Apologies and "Coming Soon"

Soooo sorry for the lack of recent updates. The blog has NOT been abandoned! We've just been REALLY busy with all my walking and running and climbing.

But...we're going to relaunch with a new look and more consistent posts and photos very soon.

I'm working on my words in the meantime, they're coming like a tidal wave of vocabulary. Aside from the mama, dada, doggy, ball, no, and meow, I've been branching into some more complex sounds like "stinky." That's my new favorite. Just a little something to keep you updated while we're working on re-doing the site. :)

Happy Mama's Day! (and the best give I had to give)

Today was Mother's Day. It was my mommy's second one ever. I didn't have much to give her but hugs and kisses and smiles and giggles and one thing she's been waiting and waiting for and starting to get very impatient over.

I WALKED!

I took my first real steps. Mommy screamed and clapped and smiled so big. She was so excited. And it was a weekend, so Daddy got to be home and see it too!

Mommy grabbed the camera because she knows how much I love to ham it up, but the batteries were dead, so she couldn't video it or take any pictures. She was very sad about that :( , but then Daddy put it into perspective for her. He said "You got to see it, and how beautiful and perfect it was in person, so just remember it." She told me he was absolutely right. I did it for them (I did) and they are my Mommy and Daddy and it was something special that they didn't have to share with the world just yet.

But I am going to keep practicing so I can show Grandma and Auntie Amber and Uncle Steve, and all my awesome cousins how good at it I am when I see them next!

Since the camera died today, here is a cute picture of me napping from this week for aesthetics:

Party, Doctor and Rest

I Had my Birthday party with my family last weekend, and it was a lot of fun. My cousins wear me out though! Here's some pics:


I also went to see Dr. Connolly for my 1 year appointment. I've only gained a little weight even though I eat nonstop but he said thats normal because I'm more active now. I had a little growth spurt though, lengthwise. I weigh 22.6 pounds naked and I am 31 1/4 inches long. I'm getting big enough to start wreaking some havoc!
Hehehehe >:)

I also went in the pool this weekend, but it was cold and I was not digging it very much. I liked visiting Asher though!

Oh and here are just some cute pics of me for your enjoyment...

Little Asher Graham is finally here!

My new buddy is finally here! He was almost born on my birthday but he decided to hang out inside for a little longer. So he is one year and one day younger than me. But we'll still have fun once he gets a little bit bigger and can play!


He was born on April 14th, 2008, weighed 8 lbs 1oz and was 20 inches long.

Happy birthday to me!

Wow. I almost forgot about my blog. LOL! We've just been busy with our move and unpacking and my birthday, which was yesterday btw. I am officially ONE YEAR OLD! Yay!

I got my carseat turned around so I face forward now. I got a bunch of gifts, and I got the yummiest homemade cake that mommy made. It was so awesome. I also got my first Happy Meal from McDonalds with Chicken Nuggets and French Fries and Chocolate Milk, and, and, and...a TOY! But mommy said don't get used to those, it was a special treat.

For my birthday from daddy and mommy I got:

A Wimbley Fraggle Plush
A Gobo Fraggle Plush
A Grover Plush
A Toddlerz Toy Phone
An Elmo Shape Sorter/See & Say
A Marvel Comic Book Heros Ball
1 Fish 2 Fish Red Fish Blue Fish
Green Eggs and Ham
Go Dog Go
Where The Wild Things Are
and a Pair of Sesame Street Shoes

Here are some pictures of me and my new stuff:


Next weekend we are having my birthday party. We were going to do it on my birthday but we needed more time to settle into our new place, plus my aunt and uncle and cousins will have an easier time coming down next weekend, and they have a very long drive. I can't wait for more gifts! Hehehehe :)

We are now in our new house in Hollywood too. You can see the Hollywood sign and the Griffith Observatory from the driveway...pretty cool.

So I gotta go break in these new toys some more. See ya!

Change in Plans, Girl Scout Cookies, Tooth #6 & Easter

Been gone a long time...sorry about that.

So, our plans changed, mommy and daddy ended up turning down the apartment in West Hollywood. The broker they were working with kept changing what she said about things, and it left them with a bad taste in their mouth. But, they found a little house in Hollywood that we're going to move into this weekend. It said one bedroom but its really two, because there's a whole other room built off the living room. Its a lot less than our 1250 square feet we have now, but its closer to the city and daddy's work.

That's why we haven't been able to update my blog in the last couple of weeks, mommy was busy looking for places and getting utilities hooked up at our new one, packing and so on. Plus mommy got a nasty cold. Maybe allergies. Something that involved a lot of gunk in her nose and chest. Bleck! She made a lot of funny sounds getting rid of it. :)

But, while I was gone, I tried my first Girl Scout Cookies...YUM

They were Samoas and Thin Mints, and as messy as they were tasty!


Then I celebrated my first Easter!


Mommy and Daddy got me a very boy basket. It was camouflage with matching camo eggs (some had a half a jelly bean in them and some has a cookie dough bit candy!!!) and a dinosaur and a blue bunny that makes "booooing!" sounds, and a froggy rattle bracelet, and a new book (The School Bus Driver from the Black Lagoon) and A CUPCAKE that came with a little easter egg bath toy! I only get about half the cupcakes when I get them, but boy is that half GOOOOD!

And then this morning I woke up with my 6th tooth! It the top, center right side. Now maybe my smile will be almost complete by my birthday! I'm also getting better at standing all by myself and taking steps toward mommy and daddy. I haven't quite got it yet, but I'm very well on my way to walking! That will mean so much more to get into. Hehehehe! I can't wait!

Well, now that every things settled, I should be able to update more regularly again. I'll make sure mommy puts up pictures of our new place next weekend too. Off to practice toddling around now!

Bye ;P

Moving! WeHo here I come!

Sorry for the lack of posts. Mommy has been very busy looking for our new home and she finally found it. We got this apartment in West Hollywood that she really wanted. It's much closer to Daddy's work in Downtown L.A. and right in the heart of the best part of Hollywood! Its got hardwood floors and space for me to crawl forever.

We ended up skipping our Sunday night dinner with Shaun and Keeley that I posted about because it was sprinkling and we didn't feel like dealing with Oscar's traffic drama (they close down streets and it's a nightmare!). We went last Sunday though and had Versailles. Yummy!

Still waiting for Asher. He should be here around my birthday. He better not come during my party though! Speaking of that, we'll get to have my party at our new place. Yay! I can't wait. 2 more weeks till we move!

Tooth 5

I cut my top left middle tooth this morning. I was up every half hour last night because of it. But its here! Now maybe I will stop looking so much like Dracula! :)

Peek-a-boo!

Sorry for the lack of posts again lately. With all my cruising and crawling, and climbing and attempts at standing on my own then inevitably falling mommy and I have been very busy. I'm quite the active boy. I've cut 45 minutes off my morning nap and about an hour off my overnight sleep.

I have also decided that I would prefer to only feed myself which through mommy for a loop at first but has actually worked out to be rather convenient for her, now being able to relaxingly enjoy dinner with daddy and lunch earlier in the day while I eat.

I PROMISE to post all the updates on everything and pics this weekend. We've had pretty much a standing dinner date with daddy's friend Shaun and his girlfriend Keeley for Sundays so expect the post tomorrow sometime. I think we're going to Versailles this weekend (yummy!). We had Greek food at Ulysses Voyage at The Grove last week and Argentinian at LaLa's on Melrose the week before. I just can't wait for little Asher to hurry up and come outta Keely's belly so I have some one to play with!

Happy V Day

Wow, Happy Valentines Day! Its my first. I like it. Mommy and Daddy were my Valentines this year. :)

So yesterday was my 10 month birthday too. Its been a big week!

Also this week I decided that I no longer like formula. I won't drink it, period. Not the little baby stuff, not the next step baby stuff. I don't want it in my cereal. I do not like it with a fox, I do not like it in a box. I'm not supposed to start milk until I'm 12 months, but since I won't drink my formula anymore (my taste buds have just become more developed and lets be honest, that stuff is gross!) mommy called my doctor and he said to go ahead and start me on the whole milk now. I started solid foods early, and I've had dairy in my diet, (yogurt, kefer, cheese) since I was 6 months old, so he said it should be fine, but just watch for allergies or digestion problems. I've had neither. So I drink big boy milk now. Mommy says I have to take vitamins now though too. :(

I've also learned how to get into trouble recently. Mommy set the can of open formula on the floor today while she was cleaning off my shelf, and within a minute I had it open and all over me! It was like my own personal sandbox. I'm quick too! It made a horrible mess and she got a funny look on her face but I had fun!

So that's about it for today. We should do some fun stuff this weekend though so I'll have more pictures really soon. BYE!

That's not how you do it Mr. Noodle!

So I LOVE Mr. Noodle!

He's part of Elmo's World on Sesame Street if you don't know. He does silly things and is helping me develop my sense of humor. When he does something funny it makes me laugh, which really gets mommy and daddy excited because its usually more interactive things, like games of peekaboo, tickle monster, or when mommy plays like funny animals that gets me giggling, but now I have found something that just purely excites me into laughter, just from watching.

I know I haven't posted a lot the last week. Mommy accidentally left the camera in the car and keeps forgetting to take it out so we've had no new pics to post. But we'll do something cool this weekend and come back to blog all about it!

Did I mention that I have become a little fearless daredevil lately yet? Yeah, I've become quite the cruiser, moving from one piece of furniture to another like I've been doing it for years, letting go and reaching out or diving for them if they're far apart, holding on with only one hand, if that, and even trying to go from sitting to standing without anything to pull up on. I've also mastered climbing over pretty much any obstacle when crawling too. I need a leash! (They'd never really put me on a leash would they?)

Tooth #4

I cut my fourth tooth tonight! Its my top right incisor. He's been just beneath the surface bothering me forever now. You could even see the white through my gums, but it finally cut through tonight!

Ball & Spoon

I've been learning a lot of new stuff lately. I've been learning how to play ball with mommy by pushing and kicking it to roll it back to her.


It was very hard for her to get a picture of it however, because I'm such a quick roller she only caught the ball in one picture and she took like 20! I get very excited about it and have A LOT of fun!

I'm also now learning how to start feeding myself...with a spoon! I've been working on self feeding with finger foods for a few months now, and I'm a pro, from crunchy cereal to fruits and veggies to crackers, cookies and rice, but now I get tools!

The Aftermath

It's a mess but you'll never learn if you don't practice right? I've been trying to take the spoon from mommy and daddy for months now, but they would never give it to me. Then mommy was reading another one of her mommy manuals and it said that babies should start learning to self feed with a spoon between 9 and 12 months. Well, I'm 9 months, and I started solids early, and moved to a cup early, so she figured we might as well go ahead and try this on the earlier side too. Mommy has a lot of faith in me! I love it.

I'm gonna go stand and roll the ball and dance now. Oh yeah, I also LOVE to dance now. I've even decided to wake up at 3am and dance! It's a mixture of bouncing and giggling and hand flailing, and boy is it FUN! See ya!

Rainy Days

Don't rainy days just make you wanna nap endlessly? Me too...

No more bottles!

I have officially been weaned off the bottle! As of Monday mommy and daddy have only given me cups, and I've done a wonderful job with them. I've only ever had my juice from a cup, starting on my 6 month birthday, and I accepted them right away, but now I have my formula from them too!

They tricked me at first and put sippy spouts in my bottle, so I didn't notice, then they started throwing in different cups, with firmer tops, and I never knew what hit me. The great thing is, no matter how hard I throw or shake them they don't leak, so I never have formula all over my face or shirt anymore! :)

I'm such a big boy, I'm letting go and cruising from one piece of furniture to the next, and lunging for things further away, and standing on my own for a few seconds here and there. I'll be walking before anyone knows it!

I feel like more of a little kid and less of a baby. This is awesome. I can't wait to read and count and start kindergarten!