Road Trip to Brecksville

Yesterday, I had my first road trip to Brecksville and got to meet a lot more of my family for the first time. Our cousin Lindsey's baby shower was yesterday, so mommy and I got in the car early in the morning and took the boring ride up north. I did really well in the car; sleeping for about half the trip and the rest of the time I looked at the monkey and the elephant that I have on my carseat. They are so funny and make me smile all the time. I could definitely win in a staring contest. My aunts were so excited to see me as they always are and when we got to Grandpa's house, my Great Aunt Sandy came over just for a minute. She's happy that we share the same hair color. :) Then later we went to the party and I got to meet my Great Aunt Diane and my Great Uncle Kenny, (Mom thinks she is funny if she writes Great a lot in front of their names cause then it makes them feel really old), my mom's cousins Sarah, Lindsey and Roy.


The party was fun and I did really good and slept for a long time on Aunt Diane's shoulder and yes, she still has the touch. She is going to be a wonderful grandma.
Great Grandpa also gave me my long awaited L for my room. Mom was so excited and can't wait to put it up in my bedroom.

I also got to make a piece of pottery for my room. We painted my feet and put my footprints on a flower that Lindsey is going to finish for us. She is going to write my name on it and my birthday. It totally matches the decor in my room. The first time kinda got messed up but we found out that a mirror goes in the part we messed up, so it was good that we got to try again.


After the party, mommy and I went back to grandpa's house and hung out for a little while before we left to go home to see what daddy had been up to all day.


All in all it was a good trip and I only cry a little bit when I was hungry, poopy and tired. I can't wait to go back in May when my new cousin is here and I will have someone around who understand why I cry.


Some new things that I have been doing this week:

My swing has a mirror above my head and I love to look at myself. Mom catches me smiling at myself all the time sitting there. She loves it cause she just recently realized that I will sit in it quietly and then put myself to sleep in it, so she can get some stuff done.

During tummy time, I have been picking my head up a lot more lately and I think that scooting/crawling is right around the corner cause for an instant I can hold myself up on my hands. But since I really don't have much muscle tone in my body, it can be very tiring so I go back to digging my head into the blankets.

Just the past week, when the smiling started, I have been more alert and awake for longer periods during the day. This in turn makes it great for mommy because I'm sleeping between 5-7 hours a night in one long stretch. YEAH!