Author: laurie

A few weeks ago while Daddy was cleaning the garage he found Breighton’s old walker. I took a shine to it immediately. Within just a few minutes I figured I could pull up and then start walking behind it. I am standing now without holding on, only for short times but still standing! Check out a cute video of my new talents! 🙂

Here I GO!!!

Now that I am totally mobile… lucky Mom… I am getting into all sorts of new things. I LOVE playing with the cabinets in the kitchen. I can remove everything in under 2 minutes!! Impressive?! YUP!

I have also discovered a major LOVE of the piano. I twiddle my fingers and make actual music! It is SO much fun. Last night I was doing it and Daddy looked over at Mommy and turned white as a ghost. Daddy thought MOMMY was playing the piano with me. I had a nice little rhythm and song. Mommy & Daddy agreed it sounded like “Chopsticks”.

Okay, so it is mid October and most of you are getting your winter coats out and digging out your mittens. Not I! Today I started my ISR swimming lessons with Miss Patricia. I go every day (M-F) for three weeks or until I master my floating technique. These are the same lessons Breighton took the last two years. I have been really cranky the last two days and Mommy is convinved that I MIGHT be getting closer to a tooth, probably not! We have to jump on te lessons when we can as the weather will change soon, maybe? The pool was a toasty 82F today!

I giggled the entire time, until my diaper area hit the water. Then, which it might be genetic, the scream set in. It was more of a whimper after the first minute. I wasn’t scared, I just didn’t like being away from Mommy. I actually did very well.

I went right to my back, where I should be. I only arched my back once but realized that resulted in a mouth-full of water so I was done doing that. I learn quick!

We did a few roll-overs. This teaches me to go to my back.

Within less than five minutes I was floating independently. My screaming stopped and I just started to go with the flow.

See… LOOK… I FLOAT!

I don’t go back until Thursday of this week because we are really busy with things this week. Next week I will go every day! 🙂

Don’t worry Grandma, no trauma here. Within one minute of getting out the of the pool I let out a burp that would have registered on the Richter Scale and then giggled uncontrollably.

Last week we went to Disney for Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween. Mommy, Daddy and I wore matching shirts while big brother wore his Dragon costume (some of the time).

I wasn’t sure what to think of the characters. They kind of scared me.

But i DID like the spoon I was chewing on.

Mickey Mouse wasn’t SO bad. Breighton was a bit scared of him.

Stitch terrified me.

But Lilo was pretty okay.

I had fun. Can’t you tell how much b my goofy grin.

Today I got to take my first helicopter ride. Since I am so LITTLE they didn’t even charge me.

Ready for the ride.

Happy as can be… that is me!

Right before the helicopter got there I started to melt down. Mommy nursed me quickly and then strapped me back in the Bjorn on Daddy.

I finally got buckled in and we took off. I looked all around and was VERY nervous.

Then I settled in to the whir of the blades…

And took a NAP! Good thing my ride was FREE!