My Latest Tricks!

Hi everybody!!! I have had a GREAT week!!!!! I'm completely back to my 'normal' self! I am eating like a champ ~ even my Dr. John thinks so cuz I saw him this afternoon and I gained a whopping 11 ounces!!! WOW -- it would take me months to do that in the NICU!!! So now I weigh 21 lbs - aren't you proud of me?? I am HUGE-BIG measuring 31 1/2 inches tall, and I have finally begun to act like a true toddler. That's right, I like to do a little tantrum when things aren't going my way! I pitch a little mini-fit until Mummy or Daddy figures out what I need - or don't want. They don't last long - just a few seconds to a minute until I get my point across. I like to do things... for myself! And it's frustrating cuz I don't have the best motor skills as you all know -- but I CAN do this: I can pull myself to a standing position by holding onto the bar of my walker!!!! YEAH BABY!!! And I can spend all day doing my standing and sitting routine...with a little butt-shaking dancing in between! If I happen to be sitting and somebody puts the music on, I immediately pull myself up and start shaking my butt to the music -- I DO love to dance!!!!

In other news; my friends Sam & Alan turned 2, and I was invited to the party. It was at this really cool place where you could play all you want to!!! I played in the toddler section, and my Daddy helped me use the xylophone - which I loved. I did a little standing and sitting in there too - I do it everyplace that I can! I had a good time at the party, and I managed not to get to overstimulated - that's right, no melt downs for me!

I'm still waiting on these molars to come in...and my gums HURT!!! Sometimes just when I can't take it anymore, Mum or Dad give me some Motrin or Tylenol and I feel better. It hurts getting teeth - and from what I see they're loads of work with all the brusha brusha and all! I guess I don't have a choice though.

Well, that's about it for this week.

I love you all!!!

Feeling better... eating food... and a BIG change!

Hi everybody! Being sick last week was really hard! I didn't want to do much of anything, especially eat! Sometimes I didn't even feel like playing, I just wanted to sit around and voice my opinions on everything! But now I'm all better, and I'm back to having a good time!

I guess the first thing you would have noticed by now is that I had a big 'ole haircut! Mummy and Daddy say that I look like a little boy now...not so much like a baby. Daddy seems fine with that - but Mummy says it and looks a little sad. I wonder why?! She does all this hard work to make me grow and get bigger and when I do she says her little baby boy is all but gone... I don't understand, but I love all the hugs and kisses she gives me! Do you think I look like a big boy now???

I'm starting to eat better now this week, which is making me and Mummy & Daddy much happier! I like food -- and I like it when I feel like eating. So I'll let you know how that goes as we get through this week. :-)

Yesterday, I went to see my friend Max. He's a little bit younger than me, but he's the same size as me... maybe a little bigger. No matter to me though, we had a good time playing. Max is hard to keep up with cuz he walks around a lot...and FAST! He's really, really nice though, and he played with my Mummy too! I had so much fun, I hope I can go back again!!

I don't really have any other big news this week, so I'll sign off for now.

I love you all!!!

My job is to ....

1) I'm really feeling junky.....

My job is to drive my Mummy & Daddy crazy!

I'm posting late today, I know. I hope you'll all forgive me! I have been sick this week... sniffle, small fever, and a HUGE COUGH. I'm talking a GIANORMOUS cough! And I cough and cough until I throw up. Finally today, Mummy had enough of my coughing and wheezing -- and she and Daddy wisked me off to see my Dr. John! I miss him... I haven't seen him in a long time. The bad news is... I've lost some 3 ounces! The good news is... I don't have any kind of lung infection... and the semi-bad news is that I'm just starting an ear infection, so I won the bonus round and got some antibiotics today! Mummy's gutted that I've lost some weight, but Dr. John says not to get too worked up about it. These things happen, and once I'm on the mend I'll stop throwing up and then the weight will come back on.

In other news -- I'm in the full stages of mimicking people! What you do, I will try to do. Put a toy someplace... I'll try to do the same -- wave your hand... I'll do the same -- push, press, move, shake, drop, pick up a toy... I'll do the same. This is a FANTASTIC game! Today at Dr. Johns... he had a little light that he put the tip of his finger over... and -- you guessed it -- I did the same!!! I am loving this!

My newest attempt at something this week was trying to put my slipper on my foot. I get that it goes on my foot...I just really don't get how to make it slide on there. Give me time... and then I'll do it! I also share really, really well. If I have something that I think is fun, I want to share it with Mummy or Daddy. I'll share toys, my Tubby, lint off the rug, and that little tag on the front of Daddy fleece... anything really. It's just good fun!

Well, that's kind of it for now... I'm going to have some sleep and try to get better.

I love you all!