, at least that what they tell me.

I figure something new out every day. Today, we were in the car and the radio was a little loud, so I put my fingers in my ears and pulled them out over and over. This makes the sound louder and quieter, amazing. Then after much observation I figured out that you point the remote at the TV and push buttons. In practicing this I accidentally set a bunch of shows to record. I'm starting to figure out how to put lids on things. I've also started taking a comb and running it over my hair like mommy does when she comb it. Phones, they have all these buttons on them, and they light up when I push them, what fun! I've also figured out how the click the end of a pen, I've been doing some great works of art with pens. I like to take things or rather push thing onto the floor, but I also like to put thing up on other things, so it all comes out in the wash.

Ok, so mommy pushes my shoes to my feet and magically they're on, but when I push me shoes to my feet nothing, there must be some trick to it I don't know yet. One morning I tried to put my shoe on, it wasn’t working so I bend over and moved the shoe, then she tried again, no luck though. The mystery of putting on my shoes continues to elude me. A couple of days later I was trying to put on uncle Clancy's girlfriend's shoes, that was much more easy than putting on my own shoes, something about the size for some reason seems to make a difference. Speaking of uncle Clancy's girlfriend, she has a little Chihuahua that has the softest ears, and I love to rub them.

While we were staying with grandma and grandpa in Idaho, I woke up in the middle of the night and they put me in their bed. Later I woke up again and started crying and crazy grandpa tried to feed me the phone instead of my bottle, silly guy. I liked it when grandpa would toss me onto the bed or couch, that is great fun! She was really funny with a laser pointer, she kept trying to grab the light and put it in her mouth and play with it. I liked to rub the inside of grandma's coat because it was so soft. Mommy took me into the nursery at church and the kids were being really loud, so I started to be loud with them, if you can't beat them, join them.

One day mommy came into the living room and I was on the floor on my stomach kicking my hands and arms like I was throwing a tantrum except I was happy, mommy found this very amusing.

I can't believe it, but my first birthday is coming up. Mommy and grandma Connie went clothes shopping for my birthday and I was walking around the wracks looking at the clothes just like they were. Grandma thought it was really funny how I was mimicking them.

Grandma has some extended family over for dinner I there was this character there they called Troy. I'm not too sure about him, but I kept an eye on him and made a few funny faces at him, and pointed at him and had a few things I let him know. Mom called it jabbering, but I knew exactly what I was trying to tell him.

Before we flew home we celebrated my first birthday with mom's family. On that same day, I had another tooth come in. Uncle Clancy's girlfriend made me the cutest cake! The colors match my bedroom. I got a bunch of clothes and grandpa gave me another $100!

We finally flew home, we had so much fun with grandma Connie and grandpa Bob. It's nice to be home though too. When we got home daddy baked my birthday cake with mommy's instruction. The next day mommy decorated the cake for my birthday party with daddy's family. Grandma Jolene, grandpa Cal, and aunt Jenny were there with her whole family. I got a dress from Jenny and her family, and toys and clothes from grandma and grandpa.

I woke up crying and cried for about an hour. I did not feel good and mommy could find anything to help me feel better. Eventually I did start to feel better though, mommy was very relieved. On the upside, even though I didn’t feel good I was still trying to play peek-a-boo. Later I was a bit mystified be the pen lid, I kept trying to get the lid back, but I just couldn’t, I did manage to mark up the two fingers I was holding the lid with though. Then I had a travel sized tooth paste and used the lid end to tickle my own hand, it was really nice. I also figured out how to open the drawer to mommy's night stand, this is going to be fun!

Mommy and I spent the day in bed because we both have a cold, yuk :(.

Lately when I finish taking a drink I make a sound like Ah, those sippys are just so refreshing.

I had my first experience with Chucky Cheese, I'm not sure I'm quite ready for that just yet. Some of those rides were just a little bit scary, I did like the merry-go-round though. It was fun to see daddy's family there. After that we went to the movies, I just ran around the theatre though, so that was fun for me. Mommy put her finger to her mouth and said shhh, so I put my hands over my mouth, and that seemed to help my noise factor.

Mommy was reading a book today, and I was just content walking around the living room. I was falling on the couch pillows that were on the ground on purpose, that was quite a bit of fun. Then I was carrying one of them around. I got a bottle nipple out of the cupboard and was sucking on it. So I kept myself pretty well entertained while mommy read. Then when mommy was feeding me dinner I was copying everything mommy did. Mommy stuck her lips out, so I stuck my lips out, she shook her head, I shook my head, she stuck her tongue out and I stuck my tongue out. I am starting to see what older kids see in the mimic game. Later I was opening and closing the gate in the kitchen, who knew that could be so much fun? Speaking of mimicking, I have been carrying things around lately on my arm like mommy does, with a purse, diaper bag, or anything with a strap. Arms are rather handy little hooks for hanging things on. Mommy was reading me my learning book and I wasn’t very interested as usual, but then I started pointing at things and jabbering and then making mommy point at them, I was copying what mommy does when she reads it to me :).

Mom thinks it's pretty funny that when I start walking as fast as I can I make a sound like I'm panting. I guess it's also pretty funny when I bounce up and down on the balls of my feet and breathing really fast when I either want something they are eating or want mom to pick me up. Mommy was gone for a little while during the day and while she was gone, I threw up and slept a lot of the time.

I went to my one year doctor appointment, I lost three pounds and gained one inch since my last appointment. The doctor said that I'm right on schedule developmentally. Mommy did a really silly thing though, she went into the wrong building for my appointment and when they told her that it was in the next building over she realized that she also filled out the paperwork to get my records transferred in that same wrong office. Man did she feel stupid, I'll cut her a little slack though, the buildings are identical.

It's finally happened, mommy has wiped my nose enough that I figured out how to do it all by myself. I've been taking the Kleenexes and wiping my nose with them. I even took one and put it in the garbage afterwards :).

While we were at church in primary something really funny happened. Mommy's Sunday school lesson was on talking to Heavenly Father through prayer, so she asked the kids how they talk to Heavenly Father. They didn’t answer, so she said, “Do you pick up the phone and call him?” They all said yes, and she said no you don’t, but they said yes you do. So she asked what his phone number was, and one girl thought for a second and said, Heavenly Father. So she said, “1-800-HEAVENLY FATHER.” and they smiled and said yes.

While mommy was talking her grandma and grandpa I kissed the end table twice, she thought it was pretty cute.

The perfect end to a perfect month, I had yet another tooth come in. When is this ever going to end?

December 2007

It was St Nicholas Day today. What fun! It's a tradition that grandma Connie started when my mom was a kid. The Saturday closest to the 6th of December is deemed St. Nicks Day. That is the day when Santa Clause comes. Then on Christmas we exchange presents from each other. This way the fun of Santa Clause and other fun Christmas things are separated from the true meaning of Christmas and the reason we celebrate it, and that it to remember the birth of our Savior. I got some books and an ornament that is inscribed for my first Christmas.

Mommy was cleaning the kitchen while I saw in my highchair with a snack. I decided to be a little dare devil and mommy came around the corner to get me out of my highchair, I was on my hands and knees on the highchair tray. Mommy says that she got really lucky that I didn’t fall off, and has figured out that highchair straps have a purpose after all and will be sure to use them from now on.

I have decided that it is my job, no my duty to entertain mommy. So when she gave me a taffy and it was almost all gone I stuck it in my hair. Last week I was trying to pull the lights off the Christmas tree and when mommy told he no, I stuck my lips out at her like a monkey. Mommy was holding me while she exercised, I was eating a cracker and feel asleep and the cracker was just sitting on my face. We went to the grocery store, while we were there I purposely dropped something out of the cart like I like to do and said "Uhoh." Mommy said that it's not uhoh, if it was on purpose, I still say it was uhoh though. Then while I was eating breakfast, I dropped daddy's spoon on the floor and said "Uhoh." When mommy was feeding me lunch, I took the paper towel and rubbed it on my highchair tray like mommy does when she wipes it off.

Ok, some odds and ends. I kept mommy up all night one night because I was sick. I got another tooth in. I have started to say baba. Daddy got in a car accident and we took him to the hospital to make sure he was ok, just a little whiplash. I am now rubbing/petting the animals instead of “patting” them like she used to. I liked to go over to the computer and press the keys and play with the mouse. I have really started to get off stuff well by turning backwards and sliding off.

We went over to grandma and grandpa Jones to celebrate Christmas with them before we leave town for Christmas and I got a lot of toys and clothes, mommy spent the next day putting all of my toys together. I also got a new dresser form mommy and daddy. Mommy says that it was I so so so cute when she was putting it together. She had it mostly put together and I crawled inside with the small green screwdriver it came with and was tinking it around like I was helping her put it together.

We flew to Idaho to spend Christmas with mommy's family. Our flight had a three hour delay. While we were waiting, mommy noticed that I had another tooth come in and that it looked like it had about two weeks growth.

I got lots more good stuff for Christmas from mommy's family. It was especially sweet of uncle James to get me a jacket and hat. Later I'm really going to like the $100 I got from grandpa.

While we were visiting mommy's family, we went and visited mommy's cousins Travis and Candice. Grandpa Bob taught me to color and introduced me to playing the piano, and would sometimes take mommy's hand and hit the keys with it. Another thing he showed me was "the hand tickle", I liked it so much that now I will take your finger and run it over the palm of my hand. I used a pen to scribble all over my stomach one day. In church, I wasn’t shy, I just went to everyone. I gave grandpa my first kiss while we were in a store and he was buying me some educational toys. Now I give lots of kisses. I got to eat lots of different foods with grandpa and it was really hard to keep my clothes clean. When grandma was kissing me and then would stop I would lean into grandma’s lips for more kisses. Grandma bought me a really soft blanket I really love. Daddy flew back early to take care of stuff for his car accident. Since daddy went home early, mommy and I decided to stay longer.