Destination: Maine

Desination: Maine is my second big vacation! We traveled through MA, the NH coast and up the Maine coast to Acadia National Park and Mt Desert Island. We did some hiking and biking through Acadia- my first bike experience (I was not so sure of the carrier but eventually fell asleep). We enjoyed Bar Harbor and Boothbay, including lots of seafood meals, yum for Haddock (no lobster or steamers for me yet though). The rugged coastline and climate reminded Mom & Dad a lot of the San Juans and Vancouver Island so they felt right at home. On the way home we stopped in Gloucester, MA and spent an unexpected evening with the Strong's (I'm beginning to like their dog Honey more and more). I think next time Mom & Dad may think twice about carting me around from location to location so we get to see everything but they sure made my first camping experience a memorable one. I'm one lucky, well-traveled boy with two National Parks and nearly 20 states under my belt.....if only I would remember all this!

Who's So Cute, Take II

Taken by my Great Aunt Ann in Lexington, MA last weekend....my Maine vacation coming soon!

10 Months and Counting

We're close to giving up on the pictures of me with my cheesehead and birthday signs. I can't and won't sit still so this is the best you'll see. I'm an active little guy with places to go, including up our staircase. My favorite "toys" have expanded beyond electronics to include cleaning supply bottles (but its really just because no one ever lets me touch them for more then a split second), opening and closing doors- over and over again-, Dad's tools and Leo's food dish. Speaking of food, I am still an all-star eater but I did finally discover a food I won't eat, tomatoes - just like my Dad! Blueberris and watermelon are my new favorites. I'm a speedy crawler, cruiser and climber, and I continue to stand on my own more and more. My new hobby is riding in the backpack while my Dad mows the lawn, I LOVE my backpack. I do naughty things now too, like bite Mommy when I am mad and whine when I don't get my way. I'm learning to test my boundries with the best of them, its fun! In just weeks I'll be one year old...I'm looking foward to this cake thing everyone keeps talking about!

Celebrating 9 Months

I'm 9.5 months now with lots to report on my tricks and trials. Yes, my 9 month birthday picture was taken on May 7 but I now have my "baby stats" after my first visit with my new CT pediatrician. I'm 29 inches tall (85%), 18lbs 14oz (30%) and my head remains in the 95% percentile. My Dad has taken to calling me Lollipop!
You probably noticed from my pictures that I am not sitting in my usual chair. That's because I'm not much for sitting, period. If I'm not sleeping I am on the go and projecting myself out of my easy chair seemed like a fun game to me but Mom & Dad said "no" (I'm beginning to hear that word a lot more these days.) In addition to my crawling skills, I am learning to cruise with the best of them and have even figured out how to climb up the step from our porch to the house. Yesterday Mom caught me standing all by myself!
I have six teeth and love to use them. Mom & Dad call me a garbage disposal because I haven't met a food I don't like. I LOVE to eat. Avocados and strawberries are my favorite but I've also enjoyed more exotic foods like salmon, swordfish, tofu, olive tapenade, polenta and plenty of other things that aren't recommended for babies my age:) Drinks are another issue, I continue my stand against formula unless its in my cereal. (I think Mom is starting to figure out that this is my ploy to continue nursing frequently.)
What else to report....I'm still not a very good sleeper but I clap, I wave and I love to babble. And of course I am one handsome little guy!

Who's Crawling....

Yep, it's me! I put in some initial steps on tax day but yesterday morning it became official, I can crawl. Watch out Leo, Mom & Dad! Video to come....

My Road Trip East

My travels continue, as does the number of states I've visited - up to 20 now! Mom & Dad planned fun field trips for us each day and I got to spend some quality time with Dad too. It sure is nice to all be in one spot again. The attached photos start with the final morning in my Tulsa home, followed by a tour of the Merramac caves, the Louisville Slugger factory, Buffalo Trace distillery on the KY bourbon trail and ending with one my first meals in my new home in Southbury. (Not included is our trip to the Hershey factory in Hershey, PA.)

8 Months

My cheesehead may have been ready for my 8 month birthday but the camera download stuff wasn't. Mom & Dad found the right box, finally! Here I am on my 8 month birthday. We celebrated by sharing cookies with our cool movers. And yes, we are in our new home in Connecticut. As we quickly get use to life "in the country", I am getting into sleeping during car rides and not enjoying naps in my crib for now.....
I do have my two front teeth, they came in simultaneously at the end of March. I'm using them to enjoy my favorite food, avocados! I am SO close to figuring out the whole crawling thing but with all the mess in our house Mom & Dad aren't anxious for me to reach this milestone. So far Dad's screwdriver provides me the greatest desire to crawl, we'll see. I love remote controls, cell phones, computers and paper. My toys are cool but I know what the good stuff is! I continue to pull myself up on everything but I haven't figured out how to stand on my own or cruise along things yet.
Stayed tuned for pictures of my road trip to the East Coast!