USA!

Well, after a very long plane ride I finally made it to the good ol' U.S. of A. I love all of the grass and the wide open space! The air is also much cleaner but mom and dad seem to be sneezing a lot...
I was a very good traveler. From Hong Kong to Tokyo I made lots of friends when mom and dad walked me up and down the aisle. Everyone wanted to talk to me and hold my hand. I accidentally spit up on one guy though...oops, sorry! Then from Tokyo to Seattle it was my bedtime so I slept almost the whole flight. Some lady brought me a bassinett but I preferred to sleep on mom. I really liked to stretch out and kick the girl sitting next to us.
It was great to see my Herzog grandparents again and I can't wait to meet all of mommy's friends.

"I'm Leavin' on a Jet Plane..."

I've had one busy week. Dad was busy with school, giving finals, and grading and Mom and I were busy shopping, packing and cleaning before our big plane ride. Okay, so maybe I wasn't much help...in fact I may have been a little stinker lately (not wanting to nap, wanting attention every second of the day, you know the usual...)

Rumor has it I will be going on a big trip soon. I'm not sure how I will like flying but how can 24 hours on a plane not be fun?! Here I am packing all my things!

I've gone out on adventures every day this week. One bad thing is that I do not like to sleep in my stroller. I prefer to be held thank you very much. So if we're out and about and I start getting sleepy I just start yelling at the top of my lungs. Mom tries to ignore me for a while but she always gives in and holds me. People still stop to tell me how fat...I mean how healthy I am. Lately I've been giving people blank stares and not smiling at them. But every time I pass a mirror or my reflection in a glass window, I stop to smile at the cute baby that mom is holding.

5 Months!

I'm 5 months old today! Mom says the time has gone by so fast she doesn't know what happened to her little baby....oh, yeah I was never that little! Let's see...what have I been up to? I'm a steamroller! If mom leaves the room for one second I'm on the other side of the living room! When she comes back she asks me how I got way over there and I just smile at her real big.
Dad made it back safe and sound from Vietnam and I surprised him by being at the airport to meet him. He was so happy to see me! He got me a cute little outfit there with a hat to go with it!
I still like my play gym and bouncy chair. I have to wear the seatbelt in my bouncy chair now cause mom caught me trying to escape it today. I was just seeing if I could roll out of it... and yep, I can! Mom and I joined a mommy's group a few weeks ago and just yesterday we had a toy exchange and I got some great new toys! One is a jumperoo and I can't wait to get in that thing! I just have to learn to sit up on my own first.

On Mondays mom takes me to golf club with dad. We go to a driving range right on the water and mom and dad take turns holding me and hitting golf balls. On Wednesday I got to stay with my first ever babysitter! Luckily I still won't take a bottle so mom couldn't leave me for more than 3 hours. I know what I'm doin! I did have a fun time and I think mom and dad had a nice dinner out.
Speaking of those two, they've started playing this great new game with me. One of them holds me while the other chases me. I squeal and giggle really loud. When they catch me they tickle me! I can't get enough of this game, I just scream louder and louder.
I also like to grab anything I can get my little hands on. I usually try to eat it shortly after I grab it. My new thing is grabbing the people on the train that I sit by. It's usually real crowded so everyone is within reaching distance. One guy was trying to sleep but I kept waking him up by pinching his arm and grabbing his shirt. Dad is trying to teach me to keep my hands to myself.

As you can see, I'm one busy boy. Sorry but I don't have a weight update this month. I don't have to go back to the clinic till after summer vacation. Yippee!