I KNOW I am not supposed to go upstairs without Mommy or Daddy, but I am caught A LOT sneaking around the corner and wait to see if anyone follows. And if so, I giggle, giggle, giggle.
For a long time, I have been listening to the "Be My Baby" song while I am on the changing table. Mema and Pepa bought me a bear that sings and dances to this song. Mommy sings to me. Well, at the end, I say "Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh"....and Mama finally got it on video.
While it was raining, we decided to go to the grocery store to pick up some items. I was munching on a banana and tomatoes while there. I ended up eating the whole thing of tomatoes (between the store and at home later), 3/4 of a banana, probably at least 2 or 3 oz of lox, a LOT of tortellini, many peas and more before the day was out (not to mention a lot of milk). Mommy thinks I am going through a growth spurt. I had to retire 2 pairs of pants today....too short.
Last night, our neighbor, Dawn, invited us to her Hanukkah party. We lit the menorah and sang and danced. Those Israelis really know how to have a good time. Dawn made delicious salmon. I didn't have much because it was already close to my bedtime. I rallied until 8:15 and then we went home and I was asleep in a minute.
Happy Hanukkah!
Here I am trying to call Mema and Pepa...
This afternoon, we walked to LeeAnn's friend's house for a birthday party for LEEANN! LeeAnn used to live here in Los Angeles, but she turned 4-0 and came back to visit her Los Angeles friends to celebrate. We walked over and spent a few hours there. It was really great to meet LeeAnn and to celebrate with her!
Oh, and play with Cherry's puppy!
Here I am taking a bath in Mommy and Daddy's new bathtub. I am the first one!
Mommy and Daddy borrowed our neighbor's learning tower while they are away and I love it! We are going to hopefully borrow one from another friend who isn't using it or if not, get one! I can bake cakes and make breakfast for Mommy and Daddy with my new pots and pans.
Our family at Thanksgiving...
Hanging out with one of my several boyfriends
Over the last few weeks, I have added these words to my repertoire:
Dance
Nyla
Bay (Bagel)
Open
Horse (pronounced "orse")
Purse (love Mommy's purse)
Ears
Grace
Outside
Bread
And, this week, both Mommy and Nanny G noticed that when I listen to my Gabrielle CD (Grandma and Grandpa got it for me in May), I say "Duck" and "Apple" before the CD says it. The words go something like "I walk and I waddle and I say Quack, Quack....can you guess what I am?" And, before they say "That's right, Gabrielle, I am a duck", I say "DUCK!" And, the same with a story about an apple. Mommy was amazed.....I am actually paying attention :) and not just passively listening.
But, unfortunately, I have no pictures to show you our new home....Our camera seems to be missing, so I also don't have any pictures from my last week. I really love our new home. So much more room and my bedroom is great. I helped Mommy and Daddy with the move by keeping myself occupied....taking bath products in and out of the cabinet, a little Elmo and reading books. Daddy made my crib into a toddler bed which is a perfect reading spot. More news over the long weekend and hopefully, we will have pictures by then :)
Last night was the first night of Hanukkah. I still don't really know what this holiday is, but I have a very cool menorah (from Grandma and Grandpa) that we "lit" last night. We didn't actually light it because the flame is wooden and already there. When we were shopping for a shower curtain at Target, Mommy bought me a tricycle. It is awesome. I wouldn't get off it in the store, but we haven't taken mine out of the box yet. Mary brought me over a beautiful new outfit for Hanukkah....I can't wait to wear it and show you all. Last week, I received some great new books from Aunt Donna and Uncle Tommy in the mail. Mommy says that I have a few more gifts coming in the mail. She is hoping they arrive soon so that I will be occupied for some additional unpacking over the next week or so.
Monday night while Mommy was at a business dinner...Daddy took me over to Zoe's
Tuesday morning trying to put my purse in the mailbox...
Wednesday night, a visit from Vicki!
And, then today, we went to the park with Zoe in the morning and we went bed shopping which was SO much fun ... they had toys for me and I loved lying and jumping on a bunch of beds. We also had Himalayan cuisine at Tara's on Venice Blvd....yummy and fun!
Here's the bridge just after it was lit...
On Friday night, we walked over to Abbott Kinney for the First Friday festivities. On my way, I was admiring a black balloon and someone cut it off and gave it to me...
I LOVED strolling the baby in the stroller. A stroller is now on my wish list. I almost wouldn't leave the store without it!
I refused the teaspoon or the baby spoon, only wanting to eat my soup with the SOUP spoon. Isn't that what I am supposed to do?
In the end, I couldn't really get much of the soup in my mouth with the soup spoon. My hands were a great fall back.
And, then, well, playing with my food is always fun.
First, a video from the Fountains in Orlando. Every time the fountains came on, I went running to Mama saying "Mama, Mama".
Then, I was showing how much I like blueberries, not willing to share even ONE with Grandpa
Swimming with Mama!
Here are some recent videos of me playing with Nyla. The first two show that I know how to call Nyla by her name:
Then, we show our teamwork in emptying the medicine cabinet, pushing the stroller and stacking the circles:
Today, we went shoe shopping and I noticed a really cute girl in the mirror when I was trying on my shoes. Soon, my name will be Imelda (Mommy tells me).
No, Mama isn't 41 today (she is a little older than that), BUT, I have now said FORTY-ONE words. In the last week or so, I have added the following 14 words to my repertoire....
Brush
No
Hat
Anana (Banana)
Bird
Meow Meow (Cat)
Moo (Cow)
Boo (Peek-a-boo, with hands over my mouth)
Bert (from Sesame Street)
Night night
Eyes
Big Bird
Fish
Head
