Traumatic Day

Mommy has been wanting to go back to work but she was never able to figure out what to do with me. She didn't like the idea of a daycare and it's hard to find a nanny just for two days a week. So, last spring she enrolled me in a Mother's Day Out program. While I'm there, she is going to start her own private speech therapy business. I don't know why I wasn't consulted in all these decisions being made. I had no idea what was in store for me . . .

With the exception of the day I was born, today was the most traumatic day of my life. Mommy and Daddy had been really nervous about today (now I know why) and felt sorry for my poor teachers (that part I don't understand). My teachers Mrs. Jennifer and Mrs. Jennifer (it's unlikely I'll get their names wrong) were really nice when they greeted us this morning, but the next thing I knew Mommy and Daddy just LEFT ME THERE . . . FOR THE WHOLE DAY! I was really upset, but still ate all of my lunch and even took a nap there. Later in the afternoon they told Mommy that I did well, but I know the real story. Despite all the tears I kind of had a good time there, but I just hate being away from my folks. Hopefully that "school" thing is just a one time deal.

Do you like my new lunchbox?

Mrs. Jennifers

Don't leave me here!

Ready to go home in the afternoon (where are my shorts from this morning?)

Game Day

Are you ready for some football? I sure am- can't you tell? I was really mad before the first Longhorn game of the season because Mommy woke me up from a short nap to go to the Sutton's house. Hadn't she heard that saying "Never wake a sleeping baby"?

Daddy loves autumn mainly because it's the season of college football. He can associate the two biggest days of his life to certain Longhorn games- Mommy and Daddy got married after Texas played Iowa State and they found out they were having me before the big Ohio State game.

Instead of watching the game, I mostly played with Carter and Cade. I must not have missed much anyway since Daddy and Mr. Trent were yelling a lot at the tv. I don't understand why they got so mad because Texas still won.

14 Months

I am a bit behind in sharing my pictures. These are from last month.

13 Months

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My 12-month pictures

I forgot to share my last professional (no offense to Mommy) pictures.

Finally walking on my own!

I am a big boy now! I had been cautiously taking steps for a few weeks, but I am now much braver in venturing off without the safety of any support (Mommy has started checking into our insurance in anticipation of many head injuries). I still prefer crawling since it's a lot more efficient, but I can't wait to get faster at being truly bipedal so I can go jogging with Daddy. Check out my skills . . .

Trip to San Antonio

This past week I went to visit my relatives in the Alamo city. Our flight to San Antonio was delayed so Mommy found a children's play area (albeit quite lame) to occupy me in the meantime. My first experience on a plane was awful! How in the world can anyone be expected to just sit for more than 2 minutes? Snacks, toys, books, and a Wiggles DVD were not enough to hold my interest, and I wanted to walk around the whole time. Mommy felt sorry for the people that sat around us since I was so busy. The flight was full, but I was able to have my own seat until everyone else boarded.
Whenever we go to San Antonio, there's always a lot of shopping involved. That Lola sure can spend some money! After a full afternoon, I even fell asleep in the car on the short trip home (I NEVER do that)! I visited my great grandmother (great Lola?) . . .
went to the pool at Lola and Papo's country club . . .
played with my cousins Caleb and Jacob . . . and rode on a train (during yet another mall excursion).
I had a great time and hope to visit them again soon. But Mommy said that next time we will definitely be driving!

Mommy made me do it!

Mommy thought that the original colors on my blog were too dark, so she made me change it to something lighter.

Updates

In the past couple of months I have achieved many things. The saddest one for Mommy is for me to give up the bottle. She had worked hard since my birthday to substitute my morning bottle with a sippy, but I finally did it at 13 months. That must mean that I'm no longer a baby.

I am identifying a lot of common things/actions, following most routine directions, and demonstrating functional use of objects. I have learned to stand up on my own and take some steps independently. As of this past week, I am also starting to drop a nap. By the time Daddy gets home during those one-nap days, Mommy is ready for her own bottle (it's a big glass one with red "juice" in it).

This Sunday Mommy and I are flying to San Antonio to visit my other grandparents and relatives. We were going to drive there, but Lola and Papo didn't want us to drive "alone" (i.e., without Daddy). So, Mommy has hesitantly built up the nerve to take me on my first plane trip (that ride-on toy doesn't count). Although it's a short flight she's really nervous about it since I'm always on the go. But as long as I have all the room to climb and cruise around wherever I want, I'll do great. So, what's to worry about? I'll let you know next week how my trip goes. Mommy said that she might be leaving me there, though.

Disturbing the process

Here is a video of me taken a couple of months ago. I was about to take a nap when I caught Mommy trying to tape my "process" of sleeping. I hate it when she interrupts me like that.