Just Another Manic Saturday

This morning I was bored by 9:30 and looking for something to do. Daddy stuck me in a laundry basket. It was fun for about a minute.



Mommy thought it would be a good idea to go to Port Discovery a children's museum in Baltimore. First we did a little shopping in Columbia. We had lunch at a place called, "Pei Wei." Then we went to Baltimore.

I had a good time playing in the ball pit.


Then I had a good time playing in the water room.


I got to meet Curious George and the Man in the Yellow Hat.


I climbed through some tunnels.



I sat on a cow, played with some toys, pushed some buttons and played with some pins. I did a whole lot of stuff at Port Discovery. To see the rest of the pictures, click on one of these pictures and it will take you to the rest. I had a great time. It was exhausting.


Afterwards, we went to Annapolis Mall to do a little more shopping. I played in the children's play area and then we went to dinner at the Austin Grill. I ate nachos and chicken and cheese quesadillas. They were yummy. I also had fries and applesauce. A girl could get used to this eating out thing but I've got to watch my girlish figure. Mommy says I gotta put on some weight before I go to the doctors in a couple of weeks. Mommy's still a little worried about how small I am and that I'm not talking yet. Daddy keeps reassuring her that I'm fine. Just you wait, once I start talking, she'll be sorry.

Ballin'

Sliding Good Time

Once Caleb showed me how to use the slide, I enjoyed sliding over and over again.

Caleb Comes to Play

1,2,3, weeeee
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Today is Friday and my buddy, Caleb, is coming to play again. I like when he comes over, he reminds me how much I like all of my toys. Mommy has to remind me to share them...a lot. Caleb is very good at sharing so she hopes that I will learn to share, too. She's trying to teach me.

Caleb showed me how to go down the slide. That's the only part I couldn't do. He did it lots of times by the end of the day, I could do it, too, and all by myself. Caleb is a good teacher. He even says, "yay!" and claps for me. I like Caleb. He's a great friend.

Daddy, Don't Leave Me Ever Again

Please dont ever leave me again
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Daddy came home tonight. We picked him up from the airport. I was smiling and staring at him so much tonight. We went to Golden Coral for dinner. I got to eat mac-n-cheese and pears and chicken and mashed potatoes and well, you get the idea. I ate a lot. I was in a very good mood because Daddy was home. Now, I just have to convince him not to do that again.

Peek-a-boo Cube

Giggle Box

Stuff Mart

Cube Climber A Big Hit
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Mommy has been on Craigslist a lot lately. She bought me a bunch of play equipment for real cheap but they need to be washed up before I can play with them. It's been really cold and rainy here so it's been hard for her to do it. She did wash the one and brought it in and she has a video of me playing on it but little spiders kept coming out of it because it was an outside toy.

She really wanted one for me to have inside to play with so she found another toy on Craigslist and today we went and bought it. It was in Alexandria, VA. We had a good time. This toy was inside at a church nursery. It's nice and clean and no spiders.

We didn't have it home five minutes and I figured out how to climb up in it. I've already fallen out backwards once but it's not that high and Mommy said that's how I'm going to learn...the hard way. I guess it's a good thing I have a hard head.

Feelin' Crabby

Is this how you eat them
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Tonight I've been complaining and whiny. I've had a nap and I've had my medicine, I'm just all out of sorts and Mommy thinks it's because Daddy's not home right now. Mommy needed dinner and she said Daddy is getting a special dinner tonight in New York so we were going to get a special dinner, too.

I love riding in the car and Mommy figured it would be a good break to get out of the house for awhile. Mommy set up the portable DVD player in the van and I watched "Blues Clues: Shapes and Colors." We went and got a dozen steamed crabs.

When we got home we set up my high chair next to the table and Mommy picked some crab meat for me. I loved it. Mommy said she wasn't too worried about me because I had shrimp and oysters at Grampa's on Saturday and didn't have a reaction so she figured as long as I like the crab meat, I'd be okay. She loves crabs and was hoping I would, too. Let's just say, I'm a girl after Mom's own heart.

It's Not Easy Eating Green

Thank you Lord for something green I like
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I'm not a huge fan of eating anything green. Mostly because vegetables are green and I don't like them. Mommy has been making me jell-o and this time she made it green. I just looked at her like she lost her mind at first. Then I tried a piece and realized she was being tricky. After that I just started shoveling it in. I love Jell-o...even the green kind.

Upper Class Twit of the Year

One of Mommy and her sisters' favorite things to watch is Monty Python's, "Upper Class Twit of the Year" Skit.
There is a scene at 2:55 into it that's Mommy's favorite part. It doesn't make sense unless you watch the whole thing. Today, I did something similar to that moment and it made Mommy laugh. I told her it was okay if she share it with you. 











Elaina has run herself over


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He's Leaving On A Jet Plane

Goodbye...for now
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Daddy left today for Rome, NY. He has a big work trip he has to take. Mommy said he'll be home on Thursday and that it's just four short days. Okay, Mommy, then I'll just act up for "four short days."

I've been teething pretty badly again, so I've taken this opportunity to scream my fool head off pretty non-stop. Mommy gives me Tylenol and feeds me muffins and jell-o which are easy on my tooths. (I know it's "teeth" but that what we call them.) I always act up anyway when Daddy's not around for a while. This just gives me a convenient excuse.

There's a House in My House

We only set up half.
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Mommy and Daddy have become increasingly frustrated by my need to explore new things everyday. They have been looking for more ways to keep me challenged. While looking for a climber for me they found this neat toy called a "Play Hut" It has five different sections and they set up three in the living room.

I wasn't too sure about it at first but once I discovered how fun it was I started playing in it a lot. I've even discovered that if I push on the wall that the whole thing will tip over sideways! It comes with a bunch of plastic balls inside. Because I'm teething I've bitten one and deflated it. I'll have to work on the rest tomorrow. For now, I'm off to bed. Night, night.

Happy Birthday, Grampa!

Happy Birthday Grampa
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This morning started out with me going to swim class. Daddy took me to swimming lessons. I haven't been in a couple of months. I had outgrown my bathing suits. Mom-mom bought me a new one for Christmas along with some swimmie diapers.

Pop-pop and Gramma Mary paid for my swim lessons for my birthday gift. We've had the gift certificate but Mommy said we needed to wait until after Christmas to start going again. I enjoyed my bonding time with Daddy. It was fun.

Afterwards I came home and took a nice long nap and had some lunch. Then I played while I waited from Mommy to come home from church music practice.

After that we got in the car and went to Gramma and Grampa's house to celebrate Grampa's birthday. I had a card for him. I wrote my own "E" and Mommy helped with the other letters to sign my name.

Gramma made a yummy dinner with salmon and homemade mashed potatoes. They also had shrimp and oysters. I enjoyed the fish and shrimp and Grampa even let me try an oyster and I ate it all gone.

It was good to see Grampa because I haven't seen him in a while. He asked me to come spend the night soon. I think I'm gonna have to work that out.

My Buddy and Me

She's staring at me, isn't she?
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Caleb came over to play today. We had snack together and even napped at the same time. Mommy said it's good for me to play with Caleb because it teaches me to share my toys, my food and my mom. I flirt with him but he doesn't really pay attention. He likes playing with the toys and the dogs. I'm still working on refining my flirting techniques. Just give me time.

An Explosion.

Love me some Cactus Willies
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There was an explosion in the house and for once it wasn't in my diaper! Mommy was cooking dinner tonight and the glass dish just broke and shattered all over the place. That was okay with me because we got to go out to dinner.

I had already eaten some chicken nuggets and green beans before we went. But once we were there, I saw my current FAVORITE food....JELL-O. They had it in red AND orange. It was so yummy. I got it all over me, the tray, my stroller and the floor. Mommy said I look good in everything I eat. That's me!

Oops.

Oops.
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Forgotten.

Mommy reminded me that we haven't told you about my 15 month doctor's appointment.

I now weigh 19.5 pounds. I still haven't broken the 20lb mark.
I'm in the 8th percentile.

The doctor said he's not worried about my weight yet but that he wants me to come back in six weeks for a weight check just to keep an eye on me. Then I got two shots. I haven't had shots in a long time. It hurt...a lot. I didn't feel good for two days after that. I got a bad fever and I just felt pretty crumby. But that's all over now. I'm back to growing and getting into stuff.

The doctor did ask my parents to give me a medicine every day called, "Previcid." He's hoping it's going to help me sleep better at night. Mommy doesn't agree but she said that she wanted a doctor who's trying to help me and he's trying to help me. So, we'll see.

Happy President's Day

Teething Poor Baby
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Today, we went to the Chinese food place down the street. They have a yummy lunch buffet that they only put out during the week. Usually Daddy has to work but today he had off. I am really liking Jell-o. They had Jell-o and I ate my weight in Jell-o. I told mom she needs to make this kind at home.

After lunch, Daddy went to a Dr's appointment and then came home to play some more with me. Tomorrow he's gotta go back to work. That's kind of a bummer because I've gotten use to him being around every day but it's been fun while it lasted.

Happy Valentine's Day

Sleepy Valentine
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Today Daddy made Mommy breakfast in bed before church. Then after church, Ms Kay, the pastor's wife, gave us a special valentine that she made just for us and a couple bags of candy. Inside were Fruit-by-the-Foots. I love Fruit-by-the-Foot. It's basically a Fruit Rollup. Mommy tore off pieces and handed them to me to eat while Daddy was driving us home from church. Here you can see the mess I made while eating them. They were so yummy but nothing could keep sleep from overcoming me. I took a nice little nap before we got home.

Mom-mom came over and played with me while Mommy and Daddy went out to a restaurant to eat. She gave me a Valentine's gift. She gave me a really neat card and a mirror that hangs on my crib. I had a good time looking at myself and I had a good time playing with mom-mom. It was a nice Valentine's Day.