Happy 10th to Me!

Hello :) I turned 10 months old yesterday! This week has been full of lots of fun and new experiences for me. On Tuesday, I went swimming for the first time. At first I was scared because the water was so cold, but then I got used to it and I loved splashing around. On Thursday, I went on a playdate with my friend, Isabel, and we went on the swings (my 3rd time ever!) Isabel and I had almost the same due date, but she was born premature, so she is a bit older than me. On Friday, I went to the Boston Children's Museum and discovered their infant toddler playroom with aquarium. (My favorite were the tiny tropical fish.) On Saturday, I went to Portsmouth, NH and went to the beach for the first time. The sand was so fine - I loved the feel of it on my hands and feet (and in my mouth too - though Mommy didn't like that too much!)

Mommy hasn't had time to upload all those pictures yet, but tie you over, she has three swinging videos of me laughing and playing with Isabel.

Cruising and Balloons

It's been awhile since my last video update, so I thought I'd post a couple here today. :)
The first is me surfing on our living room furniture on 7/22/09.


The second is me playing with a balloon on Friday with Daddy.

A Week of Firsts

Today, I am 9.5 months old! This week has been full of firsts for me! It's so much easier to get things that I see and I love playing with my friends and my Mommy and Daddy. Sorry for the lack of videos and pictures, Mommy and Daddy are forgetful!

• On Monday, I was so eager to pull up to the dining table and reach Mommy that I tripped and fell into the table and cut my lip with my new tooth! :(
• On Tuesday, I went to the park with Mommy and Daddy and they introduced me to the swing! I love it and can't help but laugh every time I go higher.
• On Wednesday, I learned how to drink out of a cup by myself without spilling it down my bib. :)

More teeth!

This past weekend, Daddy & Mommy were arguing about whether my top teeth were coming in. Daddy kept saying he could feel them and Mommy kept saying that they were just white spots on my gums, because she couldn't feel them. :p Well, Daddy was right!! I could have told them that though, because I was chewing on everything I could get my hands on. On Tuesday, Mommy finally agreed that my tooth had come out. :) It's strange to rub my top and bottom teeth together though. They make squeaky sounds!

Pulling Up at Night!

I've been so excited by my new skill that I've been pulling up in the middle of the night! On Monday night, I woke up and decided to practice. I pulled myself up and hung onto the crib railing. Unfortunately, I couldn't get back down and got stuck there. I started crying, but nobody came to rescue me, probably because Mommy and Daddy want me to learn to go to sleep without needing their soothing. I finally just started whimpering, because I didn't know what to do. After a few more minutes, Mommy came in and helped me to lie back down. Mommy and Daddy said that they felt really sad that I got myself stuck and that they will teach me how to lie back down myself. :)

Pulling Up

Hello! Today, I finally accomplished what I've been trying to do for weeks! I pulled myself completely up from the ground to my stool, then from the stool, I pulled myself to the top of the desk, then climbed on top of the stool to pull my toy off the top of the desk! :) Earlier today, I also figured out how to pull myself up and stand up in my crib and my play pen. Mommy is really scared now! :)

Learning to Crawl

It's been awhile since my last post and I've learned so many new things since then! :) Before I left for Dallas in mid-May, I started learning how to move from one spot. At first, I could only push myself up on my arms and push myself backwards. Then, at the beginning of June, while I was in California, PoPo helped me learn how to push off on my feet and inch forward on my stomach. A day later, Gong Gong taught me how to stand by myself in my playpen while holding on to the side. By the time we returned home in the middle of June, I had finally learned how to crawl on both hands and feet. (Although, when I get impatient, I still fall on my stomach and go back to the army/stomach crawl.) Last week, I learned how to pull myself up on myself on different pieces of furniture. Last night, Daddy and Mommy realized it was really time to babyproof everything and they put up a safety gate for me in the kitchen.

Here's a video from today that shows off all my new skills! :) (And yes, I'm going for the wall outlets!)