Football is something my daddy and I like to spend time talking about. He's always talking about "the option"....I just drool and smile, because I don't really understand it all quite yet. This is a special outfit though, because daddy wore #3 in highschool when he was a quarterback...and that's just what my outfit says -pretty neat.
 

It's what's in the heart that matters.....

You can probably guess who is typing this blog entry for me, just by the title....today could be a potentially ugly day in my household. The Packers are playing the Vikings, so mommy and daddy are battling against each other for bragging rights...and I'm caught in the middle! Papa Tom, just so you know - I had no choice in the matter about my outfit in these pictures - but it's what's in my heart that really matters :-)
 

Mommy and Daddy took me to visit Cousin Andrew tonight.... I love him very very much.

I like being his older cousin, because I can give him lots of hugs and kisses and try to make him not be sad.... He kind of cries a lot when he's hungry....but I still do that and I'm old enough to know better.

I hope I can see him again real soon. When we get a little older we are going to give our mommies and daddies so much trouble :-) 

My Cousin...Andrew

Was I ever this small? My auntie and uncle say i was even smaller than cousin Andrew, but I have a hard time believing it. His little body and face are so sweet. I can hardly wait to tell him all about this outside world...
Papa and I told him about all the fun people he's
going to get to meet....and the colorful things he's going to see (when his eyes adjust). I just sat between Auntie's legs on the bed and did a great job and being a big cousin.
We even had our first mini-sleepover. Auntie and Drew really need to take lots of naps to get their rest. I told him naps are great. I'm so excited this morning about all the fun things we're going to grow up and do together that I can hardly sleep! I'm going to go back today with my mommy to visit them again. 

My Dedication Day

We started off the morning, daddy and I getting ready..
I played a little bit with some new toys that my
friend Sue gave me....

And then we went to church, where mommy and daddy dedicated me to my Good Lord and Savior. I was so blessed to have lots of people who love me come and support us. Afterwards, it was like a party....my grandma and grandpas/aunts and uncles (including lots of "greats"), friends, and even one cousin (still in Auntie's tummy) celebrated with us.
Even my Auntie Erika and Uncle Tyler ( I really think he's warming up to me now)


Thank you everyone for the great books, toys, and love you showed me on that day! 

My Godparents also came to visit me this weekend. I had never met them before and they are the best....Joby's going to teach me how to play rocker guitar someday (along with daddy) and I'm going to go listen to his band...I already have the groupie t-shirt ("I'm with the band"....)

Elisabeth is so sweet... I love to listen to her accent and she's great with little ones like me....we played a lot.
I don't know when I get to see them again, but I hope it's not long because I love them very very much and am so thankful that mommy and daddy have them as friends. XO XO XO 

My Papa and Grandma came to visit me from Montana last week. I had seen them in 3 months and couldn't wait to show them how much I had grown. That Papa - he had this white, furry stuff hanging on his chin....intriguing. And Grandma, she was so silly - always made me smile and giggle, we had lots of fun together. I miss them already. 

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I like to play in my roon with Bridger. I even read her a story this weekend from my Noah's Ark book. 

My "First Meal"

Solids????? I was all excited for this weekend because I heard my mommy and daddy talking about starting me on solids this weekend; they put me in my special chair and this thing they call a spoon starts approaching my mouth. I'm so eager with anticipation I can hardly stand it and then....
what's this? it's wet and runny and tastes like nothing I've ever tasted before. It's not solid at all! I guess I have to work my way up to the solid part.
Instead of swallowing, I liked to make waterfalls out of my mouth and see how much of my chin I could cover....I think I succeeded. Day #2 went much better. I can't wait until we get to the colorful stuff (fruits and veggies)....mommy and daddy are going to need to take a bath when we start dishin' that stuff out :-) 

Exception to the Rule

Fighting Irish....that's what my shirt stands for. Normally I don't get to watch TV with the grown-ups but this weekend daddy and I watched a little bit of the game together.
 

Last weekend my cousin Heidi came to visit me. She is very special - we both even have frog pajamas!



Then we all went to an apple orchard where we saw these big orange things;
Picked apples right off of the trees;



And I even got to sample one.
I can't wait until I get some teeth, it'll work so much better I think.

 

Sitting up has changed my perception of
the world.....
I can use my hands to grab toys, bottles, and anything
else my mommy and daddy forget to put out of my reach :-)

 

Bathtime....I love it! You should see me in my tub. I like to splash and scoot on my tummy. This time I was at my Noni and Papa's and I fit just right in the sink.
 

Some pictures get taken when I'm not even ready to flash my smile. Some of those pictures make it to the blog. This is one of them.

 

Go IRISH! This was a great weekend. Both mommy and daddy were home all weekend with me. We cheered the Irish onto Victory - well, my daddy did - they still say I'm too young to be watching TV :-( I worked hard over the weekend at sitting up on my own. I can now do it for 30 secs all by myself... it's pretty fun. I'm gonna work hard this week at it - I'll be sitting up in no time. I've got to work on all these tricks so I can show my Papa Ike and Grandma Bev when they come to visit me NEXT WEEK!