Play Time! (Who needs to sleep anyway?)

So, I've decided that it's really much more fun to stay awake most of the day. Usually I wake up around 6:30 AM. Mommy feeds me a bottle, then gives me a bath. I get to put on my play clothes. Then, when I'm being cooperative (most days!) I go back to sleep for a nap. I usually sleep about 2 1/2 hours. I eat again around 11 AM. Then, I don't want to sleep. It's much more fun to play!! Today, Mommy put my blanket on the floor with my chair and a lot of toys! We played for a long time. I laughed and cooed a lot. I wish I could say words, because there's a lot I want to say. I try, but no one understands me yet. Here are some pictures from our playtime today.

Here I am with the teddy bear Louie that Grannie and Paw-Paw made for me at the Build-A-Bear Workshop in Lafayette. I'm looking at it and smiling because Mommy just squeezed the bear's hand. They put a sound box in Louie's hand. When Mommy pushed it, I hear Grannie say "Grannie loves you!", then Paw-Paw says "Paw-Paw loves you!"
This way I'll always know their voices.

This was when I was laying on the blanket. I was cooing and talking to Mommy.

Here I'm just hanging out in my chair. No, it's not just an illusion - I do have big feet. I'm in Crawling Stage - Size 3 shoes. I outgrow shoes almost every two weeks right now!

Playing makes me really tired!!

After we played, Mommy and I went for a walk with our neighbor, Ms. Jen, to Starbucks. It was really sunny, so I had to wear my shades! I'm so glad my cousins Jenny and Nick gave these glasses to me!

More pictures!

Here are a few more pictures from my bathtime this morning. I was really happy and smiling a lot, so Mommy had to take pictures. Enjoy!

This is me after my bath. I was having a fun time laughing with
Mommy when she played peek-a-boo with my towel.

These are my new crayon PJ's Grannie and Paw-Paw bought me.
Can you believe they're a size 12 month??
I'm a fast growing little boy! (Okay, maybe not so little!)

2 Month Check-Up

Yesterday Mommy took me to see Dr. Castro for my 2-month check-up. Dr. Castro says I'm doing very well. I now weigh 16 lbs. 3 oz. and am 25 3/4 inches long. I'm not surprised - I'm wearing size 9 month clothes now! And I outgrew my fifth pair of shoes. When I was at the doctor's office, they gave me 3 immunizations. They hurt, but I only cried for a minute. When Mommy picked me up and cuddled me to her, I felt better and stopped crying. It was an exhausting day, so I slept most of that afternoon.

My favorite part of the day is my bathtime. I love feeling the warm water on me. And when Mommy rubs lotion on my tummy, it tickles and giggle and smile a lot. And I love being wrapped up in my hooded towels. They're so cozy and warm! We have a big mirror in our bathroom and I enjoy watching myself and Mommy and Daddy in the mirror. Here's a picture of me after my bath Sunday night laughing with Mommy and Daddy.

Sometimes Mommy and Daddy take me for walks around our neighborhood. Sunday afternoon we walked to the new shopping center down the street. Mommy and Daddy at dinner at Noodles. Here's a picture of me with Mommy at Noodles.

And sometimes I like to just hang out with Daddy on the couch while he's watching TV. Here's us doing just that - our shirts are even the same color!

We're back home!

I'm very sad that my trip to Louisiana is over. I had such a great time there. Hopefully we'll get to go back there very very soon!! I had a great time getting to meet all of my family and Mom and Dad's friends. Everyone was so nice to me. My favorite part of the trip was Parin's wedding. I even got to wear my very own tuxedo! Me and Parin were some handsome dudes! (That's what Grannie and Paw-Paw told me!) There's only one problem. Mommy didn't take any pictures at the wedding or the reception because she was too busy visiting with family, taking care of me, and being in the wedding. So... If you took pictures at the wedding, could you please email them to Mommy so she can put them on here for me? Her email address is kdmcdaniel (a) sbcglobal.net.

Tomorrow I have to go to my pediatrician for my 2-month check-up. I have to get my first round of vaccinations - I'm not looking forward to it. I hope it doesn't hurt too much. I'll let you know how it goes!