Yes it's true, I like to do things generally on time. You may recall that I came into this world on my due date. And now, are you ready? I have two, count-em, TWO front bottom teeth (mom says this is following the teething timeline). Right now they are still pretty small, and I don't like to show them off too much, but if you stick your finger in my mouth you can definitely feel them. Actually, they weren't that big of a deal, I didn't cry through the night or anything. We will see how the others go, but so far so good!
So one of my favorite places to hang out is standing up holding onto the shelf of my changing table. It is the perfect height for me - just below armpit height. That means I can grab on easily, play with all of the fun tubes (especially the smaller ones that I can even 'palm' and pick up), and then relax by leaning on the shelf with my arm. Mom hangs out behind me, which is nice for the occasional time when I get too excited and grab a tube with both hands and then kinda loose my balance just a bit. Mom also seems excited when I move my feet around a bunch to support myself, either holding on, moving along, or on the way to the shelf. The other day I tried to put my foot up on the lowest shelf (sort of like climbing), but I don't quite understand how to step up (that was another good time when mom was there behind me).
This month was full of quite a few transitions. As you know, my first au pair Nastja left a month ago, so instead I hung out with a huge range of people this month, and sometimes that included cool little people just like me! There was Appa, and grandma and grandpa, W and little L (my age!), new B with interesting facial hair and new music, A and little B (my age again!), and friend V too. Adjusting to new and changing people took a little while (especially figuring out how to sleep different places), but it all worked out pretty well. The exciting news now though is that my new au pair Karin arrived from Brazil (or is it Brasil?) just two days ago. We are already getting along well - I love when she hides behind something and then comes out to say hi!
Another transition that is still in process is moving from three (short) naps to two (longer) naps. Some days I am pretty good at this, even sleeping for 2 or 2.5 hours. Other days, not so much - on those days I try to make it, but when mom comes home I sometimes fall asleep drinking a bottle. Usually I muster up a second wind to play a bit (and READ, yay!).
Oh, I just brought up reading and got excited. So in the morning, mom comes in (just after I wake up), there is this business of taking off the jammies and getting a new diaper on, and then comes the bottle. However, I usually get distracted by the books that are so nearby! Fun, colorful, and interesting. Llama llama wakey wake is the first of course. I have a bunch of favorites (I let mom know when she picks one I am not too interested in). I really love "On the night you were born" with the beautiful polar bears dancing on the front (mom says they are dancing all night for me!) (ps thanks Kathie and Walt!). There is this one new book that has two different words for the same thing (mom says it is English and Spanish, so she gets to learn new words too, like papalote).
Finally, a few weeks ago we went on a trip, mom says it was to Taos. I remember seeing a rushing river up close, and that was beautiful. There was a gorge that we walked down to get to the river which mom liked and I did too (of course on the way up I slept a bit). I had a bit of trouble sleeping in the new place, but mom tried out sleeping with me in her bed for the first time, and Appa held me for a long time too. We also went to a hot springs on the way back, which was fun, but mom says she left her camera there by accident - she recently got it back in the mail.
Here is a collage from this month (note: this is updated from earlier to include pictures from our Taos trip)
So one of my favorite places to hang out is standing up holding onto the shelf of my changing table. It is the perfect height for me - just below armpit height. That means I can grab on easily, play with all of the fun tubes (especially the smaller ones that I can even 'palm' and pick up), and then relax by leaning on the shelf with my arm. Mom hangs out behind me, which is nice for the occasional time when I get too excited and grab a tube with both hands and then kinda loose my balance just a bit. Mom also seems excited when I move my feet around a bunch to support myself, either holding on, moving along, or on the way to the shelf. The other day I tried to put my foot up on the lowest shelf (sort of like climbing), but I don't quite understand how to step up (that was another good time when mom was there behind me).
This month was full of quite a few transitions. As you know, my first au pair Nastja left a month ago, so instead I hung out with a huge range of people this month, and sometimes that included cool little people just like me! There was Appa, and grandma and grandpa, W and little L (my age!), new B with interesting facial hair and new music, A and little B (my age again!), and friend V too. Adjusting to new and changing people took a little while (especially figuring out how to sleep different places), but it all worked out pretty well. The exciting news now though is that my new au pair Karin arrived from Brazil (or is it Brasil?) just two days ago. We are already getting along well - I love when she hides behind something and then comes out to say hi!
Another transition that is still in process is moving from three (short) naps to two (longer) naps. Some days I am pretty good at this, even sleeping for 2 or 2.5 hours. Other days, not so much - on those days I try to make it, but when mom comes home I sometimes fall asleep drinking a bottle. Usually I muster up a second wind to play a bit (and READ, yay!).
Oh, I just brought up reading and got excited. So in the morning, mom comes in (just after I wake up), there is this business of taking off the jammies and getting a new diaper on, and then comes the bottle. However, I usually get distracted by the books that are so nearby! Fun, colorful, and interesting. Llama llama wakey wake is the first of course. I have a bunch of favorites (I let mom know when she picks one I am not too interested in). I really love "On the night you were born" with the beautiful polar bears dancing on the front (mom says they are dancing all night for me!) (ps thanks Kathie and Walt!). There is this one new book that has two different words for the same thing (mom says it is English and Spanish, so she gets to learn new words too, like papalote).
Finally, a few weeks ago we went on a trip, mom says it was to Taos. I remember seeing a rushing river up close, and that was beautiful. There was a gorge that we walked down to get to the river which mom liked and I did too (of course on the way up I slept a bit). I had a bit of trouble sleeping in the new place, but mom tried out sleeping with me in her bed for the first time, and Appa held me for a long time too. We also went to a hot springs on the way back, which was fun, but mom says she left her camera there by accident - she recently got it back in the mail.
Here is a collage from this month (note: this is updated from earlier to include pictures from our Taos trip)
