Look out Mark Spitz!

Mr. Spitz, I'm coming after your record! I've got a little ways to go, but once I'm done with "the kids in the pool go round and round, round and round" game, I'm all about the medals. I think I'll be ready for the 2012 games.

Sips up, dude!

Well, now that I'm six months old, I've started to use a sippy cup. I didn't like the first kind the parentals gave to me, so we're on to the second brand and that's working better. I'm starting to get the hang of it although I'm not quite sure about water in my mouth. It's definitely not as flavorful, or as fragrant, as formula!

Something fishy going on...

Today, mommy and I met our friends, Beth and Sarah, and their kiddos, Jack and Zoe, for lunch at the Fish Club. Our friend Gail was there, too! It was my first adventure in a restaurant high chair, but in the end, I thought Mom's lap was more comfy.

Toys R Us

Check out the sampling of the rad collection of toys that I have! I've finally figured out that my tummy is a cool place to be, but now I'm annoyed that I can't quite get anywhere yet. I'll have to ask Mom and Dad if I can watch some old Rambo movies to help me figure out the army crawl.

Oh, some new stats for you guys. I'm 19lbs. 14oz. and 27-3/4 in. long. Woooohooo! I got some more shots yesterday, so I've been feeling a little funky, plus I've got a tiny cold. I'm on the mend though!

Thank you, Easter bunny!

The Virginia Easter bunny sent me a great basket filled with goodies...some cool shoes, a pop-up book, bath toys and more! I loved it all and the crinkly wrapping, too. :) Thank you Grandma and Granddaddy!

Don't get too excited....I haven't quite mastered sitting up...right after Mom took this, I fell over backwards, but I'm not any worse for the wear...

Sheet music

Today is a nasty, rainy Easter Sunday, so we're stuck inside, which is kind of good since we got to do one of my favorite things! Mom turned on some tunes and we played in our sheet fort! I love it so much, I just giggle and giggle. Hopefully the rain will let up and we can go for a walk later! Oh, and as always, just click on my picture to see me up close!

Teething is berry good!

I've got 2 teeth now that arrived basically at the same time...March 1. I'm pretty good at hiding them from the camera, even when I smile, but here I am working on getting some more! Note the fabulous drool sheen on my chin.

Future Abercrombie and Fitch model

Hey, I've gotta get my man-of-steel look down if I'm going to take that job seriously. By the way, you will be seeing more posts from me than you have been since Mom is going to start working some wacky schedule so she can spend more time with me. She will be working 6a-10p on Saturdays and Sundays, but she'll have Monday through Friday off....wheeeee! More trips to museums, parks, the aquarium, etc. are in store! Hint, hint...I think we're going to get to go to the Japanese gardens in the next week or two since the cherry blossoms should be out by then!

Granny J in da house

Granny J came for a visit last week, too. We had a fun time...I can't believe the last time I saw her was January! I'd changed so much!

Animals are grrrrrrrreat!

We went to the zoo last weekend and had a fun time even though the clouds and cool weather kept most of the animals in their snugly spots. I liked watching the gorillas eat their poo, but that was about it since I had a hard time spotting some of the harder to see critters. We don't have any pictures of that since mom didn't bring her flash along...you would have either seen me, or the gorillas, but not both. That tiger was pretty quick about going in and out of the grass.

Not sleeping with the fishes

After my nap, Mom and Dad took me to the Seattle aquarium. It was way cool! We saw starfish, sea urchins, sea anemones, an octopus, lots of fish, sea lions and more! I'm so excited since Daddy got us a year-long membership to the aquarium AND the zoo...we're gonna have so much fun. Thanks, Dad!

Best seat in the house

I've moved on to the high chair...it's actually the one that Mom used when she was a little gummer, and it was old before she was around, so you KNOW it's old, old, old now.

Show boat

Greetings all! I'm finally back online...Mom's laptop is busted, and she has gone back to work, so I've been struggling to post since she helps me out. Anyway, a few weeks ago, our good buddy, Jerry Wooley, brought one of the gorgeous sportsman boats over to a big show at the Evergreen State Fairgrounds, so we went to go see him (and his cool ride for the water).

I said no more pictures!

I'm not a big fan of the Enquirer, OK, Hello! or People magazine...so you better hadn't let my picture end up in there!

Hanging by a thread

Ok, so I'm not hanging by a thread, but by many threads! Can you believe this contraption is actually relatively comfortable? We go for a walk every morning and afternoon if the weather is good.

Eat, drink and be merry?

Mom and I went to a Moms' Valentine's Day potluck the other day with about 40 mothers and their babies. As you can see, I wasn't feeling very social.

Mmmmm...

Yummy...I love chewing on wood. In addition to that, I think oatmeal tastes pretty great...much better than that rice cereal poo.

We "heart" Dr. P

Today we went to see my cardiologist for the first time since I was born and got VERY good news from him! My ASD and VSD are totally gone...Atrial Septal Defect and Ventrical Septal Defect for you newbies. In other words, absolutely no more heart murmur! I was a good, brave boy during my EKG and echocardiogram. The echo tech said I was her best patient all day! Check out my adventures!

Raucous at the caucus

Let me start by saying, please Grandma, don't write me out of the will...Mommy and Daddy made me do it, and Grandma, Mom told me a story about you having her wear campaign buttons on her witch hat for Halloween one year before an election, so don't give her too hard of a time! Anyway, I had fun seeing all of the people today and I discovered that loud clapping doesn't scare me anymore...hey, I'm 4.5 months old...I'm too big to be a fraidy cat of stuff like that. I hope that everyone's candidate did well today in the primaries/caucuses.........as long as it was Obama! :)

I'm a Tar Heel born, I'm a Tar Heel bred...

...that's right...Mommy is a Tar Heel, and so am I, although I'll root for the Wildcats for Daddy occasionally. I watched my very first Carolina v. Dook or Carolina v. Puke game tonight, and although it looks like we're not gonna come out on top, we'll get 'em in Durham! I can't wait to go to Chapel Hill one day!

Monkeying around

Today my monkey and I spent some time swinging...but not from the trees, though I'm sure that will happen soon. He couldn't quite keep up with me in my stylin' outfit from Jill, Jeff, Lauren and Samuel.

Story time

I love to sit and read books with Mommy or Daddy, although lately I think they taste pretty good! It's funny, no matter how many times I read "My Cow Book," the ending always surprises me!

Snow day

We woke up to about 6 or 7 inches of new snow at Grandpa's this morning! I guess this is my first real snow since the stuff I saw before was just ice. Fear not people, I'm just on Grandpa's deck in this picture. I didn't spend a huge amount of time outside without a hat on.

Must...push...the...button....

I'm having a great time with my exersaucer, although it can be a tricky little bugger to operate.

Bubbling up

Blowing bubbles is so fun! I do it all of the time, but I'm finding it to be a little tricky now since they usually end in a very large string of drool.

Can we just skip to dessert?

This food thing doesn't seem like it's all it's cracked up to be. What's the big deal with rice cereal mixed with formula? I questioned it so much that I got Mom to take a taste of it and she actually thought it was OK. Oh well, I'll try it again tomorrow, but I sure hope the fruits and veggies are better than this!

I wish the Doctor would "Do-Little"

Yes, that's right...I wish the doctor would do a little less when I go to see her. If Dr. L. would leave out the shots, I'd be perfectly happy. Mom and Dad were there for support...you can see Dad and me giving our tough-guy looks in preparation for me being stuck below. I liked the oral vaccine pretty well...it was sweet and tasty...but the needles weren't my fave although I tried really hard to be brave. It was OK though...I was all smiles after we got home!

I almost forgot, you people probably want to know the vital stats from my 4-month checkup. I'm a hefty 17lbs. 7oz and a whopping 26-3/4 in. long, so I'm in the 90th and 95th percentiles respectively. In other words, it still looks like I could have eaten one of my nursery mates at the hospital. However, instead of eating smaller children, I'm going to move on to rice cereal since Dr. L. gave me the nod!