It seems like forever since Mommy posted to the blog. It seems like our little family just gets busier and busier. You are more and more active, and with that, more and more fun. You find the pretty much everything hilarious, which makes Mommy and Daddy think everything is hilarious too! Since there is so much to write about, I’ll just make a list:
1. Mommy and Daddy took you to Chicago to see Babcia and Grandpa Fuerst, Uncle Jay and Kerry and Uncle Eric. Babcia has set up a crib and changing area in Uncle Eric’s old room (Uncle Eric moved downstairs) so now you have a place to call your own. You have a baby sized work bench that we keep at Babcia’s house and you LOVE it. The work bench keeps your attention for a long time. Longer than any other toy you have! It was a short visit because we didn’t have a long weekend, but Mommy and Daddy think it is important to visit as much as we can so you can grow up knowing both sides of your family very well. On the way home from Chicago, we met up with Mommy and Daddy’s friends, Kate Lang and Mike Meyer. We had lunch at a sit-down restaurant (Mommy can’t think of the name…) and you did pretty good. No major meltdowns that Mommy remembers, anyway. Here are some pictures from the weekend.
2. On the way to Chicago we listened to your Sesame Street CD. We have been singing the Cookie Monster song since you were about a week old, but now we have many more silly songs to sing. We sing “waba waba waba,” “the count song” and “put down the ducky,” just to name a few.
3. You are almost crawling! Right now you are able to get up on all fours, but then you don’t know what to do. You pretty much army crawl in circles. You are slightly mobile, but get frustrated quickly. You are going to figure it out soon though, and then Mommy and Daddy will be in trouble!
4. We can make you laugh hysterically by blowing raspberries in your armpits. Also, Daddy has discovered that you are ticklish on the sides of your belly. It is so fun to make you laugh! You laughing is the most wonderful sound Mommy has ever heard!
5. You LOVE playing peek-a-boo. You particularly like it when Mommy or Daddy get completely out of your site and pop out of a doorway or from behind a piece of furniture. So FUN!
6. You are babbling like crazy. You say “Dadadadda” and other sounds. You can make the “mmm” sound, but aren’t quite saying “momma” yet. Mommy has decided to work on “Momma” on the way to day care in the morning. Mommy repeats it all the way there! You are going to get it sooner rather than later.
7. Mommy and Daddy took you to the St. Louis Zoo last weekend. The weather was beautiful, so we had a pretty good time. We went to see the penguins and the Children’s Zoo. You enjoyed looking at the other people and the children, but really weren’t too interested in the animals. Mommy and Daddy figure if we take you a few more times, you will start to get more excited about the animals. It took you a while to figure out that Phoebe is hilarious…we just know you are going to LOVE the zoo. Here are some pictures from the day, most of you looking anywhere but at the animals, but cute, none-the-less:
8. We have had several warm days lately (although, not today) and have spent some time playing in the basement to stay cool. You just play away and don’t really seem to mind the location change. We figure once you are mobile we’ll be hanging out down there more anyway, so it is a good introduction.
9. You are starting to reach for Mommy and Daddy to pick you up. In general, you are starting to communicate more with us. You tell us you want to go in your bouncy seat by trying to jump on our laps and you tell us when you are done with bedtime reading by whining, so we put you down. You are really very smart. We love you!
10. You spent the night at Grandma and Grandpa Oesch’s last Saturday night. Mommy and Daddy went out to dinner. Grandma said you guys had lots of fun and you went to bed easy and slept all night. You are such a laid back little man! Grandma loves having you over and Mommy can tell you like exploring the neat toys she has.
11. You have been splashing A LOT in the tub lately. You like it when you get squirted with the squirty bath toys and it seems your goal is to get all the water OUT of the tub! Mommy has been soaked a couple times and had to sop up water on the bathroom floor. Such a mess, but oh-so fun! You are AWESOME.
12. We are a little worried that your ear infection may be back because you had the most epic puke every last night while Mommy was a church. You puked carrots and spinach ALL OVER yourself, Daddy, the recliner and the throw pillow. Daddy had to take a shower after everything was cleaned up. After the throw-up, Daddy gave you your bath and you went to bed and slept all night. Mommy had to actually wake you up in the morning. You seemed fine today though, until this evening when you were very fussy. Mommy and Daddy are going to take you to the doctor tomorrow to make sure everything is okay.
13. Tomorrow is Mommy’s birthday and the three of us are going to go out for dinner. Mommy gets to pick the restaurant, but hasn’t decided yet. On Sunday, we are going out to dinner at a Mexican restaurant with Papa and Yaya.
The hard part about not posting so often is that Mommy is sure to forget lots of stuff. Hopefully if something is forgotten, Mommy remembers it later. Mommy and Daddy love you so much and don’t want to forget a minute of you growing up!
We love you.
Love,
Mommy and Daddy
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