I'm a toddler! I'm a toddler!

Mommy and daddy are soooo proud!

Happy Birthday to Me! (and Dad)

Dad and I have birthdays one day apart, remember? Anyway, Mom and Dad sang happy birthday to me on the day I turned, "The Big One." Just ignore the confused look on my face...I know exactly what is going on and will remember this moment forever.

After the singing, I ate half a cupcake. The carrot cake was for Dad.

Music Lessons

So Uncle Fred, Grandpa KC, and my Dad have decided that I should take up cello lessons. I checked, and the smallest cello they make is still taller than I am! Plus, I think I need to start with a simpler instrument.

So Uncle Fred got my a xylophone (phew, that's hard to spell!) for my birthday! I was able to play it right out of the box...see? Who needs private lessons and music theory class and Saturday group lessons? Sorry, people. You're just going to have to wait before you start planning all my afterschool activities.

Mom? Dad? Where are you?

So here I am at Grandma's, studying the squirrel commune that lives in the backyard, and one day I couldn't find Mom and Dad. They left me here! By myself! And they went...


...to Paris?



Actually, no. I guess they went someplace called 'Las Vegas' where there are tacky replicas of world monuments. Sigh. I didn't get any cool souvenirs when they got back. Not even a T-shirt that says, "My parents went to Las Vegas and all I got was this stupid T-shirt."

Nobody knows my sorrow...

...oh, the sorrow of having the stomach flu, that is.

Apparently, just about everyone who came to my party ended up with the stomach flu. What a way to bring in the new year.

Yeah, Happy New Year to you, too. Blah.

It's my party!

After Christmas, everyone came over for my first birthday party!

First, all the Zoldak men tried to test me...but I know which one is Dad!


Then Cousin Max helped me blow out the candles on my cake!

I grabbed a fork and Mom let me have some cake!

Oh, yeah, that's good cake!!

What did Santa bring?

No, sorry. You cannot borrow my car. Nope. Sorry. I said no.

Merry Christmas!

Are we going to open the presents or what? Now? How about now?

Over the river and through the woods...

...to Grandmother's house we go! After a 10 hour ordeal in the car (don't ask, my butt is still numb), we finally arrive at Grandma Betty and Grandpa Don's house!

Jail break!

Hi, is anyone out there? Can you please post my bond? At least sneak me a file in a bottle of milk or something?

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!

A few weeks ago, Mom and Dad took me to a ski show and told me about this wonderful thing called snow! I'm halfway there to becoming the smallest snow bunny, see?

Then, when I got home, I found a tissue box next to my crib. So instead of taking a nap, I decided to make a snowy crib! Mom was not too happy. Oh, well.

My First Tooth!

What do you mean the "Tooth Fairy" only comes when they fall out?

Trick or Treat!

Sooo, many of you have asked if I got any candy for Halloween. Well, in fact, yes! Yes, I did! Mom let me pick two pieces from the big bowl. I carefully examined...um...about a dozen or so pieces and I selected for myself two boxes of "Nerds." Why? Because they make a lovely sound, of course!! Let me demonstrate:

UPDATE: Uncle Fred came to visit and he ate one of my boxes of Nerds! Now I am down to one box.

Happy Halloween!

Today was the Halloween Parade at my school! I got to ride at the front of the buggy. I was "Baby Shark Reagan" and I was very, very good and I didn't cry at all in my costume! Oh, and Dad came to watch! Hi, Dad, hi!

First I was seated next to "Winnie the Pooh," but then he got fussy...


So then I was next to "Flower Baby"...

Happy Halloween!!

Playing the Game Cube

Hey, Dad! You can stop looking up cheat codes online, I beat Gant for you in Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess.

My 9 month checkup

Hi, everyone! Yesterday was my 9 month checkup. I weigh 18 lbs and 14.5 oz (45th percentile). I am 27 and 3/4 inches tall (48th percentile). And my head circumference is 17.25 inches (39th percentile). So my head is catching up a bit! Otherwise, the doctor says that I should be pulling myself up more and crawling off my tummy. Here is how I crawl now...

Hey, whatever gets you around, right? I guess it's gross motor skills boot camp for me this weekend!

(No, no, I know I am not supposed to play with the grate. No, Mom and Dad do not let me play with it. Don't worry, they watch me like a hawk!)

My first art project - Pumpkin faces!

Mom, Dad and I did our first art project last weekend for Halloween! First we went to a fair and picked out a baby pumpkin:

Then Mom printed out some funny faces. Dad cut them all out. We used Mom's sticker machine to make the eyes and noses and mouths sticky. Just one turn of the crank and your done!

And, tah-dah! They are soooo funny! Mine is the one with the pretty eyelashes, of course.

NEW LABELS!

Also, technical note...Mom has added labels to all of the posts. If you scroll down you will see in the left column all of the labels, listed by frequency. So, if you want to see all the posts that involve, say "Uncle Fred," just click on "Fred"! Nice, huh? Mom likes to label things. She is a crazy labeller. Every piece of clothing, bib, bottle, pacifier I own is labelled with my name. In fact, now that I think about it, I'm lucky not to have a label stuck to my forehead.

Go Indians Go!

Mom and I wore our Indian's jerseys last night as we watched the Indians beat the Yankees! Yeah!

We are also ready to go for Friday's game against the Red Sox! Go Tribe!

Yes, Mom is still upset about the Marlins. Please don't ask her to talk about it. Mom says this is our year to make it right.

Nap time!

Ahhh, nothing like a good perpendicular sleep!

A big girl car seat!

I now weigh 18 pounds and so Mom has had a hard time carting me around in my baby car seat. Those of you who know how very tall she is would understand her trouble lifting me and the baby car seat into the back of her Murano. So, I got a new seat! It's a Maxi-Cosi Priori. Here it is next to my baby seat.



Mom likes the "Chanel-like" quilting on the fabric (this fabric option is only available at Target.)


Here I am trying it out! Ooooh...it's comfy.

I can't wait til I get to use the cup holder and the naptime recline. I have to wait til I get to face the front of the car. Sigh, it's something to look forward to I guess!

Cheerleader Reagan

Sometimes I like to do a little cheer with my"pom poms." I call this cheer, "GO, Reagan, GO!"

That varsity captain spot is totally mine, no?

Peek-A-Boo!

Here I am playing Peek-A-Boo with Mom and Dad. I know, I know, you're thinking, "Well, every baby laughs at Peek-A-Boo." But this is different because I am the one hiding from Mom and Dad! Sometimes they are so serious so I try and show them a good time. Take a look:

Visit my Picasa Album for more Peek-A-Boo videos. See you next time...or not!

Luray Caverns

Mom and Dad and I went on a day trip to Luray Caverns, home to many, many stalactites (the ones that hold "tight" to the ceiling) and stalagmites. Here we are at the entrance:





Here is my first look at the rock formations. Ewww. It's not touching my stroller is it?





These rocks are still slimy and wet, they called this section the "Fish Market":

Here the pool of water is so still it makes a perfect reflection of the ceiling. I hope I don't drop my pacifier in there:

Hi, Mom!

Mom! Hold me! The rocks are making funny noises! Oh, that's just the stalactite organ playing!

Grandma and Grandpa Babysit

Well, it finally happened. Mom and Dad wanted to go somewhere without me. It was their 4th wedding anniversary so they went out for dinner. So I got to spend the evening with my grandparents. All I can say is...phew!

First, Grandma has written her own blog post, so you should read that, too.

But I will include some of the videos she took here as well. First, grandma wears me out before bedtime:




And then the next morning, they secretly put me in this swing without telling Mom and Dad:





All I can say is, it's a wonder I made it! Like I said, phew!

Luv you, grandma and grandpa!

Whose ears are these?

Ok, if you are a relative of mine, Mom and Dad would like for you to go and look in a mirror and see if you have the same ears that I do. Yes, they stick out at the top and Mom and Dad want to know where they came from. Go now. I'll wait.

No? Not you? Or maybe it is you and you don't want to confess that you gave me these ears? That's ok, we think they are the cutest ears ever! Even though they tend to fold forward when I lean against things...sigh.