Friday, March 20, 2009

Double Time...

I am now 9 months old! I have officially been out for as long as I was in!

Life is good... so good, in fact, that it's been really, really hard to find time to blog. You know, when I was just a newborn, I had plenty of time to blog... well, between marathon sleeping sessions, that is. Now that I am approaching toddlerhood, there's just so much to keep me occupied!

My newest trick is kissing... I have quickly learned that it's the easiest way to charm and amaze. At first, I would just give a kiss when Mommy May asked for one, but, now, I know how to reach my hand out and pull someone's face toward me for a big, wet one!

Daily exercise is vital, and I make sure to walk a few laps around the house everyday. I'm not yet ready to go it alone, so I always enlist one of my family members to hold my hands and spot me. Crawling is still not coming together for me. I am a whiz at scooting myself backwards, but I can't quite coordinate everything to get myself moving forward. Although, yesterday and then again this morning, I managed to move forward a little bit before getting tired out... I guess I just have to keep at it.

I've gotten really good at standing on my own, though, which is an accomplishment in and of itself, if you ask me!

I am also a pretty good teacher, just like my Mommy May! Here I am, conducting class:

Like most babies, I still spend a whole lot of time eating and sleeping. My big, new thing is feeding myself!! It's too much fun! Sometimes, I try to grab the spoon from Mommy or Daddy May so I can shovel in some veggies, but I mostly stick to my finger foods. And, when I run out of food, I just start eating my bowl:

Here's a video clip of me snacking on some Cheerios:

Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Stand and Deliver...

I know I haven't been keeping up with my posts lately--mostly cause I've been so busy having fun!! I am *this* close to crawling... I can lift up my body and rock on my hands and knees. I can even scoot myself backward; now I just have to figure out how to move forward, and we'll be in business.

I'm also really good at holding onto things and standing up. See me grabbing the wipies? Every once in a while, when I'm not busy playing, I like to pitch in and help clean up the place.


I am also taking after my Mommy May in a big way--I love to talk!! I spend most of my day talking and laughing... and I was FINALLY willing to do my act for the camera:



If, in watching this video, you found yourself both entertained and strangely soothed, never fear: we have a sound machine that we use when I sleep, and we didn't realize the ocean waves sound was running.