Happy Birthday Me!

Last year I wasn't a turkey (cause I was still baking) but this year my birthday fell on turkey day! I missed out on the feast (had to get my beauty rest) but woke up in time for my party! Not a big fan of the party hat but I think I can get used to this birthday stuff!
Although I was a little apprehensive about my birthday cake, I didn't hesitate to try it once I saw the Cheerios and Puffs! Mom made me a special sugar free cake topped with banana cream cheese and my favorite finger foods! Jonah didn't mind helping me dig in but he preferred the red velvet cake everyone else was eating.

Daddy and Jonah went out early in the morning and got me some fun balloons to play with! Like I said, I can get used to this birthday thing...check out my toys! I got books, clothes, a sports center, a ball popper, a laptop, a shape sorter and best of all a real slide! It is the coolest and I can tell it's not going to take me long to master it!

Who needs toys...

...When they've got kitchen chairs!
Crawling under the table and through the chairs is one of my favorite things to do. Mom says I'm silly but she'll let me do anything as long as I keep flashing her that beautiful smile!

Check me out!

Jonah calls me "Walker boy" now and here's the proof that mom has been trying to capture for a month now. Yes, I may have been bribed by a Puff...I don't know why she didn't try that sooner...I'd probably stand on my head for one of those! Can't get enough of that yum yum chup!

Fall Hike

This past weekend we discovered the coolest hiking trails right by our house! The Fall leaves are so pretty so we decided to take advantage of the beautiful weather and go exploring. Daddy held me most of the time until Jonah got tired then he carried Jonah and Mommy carried me.

I got to go up on his shoulders and touch all the cool trees!

Jonah did a good job of picking up my cars every time I threw them down.

My parents were trying to keep me up an extra hour because of the daylight saving thing but I was so tired I just wanted to go to bed...no smiles at the end of our hike for me.

Happy Halloween!

Last year I was a jack-o-lantern inside Mama's belly but this year I had my choice of costumes! A duck, a peapod, a pumpkin or a China man...all of Jonah's recycled ones! Mom liked the duck the best but I ended up trick or treating in my chinese outfit because it was a little chilly outside and it kept me the warmest. I just got to ride in my stroller but I had fun and got to stay up past my bedtime! I was a trooper. When we got back home I checked out Jonah's loot before getting in the bath. Why don't people pass out good stuff like Cheerios or Puffs or bananas...?

11 months

I'm a couple days late with this post but it's not because mom forgot, we just couldn't find the right outfit. The outfit Jonah wore for 11 months is missing so we had to bump up the order a bit.
Let's see, what can I tell you about me this month...
For starters, I am totally walking now. Crawling is still faster but I want to be on my feet as much as possible. Yesterday I walked down the hallway to surprise mom! I love to have something in my hands. It doesn't matter what it is but I have to have something in each hand and it must be similar objects such as 2 cars, 2 puzzle pieces, 2 shoes, 2 spoons, 2 balls. It just doesn't work if the items are not the same. I even have 2 babies that I sleep with, a blue blankie bear and a brown bear. Whenever I wake up I have both of them in my hands ready to be picked up. I am such a good napper too. Whenever I get tired I go get my babies and crawl to Mama and reach for her. That's the way I tell her I'm ready for my nap. She thinks it's pretty cute and very refreshing since it was so hard to get Jonah to nap at my age.
Not surprising, I love food and will eat pretty much anything. As long as I can pick it up and put it in my mouth I'm a happy camper. My current favorites are cheese, broccoli, beans, rice, tomatoes, peaches, and of course cheerios. My favorite things to do are play with my cars or play in Jonah's room. He has all the toys in his room. I usually like to mess up whatever he's working on. Sometimes he gets upset with me but mom blames it on me being a baby...boy do I have her fooled! I also love to pull all the books off his bookshelf! I'm not too much into reading them (can't sit still) but they make great toys! I love to bounce balls and I can play catch with Jonah really well. I can also play fetch with myself pretty well too!
I'm not too fond of baths. I love getting nakey and marching to the tub but I do not like to sit down in the water. I'm a standing man, maybe I will like showers better.
I am still and early riser (5:30am) but that's because I want to be sure and see my Daddy before he leaves for work! And Mama gets to catch a few more zzz's that way which makes her very very happy. After about 45 minutes though I'm ready for my first nap which is usually a couple hours long. Then I'm up for an hour and a half and what do you know, I'm ready to go down again for another 2 hour nap. I'm a sleepy little fellow but I sure do play hard when I'm up. Besides, I need my beauty rest. (If mom dresses me in anything but blue, strangers ask if I'm a girl!) I can stay awake a bit longer in the afternoon but I still need another hour nap around 2:00 or 3:00. Then I can make it until 6:00 for bedtime.
Here are some cute pictures of me playing in the sink. I love to sit in it for some reason...

Carving Pumpkins

So here I am carving my very first pumpkin. Actually Jonah and dad are doing all the hard work, I'm just playing with the gunky insides! Jonah was a little apprehensive at first, not wanting to get "dirty" but not me, I'm no sissy! I dove right in and got some stuff for both hands. And yes, I admit it...I did try to eat it once or twice but mom put the kibosh on that!

After I was done with the pumpkins I went inside and watched Jonah and mommy finish up. I think banging on the window was more fun anyway!