6 months old!

Today I am six months old!

Wow! Time sure flies when you're busy like me!

I've been trying lots of new foods.

I like turnips, carrots, cauliflower,

potatoes, and avocado!

I'm not so fond of bananas. But I LOVE sweet potatoes!

The other night I went to Maggie's house for taco night.

Mom had tacos. I had a bottle. And Maggie fed it to me!

One of my new favorite games is rolling over on the changing table.

It is hysterical. I especially enjoy flipping over right when Mom

is changing my diaper. Then I give her a real struggle when she tries to

put my jammies on. Ha! So sometimes I get dressed upside down!

Oh, and did I mention that I'm pretty big? I'm over 20 pounds now!

I'll update you with the exact figures after my doctor appointment,

but let me just say that even though I'm the youngest baby at school,

I am the second biggest!

One more tidbit--- I am crawling! I haven't mastered it completely,

but I can definitely get from one end of the room to the other!

Video coming soon . . .

Sitting up!

I am almost 6 months old and I can officially sit up!

My big belly helps me balance.

I love playing with my turkey from my cousin Olivia.

And lately I've been getting to know a new friend,

R2-D2!

Thanks Eric & Jenny for my new Star Wars toy!

I'll stick with the veggies

I have been eating a lot of vegetables lately. Sweet potatoes, carrots, turnips, parsnips, squash. You get the idea. Tonight Mom gave me this new food group -- fruit. She tried to feed me a banana. Yuck. I'll stick with the veggies.

Basketball!

I had a very big weekend. My Grandma Tiny and Grampa Jim came for a visit.

So we took them to a basketball game at Dad's college.

It was my first basketball game. Boy was it loud!

Mom came too, and some friends Adam & Janelle.

Even though GWU lost to Harvard, I had a great time with my Grandpa.

And Grandma Tiny and I did lots of silly things,

like making funny hats out of my t-shirts.

Hysterical!

Laughing out loud

My mom can be so funny. The other day she was playing peek-a-boo with me. You might not find it as silly as I did, but I think she is hysterical! I laughed and laughed and laughed.

Waiting out the winter

These cold days sure are yucky, so I've been stuck inside.

Thought I'd try some new things, like tasting different foods...

Working on the sippy cup thing. Haven't quite got it down yet...

Reading some periodicals in my favorite chair. . .

And playing with my truck. Vroom vroom!

Hope you're all staying warm!

Crawling is imminent

Grunge baby

Rockin my 1990s grunge look.

Just wish I had an old tiny Nirvana concert t-shirt!

A New Year's Hike

Mom and Dad like to hike in the woods with Camden,

so Mom got Dad this nifty backpack for Christmas.

Now I get to go hiking too!

Unlike my friends who spent the day watching football

I got shoved in the backpack and taken out into nature.

It was 55 degrees here today, so no lounging inside!

We went up to Carderock along the Potomac River.

Mom walked Camden.

I fell asleep for awhile.

It was very cozy in the backpack, and thus perfect for a nap.

We also saw some ducks . . .

and a Great Blue Heron!

Overall, I give the backpack and the hike two thumbs up.

A good New Year's day!

New Year's Eve

Well, 2010 was pretty good. I'm ending the year on a high note.

I've got two new teeth poking through, and I'm working on crawling.

It's going ok, but I usually end up rolling around instead!

I participated in my first New Year's Eve party last night.

My friends Maggie and Anna came over. Maggie was really

nice and shared her Thomas the Tank Engine coloring book.

On the menu for New Years Eve? Carrots.

I've decided that carrots are better than just plain ol' rice cereal.

Anna had a blast jumping in the exer-saucer....

and chillin with her dad.

It was a great time, and we were all in bed by 10:30pm!

Happy New Year!