Waiting patiently for my cousin

I can hardly wait for my cousin to be ready to come meet us. I really want to know if he/she's a boy or a girl, and I want to know what his/her name is so that I can stop calling him/her Baby Chuck....although I've grown rather fond of the name Chuck. Maybe I'll make sure Mama and Daddy have a little brother for me in a few years so we can name him Chuck. Really, though, I need a playmate who can take some of this attention off of me so that I don't grow up to be a spoiled little brat (or so Mama says). I really, really can't wait to play hide and seek at your house and hide in the giant ottoman in your living room. It's the perfect hiding spot! I promise I won't push you down the laundry chute...unless you do it to me first.

Oh, by the way, I rolled over twice in a row today, which I haven't done since I got the harness put on. As soon as I did it once I remembered exactly what to do and did it again. And this time Daddy was here to see it. I've also started getting really good at holding myself up when I stand up and lean against the footstool. I have to have Mama or Daddy place me there (no pulling myself up yet), but I can hold myself there for quite a while. I also got one of those Bumbo chairs that help me to sit up all by myself, and I really like that. It makes me feel like a big girl.

Whenever you're ready Baby Chuck....I'll be waiting as patiently as I can (which is surprisingly patient as I have no concept of time yet; the same cannot be said for my Mama and Daddy).

Told you so!

I told you I was going to learn how to drive. Next on my to-do list? Time travel.

I'm free.....sort of

Just yesterday I had yet another doctor's appointment. They took some more pictures of my hips, then the doctor told us that they were perfectly normal. Hurray! I have to wear my harness for another month or so (however long Mama and Daddy can handle up to one month, according to the doctor), but I am supposed to be out of it for 3-4 hours each day. This means I can change my clothes every day, which is nice because I tend to get dirty. I can have a bath more than once a week, and I don't have to wear that hot harness during these really hot days. Mama said one day we'll even go swimming together! As soon as we got home from the doctor Mama and Daddy took the harness and I got to stretch my legs for a really long time. I was a little confused at first, but then I got really excited about it. They took about a billion pictures of me wearing only my diaper. I even got to sleep without my harness on last night. It was a little weird, but really cool and comfortable. I've been a bit crabby at my Mama because she put the harness back on this morning, but I suppose I'll forgive her. I really tried to talk to her about my feelings, but I could only get vowels out. She didn't understand, which really made me mad. I suppose I should start working on communicating better. Words are hard though. I'd rather play that work on learning how to talk.

Hey, I contol those things!

Just recently I discovered that I control my hands. Grandma Diane and Grandpa Dean bought me this really cool new toy for me to practice with. Here is a video of me playing with it. Excuse my Mama if she sounds a little crazy. Spending all day, every day at home with me does that to her. There are more on my picture website if you are interested, but they're pretty much the same. Aren't I amazing?

Two months old

Yesterday was my two month birthday so I thought I should update everyone on how I've been doing. I'm still getting used to my harness, but it's really not all that bad. Mama and Daddy like it because I don't have as many dirty clothes as I used to (I only get to change my onesie twice a week and have a bath once a week so that I'm not out of the harness too much). I really like riding in Daddy's tummy pack or Mama's sling because I get to hang out so close to them. I look a little funny in the sling with my feet hanging out the bottom, but I don't mind. Mama, Daddy and I have started going to all of the farmer's markets around my house since I really like being outside so much. We have a lot of fun checking out all the fun stuff you can get there. Mama and Daddy have started reading poems to be when it's time for bed and I really like that too. I can't wait until I can read them myself, but I hear that will take quite a while. They've also started singing more songs to me when I'm sad. I really like the Beatles, which I'm sure Grandma Michelle and Grandpa Dean will be happy to hear. Daddy and I have been watching a lot of hockey lately, but sadly it's over for the year and Daddy's favorite team didn't win the Stanley Cup. We're sad, but we'll start watching baseball instead and I'm sure I'll like that too. Overall things are going well, and I'm growing up faster than Mama and Daddy can believe. Tonight, in fact, I am sleeping in my own room all by myself for the very first time. I think next week I'll learn how to drive.