JUST LIKE FAMILY...
I got to meet the "extended" part of my dad's family. Uncle Deryk and Aunt Tracy were in town from CT and we had a great time visiting. They are just like family! Dad spent a lot of time at his house growing up.
I got to play with their nieces toys too. She had a slinky dog and a caterpillar on a string...that was fun! Aunt Tracy--please move back to Houston with Uncle Deryk (right after we come to CT to see the snow.)




















Fun times with the "fam"

CHOMP!...OUCH!
Forget about shark teeth; check out my teeth! I have 5 of them...and one on the way. I am chewing on everything from mom's knee, to her cheek, to my toys and myself. I even discovered how to grind them all together. Dad almost had a fit (it was 1 am and mom and dad were tired.) I worked it all out with a teething ring after that. It took a couple of hours. I learned how to smack my lips and say "um" when I eat my yummy veggies too. Mom thinks this is pretty cute. Brusha, Brusha. I have to keep these pearly whites lookin' good.




















CHEESE!

LIL COWBOY...
Every cowboy needs some boots, but I think these are a bit big for me! I'm 39 weeks old, 23.4 pounds and just over 30 inches long...these boots may fit soon. Just this week I started pulling up on mom and on my toy basket too. I can pull up to a sitting, kneeling and standing position. I still need help to stay put, but I am getting there faster than mom can believe. I am still creeping around on my belly. I push off with my left foot and reach out and grab anything I can pull with my left arm. MUSCLE MAN! I tried honey dew melon this past week too...it makes me burp :) I have started to talk even more and call for mum, mum all the time...esp when I am tired or upset. Mum, mum is on the way!















What size are these things?

HONK, HONK...BEEP, BEEP...
I finally made it to the Children's Museum! Mom and Aunt Melissa had a great time too. Mom was shocked to see how busy the Tot Spot was. It made her a little nervous. Some of those tots could run. I tried everything out. The velcro wall and the silver bead chains were my favorite. The beads reminded me of mama's hair :) I liked playing with all the different textured balls too. I could see myself in so many mirrors around the room. Who knew I could look so cute?
I played with all the switches on the wall too. I knew how to turn them on and off and little colored lights would turn on and off too. This one was the easiest for me. It is just like driving my car...spin the wheel and the light comes on. It started to rain while we were inside so we took a detour and looked around the exibits. I saw little chicks...fresh out of their eggs in the hatchery. I tried to pick one up, but it was under glass. I love little fluffy animals (esp. Sassy.)
I got to look at myself in Alice and Wonderland's crazy mirrors and take a stroll through the other exibits too. When it stopped raining we headed outside, my favorite place to be. We saw so many interesting flowers, a pond and a stream too. There were rubber ducks in there. I'm used to the real thing, but the big kids were catching the ducks in nets. That looked like fun. I think I will try that when I get a bit bigger. Mom let me play in the water a bit. She got wet! One of the fountain squirts went right up her pants leg! When we were through, mom took me to the gift shop. I knew exactly what I wanted. A bouncing, rubber atom ball. I had played with one back at the Tot Spot. It was a good day...I think I will take some friends with me next time. Mom laughed because we had not even made it out of the parking lot before I was asleep. I was EXHAUSTED! There was so much to see and do at the musuem. Next up, the zoo!























I'm an explorer!