My Favorite Person in the World!!!

Daddy's Girl!

Mommy and Daddy are learning that the person I love most in the world is Daddy (then Michael and then Mommy). Nobody can calm me down quite like he can. He likes to make funny faces so that I will laugh. I give him the biggest smiles when I see him and that makes him feel really good. Mommy tried to tell him before I was born just how much he was going to love me. He didn't quite understand until I was born but I'm pretty sure I am number 1 in his book! He says I'm the prettiest baby that ever lived (outside of mommy of course!)

Take a Picture of Me Too Mom!

I So Cute!

I thought there too many pictures of Michael on this blog. So here is a very cute picture of me! I am almost 6 months old and I like to roll all over the floor (good incentive for my mommy to keep the floor clean - well as clean as it can be with a two year old and a 6 month old!).

Michael's Fat Lip

Owie!

Well....last night I was running and pushing my little golf bag in front of me when it stopped and I went over the top and smacked my mouth into the kitchen floor. I bit my upper lip and my bottom lip. Daddy jumped up and scooped me up and got me a nice cold wash cloth to stop the bleeding. Both daddy and I ended up with blood on our shirts. As soon as the shock of what happened wore off mommy couldn't keep me still - I had a lot of playing to do!

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Michael Loves Letters

I made up this game yesterday. I line up all the letters in groups of two. Then I stand infront of each group of letters and say what each two letters are. It is lots of fun!

Another Original By Michael

Trucks

hmmmmmmm - Mommy was working in the office and came out and found this caravan of trucks in the living room. I was SO proud of myself. I kept saying "Look Mom, Trucks!"

Mommy says to notice that I even included one of her shoes in the lineup!

An Original by Michael

I love to build with blocks!

I LOVE to create things with blocks. I did this all by himself. I also like to group things together and if I can do it by color that is even better. My mommy and daddy are consistantly amazed about how much I can do and understand (duh! I'm just that smart!).

I call my daddy 'daddy' but the other day I heard mommy call him 'Ben.' So I started walking around calling him Ben too. Mommy told me that I should call him Dad or Daddy - I like that better anyways.

Let's Wrestle!

I'm going to get you Michael!

Too Much Vacation!

So Tired!

We played so hard on vacation. There was so much to do! We played with our cousins (ALL of them), swam in the pool, ran around, went on walks, went to the waterfall, and rode bikes. We had SOOOOO much fun.

Abby and Mommy

Abby (5mo) and Mommy (26)

Aunt Stephanie took this picture of Mommy and me on July 10, 2005 right before baby Jack's baptism.

Ah Relaxing...

Comfy!

I have decided that Abby's car seat is a GREAT place to have a snack and relax. I get in and pull her blanket over my legs and just 'kick it.' Mommy just shakes her head and grabs the camera.

Fishy Fishy Fishy

Porcelain Skin

Mommy just LOVES this picture of me. She says it really shows how smooth and fair my skin is. She is going to have to be very diligent to keep the sunscreen on me this summer. You can't really see it but I am wearing a little terry cloth swimsuit with a big fishy on the front. It is very soft and keeps me nice and cool.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MICHAEL!!!

I'm 2!

I am two years old today! All of my cousins came over for my party. I had a great time opening my presents and running around. I even blew out the candle on my cake. Mommy and Daddy can't believe that I am two years old already...such a big boy.

What Happens When Michael Gets Up at 4:45am...

Sooooooooooooooo Tired!

and doesn't take a nap. Well I got up at 4:45 yesterday morning. Mommy tried to get me to go back to sleep but I wasn't tired. So we got up and I played and watched cartoons while Mommy dozed on the couch. She wanted me to take a nap around 10am (not in the afternoon because then I don't want to go to bed until 9 or 10pm) but I still wasn't tired. Then I got REALLY tired at 3pm and fell asleep on the living room rug! Mommy and Daddy let me sleep there for a little bit and then woke me up. I was a CRABBY boy!!! Then I perked up and played outside in my little pool. I went to bed at 9:00 and Mommy was SO tired that while she was laying by me she fell asleep! - Silly Mommy...

Ahhhhhhhhh!!!! It's Abbzilla!!!!!

Anyone inside?

Mmmmmmmmm...Car! I am really interested in what is going on around me now and I reach for anything in front of me. If I get a hold of something it goes in my mouth. I'm drooling up a storm and chomping on everything so Mommy keeps looking and feeling in my mouth for teeth - none so far. She says nursing a baby with teeth will be a new adventure! Michael was good enough to bring me this car yesterday (NOT one of his matchbox cars - those aren't safe for a little baby like me). Mommy says I am much more interested in objects than Michael was at this age. She says he was more interested in people and didn't reach for things like I do.

What A Good Helper!

I'm going to make a great husband someday!

I've got the diaper changing thing down! Mommy was checking Abby to see if she needed a new diaper so I decided to check my baby too. Both Abby and my baby were dirty so while Mommy changed Abby's diaper I changed my baby's diaper.

"Mom! She is getting HEAVY!"

Story Time...

Michael reads Abby a story

Michael loves to read to me. Here he is reading "Mimi's Toes" and pointing out the different colors on the page. He would say "Abby, this is blue." He is a really good reader.

A Big Boy Bed!!!

Me in my big boy bed.

Well I did it! On Saturday Mommy and Daddy moved me to a big boy bed. They let me take my aquarium with me too - that is the best toy and I ALWAYS listen to it as I fall asleep. The first night it took me a while to get to sleep. Mommy laid by me and told me to lay back down when I would try to get up. I took a nap that day so I wasn't super tired. I made sure to tuck my bear in too. I finally fell asleep (after about an hour) and Mommy snuck out of the room. The next morning I woke up at 6:00 and opened my door and shut it and then creeped out to the living room. I surprised Mommy who was out there feeding Abby. On Sunday Mommy said she didn't want me to take so long to fall asleep so I didn't take a nap. At bed time she laid back down with me and tucked me and my bear in. I patted and kissed my bear and told him nite nite and then I rolled over and patted and kissed Mommy and told her nite nite. I noticed that she wasn't under my covers so I lifted the corner and stretched it over her too. Then I laid back down on my stomach and was asleep in 2 minutes.

My bed is our futon mattress until Mommy can find a bunk bed set she likes and can afford. Then she said I get the bunk bed and Abby will move into the crib in my room. I can't wait until she does because I LOVE my little sister!

1 - 2 - 3 JUMP!!!!

I love to jump!

Jumping is SO MUCH FUN!!! I jump off anything I can! In the left hand picture I am counting to three. I like it when Mommy or Daddy counts and then says 'jump!' I jump off and land in half splits. It used to make Mommy nervous but now she realizes that I love to do it and I haven't gotten hurt yet. As she says 'He is such a BOY!'

Best Buds!

We are pals!

Mommy thought this picture was too cute! We love to play with each other.