Some videos...

Lately I'm really liking my rocker again, but now it's because I can really get it moving!

A cute face and a little bounce to the music.

I have lots to say, and 'talk' continually. At daycare, they say I'm 'very vocal', which I think means they think I'm a little noisy!

One more Baumgartner Weekend post...

Here I am sitting on Aunt Arwa's lap, playing with Alya. I think my Omi wants in on the action!
Some snuggles with Aunt Arwa when we first arrived.

Whoops... forgot this one from Peggy!

Look how hard I'm concentrating on my splashing!

More Baumgartner Weekend Photos Have Arrived!

I had fun playing with Uncle Richard when we first arrived, and he was caught making funny faces at me and waving several times over the two days of our stay.
Here I am playing with my cousin Alya. She was very gentle and good at not stepping on me, and she was very interested in my toys!

Baumgartner Weekend Update

Here is a picture of me with my Uncle Mark and cousin Nora while at Uncle Rich and Aunt Peggy's cottage. I'm still waiting to see if anyone else who was there has some pictures of me with my Baumgartner side of the family!

Daycare Drop-off!

Notice my crazy hair? Mommy was out when Daddy bathed me, and he swears he brushed my hair... but Mommy's not sure if she believes him...

New interests and new skills

Lately I get really fussy when someone puts me in my exersaucer, because I'd rather be out and moving around... but that doesn't mean I don't still like my exersaucer! I'm just appreciating it from a different vantage point. I like to pull it back and forth, and reach up to play with the toys.
I'm leaning forward and getting up on my knees! I rock back and forth, and sometimes get

that front foot behind me. I often kind of melt into the floor when that happens, but today I stayed up on my hands and knees for a minute before collapsing.
I've managed to get a ring onto the tower a few times, but in this picture it somehow ended up on my foot. Mommy managed to get a picture before I got really grouchy trying to pull it off.

My BFF... Cali!

Cali has shared her toys with me a few times. She flips them around to make me giggle, then lays down where I can reach them.

Here I am doing a typical lunge at Cali. Mommy loves this picture because you can see a top view of my upper lip, with she seems to love for some reason.

Me looking cute

Since I scoot backwards on my belly, I often get myself stuck under furniture!
Mommy's going to miss being able to take me to the grocery store when it isn't busy in the middle of a week day!

I love this toy, and it has different colored balls in side it. I like to check on them periodically throughout the day to see what they're up to.

Mommy took both her girls for a long walk at the dog park.

Daddy and I were home alone, so he got me Jolly Jumping so he could do dishes.

I love grass!

A swinging good time

Daddy's away for the week at a conference, so it's just the girls at home! We went on an adventure to find a swing, and I loved it!

Baumgartner Weekend

We all (sans Cali) went to Uncle Richard and Aunt Peggy's cottage for a night, and got to spend time with all the Baumgartners!

Daddy taking my clothes off so I can go for a swim. He wasn't prepared to fight with my bathing suit to get it on me.
No good can come from Daddy trying to balance on this little inflatable boat.

This is slightly safer than being on it with Daddy!

I loved splashing around in the water.

Cousin Bob playing with me... for some reason he likes to put the toys in his mouth to play with little kids!

My first tea party... and it's with my cousin Bob!

A little snuggle with Aunt Peggy while Mommy and Daddy get things packed up to hit the road.

Blueberries!

New Place to Play

Daddy didn't want to move the pieces of my playmat to the hallway while he worked in the office, so he brought over Cali's dog bed!

My favorite things

I love the new toy Mommy and Daddy bought me at Ikea. I'm surprisingly good at moving the wooden beads around, but sometimes I just like to suck on the metal parts.
We all know my #1 favorite thing is Cali! I just love grabbing her fur and watching her move around.

Hmmm... I wonder what Cali's tail fur tastes like...

On the move

I have discovered there are all sorts of things up on tables that I can try and grab.
I turn my legs sideways, lean forward, and start rocking. Lately, I've even managed to scoot myself an inch forward a few times.

Oh yeah, and I like to 'talk' ALL the time!

Look at me grow!

I have teeth! If you look closely, you can see my first tooth on the bottom right (my left), and if you look even more closely you can see that the two middle ones have broken through!
I've been really good at sitting, and I am comfortable enough to twist myself around to see things without falling over. Omi and I think that my twisting is how I end up moving several feet across the floor without anyone really seeing me move!

I've started twisting my legs sideways and leaning forward on my arms rocking.

When I'm on my tummy, I lift my bum in the air and bend my legs a bit, and manage to scoot backwards; I started off on the other side of my playmat. Lately, when Mommy and Daddy are trying to get me to sleep, I flip onto my belly and back up so that my legs get stuck between the rungs of my crib. Not comfortable for me, and frustrating I'm sure for Mommy and Daddy!