11 Months Old--almost birthday time!!

Here are a hodge podge of pictures most of which sum up my past month:

• Mommy is pretty sure that it's official...my eyes are going to stay blue. Against a blue shirt they are bluer than blue.
• I am now a master walker. Note to readers: As soon as I master this running thing I will prefer that mode of transportation.
• I am learning to brush my teeth...yup, that's plural. See my teeth? I now have both bottom teeth.
• I'm starting to become very independent...I like to play with people, but am quite content playing by myself. I like to do things my way.
• I love to feed myself and I hate bibs (I pull them off).
• I am very good at expressing how I feel about something, especially if I dislike it.
• I still prefer to have my pants off at night and be a "naked baby." In fact, I put up such a fuss if I have them on that usually mommy just takes them off right after dinner.
• I participated in my first Halloween.
• Boulder and I are best buddies. I share my food with him and he lets me play/hang/pull all over him. It's great.
• I have figured out every single button in my house. I know how to turn everything on and off, open and close, etc.
• Mommy didn't hear it but I said Nana!! And Mommy is pretty sure I said Boulder..."Ba-da"
• I hate my car seat. I dislike my stroller. Pretty much anything that restrains me I don't like.
  
  
  

Joining the WALKING club!

It's official! Much to Mommy's dismay, I am now an avid walker. She says it is WAY too early for me to be walking...she isn't ready for this yet. I have lots of owies to prove my new ability still needs some perfection, but I get better every day.

Happy Halloween!!

Tonight we are going to my friend Abby's house to celebrate Halloween. You will never guess what I went as?!?!

I thought I was pretty cute stuff. And of course...so did everyone else :) I did find it hard to practice my new walking skills in the outfit. It was pretty top heavy so I kept losing my balance.

PSA!!! I'm officially a WALKER!!!

As soon as my mommy and daddy can get technologically savvy and can figure out how to upload video footage I'll show off my new trick.

Snow in October?

Yup, it's true. There was snow on the ground when I woke up this morning. It reminded mommy of the first time I was in the snow.

These were taken last January. I am so excited to build snowmen this year. I could only watch last year.

I'm 10 months old

This month flew by...literally (since we spent 10 days on the East Coast)

Here's what this Lil Monkey has accomplished this month:

• Took my first steps (I don't take more than 1 or 2 so I'm not an avid walker yet--mommy said that I just need to spend more time with Sam)
• I had the Coxsackie Virus (Hand Foot and Mouth Disease)
• I took my first flight across the country
• I fell in love with apples
• My new favorite game is chase...especially if it's my daddy chasing me
• I learned how to dance…just a side note that daddy wanted me to point out--I don't get my cool moves from mommy
• I got to experience my first fall, pumpkin, leaves, etc.
• I decided that I don't like baby food anymore…I would much rather eat what mommy and daddy are eating and even if I've already had dinner, I'll crawl over to them and whine until I get what they have.
• I got my first pair of shoes and look like a horse trying to walk in them
• I had my first lick of ice cream resulting in refusing to eat anything unless it was sweet for 24 hours
• I had my arm destroyed TWO times to get tested for lead (yes, you read that correctly. I had to be re-drawn because the Dr's office accidentally froze my blood the first time and apparently, it can't be frozen to test for lead poisoning--grrrr.)
• And I got to go to the beach for the first time
  
  

• And last but not least...look REAL close at this picture. I FINALLY got my first tooth!!! Boy I tell you, I just get over being really crabby when I was really sick and then I get this darn tooth that had to break through. I'm surprised mommy caught me smiling in this picture :)
  
  

The pumpkin festival

Today was my first Pumpkin Festival. I invited my girlfriend Abby to come along. She is 10 weeks younger than I am but seems to think that we can do all the same stuff.

But she wasn't so sure about this scary guy so I had to show her how it's done.

I also taught her how to ride in the wheel barrow. This was great fun. I told daddy that we should get one of these...I didn't have to be strapped in or anything.

She decided to try it with me but was camera shy.

I like them big. The pumpkins that is!

My dad even took the afternoon off to spend with us. Hope everyone is having a great fall.