This has been a fun and interesting month. I survived a flood. Actually I didn't know it was really happening much aside from seeing the river outside the back gate that usually isn't there; for the most part it meant quite a few days of not being able to go to the park.
Mom says I became a much more stable walker and have picked up speed. In fact this morning I was on the verge of a trot, but not quite yet.
I like to chase the cats around, and Seng even lets me pet her.
I went a lot of cool places this month. On hikes around town. Up to the mountains (which was pretty but the altitude didn't quite agree with me and I let mom and Appa know via a messy throw up). On my very first train - this was very fun and I liked being outside seeing the trees and mountains go by, but the loud whistle did scare me just a bit. To someplace with a whole bunch of colorful (and not so colorful) fish swimming by at my eye level! There was even an otter and a tiger. Even though the tiger was far away, I could tell she was majestic and a little like my cat Taka at home. I also went to a pretty and warm place that had a whole bunch of butterflies flying around (mom says this was my second time there).
Other babies and kids are pretty fun to hang out with, and I was able to do that quite a bit this month. Sometimes it was at home, sometimes it was at Appa's house, sometimes it was at other homes, and sometimes it was outside.
I like to climb. Mom installed a cool red slide in my room a few days ago, and boy is it fun. Straight away I basically climbed up the slide, which mom thought was funny. And today Karin caught me trying to climb one of the cat perches. And as you already know I like to climb stairs.
I learned how to open the front door. I have gotten better at saying bottle, though mom still says it comes out like "bawall" but she definitely knows what I am saying.
I like to dance and 'headbang' a bit. Especially to music on my new favorite toys - one is a toy intended for kids that plays fun music, and the other is a keyboard that also has an awesome DJ mode where I can press one key (or stand on it, or sit on it) and it will give me a dance beat. I like checking out really big machinery on our street moving dirt around and doing other interesting things. I really like playing with the wood shades in my room - I can climb up on my window seat and open and close them. I also like playing the the "latch board" that mom made for me, especially making the door stops go "bwaaaaang."
Oh and the flute. Have you ever tried playing the flute? Or blowing into something that makes a pretty noise? It is really fun. (As a side note, I also try to blow spiders on the other side of the screen to get them to go away, but I think I need to work on my projection). But back to flutes: I have three that I can play with. One is pretty small and red - very portable but sometimes when I try to blow it I put too much in my mouth and I cover the second hole so it sounds strange. The second one is green and uncle Chris gave it to me - this one is longer but I can play it more easily. The last one is wooden and brown and Native American and came from Taos. It has the best sound, and mom plays a little on it making many more sounds than the one that I make.
I am getting excited about my first international trip to India - we leave in just over one week! Technically speaking this is my third international trip, but the others were in mom's belly so you can decide if they count. As part of the preparation, I have this new cool tent that mom can pack in her suitcase that turns into my bed for naps and sleeping (and keeps the mosquitoes away). Over the past few days I got used to it with napping and one full night (so far). I also get to see my first au pair Nastja in Frankfurt on the way to India - I am excited to see her!
Finally, you should take a good long look at my hair. Because it will be gone in a few weeks. I haven't yet had a hair on my head cut. We are all headed to south India and there I will have this ceremony where they shave my head - no one has ever seen me without any hair because I was even born with hair, so it will be interesting. So long curly locks (at least for a while). I am not quite sure what it will be like in India, but I like the drawing in my UNESCO world book (thanks Sky!) that shows people riding around in rickshaws. It will definitely be pretty different from here and I will get to meet a lot of Appa's family.
Below is a photo collage from my 15th month on earth. Thank you God for this great month.
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