Cha Cha Cha Changes

1st Change is mommy put me in my walker the other night. Even though I laughed and played with the toys mommy only left me in it a few minutes. I'm pretty sure if I move my feet just right that walker might take me places.
2nd Change is that daddy leaves in two days and even though mommy says things will be different I don't really understand.
3rd and most important change is that I don't need sleep anymore! It's great I take me a short nap in the early afternoon and I'm good til midnight or later. Mommy is sleep deprived whatever that means. I don't like to sleep anymore it's too boring. And don't get me wrong being awake is fun but it's better when I'm moving. I love to be walked and talked too! And if you can make me laugh that's just a bonus! Ok that's all for now. I've sat still long enough. Not sure if I will have time to "blog" tomorrow so I hope everyone has a good weekend. WOOO HOOOO it's the weekend!

Who Needs Sleep?

Not me. I went to bed last night around midnight and I got up at 6 am. I figured I would take the time to blog now because I'm sure once I finally go to sleep (which might be when I turn 30) I'm gonna take a looonnnnggg nap. So me and mommy are ready for tonight to be over with. Mommy and I will have be by ourselves tonight then daddy will be home Friday night and Saturday night. Friday we don't have anything big planned. Maybe mommy and daddy can sneak in one last date night before he leaves for shooting classes. I don't mind staying with Granny. Then Saturday is gonna be busy. Mommy used to love busy days, but not so much since I've come along. If my naps get thrown off I'm no fun to be around. Saturday morning we are going to Paw Paw Tweedell's so he and daddy can shoot guns. I have a BB gun but mommy said I'm too little this time. Then we are gonna have lunch with them. Once we are done there we are gonna head to Granny and Harold's for the fish fry. Harold and Granny usually try to do at least one fish fry a year (or so I'm told). Daddy loves catfish, especially when Harold cooks them. Mommy is making the sweet tea, bacon dip, and dad's doing some mac and cheese for the kids. I can't wait to go and see lots of people. Mommy already has all of our outfits picked out. Me and daddy just let her pick out our clothes to make her happy (even though I think we are both capable of doing it ourselves). Then Sunday it's gonna be just us. Family day! Mommy is gonna make a nice lunch for us then we are just gonna spend time with daddy before he has to leave. Hopefully daddy and the guy going with him will do a good job shooting so they can come back early! That's what me and mommy are looking forward to anyway. Mommy is anxious about daddy leaving because they have never spent more than one day apart from each other in the past 9 years. It's gonna be different but I'm sure we will adjust. Ok I think I might give one of those naps a try. Nighty night.

Ready for the Weekend

So last weekend was pretty much boring. Only one exciting thing happened since Daddy had to work all weekend long. Me and mommy went with Granny, Harold, and Robert to buy groceries. They are having a fish fry this weekend so they needed to pick up a few things for that. On the way home mommy said if they would stop and get ice cream I could have a small bite. Well that made Harold happy. He took us to Dairy Queen. Granny, mommy, and I sat in the car while Robert and Harold ran in. When they came back out Harold had this huge white mush on a cone. They held it to my lips and I didn't know what to do. Finally i got some in my mouth. Wooooo weeee what was that! It was cold and yummy. Then mommy tried to give me a little bit on a spoon. Nah I liked licking it straight off the cone! Man that stuff was yummy and I cried when they took it away. Mommy said I could have more once I get older. Hey I'm older now that I was then wonder if I can have some tomorrow? Probably not. Mommy felt a little guilty for letting me have it when daddy wasn't around. She likes for us all the be there for all of my firsts, but I'm sure daddy will be there next time. So that was the excitement for the weekend. Monday morning mommy and I went to story time minus daddy this time though. It wasn't nearly as fun. We did learn about letters and frogs. Yesterday (Tuesday) we hung around the house. Mommy and daddy cleaned and tried to get things in order for daddy to leave Sunday :( We all went to wal-mart and picked up a few things daddy would need while he was gone. Mommy is beginning to let me ride in the buggy. I only sit there for a few minutes but it's fun. Today was really boring. We went to Granny's but didn't stay long because she's not feeling well. I have never been around Granny when she hasn't picked me up and loved on me so this is weird. We hope she's feeling better tomorrow. Oh and I forgot yesterday mommy and daddy wanted to go running but with Granny feeling sick she didn't want to ask her, so what did mommy do? She asked Robert. He went with us to the track then he sat in the car with me while daddy ran and mommy attempted to. Mommy is sore today and I don't think she should do that again anytime soon. Well I better go I woke up from my nap today at 4:30 and it's midnight and I'm just now getting tired. I better go get some sleep so mommy can rest! Night night. And Happy St. Patty's Day!

Story Time Rocks

Yesterday mommy was really excited about taking me to story time. I thought she was going crazy because the last time we went to story time it was when the sun was up. But they fed me dinner then got me dressed and we headed out. Daddy didn't have to work last night so he went with us. Anyway we got to the library and Miss Lynn was waiting for us at the door. She opened the door and we went inside. So mommy wasn't losing her mind they were doing a special story time last night all about TRAINS!!!! Mommy introduced me and daddy to Miss Lynn because even though she has seen pictures she had never met us. Then we went to the story room and the fun began! A man came in there and played a guitar (personally I still like Uncle D the best, he could blow that man out of the water), we sang songs; even my favorite one Itsy Bitsy Spider! They read to us and then the older kids got to make a train on a piece of paper and since mommy apparently thinks she's still a kid she made one. Sure she said it was for me but she looked so proud of her train :) We had a great time at Story time and mommy said we would try to make it up there Monday morning for baby story time again. I love books, songs, and I really like Miss Lynn she is so nice and so silly. I loved listening about the little train that made it over the mountain. Mommy says that I have a train set to play with but I just have to be a little bit older to play with it, and Granny has a train that blows real smoke! OK I guess that's all for now. Daddy has to work all weekend long so it will be pretty boring around here. But we will stick it out because next week is a short week and he only works two days!

Things I Love Now

I'm a lucky little boy...I have lots of people around me that love me and that take up a lot of time with me. So with nothing in particular to blog about this morning I thought I would just talk about things I love; so here goes.

I love...

• that daddy says he's gonna use me as a pillow then he lays his head on my belly and snores (I laugh every time!)
• that Harold calls me HOT...he says it's because he said I should have been named Herman Otis Tweedell making my initials HOT, but we all know it's because he can't remember my name, that's ok with me because he calls my cousin Devin...DOG, yep he couldn't remember his name either
• that even though mommy and daddy weren't supposed to; they turned my car seat around facing outward. Now I can see where I'm going and it makes car rides so much nicer, for me and for them.
• when mommy says she's gonna get my baby back ribs then she tickles me.
• when Granny gets my toes and tickles them
• when my Paw Paw and Grandmaw Becky come they bring me batteries (for my toys and my swings) and I love that they come to see me almost every other weekend.
• trying to drink my juice from a sippy cup, even though it's messy mommy doesn't mind
• that last night I got to try meat for the first time...yes it was different and yes I loved it
• looking at flash cards, we do it every night
• going to Granny and Harold's at lunch time because Aunt Sharon and Uncle D are there (and I'm secretly waiting to eat my lunch with Uncle D...I'm tired of watching him eat everyday while I get nothing)
• being at Granny and Harold's on the weekends because Robert is there
• when Aunt Shellie and Devin come over because I love to watch Devin run around and plus Aunt Shellie knows I love to be held and walked and that's what she does :)
• and most of all I love my mommy and daddy because no matter what we do...they always laugh and make me smile

So yep life is pretty good for me. Here in our little house we are very lucky. Life couldn't be any better for us. I hope everyone reading this is as blessed as we are :)

Teething Bites

So yep I've let my blog go for a few days but I have a good excuse. Something is trying to poke through my mouth. Mommy and Daddy keep talking about these teeth things, but I've got no clue. Mommy has read the Tooth Book to me a million times yet I still don't understand what to do with them. Daddy says I need them so I can hot wings, Big Macs, and steaks with him; so they must be pretty important. Nothing exciting has happened around here lately. I did get an exersaucer. It's really cool. A lot to do in a little space :) Mommy and Daddy have been busy trying to get the house spotless and the cars cleaned because daddy leaves in less than two weeks for Police Boot Camp. Daddy is excited to go and get it over with. Mommy is a little sad because she and daddy have never really spent a lot of time apart since they met. And me? Well I'm just clueless as to what is gonna happen. I think it will be weird not to have daddy laying beside us in the mornings, and for him to be absent during story time, and I'm pretty sure mom doesn't like cartoons so there won't be any of those on tv while he's gone. :( Mommy is excited about the party, it's all planned out. Mommy is a planner...lots of lists and lots of ideas (which hardly ever go her way but she has good intentions). Well that's all for today, like I said it's been pretty normal around here. I've gotta sneak in a nap today because mommy and daddy are taking me to see a bunny tonight! Not sure why they want me to see this bunny but it's better than sitting in the house all night. I'm sure I will have some new pictures to post tomorrow.

Saturday, Sunday, and I'll even throw in a Monday

This picture pretty much describes this weekend. First off Daddy had to work all weekend long! That makes for three really long days with mommy. Saturday morning mommy had people coming over to look at the baby clothes (our living room looks like Babies R' Us). We did really good selling clothes. People mostly bought boy stuff (yay for me because that's my money). I made out quite well. Most of the girls that came to our house still had their babies in their belly (they must keep them there so they don't have to hold them all day...I've heard mommy say that I get heavy...maybe she should look into that baby in the belly thing) but then this one girl brought her baby in MY HOUSE. He was 4 months old and he was a little baby. Well the very idea of bringing a baby in MY HOUSE! I had to show him who ruled this house. I screamed at him. Mommy thought it was a fluke so she moved me closer to him...I had to show her I meant business. I balled my fists up and screamed again. That baby didn't know what to do. He poked his lips out so I screamed again. The very idea of some baby thinking he could just come in my territory. They finally left and now all is well at MY HOUSE. Mommy still has a lot of baby stuff but we are thinking about consigning it, well either that or do a yard sale. Sunday was pretty boring. I guess the most exciting thing for mommy and daddy was a trip to McDonald's and the only reason this was exciting was because I didn't cry when I was put in my car seat. I'm actually liking this new big boy seat; so much so that mommy bought another one for the other car since they are hard to move from car to car. Now on to Monday. I woke up at 6 ready to be fed. Mommy didn't let me go back to sleep instead she got up and got dressed and then we headed out to Wal-mart with daddy so they could get groceries. I was a very good baby. I guess being good comes with age...I'm 5 months old today...happy 5-month birthday to me! I even fell asleep while mommy was shopping. I'm still not sitting up on my own so I can't ride in the buggy yet...but when I do my Granny is prepared. She has already bought me a cover for the buggy! When we got back home mommy and daddy put the groceries up then mommy took care of some business and then we picked up Granny and went to visit Aunt Mott. She isn't doing well. I don't' think she even knew I was there. A lot of people led me today...people I don't know. I was surprised mommy let them hold me. She did wash my hands once everyone was done holding me...must be why we go through so many wipes. Then we came back home and saw Aunt Sharon and Uncle D while they ate lunch. Soon as they left we went to visit Maw Maw Marks. She was in a beauty pageant the other day at the nursing home. We are sorry that we missed it but we were busy. So now we are back at home and just relaxing. A nap sure would be good about now. Think I'll take mommy up on that offer. Night night. Oh I almost forgot the best news of today...mommy called my nurse to find out if I could have more than one type of food at a time and we got great news. I can eat two jars of food a day now. And on top of that she can feed me a fruit and a vegetable at the same time. I'm looking forward to dinner already! Ok now onto that nap.