Like a fish out of water...

This weekend Mommy and I traveled up to Brecksville to visit Grandma, Grandpa and my aunts for their Homecoming. Aunt Jessa wanted up to come up so bad, so we made the trip. We had a good time. On Friday, we went to the Kiln to visit with Lindsey, but Carmen wasn't there so I didn't have a playmate, but that's ok we'll see her next time. Then we stopped by G-Grandma and Grandpa's house to visit with them for a little bit. After going to their house, we saw Uncle Kenny and got a key to his house (and luckily for Mommy we didn't lose it this time) and I'm pretty sure we didn't leave anything there either.

That night, I went to my first football game. It was perfect weather for football, just a little chilly but not too cold so Mommy didn't have to bundle me up too bad. We stayed till just after halftime because we stayed to watch Aunt Tori march in the band. She did a great job and they even do a script "Bees" (their mascot), which made Mommy nostalgic for OSU games. That night we stayed at Uncle Kenny's and I slept so good, I was the last one to wake up that morning. :)

On Saturday, we just hung out at Grandpa's house and watched OSU (Go BUCKS!) beat Minnesota. YEAH! Then after the game, we helped Aunt Tori get ready for the dance. Aunt Jessa was out getting her hair and makeup done, so she didn't really need our help. Both of them looked great and were ready for a night out at the dance.

While we were up at Grandpa's, Mommy noticed that when I'm on my belly trying to crawl, I start to flail my legs and arms around like a fish out of water. It's really funny but she knows that I'm almost ready to start crawling. I also stood on my own for literally a second but I did it. I really like to prop myself up against something and hold on, pretty soon I'll be standing on my own.

I have now mastered the skill of sitting on my own. There are still times when I go to reach for something that I still manage to fall over but usually it's not too bad. A few times this week, I bonked my head pretty loud on the hardwood floors, but only one of those times did I cry a lot. I think I was more startled than anything. For a couple hours, I was a little clingy, but I got over it and sat on the floor.

Yesterday, Mommy let me try to eat with a spoon all by myself. Well, lets just say that I got more on my body (yes, Mommy stripped me down to my diaper) than in my mouth. But I'm learning and maybe soon I'll be able to get more food in my mouth. I looked like a big orange mess, but it was fun to squish the food in between my fingers. What a weird feeling that was.

Up for this week, road trip to Cincinnati for our annual family get together!

We Survived...

the windstorm and the Buckeyes sad loss at USC. We were one of the lucky few to get our power restored the night after the winds came through. And I say lucky because the people across the street from us still don't have power and it's Friday afternoon. The day of the storm, we were also lucky enough not to be here during the power outage cause I think that Shelly would have been driving Mommy and Daddy crazy all day with her nervous barking.

Instead, we were up in Perrysburg that day visiting Grandma and Grandpa. It was actually pretty rainy and windy up there and it was very muggy. It was nice to spend the day there and hang out with everybody. I got to try some turkey while I was there and liked it a lot. The drive home wasn't too bad, but we came back a lot of tree branches all over the place up and down our street. Then Daddy drove around and saw a few trees had been uprooted. The damage was pretty huge.

Then on Wednesday, Grandma came up to visit and we went and got me weighed. I am still little weighing in at 16lbs 3oz (34%) and Mommy measured me at 26.5 inches (60%). This week she let me try a couple more new things: Nectarines(yummy like peaches), Plums (nice and sweet) and a couple tastes of Roast Beef from her sandwich (mmm meat).

I have not started crawling yet and have not gotten any teeth, but like Mommy says all the time "any day now." She thinks it's just going to happen one day and I'm gonna crawl away and I'll bite her finger since I use that as a teething ring.

Daddy realized last week that I was getting a little bored in the tub during bath time, so Mommy went out and got me some bath toys. They are fun cause they squirt water and of course they are great for chewing.

Oh and by the way, Happy 7 Month Birthday to Me! I'm more than halfway to my first birthday. Oh my.

Go BUCKS!

This past week was another week of firsts and new experiences. Last weekend, Grandma, Grandpa and all my aunts came down to our house to visit for the Buckeyes game. We spent the day watching the Bucks get a win over the OU Bobcats and I got to get all dress up in one of my OSU dresses that I have. The next morning Mommy and I met Grandpa halfway to drop off my aunts and then we went home and just relaxed for the rest of the day.

Then Sunday evening during my bath I was just playing around and splashing myself and Mommy all over, then I tooted in my tub or what Mommy thought was a toot. When she was getting me out of the tub, there it was just sitting in the bottom...that's right I pooped! Luckily, Daddy was home to help Mommy get me out of the tub so that she could clean it out. It really wasn't as bad as she thought it was going to be but I think I just surprised her is all.

Also, this week Mommy and Daddy noticed that I was starting to put up on the rails of my crib, so rather be safe than sorry they lowered my crib mattress all the way to bottom. I still pull on them but I can't quite sit up yet. This also prevents me from trying to grab at my bee mobile and pulling down on my face.

Grandma came down to visit yesterday and she did not see us (or I should say Mommy) on our best day. Apparently the night before I was ready to party for a good amount of the evening. Mommy came into my room to check on me at around 10 and it made me stir a little bit and I didn't really fall asleep until midnight/1 am when Mommy gave in a fed me so I would go back to sleep. Then I decided to wake up again at around 4:45 and this time she fed me immediately because she was so tired that she just wanted to go back to bed. The hypothesis of all this waking up the other night: teething!

I have been chewing on anything I can get my hands on or other people hands in my mouth. Mommy definitely thinks this time it is coming soon because my gum are really swollen and sometimes I get a little irritable. To prepare ourselves for this lovely but painful time in my life, we went and got some teething tablets so now we are armed and ready to go.

Also, in the last couple days when I am playing on the floor I have been rolling over and getting up on my hands and knees and rocking back and forth. Mommy thinks I'll be crawling in the next couple weeks or so. I have been scooting around the living room too and will end up on the hardwood floors where I like to bang my hands on them as hard as I can.

Tomorrow Mommy and I have plans to watch the BUCKEYES take on USC. Well the plan is that I am sleeping by the time the game starts so that she can watch it in peace. GO BUCKS!

Sleepover Time!

Happy Belated Birthday to Mommy! My oh my is she getting old, she turned 27 yesterday! But of course in our family we have a birthday week, so the celebration is far from over!

On Wednesday, I had my first sleepover without Mommy and Daddy at Grandma's house. Mommy and Daddy went down to the Indiana riverboat casinos that night with their friends Scott and Andy. They spent the night in Indiana and then the next day went to a Red's game in Cincinnati. Grandma and I have a good time at her house. She said that I went right to sleep for her and slept for a good 11 hours. I didn't even cry at all when it was time to go to sleep. Then on Thursday, we went over to Gammy and Gappy's house to spend some time with them and I got to see someone familiar when we were over there, Shelly! She spent the night there with them cause Grandma didn't want both of us for the night. Grandma told Mommy and Daddy that I was scooting around a lot that day on the floor. I was picking my butt up trying to crawl, which I've been doing for about a week, but I just don't get very far yet.

Then last night for Mommy's birthday dinner, we went to a Japanese restaurant. I got to eat some rice and drink some water like a big girl. This was not my first time eating Japanese food though. Last week, Grandma was driving through on her way up to Mentor (for her 30th class reunion) and Mommy, her and I went to get Japanese food. At that restaurant, Mommy let me eat avocados, rice, edamame, tofu, and ginger root. I loved it all.

This past week, I also tried pears for the first time and those were yummy. They taste and have the texture of apples which I love. I have also learning the loudness of my voice this week because Mommy has dubbed me the screecher monkey. I like for everyone to hear what I have to say and I have a lot to say. I've been saying mamama bababa and dadada all the time and that's how I wake Mommy and Daddy up in the morning.

One another new thing that I got to experience this week was my first Buckeye's home game. I watched the game with Daddy on Saturday while Mommy was at work. Yeah for a win, Go Bucks!