A Big Adventure and San Diego Part 1

Hello, hello! This has been some week!! It all started on Thursday with my first Thanksgiving. We went to Kevin and Mary's house for dinner. Aunt Mary made me this very cute pilgrims hat in celebration. I had such a good time seeing everyone and getting to try all the yummy food. I got to sit in my new high chair that clips onto the table. I spent the whole time during dinner kicking and rocking the table. It made me laugh to see Mom, Dad and Mike jumping to try and catch spilling liquids. Because Mike's family lives far away he came with us, my great-grandpa liked him so much he invited him to come to Christmas too!

On Friday morning we got up very early and Grandpa Rick drove us to the airportso we could go to San Diego for Anne and Ben's wedding. I have never been to the airport and it was neat to see everyone running around with all their luggage. We ran into a couple of Mom's friends and then set off for the gate. Our first leg was to San Francisco and luckily the plane wasn't very full. I got to have my own seat. My parents were a little worried how I would react because I have a bit of a cold and have never done it before. I slept the whole way! They didn't need to worry at all!! I woke up after the plane landed and then got to play in SFO for a bit, until we loaded the next plane for San Diego. We arrived in San Diego, got our rental car, and were off to find Anne so Mom could get to the rehearsal in time. After the rehearsal, we all went to dinner on a big boat that went around the marina. After dinner we were all so tired it was off to bed at the big house on the beach!!

Saturday was all sorts of chaos! It was mom's birthday and Anne's wedding. I spent the morning with Mom and Dad, until Mom had to go off for wedding stuff. While she was away Dad and I met up with Danika and Ben. We went to Balboa Park and walked all over (I slept most of the time). Then it was off to La Jolla for the wedding. It was a very nice wedding and there were so many babies to play with!!! I had a very good time. After the reception, it was time to go back to the house to sleep.


My favorite day so far has definitely been Sunday! We went to the San Diego Zoo with Ben and Danika. As my friend Ben says it is way better than our zoo. I saw panda bears, giant gorillas, monkeys, polar bears, koalas, lions, bears, and so much more. Again the orangutans were my favorite, they even had a baby one!!! He was about my size but much better at getting around. I had so so so much fun at the zoo!!!!!

Today we are heading over to Coronado and Littly Italy to explore some more. It has been sunny until this morning when the rains came in. Oh, well... we are still going to get in as much of San Diego as we can!! Got to run, we are off for some pizza! 

Play Time Galore!

I have been having so much fun since my mom discovered UrbanMamas!! I went to play with my friend Indiana at Sydneys coffee house over in NW. It was so fun!!!! There are toys, loads of room to crawl, and good coffee for my mom. Indy and I chased each other, snacked on some crackers and then got to meet all sorts of new kids! Mom learned some tips to use when she takes all these pictures and I got to see what it looks like when little people walk!! Speaking of which.... I took my first steps!!!!!!! It ended with me falling into the table but not too shabby for the first try.

Here I am in my new hat. It is so warm and mom tries to find every opportunity for me to wear it. I also got some matching mittens but they are more like socks because there isn't a thumb hole. I like to try and eat them.







Yesterday I got to go play with my friend Violet. We went to Sip & Krantz (another one of our favorite new spots!). It was so great to see her. Both our mommies are busy, so we don't get together that often but when we do it is fun! Violet is learning to sit all by herself.... I can't wait until we can run around after each other, which won't be long! I am off to go christmas shopping with mom and get us ready for our trip to San Diego next week. Mom's friend Anne is getting married and we get to go see it!!!! This will be my first out of state trip and my first airplane ride! It is all so exciting. Happy Thanksgiving everyone and I promise to post lots of pictures from my trip when I return.
 

Moving Pictures - Kitchen Edition

Daddy was messing around with some video this weekend of me crawling and playing in the kitchen. It's not professional and not from an Apple, but it gets the job done.

How Big is Big?

Happy Sunday everyone! This was a wild week for me, it included my 9 mos well baby check-up and a trip to the neurosurgeon. My visit with Dr. Lydia went very well! Here are my current stats:

Height - 29"
Weight - 23.1 lbs
Head - 19.5"

I got the first half of a flu shot and was supposed to have blood drawn so they can check my lead levels. These two nice nurses tried and tried and tried to find a vein but had no luck! I will go back to try again next week when I get the second half of the flu vaccine. Dr. Lydia said I am doing great developmentally and that it is time for me to learn to put myself to sleep. Everything was fine, except.... My head is still big!! Friday mom and dad took me to see Dr. Wehby who specializes in baby heads. She checked me out, looked at my ct scan and then decided it was time to measure my parents' heads. Guess what?? We all have big heads!!!!!
Here are some pictures in my new cloths. Mom wanted to get some fun shots for the christmas cards. I tried to attack the tree and I would not sit at all! She may have got a couple pics but my guess is, we will be trying again soon. Today we are watching football with Ben, Danika, and Emily. Yippeee, so much fun!
 

Messes, A New Friend, and Teeth!

Hello! I finally got a moment to write in between all my crawling, climbing, teething, mess making, and yelling. I am fast approaching the 9 month mile mark and it seems like I am changing a lot. I am making more faces, have more interest in stuff I didn't care about before, and I love feeding myself cheerios!!

I had my first playdate a couple weeks ago with my new friend Indiana. He is a little older than me and so much fun to play with!! We ate yummy lentil soup that his mom, Shelby, made. Then we crawled all over and chased after each other. He is a happy guy like me and I can not wait for the next playdate!!

I am not a 100% at getting stuff in my mouth... it is easier with cheerios because I can grab them. Darwin hangs out underneath my highchair because he gets all the food I drop. I am good at spilling things, let me explain...

Yesterday I went to lunch with Mike, Emily and my mom. We had sushi, which is great because I get tofu and rice! I decided to play a trick on them, I started playing with the chopstick and when Mike tried to take it away, I dove for the very big and very full water glass!! I DUMPED IT ALL OVER!!! It was good everyone laughed because in another 3 years I don't know how funny they will think it is.

Uncle Greg is still living with us but not for much longer, he bought a house! It has been wonderful with him here. He even lets me play his guitar. He says that when I get a little bigger he is going to get me a motorcycle. That makes him the coolest uncle ever.

Ok, gotta run! I will post some updates after my 9 month well baby check-up next week!! Wish me luck, I think I have to get shots again :'(