I had some pretty grand adventures this month. First and foremost, I found my toes - these are way cool! My mom tells me that when she does yoga, they call it "Happy Baby" pose. I just think it is really fun. And you know what? Occasionally I can actually put my toes in my mouth!
Oh wait, actually even better is that I figured out how to push up on my legs and stand for a bit (well, I still need some help to hold on to my mom's hands, or have her hold my body a bit, but I do the pushing up bit). This is so fun - you get to see more than you do from sitting, and a ton more than from lying down. Then sometimes my mom picks me up and lifts me even higher when I push up on my legs. It is really cool.
My mom and dad (appa) took me up high to the continental divide (I think they said it was Trail Ridge Road). They pointed out some cool mountains in the distance (Long's Peak?), but I can't quite see that far yet, so I will have to take their word for it. Truth be told, it was a little chilly up there, especially getting my diaper changed in the unheated rest rooms. But the big horn sheep were neat, and I heard the elk bugling. Plus, now we have these cushy soft finger puppets at home to play with, and I like those a bunch.
I went to a pumpkin patch on a beautiful fall day, and there were a bunch of big orange things about my size that mom sat me up against. It gets a little confusing because sometimes mom calls me 'pumpkin,' but I think that was what she called the big orange things too.
Oh and there was this very cool party with a ton of other little faces (and bodies) like mine - us little ones were doing pretty great being carried around for most of the party, but then there was this time where our parents sat us up in a line against a couch. Apparently we looked absurdly cute, but some of us (well, most of us) haven't learned to sit straight yet, so when one started leaning, then the rest followed suit. It was actually pretty funny if you weren't sandwiched in the middle (I wasn't).
During many days (the weekdays my mom says), Nastja takes care of me for much of the day. While I still really love my swing (and taking naps in it), we get out for long walks often, take baths every few days, and play a bunch. She even made me a snowman with a carrot nose and twig arms when it snowed! Mom comes home for lunch almost every day and we play a bit. And Appa comes over every day to play with me too. A lot of his words sound a little different (mom says they are Tamil), and I think this means something pretty cool for me in the future.
Oh yeah, there is this other great thing I figured out - I get a massage every night, and I think all I have to do is smile and laugh sometimes when my mom is massaging the bottoms of my feet or my thighs. Done deal!
Ok, finally there was this pretty weird adventure a few days ago. About a week ago, my mom and friends carved those big orange things and lit some candles to put in them. Then it was my turn to go to the changing table and put on a new outfit. Which apparently was a ridiculously cute one that matched animals that are a theme in my room - I think my mom said it was an elephant (not quite sure what those are yet, but I am definitely finding out some day).
I like being four months old! Here is a collage that mom put together:
Oh wait, actually even better is that I figured out how to push up on my legs and stand for a bit (well, I still need some help to hold on to my mom's hands, or have her hold my body a bit, but I do the pushing up bit). This is so fun - you get to see more than you do from sitting, and a ton more than from lying down. Then sometimes my mom picks me up and lifts me even higher when I push up on my legs. It is really cool.
My mom and dad (appa) took me up high to the continental divide (I think they said it was Trail Ridge Road). They pointed out some cool mountains in the distance (Long's Peak?), but I can't quite see that far yet, so I will have to take their word for it. Truth be told, it was a little chilly up there, especially getting my diaper changed in the unheated rest rooms. But the big horn sheep were neat, and I heard the elk bugling. Plus, now we have these cushy soft finger puppets at home to play with, and I like those a bunch.
I went to a pumpkin patch on a beautiful fall day, and there were a bunch of big orange things about my size that mom sat me up against. It gets a little confusing because sometimes mom calls me 'pumpkin,' but I think that was what she called the big orange things too.
Oh and there was this very cool party with a ton of other little faces (and bodies) like mine - us little ones were doing pretty great being carried around for most of the party, but then there was this time where our parents sat us up in a line against a couch. Apparently we looked absurdly cute, but some of us (well, most of us) haven't learned to sit straight yet, so when one started leaning, then the rest followed suit. It was actually pretty funny if you weren't sandwiched in the middle (I wasn't).
During many days (the weekdays my mom says), Nastja takes care of me for much of the day. While I still really love my swing (and taking naps in it), we get out for long walks often, take baths every few days, and play a bunch. She even made me a snowman with a carrot nose and twig arms when it snowed! Mom comes home for lunch almost every day and we play a bit. And Appa comes over every day to play with me too. A lot of his words sound a little different (mom says they are Tamil), and I think this means something pretty cool for me in the future.
Oh yeah, there is this other great thing I figured out - I get a massage every night, and I think all I have to do is smile and laugh sometimes when my mom is massaging the bottoms of my feet or my thighs. Done deal!
Ok, finally there was this pretty weird adventure a few days ago. About a week ago, my mom and friends carved those big orange things and lit some candles to put in them. Then it was my turn to go to the changing table and put on a new outfit. Which apparently was a ridiculously cute one that matched animals that are a theme in my room - I think my mom said it was an elephant (not quite sure what those are yet, but I am definitely finding out some day).
I like being four months old! Here is a collage that mom put together:
