Helping out around the house...

Sorry I haven't posted for a while...it's been pretty crazy around here. Unfortunately the power went out again. This time it was only 2 days (unlike the 4 in September) BUT it was a lot colder this time! Luckily the next-door neighbors had power so they let Daddy run an extension cord to the space heater in my room. Mom and Dad decided the next night to get a hotel room because it was too cold inside and about an hour later the power came back on. Oh well :) We packed up all my food in a cooler and took it to Mommy's work so we didn't have to throw it out...I helped pack up the cooler as you can see here.

I have also been very helpful in the kitchen lately...the open dishwasher is SOOO fun and I love to help load my spoons in! Sometimes I walk around with Daddy in the kitchen. I just love to stand. The folks think I am getting close to standing without holding on to anything but I am really just teasing them.

Fishies!!

Mom and Dad took me to the aquarium in Cincinnatti this Saturday. I was a really good boy (shocking, I know) and took my naps in the car on the way there and back. I loved seeing all the fish and especially the turtles! There were some big kids there who tried to push me out of the way. I almost got into a scuffle with one girl in particular...she kept pushing me out of the way so I just pulled her hair. Dad was laughing but Mom did not approve.
Sorry about the family self-portrait...Mom forgot to pack the tripod!






Dad thinks I am due for another haircut. Mom isn't so sure, so Daddy took this picture of me after bath to help convince her. What do you think?

COSI

I begged Mom and Dad to take me somewhere...I have just been housebound too long! The weather actually warmed up a little today too. We went to COSI, and there is a fun place there all gated in just for little kids like me to play. I had a good time exploring there, but Mom just can't seem to tolerate the fact that I explore the world with an open mouth. What's a 'germ' anyways?

Feeding myself!

So Mom and Dad gave up on cheerios...I just don't like them all that much! I really like the banana puffs they got at the store better. This week Mom got me some rice chex and THOSE are delicious! I even made a little more effort and now I can put them in my own mouth!

Brrr!

As you can see by the picture above, it is reallllly cold here! I have been having to stay inside with Dad all the time, and between you and me, he's driving me crazy!

I have been trying lots of new things to eat. You would think with all these teeth (I have 6 now) I would be really into chewing, but not so much. I did like bread though...yum. And you can see me smiling when Mom gave me squash mixed with pasta stars. I will take cheerios and chex cereal but usually I just get it all mushy and then spit it out onto my shirt. I'm not into swallowing chunky stuff yet...just give me time!





I also like to stand all the time, just like below next to the tub. I love playing with my lion toy and push it all around the living room while I walk behind it. I also like to stand at my table and play. It makes lots of noises...Mom and Dad say they are 'annoying' but I don't know what that word means.

Standin' around

So I love to stand. I will pull myself up and stand just about anywhere, really. Dad put foam around all the corners in the living room. It is quite a decorative statement. Look for it in architectural digest.
The other night after I got out of my bath, Mom turned to get me a diaper so I could get ready for bed. When she turned back around, I was trying to get back in the tub! What can I say, cleanliness is important to me. And please, no comments on cellulite...it isn't like I can work a treadmill!

Nothing but Trouble

Dad said some new words the other day when I found a present Mom had left on the living room floor. I am not sure what the trouble was, I mean I innocently got everything out of the crinkly noise making thing and then tried to break up all the chips that came out so they would not be as noticeable on the carpet.

Everyone tells me I am so cute so why does the striped furry thing not want to play? I mean I try and try to be friends. What better way to be friends with someone than to put their ear in your mouth? Look at her face: utter indifference.

I don't care. I'm not going to give up: