Thursday, June 17, 2010

My First Library Books

Last week, Mama went to the library while I was taking my nap and got me some books. She also got a Baby Genius video that came with a CD. I like the video, but I LOVE the books! I just love to read.

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Now that I'm becoming a toddler, Mama says I have mood swings.

Happy one second.

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Mad the next!

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Can you believe how wet my shirt is? I've been getting my two front teeth, so I've been pretty slobbery!

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Mama also got some books at the library. What to expect the first year and What to expect the Toddler Years. She said they both stunk! Mama loves Baby 411 and wishes the library had Toddler 411.

Thursday, June 10, 2010

11 Months

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Dear Antonio,

No way can you be 11 months old already! You are so close to one year old, I just can't believe it! Here are some things about you now...

-You are down to one bottle a day. We give you the one bottle at night. We cut back to 4 oz then 3 oz and now you only get 2 oz. This doesn't make you too happy and you scream when it's all gone. Tonight, I am cutting back to 1 oz.
-You are a piggie! You eat anything and everything. You were really liking sweet potato cooked in the crockpot, but you seem to not like it as much. You love baby carrots from the crockpot. Your favorite food seems to be whatever we are having.
-You take bites now. You can eat a whole banana without me having to cut it. I hold it up to you and you take bites out of it until it's all gone.
-You sleep from 8-7. You nap twice a day still, but sometimes you are skipping a nap. I think you might go to only one nap a day soon.
-You still aren't talking. I'm dying for you to say mama, so hurry up!
-Reading books is still your favorite thing to do.
-You cry if you see me and I don't pick you up. This makes it really hard for Grandma to be watching you at our house this summer. I have to hide from you!
-You love being in the swimming pool at Grandma's. Grandpa bought you a float with a sunshade and you sat in it for over an hour just playing with the water.
-You love dogs and are learning to pet them nice. You like to touch Bevo and Tippy's tails though and they don't like that at all!
-When you go for walks, you point at the pretty trees.
-You still like to listen to music in the car and your favorite songs are Itsy Bitsy Spider and Where is Thumbkin.
-You love cell phones, remote controls and iPods.
-You are able to climb the step on Grandma and Grandpa's pool deck. I haven't let you try the stairs at our house though, because then we'll have to get yet another gate.
-You are doing really good with your sippy cup and drink a whole cup of milk at your meals now.
-You hate your carseat with a passion and scream when you have to get in it.
-You fake cough and it's hilarious!
-You are so perfect and we love you so much!

Love,
Mommy

Memorial Weekend at the Lake

For Memorial Weekend, Mommy and Daddy took me to the lake. I thought it was fun, but I kept hearing them say that it wasn't very fun.

It was pretty hot, so we hung out in front of the fan a lot by Grandma and Grandpa's camper. I thought I'd try to stick my fingers in it.

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Look at me sitting in my big boy chair!

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I liked swimming in my new pool that Mama bought me at Babies R Us last week!

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I didn't mind sharing with Halie, even if she took up all the space!

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I did not like my new life jacket. See, Daddy told Mama that my life jacket was in the camper, so she didn't pack it. It wasn't in the camper though. Mama had to drive to Wal-Mart and buy me a new one so I could go on the boat. I also didn't like boat rides. It was too hot on the boat and they wouldn't let me walk around like I wanted to.

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Grandpa did let me drive though and that was kind of fun!

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I wanted to go on a moped ride, but Mama said not without a helmet.

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This helmet was too big though!

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I helped Daddy gather some firewood, but I never stayed up late enough to go to the campfire. Next year I better get one of those smores that everyone talks about!

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On our second day at the lake, Mama tried to take me swimming in the lake. I hated it! Too wavy and cold!

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Instead I enjoyed my favorite lake pasttime. Putting rocks in my mouth. This is why Mommy and Daddy kept saying it was a miserable trip.

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Mama always took my rocks away. What's so wrong with trying to eat a few rocks Mom?

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When I was at the lake, I got to eat outside in a booster chair that Mama borrowed from my Great Grandpa.

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One day Grandpa brought out his sailboat and went for his first sail.

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Halie and Mama followed him on the jetski in case he fell off.

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Daddy also went home and got my other lifejacket. I liked it much better, but I still didn't like riding the boat much.

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I heard Mama tell Daddy that after our trip to the lake she was cancelling our Florida beach trip this summer. Then Daddy said we weren't going back for Fourth of July. I say there is nothing wrong with eating rocks!

Elizabeth's Birthday Party

A few weeks ago, I went to my friend Elizabeth's fourth birthday party. It was at they YMCA. Even though the other kids were older than me, I tried to do some of the fun stuff with them.

Mama let me jump on the trampoline.

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Then she let me jump off in to the pit.

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When I got down, I saw all these puppy dogs on the balance beam. So I bolted over there.

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I kept wanting to take the puppies. I love puppies! Another boy was getting mad at me because the puppies were there for the big kids to walk over on the balance beam. Oops!

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After awhile Daddy left Elizabeth's daddy out in the hall and came in to play with me. We went on the trampoline again.

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Mama was helping me jump high.

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She wasn't making me jump high enough, so Daddy took over.

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It was a fun party! I can't wait for my first birthday party!

Saturday, May 15, 2010

Daddy's Birthday/River Run/Mother's Day

Daddy's whole family came to Wichita for his and Uncle Ro's birthday. It was really great to see all my family and especially my cousins, Zain and Zacchaeus! They didn't come on Daddy's birthday till I was in bed, but the next day I got to see everyone. In the morning, Mommy, Grandma, Uncle Ro, and Aunt Teeter ran the River Run 10K. Then we just hung out all day.

Me and my cousins.

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Zain played with me a lot. He even read books to me. He's such a nice cousin!

Me and Daddy gave Mommy an iPod touch for Mother's Day. She loves it! I love watching videos on it.

I love my Abuelita!

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Aunt Teeter and Zacchaeus.

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Big Daddy and Zain

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Mommy says I'm too cute!

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Our crazy Mommy's carrying us around like Monkeys.

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Then on Mother's Day, we all went out to breakfast at Town & Country. Not before we did a little dancing to Mickey Mouse Clubhouse though!

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Feed us, Feed us, Feed us!

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I'm so glad that I got to see my family. I can't wait to go to Texas or Oklahoma to see them again!