Today I turn six months old. My half birthday! Mom says that the time is
going quickly. I just take each day as it comes. For me, that generally
starts when the sun comes up.
A pretty big thing that happened this month was that now I get to sit in a new white chair and mom or Appa or Nastja put strange tasting things in my mouth using a little spoon. At first they all taste pretty strange, but after a few days I can really get used to some of them. Like apples or pears. Some things I like right off the bat, like bananas (can you say YUM?) and sweet potatoes. Appa says that eating a perfectly ripe banana strikes a cord deep inside of you. A few things like oatmeal and carrots mom has to sneak in between the yummier foods. But generally it is pretty interesting. I like sitting up higher with everyone at the table too. I still prefer bottles of milk though (warm ones of course).
Speaking of bottles, about a week or two ago I found out that it is interesting to play with them. They have something inside of them that moves when you pass it from one hand to another. I haven't yet figured out how to get milk from them, but mom says pretty soon I probably will. For now, I just like the feel of the cool and smooth material on my gums.
I like playing games. Peek-a-boo is one of my favorites - Nastja plays it with me in the living room behind a wood pole, and mom plays it behind a curtain in the bathroom. I also like seeing what is around the corner or around mom or Appa. I like banging on my new drum that uncle Chris gave me. And of course jumping. I'm a jump, jump, jumper. Mom says my legs (and body) are getting a lot stronger. In the morning we play first in bed, then when I get changed for the day (in my room) there is this pretty (and turquoise!) cloth wall hanging (that mom says came from Africa - not sure where that is yet, but I am going to find out some day) and mom lifts me up and on the way down we see and say 'sky-mountain-tree-giraffe-elephant-baby elephant-grass-soil.'
Oh that reminds me - I saw a real elephant a few days ago! I had heard a lot about elephants and seen a whole bunch in my room and on the walls and on my clothes, but I didn't realize that they were so big and strong. They have really long trunks that can sometimes make loud noises when they want something (like to see their friend). The one at the zoo was inside - I look forward to seeing more outside when it is summer time. I actually was more interested in the monkeys because they were jumping around a lot from branch to branch.
This month I mastered the art of playing with my pacifier and putting it into my mouth. This helps me sleep a bit better, though I still wake up during the night a bit - mom says these are the 'light sleep' phases that I need to learn to sleep through.
I have found that laughter begets laughter. Appa will start it with a 'ju ju ju' that makes me smile and then giggle, and then both mom and he join in. It is a lovely game really.
There were more beautiful lights this month, counting in many ways. Even though it is the darkest of months by some accounts. The lights that I saw included tiny white lights on a tree that appeared in our living room several weeks ago. There were colored lights on a second smaller tree in the kitchen. There were blinking white lights outside our house. Mom said that there were a lot of other lights on the street too. Then there was a really interesting kind of light that actually moved! It flickered and sometimes changed slightly different colors. We had four of these on the living room table that were lit one by one throughout the month. There were a bunch of trees with white lights when we went to a beautiful place with a lot of singing and people. Finally, there was the Light that was brought into this world, which we celebrated in many ways.
One of those ways included unwrapping presents. I like crinkly things (be they wrapping paper or toys with crinkly arms or an empty diaper wipe container). There were many opportunities to crinkle paper and tissues on the day of Light. And there were also a few fun things for me, including a big, squishy, incredibly soft big dog (from Nastja) that we are going to name Mopy and two new outfits with my first hoodies! One had black ears on the hood (mom says this is super cute), and the other has turquoise in it (yay!). These were put into immediate use.
I went on my first snowshoe trip on white stuff through nice smelling trees, though I am not walking yet so I was carried by Appa. Mom put three layers on me, including my fuzzy fleece sleep sack on the outside (which I thought was for sleeping, but mom was excited when she thought of it to use as an outer layer for me). We made it up to a pretty lake (called something to do with 'brain') surrounded by beautiful mountains. I even got to eat up (and out) there, which made me happy. Of course I slept on the way back.
Mom says it is a new year. We are all excited to see what every precious day will bring.
A pretty big thing that happened this month was that now I get to sit in a new white chair and mom or Appa or Nastja put strange tasting things in my mouth using a little spoon. At first they all taste pretty strange, but after a few days I can really get used to some of them. Like apples or pears. Some things I like right off the bat, like bananas (can you say YUM?) and sweet potatoes. Appa says that eating a perfectly ripe banana strikes a cord deep inside of you. A few things like oatmeal and carrots mom has to sneak in between the yummier foods. But generally it is pretty interesting. I like sitting up higher with everyone at the table too. I still prefer bottles of milk though (warm ones of course).
Speaking of bottles, about a week or two ago I found out that it is interesting to play with them. They have something inside of them that moves when you pass it from one hand to another. I haven't yet figured out how to get milk from them, but mom says pretty soon I probably will. For now, I just like the feel of the cool and smooth material on my gums.
I like playing games. Peek-a-boo is one of my favorites - Nastja plays it with me in the living room behind a wood pole, and mom plays it behind a curtain in the bathroom. I also like seeing what is around the corner or around mom or Appa. I like banging on my new drum that uncle Chris gave me. And of course jumping. I'm a jump, jump, jumper. Mom says my legs (and body) are getting a lot stronger. In the morning we play first in bed, then when I get changed for the day (in my room) there is this pretty (and turquoise!) cloth wall hanging (that mom says came from Africa - not sure where that is yet, but I am going to find out some day) and mom lifts me up and on the way down we see and say 'sky-mountain-tree-giraffe-elephant-baby elephant-grass-soil.'
Oh that reminds me - I saw a real elephant a few days ago! I had heard a lot about elephants and seen a whole bunch in my room and on the walls and on my clothes, but I didn't realize that they were so big and strong. They have really long trunks that can sometimes make loud noises when they want something (like to see their friend). The one at the zoo was inside - I look forward to seeing more outside when it is summer time. I actually was more interested in the monkeys because they were jumping around a lot from branch to branch.
This month I mastered the art of playing with my pacifier and putting it into my mouth. This helps me sleep a bit better, though I still wake up during the night a bit - mom says these are the 'light sleep' phases that I need to learn to sleep through.
I have found that laughter begets laughter. Appa will start it with a 'ju ju ju' that makes me smile and then giggle, and then both mom and he join in. It is a lovely game really.
There were more beautiful lights this month, counting in many ways. Even though it is the darkest of months by some accounts. The lights that I saw included tiny white lights on a tree that appeared in our living room several weeks ago. There were colored lights on a second smaller tree in the kitchen. There were blinking white lights outside our house. Mom said that there were a lot of other lights on the street too. Then there was a really interesting kind of light that actually moved! It flickered and sometimes changed slightly different colors. We had four of these on the living room table that were lit one by one throughout the month. There were a bunch of trees with white lights when we went to a beautiful place with a lot of singing and people. Finally, there was the Light that was brought into this world, which we celebrated in many ways.
One of those ways included unwrapping presents. I like crinkly things (be they wrapping paper or toys with crinkly arms or an empty diaper wipe container). There were many opportunities to crinkle paper and tissues on the day of Light. And there were also a few fun things for me, including a big, squishy, incredibly soft big dog (from Nastja) that we are going to name Mopy and two new outfits with my first hoodies! One had black ears on the hood (mom says this is super cute), and the other has turquoise in it (yay!). These were put into immediate use.
I went on my first snowshoe trip on white stuff through nice smelling trees, though I am not walking yet so I was carried by Appa. Mom put three layers on me, including my fuzzy fleece sleep sack on the outside (which I thought was for sleeping, but mom was excited when she thought of it to use as an outer layer for me). We made it up to a pretty lake (called something to do with 'brain') surrounded by beautiful mountains. I even got to eat up (and out) there, which made me happy. Of course I slept on the way back.
Mom says it is a new year. We are all excited to see what every precious day will bring.
