Baby Zeke is here!

My little brother is here! I've been spending lots of time with Papa, Nana and Dad lately but now mom is home and I couldn't be happier. I've really missed her. And she brought Baby Zeke home with her! I like to watch him and tell mom when he has had "enough"to eat.

I like him already because he got me this cool basketball hoop. When mom is busy feeding Zeke, Dad and I play hoops!

Big Boy Bed!

My friend Rogan had a great idea: If you don't want to be in your crib anymore, climb on out! That's just what I did yesterday when mom tried to put me down for a nap. I didn't feel like sleeping but she was just going to let me cry. She sat down and turned on the TV to drown out my noise, well I showed her and I climbed out, opened my own door and said, "Mama, climb out bed, walk". She didn't know whether to scoop me up to make sure I was okay or to start laughing hysterically. Needless to say I was quite proud of myself. Then she took me back into my room and asked me to show her exactly how I climbed out. It was simple. I hiked one leg over the top and straddled the crib like a horse and down I went, just like hopping a fence! And the good news was I didn't have to take a nap. But I wasn't finished yet. Last night I did the same thing three times and mom and dad both saw me on the video monitor. First I threw out all of my stuffed animals and blankets (to ensure a soft landing). Yeah, I'm a real thinker. So today Dad and Papa put together my big boy bed! We'll have to see how that works out later. But so far I love it! Thanks for the good idea Rogan!

Happy Birthday...

PAPA!
Unfortunately it isn't my little brother's birthday yet. He was due on Saturday but, like me, has decided to keep us all in suspense for a few more days.
But my Papa had a birthday and I helped him celebrate! First I went over to his house to play, then we went out to eat pizza (a favorite of mine) and then back to my house for cake! I wasn't interested in the cake so I just watched everyone else eat. Hope you had a fun day Papa!

Turkey Day!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
Today we went over to my Nana and Papa's house to celebrate turkey day. Everyone planned the meal around me and my nap time but I was having so much fun playing that I went down for my nap 2 hours later than usual and missed the whole meal!

Luckily they saved some good food for me. Here I am eating my great-grandma's specialty...mac and cheese! And by the smile on my face you can be sure that it was yummy!

I love to read books so I made sure that Nana and Papa got to enjoy some too.
After dinner Papa and I went on a walk outside and found lots of cool leaves. It was very cold outside but Papa let me borrow one of his winter hats so I stayed nice and toasty.

Nana and Papa sent us home with lots of leftovers so I will have another big meal tomorrow.

GOBBLE GOBBLE!

Mama Milestone...

She really did it! Mama left me for the first time today with someone other than Dada or Nana and Papa. We went to church and I got to go to the toddler room. Last Sunday my Nana stayed in there with me but today I was my own man! I woke up on Saturday and told mom and dad I wanted to go to church to "clap" and "sing" but they said I had to wait until Sunday. Well I did and boy was it fun! Mom signed me in and dropped me off at the door and then waited, waited, waited (for me to call for her) but I took off and started playing and never looked back. She was tempted to go and check on me throughout the service but Dad and Nana said I was fine. They were right. I had a great time. I got to go outside and play and for snack I had goldfish and juice! Yum! When mom and dad came to get me I was happy to see them. Mom was afraid that I wouldn't want to leave but I was excited to tell them all about my fun morning. The rest of the day I kept saying, "more church". I can't wait to go back there!

Nature Center

Fall is here!
Last weekend mom and dad took me to the Nature Center and boy was it fun! I got to see lots of fun animals and even got to pet some of them. I wasn't too sure at first but once I saw dad petting them I figured it was okay.

Here I am driving a big tractor.

Thanks for the fun day! I can't wait to go back!

22 months!

Someone stop me! I'm growing too fast! I am 22 months old today.

Some things I love to do are paint, play with my trucks, go outside with my choo choo train, eat, and read books.

We just got a new book about a big brother and I love to read it. I pat mom's belly when it mentions a baby brother. I call him "Baby Zeke" and I ask to hold him a lot. I even kiss mom's belly button. I am a very sweet boy.

I'm still taking swim lessons but I do not enjoy putting my face under the water. I know every time the instructor comes near me I have to go under so I shout, "no no" but they blow in my face anyway and under I go. I always do a good job and never swallow any water so I'm sure with a little more practice I'll soon enjoy it. I love to go in the shower before and after class and I don't mind getting water in my face then.

My favorite foods are still cheese (orange, white, cottage, it's all good!), cereal, grapes, prunes, spinach, peaches, beans, noo noos (noodles) and my new fascination eggs! Mom hard boils them for me and I love to crack them open. They have to limit me to just one or two a day or else I could probably eat a whole carton of them! Mom and dad also have to hide things in the fridge because I go there whenever I want and get out whatever I want. It's getting harder and harder for them to hide things from me though because I can climb right in and even pull out the drawers. I also love to mix my food. Some of my best concoctions are grapes and spinach, cereal and corn, peaches and carrots, just to name a few. And I also love to mix 3 or 4 different kinds of cereal in my bowl each morning. Lately I've been hooked on Cheerios, Kix, Fiber One, and Corn Chex.

I now know all my colors (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, black, brown, white) and can count to 10. I also know a few letters like B, P, O, D, X, and a few others sometimes. My favorite is B for some reason. I point them out in books, on road signs and on cereal boxes. Speaking of road signs, I love to watch the traffic lights and tell mom and dad when to "pop" (stop) and "go".
Well, thanks for checking in on me! See you soon!

Baby Shower for Zeke

Today mom and I went to a surprise baby shower for dad at his school. His math department kept it a secret from him but they had to tell mom since they wanted her to come too. We went there for lunch and then everyone started bringing out gifts. I even got a toy truck! And I LOVE it! When mom and I got home I held it while we read books and I begged to take it to bed with me but had to settle for leaving it on the couch. Mom said we could play with it when I wake up. Having a baby brother around won't be bad at all if I keep getting all these cool gifts!