I am 11 months old!

Happy birthday to me! This birthday wasn't as exciting as the previous two...no tress with lights or other decorations and no barfing. I sure hope my next birthday is more exciting.

Things I like:

• Walking! Yup, that's one of my new favorite activities. I'm getting better at it all the time. My daycare buddy and I started walking at the same time. It helps to have a partner in crime. My mommy says Auntie Christi and Auntie Joanne would agree with that.
  
• Playing with water. Bath time, swim class, at the CDM, when mommy and daddy try to get me dressed on the bathroom counter, if I dribble some on my high chair tray. Doesn't really matter where. If there's water nearby, I want to play with it! I haven't been able to get to Tachi's water bowl though. :( Mommy and daddy always stop me before I can get to it. Someday soon I'll get to it when they're not watching.
• Feeding myself. While I've made friends with the spoon, I still prefer to feed myself. It's must more fun. I can pretty much feed myself anything: cottage cheese, spaghetti & meatballs, mashed potatoes.
  
• Throwing food: Mommy and daddy are always telling me that sharing is a good thing. So, I like to share my food with Tachi by "accidentally" dropping or throwing it on the floor. I like to share even when we're at a restaurant and Tachi's not around. I dunno why mommy and daddy say stuff like restaurants won't let us come back. It's not my fault restaurants don't have dogs.
• Emptying the tupperware onto the floor. When I was wandering around the kitchen I discovered a really cool cabinet with lots of bowls and lids. Before I figured out how to open the door, I'd scramble over to there whenever I saw mommy or daddy open that drawer. But now that I'm walking and have figured out how to open the door on my own...hehehe. Just look at what I'm capable of now! ---------->
  
• Petting Tachi and my friends at daycare. I like to walk up to them and just hi by patting them on the head.
  

Things I don't like:

• Getting in trouble. If mommy or daddy yell really loud (because I'm doing something that I shouldn't be and I'm choosing to ignore them), sometimes I start to cry. I don't think my attempts at making them feel bad or guilty are working though.
  
• Napping. Yup, still not a fan. I'll fight it until I just pass out on the futon or floor at daycare. Who wants to miss out on all the fun?
• Putting things away. Mommy tries to trick me into thinking it's a fun game, but I'm on to her. Who does she think I am? Daddy?
  

Left Out In the Cold

Dude...I was digging around in daddy's wallet and found this stuff! At first, I was just crumpling it up and was about to chew on it when I noticed the date! It's today! What the heck?

The day started off pretty normal except that BOTH mommy and daddy dropped me off at daycare this morning. I should have known something was up!

It took a little while to figure out that insignia on the receipt...but I finally did it. The power of the internet! It's from Michael Mina! And they went without me!

And it gets worse! They even went to a movie without me!

I can't believe they dropped me off at daycare of played hooky from work! Oh the injustice!

Boo on the Spring Festival!

Mommy had brunch plans with some of her girlfriends so daddy and I made plans to hit CDM and grab burritos at La Vics. Daddy's never been there, Uncle Mike raves about the "orange sauce," and I've never had a burrito before. Needless to say, we were both super duper excited!

When we got to CDM, the doors weren't open yet. Sunday mornings are for members only for the first hour. I like to go then because it's not too crowded and I don't get trampled on by the bigger kids. Once we got in, the fun began!

I checked out a couple of new things in the Wonder Cabinet, including this big funnel thing that you tossed these blue balls into, the stairs in the infant / crawler room, and the cyclone in the water area. I surprised daddy by going down the stairs the right way...backwards. I also toddled around a bit. Gotta keep practicing my strut!

After playing in the water area, I got out of my wet clothes and sat down for some grub. Daddy packed pasta, meatballs, sweet potato fries, and strawberries! Yum! I was so excited that I forgot about the burritos at La Vics and got a food coma. : (

We got to the car and drove the half mile to the burrito place but there was no parking! We circled around three or four times and then I couldn't take it anymore and zonked out. Later, I looked online and found out that there was some sort of Spring Festival...which explains why there was no parking! I mean...really? It's the middle of winder! Who has a spring festival parade in the middle of winter! Poor daddy...when he saw me asleep, he just headed home...without a burrito.

Anyone want to try and make an outing of this next Sunday?

To Quote Kyden...

..."It Counts! It Counts!"

Daddy says sorry for the crappy video quality. He needs to get an iPhone4.

Out of Control!

Rumors just grow and grow!

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