Just another Wednesday

Here I am at Don and Geri-Ann's house touching and kissing the Halloween buddha

Climbing on my music table!

Labor Day Weekend...Some Milestones

We started off the weekend with a visit from Peri on Friday night. Mommy was reading my Elmo book and when she got to "Baby Elmo says Ma-Ma-Ma", she was surprised (and delighted!) when I repeated Ma-Ma-Ma. Then, Mommy said "Baby Elmo says Da-Da-Da" and again, I repeated "Da-Da-Da". I have said Ma Ma and Da Da before, but never repeating after Mommy when she read my Elmo book to me.

In terms of my words, I am now babbling a LOT, but the words that Mommy and Daddy can understand are:

Mama

Dada

Elmo

Baby

Bye bye (with a wave)

Hi (with a wave)

Up

NOT in order of importance, of course.

Another new game is to take things out (of a purse, a bag or anything). What I haven't learned yet is to put them back. Mommy plans to teach me though! Below, I climbed in the drawer (that Mommy left open) and started removing her socks from the drawer and then started taking out everything in Daddy's closet. FUN.

Mommy and Daddy took me to Hermosa Beach by bicycle on Sunday for breakfast. It was 24 miles round trip! Relaxing for me, but great exercise for Mommy and Daddy. On Saturday, Mommy took me for run in our new jogging stroller.

Some very sad news...

Yesterday, we learned that our friends, Julie and Steven, lost their Mother-in-law/Mom, Chris, to a very fast-growing cancer. I can never understand why horrible things happen to very good people. Our thoughts are with Steven, Julie and Steven's brother, Mark, along with all of Chris' friends who are grieving today.

Early Morning Alley Ride with Camille

Splish Splash

After a long, hot day, I had a little fun in the sink.

Bowling!

Nanny G took me bowling. I decided to try it without the ball and I did pretty well. I got a strike!

The DNC

If only Mommy had the camera tonight, you would see a video of me cuddling with her in bed watching Michelle Obama's speech. I kept clapping both spontaneously and when the audience clapped. It appears we may have another Democrat in the house!

Visiting Julie and Steven (and Teddy and Mosey)

On Sunday morning, Mommy and Daddy took me for a bike ride for the second weekly Bagel Bike Brigade which means Mommy, Daddy and I ride our bikes through the Marina and to Playa Del Rey, we stop and buy bagels and other goodies and arrive at Julie and Steven's house for yummy breakfast and great company. I love playing with their toys and particularly, love playing with Julie. I haven't seen Steven in awhile because he has been away with his Mom, but it was great to see him, too. Here I am rolling around on their bed!

More Walking

Taking Baby for a Walk

Today, I took baby for a walk in my car. First, I was wearing my hat, but then I wanted to protect her from the sun, so I put my hat on her...






Here I am walking!

ToysRUs with Nanny G....

This week, Nanny G took me for a fun trip to Toys R Us. I read some books, made some friends, rode on some toys and did some walking. What fun!

Sailing, sailing, sailing the ocean blue...

Here I am on Sunday SAILING! Okay, well, I thought I was sailing, but Mommy told me we actually were just motoring on our sailboat in the marina. Baby steps. All I wanted to do was crawl up on the top of the boat where my friend Safia was hanging out. It was a little difficult with the straight jacket I had to wear!
Here's my buddy, Safia!

And, Safia with her Daddy, Bryon.

Before we went on the boat, we spent a little time at home and went to lunch.

Safia was strolling me down the street. Who knew that I knew the "in" fashion? Safia is definitely a fashion diva and I was wearing the same colors as she was ... pink and a black hat!

Safia and me at lunch!

Helping Nanny G with the Laundry

Fingerpainting again!

Newsflash! My 6th and 7th teeth are in!

So, there isn't much eating going on over here. Only drinking. And, Mommy and Daddy are going to start drinking heavily if I become much crankier from my teeth all coming in at the same time. In reality, I really am doing okay for so much going on in my mouth.

Climbing...

Crawling up... Almost there...

Made it!

I am teething on EVERYTHING!

My 5th tooth! and I am "walking"

My 5th tooth came in today. So, now I have three on the bottom and two on the top. The funny thing is the second one on top is not the other front tooth, but the one next to it. My teeth are growing in so unusually (which Nanny G says fits me because I am not usual).

Here I am "walking".

New Playground -- Playa Vista

This afternoon, Mommy and Daddy took me to the playground at Playa Vista. It was great! So many other kids and the ground was soft for me to crawl on without scratching my legs. I crawled and pulled myself up.

And, sat on the airplane. Mommy was on the back to really make it go.

Mommy put me on this carousel and spun me in circles. She got more of a workout than I did!

And, at the end, I watched a little bit of a soccer game through the fence.

Farmers Market and Hare Krishna Sunday

Today, we walked to the Farmers Market in Santa Monica. Here I am eating some yummy watermelon. We saw my friends, Rebecca and Isabella, again and I even got to see their little brother James who is almost 1 month old. I wanted to touch him because he is about the size of my baby, but Mommy told me that he was real and couldn't be touched. After the market, we went to Urth Caffe where I was giving Daddy a high five (see below).

This is the expert dog and bike watcher at the Farmers Market...

And, in the middle of the Farmers Market, the Festival of the Chariots (think Hare Krishna) came rolling down the street. Mommy and I had an up close view of the 3 floats.