i love music...

Mommy and I sometimes go to a "baby music class". I absolutely love it! I like to dance and play the drums....






I really get into it and am one of the teachers favorite students. I laugh and dance to all of the great music we make and that we get to hear.












I also like to play the rattles... We always end the class with the teacher playing the violin for us. This is one of my favorite parts as I just stare in awe at the violin. When she comes in front of me I get excited... and then of course I reach my hands out with the possibility that she just might let me play for her?? But not this time.

New food and Early Christmas???

Okay, I am officially eating "solid" food. I am not really sure why they call it "solid" food. Because clearly it is MUSH! It's barely solid - just thick liquid. I haven't really decided if I like it. I am kinda eating it. I get alot on my face and then alot on my hands as I am touching my face & mouth and checking this crazy mush out. Check me out... and check out that mush on my face... ewwwwwww.









So what if Christmas is 42 days away! Mommy found a great hat for $1 that says "Baby's First Christmas." It's so adorable, Mommy made me wear it ALL NIGHT LONG and took pictures. It is cute, but I overheard Mommy saying I should wear it everyday. I hope not. I look like a little elf....












(Also, better pictures to come later.. but Mommy chopped all of her hair off. It now goes to her chin - you can kinda see it in the picture. )
This is my zoolander face "The Magnum.".....












Here is me playing tonight. I want to point out that I easily get on all fours and am almost crawling forward. Yes, I crawl/scootch backward, but not forward yet. It's exciting. I also can sit up with barely any support. I wobble after a few minutes so you have to be ready to catch me as I go for a head dive.









In other exciting upcoming news... I will be traveling to Austin for Thanksgiving. I will get to see Grandma and all of my crazy cousins down there. I'm exited to show off everything I have been learning and of course wear my new favorite Holiday hat!!!

Happy Halloween

GRRRRRRRRRR....

Did I scare you???
Mommy decided I should be a Tigger for Halloween rather than a Leopard or "Cheetah Girl." I was a cutie. Mommy went ahead and bought this unisex costume. She decided that it will be a hand-me-down and my future siblings will be Tiggers as well. I like it.












I even went to a Halloween Party. My friend, Ashley, was a Pooh - perfect to go along with me. She is 10 months old. And Sophie was a Tigger too. How fun!!

Gig em Aggies

Mommy went to Texas A&M and loves to support her team on the weekends. I was born an Aggie and a Denver Bronco fan! Here is me getting ready with Mommy to cheer the Aggies on. I will be a 5th generation Aggie -class of 2030??? Is that right??? That is scary! Yikes.

Mommy thinks Coach Fran needs to go!

New toy and New food!

Mommy found a GREAT NEW toy. I love my Triple Play Exercauser. Daddy calls it my "playstation." I dance to the songs and work soooo hard at these toys. Mommy and Daddy say this is the best toy they have gotten me yet, as I am learning and have grown so much since they got it. Here I am hard at work! It's rough, but somebody's got to do it!













Mommy bought some new foods. I have never had solid food and Mommy is not so sure about this new adventure. She bought it and is waiting for the perfect day to start - which could be any day. I am curious about it though. I'll tell you how I like it later when she finally lets me try it. She is going to start with the veggies though - carrots and peas. Oh, and the apples are for her, not me.

New Leggings and I'm getting so big....

These were recommended by a friend and Mommy finally found them. They are called "Baby Legs" and they are leggings to keep my legs warm in the winter. We tried them out with a dress to see how they look. They aren't too bad. They are better than tights as Mommy can get to my diaper easily. Her I am!!












And here is a photo of me with my bear. My cousins Luke, Lance, and Emily gave me this bear. Mommy is trying to find the photo in the hospital where I was posing with this same bear. Wow, I am getting so big....









I don't even look like the same baby when I was born compared to now. Here is a bath time photo from today and photos of my very first bath. I love bath time now and the toys that I play with. My favorite thing to do though is kick, kick, kick and splash all the water on Mommy. It is not Mommy's favorite thing, but it's funny.

Bumbo is recalled...

Mommy has gotten lots of email messages about the bumbo seat recall. The video of me below actually shows how it can be dangerous as I can already pull myself out of the seat. I enjoy my bumbo and will still use it. It has a warning label on the back of the actual seat so I am a little confused why people are going crazy as if they didn't know. Mommy & Daddy are careful with me as I use it, so no worries. I just love to sit up and stand and the bumbo works for me :).

I leave you with more pictures from the Steve Tinetti photo shoot...

"I'm dancing, I'm dancing... I'm in the groove, baby"








"I want to take pictures by myself. Get out of my frame Mommy & Daddy!"








"Just a quick warm up stretch before we finish this photo session."








"Lights, Camera, Action - I'm ready for my closeup!"

We love Steve Tinetti!!!!

Mommy and I HIGHLY recommend Steve Tinetti for photos. He prefers weddings, but he obviously does excellent photos of me too! It was definitely a challenge to get me to cooperate and smile for some photos, but he captured many sides to my personality. He is a great friend and wonderful artist. He also did Mommy and Daddy's wedding too. Check out his site & blog at:
www.tinettiblog.blogspot.com
www.stevetinettiphoto.com
Mommy and Daddy are even featured on his blog. .

Here are some of the photos from his photo shoot this past weekend....




















Which of my cheeks are bigger????

4 month check up and photos

I had my 4 month check up today! How time flies. I feel like I have known Mommy and Daddy forever and they feel the same about me. I weigh 13 lbs and 13 oz. today, which puts me into the 60th percentile. I am in the 50th percentile for height at 24.5 inches. And my big brains are in the 45th percentile at 15 7/8 inches. I am such a big girl. Mommy thought I was going to be lower because I am so petite. As some people know, we are also delaying (and still deciding) on vaccinations. I am just too healthy and strong.

The doctor also got to see some of my "skills." She thought I was so strong and will most likely be sitting up ahead of schedule and possibly even walking earlier. Mommy says that's a BIG UH OH and we want to delay walking as much as possible!
We also took family photos this past weekend. More to come tomorrow!!! Here is mommy and me cuddling after the photo shoot - I was WORE out!

I can crawl...

I can crawl....

BACKWARDS!!!!

This is how I do it... I get ready and position myself and while positioning I tend to go back 3-5 inches at the same time. This is me getting ready to crawl....









I focus on my object and then this is my attempt to go crawl forward....









As I try to crawl, Mommy and Daddy call me "Super Girl" because I lift my legs and arms up. But I am really trying to crawl forward though. I just can't figure it out.

So, I get myself ready again and go backwards 3-5+ inches again.... and then I proceed to go forward.... but I am just not getting anywhere.....









After a few attempts, I just get frustrated on trying to go forward... and I just stick to scooting backwards and and getting around that way! It works for me at 4 months old. At least I can get around the house... even if it's an interesting way!

I am smart....

Want to see what I look like with Mommy's glasses???

Don't worry, her prescription is very low. She needs to get a new prescription.

Daddy is funny

Everyone is so funny. Especially my Daddy. If someone screams at me, guess what - I'll just scream right back at them. (P.S. this is a video below...)

I like my sleep

Yeah -I like my sleep. When it's time for a nap - it's time for a nap! Nothing will get in my way.

Injuries, Coffee & Good conversation

Well my Daddy had an accident. Not the diaper kind, but "I-was-playing-flag-football-and-tore-my-achilles-tendon" kind of accident.My aunt Susan & Brian and cousin Denton came to visit and help around the house. They were a HUGE help to Mommy & Daddy. But Denton and I decided to have some coffee and good conversation in our Bumbo seats. And boy, was it good conversation. Finally, someone that understands me.

I found great interest in my hand though. I was certain I could get this whole thing into mouth.
While Cousin Denton was in town, I went to work with Mommy one night for a car presentation. She made me wear this obnoxious onesie that I can only wear at certain work events. Everyone loved it, but it's a little too sassy for me (and mommy).

I'm a little over 3 months old

Mommy bought me some jean shorts - I'm excited to wear them. She got these mary jane Robeez shoes for me a couple weeks ago too. Everyone thinks they are soooo cute. I think they are cute for like 30 minutes - then I want to kick them off.

I am very vocal and really LOVE to smile when you smile at me. Sometimes when mommy pulls out the shiny camara, I forget to smile and just look at the shiny silver. I have been working on it and decided to pull out the smiles this morning...