this is what you do...

when you live in austin tx on december 30th and it's 70 degrees outside, you take a picnic to the park and have a super fun afternoon.

bananas

i had my first taste of bananas in my cereal this morning. mommy thinks i liked it but was having a hard time telling since i didn't gobble it up. i think it's a safe bet that i did, based on the photos she took. the bananas were very inspiring to me too 'cause i rolled across the living room floor for the first time today!

you can really see my new teeth in this one.

christmas eve with grandma

mommy really dropped the ball on this one. i mean, i'm only a baby and have to rely on her to keep my blog updated. i guess i can let her off the hook since i so generously shared my cold with her. so, these are the photos from christmas eve with grandma. we went to church with her, aunt karen, uncle duane, dax and uncle craig. then went back to grandmas house for gifts and a yummy gumbo dinner for the grown-ups. daddy and uncle duane showed off their raindeer noses and badger and trinity even got in on the fun.

early christmas

aunt jenny and uncle david aren't going to be here for christmas so we had a little celebration dinner tonight. we took a family photo, which lets everyone see the aunt jenny that we know and love, and even got to open a present. mommy took me to grammy and poppy's neighbors house to get some photos in all their flamingos. i have a book that talks about pink flamingos from san domingo. i wonder if that's where these are from?



didn't know you could ride a flamingo, did ya?

seven months

today i turned 7 months old. it's a great age to be. my world is expanding everyday as i get closer and closer to scootching. crawling is not far away. mommy can't even imagine what that's going to be like, or how cute i'll be doing it. 7 months is a great age to be. this is what i looked like today.

tooth number 2

yesterday mommy and aunt karen took grandma to cold water creek to buy some clothes for her birthday. we had a fun time shopping and i met another little girl named kayle. she was learning how to walk. mommy mentioned to grandma that i was having an "off" day. grandma said maybe i was getting another tooth. they tend to come in two's she said. boy was she ever right. mommy checked my gums this morning and i'd cut another tooth overnight. mommy can't wait to get some pictures when they really come through.

teeth

today is such an exciting day!! i cut my very first tooth! mommy saw it for the first time this afternoon while we were at the mall with with our friends alissa and bennett. she couldn't believe her eyes. especially since she'd just checked the day before and saw no evidence of a tooth. i also neglected to tell her once again that i was in any discomfort. i was a little fussy yesterday and took shorter naps than normal but it was nothing like what she expected for a tooth coming in. i think she expected more of a fuss on my part. it's hard to see the tooth in the photo, mommy did her best to show it to you.

christmas tree

friday night mommy daddy and i went to buy a christmas tree. this is me looking pretty and curious in my christmas dress.

lake day

wednesday mommy and i got a great surprise from aunt karen and uncle duane. they invited us to go out on their boat. it was a beautiful day for december. neither dax or i had been out on a boat before. it was also the first time to wear our life jackets. we both had our ups and downs. i didn't dislike the jacket i just wasn't sure what to make of it. i think next time it'll be all smiles.

rolling over in my crib

when mommy put me down for my morning nap today she heard a lot of noise coming over the baby monitor. when she checked the screen i was looking right at her through the camera. daddy found me sleeping on my belly when he came in to say good by this morning. it's exciting now that i can sleep in more than one position.

i have a voice

today i found my voice. don't get me wrong, i've been talking for a while now. its just been very quiet and timid. well no more. today i belted out my single syllable words with the confidence of one who's been speaking for 10 months, at the very least. mommy's wondering how long it's going to take me to learn how to use my outside voice. hopefully not too soon.

one of these things is not like the other

one of these things is not like the other,

one of these things just doesn't belong,

can you tell which thing is not like the others

by the time i finish my song?