Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Mother's Day to all of the wonderful moms out there!! Mommy and I enjoyed our day very much (thanks to Daddy!). He took us out to breakfast at Friendly's (that was the first breakfast Mommy ate after I was born and was also the first restaurant that we went to as a family), he also got Mommy a new camera (oh my! I can see the gazillion pictures now! ha ha!), and Mommy and I enjoyed a nice nap this afternoon. Mommy feels so lucky to have me and can't even put into words how much she loves me. I may be a little biased too, but I think that I have the best Mommy in the world! ;-)
Here are some pictures from our "Mother's Day Photo Shoot":

7 Months Old (yesterday)

I turned 7 months old yesterday! Sorry about the delay in the blog post....I once again decided that I didn't really want to stay in my crib (even though I went to bed around 8:00). I was then up every hour or so until 11:00 and then I won the bed battle and Mommy and I went to the guest room. I'm a little spoiled at the moment. ;-)


Current likes: Sidney (I try to grab her tail all of the time and play with her....she's not too sure about it yet), eating, playing in the exersaucer, grabbing any toy that I can, going for walks, and snuggling with Mommy in the guest bed. He! He! Current dislikes: my crib and bedtime in general and bath time. New foods: Not too many since my last update. Apples and Blackberries, Oatmeal with cinnamon, Rice cereal with mangos, and I ate my first cracker (Ritz) In other news: I am starting to scoot backwards when I am on my stomach (crawling is right around the corner) and tooth #3 is poking through (on the top).


It's getting harder to capture the monthly pictures because I am way to interested in the paper to sit still for a picture. Here is our attempt: As mentioned above, bath time is a current dislike. It has been for a while now. Mommy got out my fun bath tub from Aunt Mica and Uncle Dave. It blows up and even quacks. Should have been lots of fun, right?

Here I am still okay. This was right before my bath:

Oh my! This is my "bath time face". Yes, I cry the entire time until Mommy takes me out.

Here I am with my friend Sidney. Like I said, she is still a little hesitent to come close and play.

My hair is getting longer and I still have my baby blues.

Oh yeah....not only am I a princess (see previous post) but I am also a rock star! The sunglasses are a little big on me but they were only a dollar. Therefore, Mommy had to buy them. :-)

Here is some video fun. The first one is of me playing with my cube from Aunt Michelle. It talks (in German) and plays songs. I was very interested in it and got a little bit excited...maybe a little too excited because I lost my balance. Oops! The second video is of me enjoying my first cracker. Yum! Yum!

Future NASCAR Fan?

Yesterday we went to the NASCAR Hall of Fame. They were celebrating educators and had free admission for them. Well luckily for us, Mommy and Daddy are both teachers! :-) Courtney went with us and we met Otto and Michele there too. It was neat to see all of the cars and everything was very interactive. I wasn't able to do much but I watched Daddy pretend to race a nascar.


Here I am just hanging out and playing with my toes: A family picture at the Hall of Fame:

Mommy and I tested out what a Nascar seat was like. It was very comfortable but also very low!:

I don't remember who this guy was. His lap wasn't too comfortable. ;-)

Courtney, Mommy and I with more famous Nascar drivers:

When we got home, Mommy was doing some cleaning in my room. I got this awesome bathrobe and slippers set from the Morris' when we were home for Spring break. Thank you!! We had to test them out:

Check out those slippers:

Happy Royal Wedding Day

Since today was the Royal Wedding of Prince William and Kate, we got into the spirit of it. Mommy bought me a tiara for the occasion. :-) Here are some pictures of me wearing it. I must have really liked it because I didn't even try to take it off!
This is my paparazzi face...another picture while I am playing?
Looking serious:

Ok...ok...I'll give you a smile (I do love my tiara)!:

Hmmm...I could get used to this princess thing. ;-)

Happy Easter!

Happy Easter!
Mommy, Daddy, and I enjoyed a nice quiet day just hanging out and relaxing. I got to Skype with Grammy, Pappy, Nana, Aunt Michelle, and Oma. :-) Here is a picture from a couple of days ago that shows of my two bottom teeth nicely. I think that there are more coming in because I have been drooling like crazy and giving Mommy and Daddy a run for their money at bedtime.

Also, everything that I can get my hands on goes in my mouth. Daddy gave me a coke can and took some pictures to be silly. Don't worry, it wasn't open and I didn't drink any. :-)

Tummy time. I'm not crawling yet, but I do scoot backwards now.

The other day I was hanging out in the Bumbo and decided to take both of my socks off.Here I am ready for summer in my cool at and sandals:

Here I am ready for Summer in my bathing suit from Steve and Judy. They got me the hat, bathing suit, cover up, sandals and chair. Thank you!

My onesie says "Future Twilight Fan". Thanks Tara! I'll be reading those books by the pool this summer in my awesome bathing suit. ;-)

You may have noticed a scratch on my forehead in some of these pictures. Here is the story:

As mentioned above, I have been giving Mommy and Daddy a run for their money at bedtime (I am actually up crying as Mommy is typing this at 9:55). On Friday night, Mommy decided to try the "cry it out" method. Well, at 2 a.m when my powerful set of lungs were still going strong, Mommy caved and took me into the guest room with her. I slept in the Boppy pillow next to her and at 4 a.m woke up screaming again. While trying to put the pacifier in my mouth in the dark, Mommy accidently scratched my forehead. She felt awful (but I forgave her very quickly). Let's just say that I am in "Spring Break Mode" and have decided that my bedtime is no longer at 7:00. Oh, I hope I do better once we are back into a routine. It's back to the "real world" tomorrow because Spring Break is over. :-(

Visiting Grammy & Pappy

On Monday we headed out to visit Grammy and Pappy. Grammy knew that we were coming, but we surprised Pappy at work...he sure was surprised!! I got to hang out with him in his office for a little while. "Watch out, there's a new chief in town!": Here we are reading "Officer Buckle and Gloria":

Next we went to surprise Nana. She sure was happy to see us:

The next stop was to see Grammy at work. She then took the rest of the day off so she could spend it with me:

Here is a picture of me that Daddy took of me in the swing:

Here you can see the onesie that Mommy and Daddy made (with the help of Tabitha...thanks!) that has the police logo on it. I wore it when I surprised Pappy at work:

I snuggled on the couch with Pappy when he got home and I loved playing with his phone:

Today Daddy, Mommy, Grammy and I went to the mall to get my picture taken with the Easter Bunny. Mommy took a picture of the picture, so it's not the best quality, but you can still see it. Oh, and I didn't even cry:

Today we also went to see Daddy's friend Jason (who he calls Morris) and his family. Their daughter Charlie is 4 months older than me:

Daddy and Morris met in Kindergarten and stayed friends throughout school and even went to the same college together. Charlie and I are going to be future Edinboro roommates. ;-)

Thanks for all the snuggle time. I love you very much and will miss you lots!

Visiting Oma & Opa

We finally ventured out on our first long trip to Pennsylvania! Mommy, Daddy, and I left on Friday after school and arrived at Oma and Opa's around 11:30. I was an AWESOME traveler and slept the entire time! Once we arrived, I was in the best mood and enjoyed some snuggle time with Oma on the couch (Opa unfortunately had to work). Here are some pictures from my visit. Snuggling with Oma when I arrived: Here I am with Opa the next morning:

I got a new headband from them and there were also new toys for me to play with:

Mommy's friends from Elementary school came over and I got to meet them and Toni's daughter, Dani. We love each other! :-)

Mommy and her best friends. Now Dani and I are part of the "group" too (although she is not in this picture):

Oma and Opa had a party for me and lots of people came to visit. Here I am with Eileen:

Hanging out with Paulette and Judy:

Judy and Steve got me my own beach chair along with a bathing suit, cover up, sandals and this awesome hat!:

I played "Peek-a-boo" with Oma's scarf:

Here I am with my Great Aunt Donna and my second cousin, Dean:

Oma and Opa and me:

Thank you for a wonderful weekend! I love you very much and miss you already!!!