Almost 4 Months

 Pa's 60th birthday was October 12 and I made this sign for him...ok maybe I had a little bit of help.  Mimi cooked a nice birthday dinner and we celebrated with lots of cupcakes and presents.

Mommy and I still take Lele on his walk every day.  That dog is crazy.  I have to be especially careful around him while wearing this hat because he likes to gingerly gnaw on my fluff ball.

In case you are wondering, I am still not an awesome sleeper.  Here I am, wide awake at 3 am.  My pajamas lie though, I actually party all night and PARTY all day.  I keep telling Mommy we can sleep when we're dead; she doesn't agree.

So we all remember Daddy's affinity for making me wear my rattles.  Well this picture marks the first time I put the rattles on all by myself.  As you can tell, I am pretty proud of myself.

I loved Mimi and Pa's exersaucer so much that Mommy and Daddy got me one of my own. I love it! Please note how well I am holding my head up.

 Here I am talking to my exersaucer's pandas.  I love to talk and laugh right now.  I will pretty much talk to anything...people, lights, inanimate objects.  At the grocery store I yelled on the ice cream aisle so loud that I scared myself. Thank goodness I am cute or my noisiness might be annoying.

Guess who finally found his thumb? This guy.  Sometimes I gag myself with it or get my pointer finger stuck in my nose while navigating my thumb to my mouth, but I am learning.

Please meet Stuffed Sophie...she has a twin Squeaky Sophie but I don't bring her out too much because Leland is VERY interested in her.  She is a gift from Grandma and Grandpa Groesbeck and I love her. Sophie and I will be taking a road trip to Texas with Mommy and Mimi and Pa to see Auntie Kelly and my cousins while Uncle Andy is playing in New Orleans.  Daddy can't come with us because someone's gotta pay the bills but I am pretty sure he won't mind being a bachelor for the weekend!

Check back next week for the unveiling of my Halloween costume, pictures from my trip and my 4-month photo.

Three Months And Then Some

Look at me! I am three months old! So big...a whopping 14 pounds and 24 1/2 inches.  If you can't tell,  I like eating.  Mommy and Daddy are hoping I will slow down a bit because if I keep growing at this rate, the grocery bill will be astronomical.

Here Mom and Dad are messing with me again...They love to make me look funny.

Here I am in my new pajamas from Grandma Groesbeck.  I don't really know why I need pajamas though...I don't sleep.

Here I am trying out the Bumbo for the first time.  I am not going to lie, it may take two people to get my cute chubby thighs out of this chair.

 Here Leland is trying to convince me to hand over my toys.  Lucky Mommy was right there or I might be toy-less.

 Mommy loves my fall clothes.  She takes 10 minutes to pick out my outfit for taking Leland for a walk...Daddy tried to explain to her that no one can see me in my carrier but she doesn't care.

Here I am ready for another walk.  Please ignore the gobs of drool on my sleeve. I have been looking for my thumb and can't remember where I put it.

This is what Mommy found after Daddy let her sleep in Saturday morning.  Daddy improvised with some socks because he couldn't find the pant drawer.  I have got to say that with leg warmers, a onesie and rattles on my arm and leg, I feel a bit silly. This is why Daddy may no longer pick out my outfits.

 In honor of me holding my head up all by myself and getting closer to sitting up, I have graduated from the bouncer to the exersaucer at Mimi and Pa's house. I. Love. It. I love it so much that Mommy and Daddy ordered me one and it's coming in the mail next week!

Mommy and I took Pa to the hospital to get his transfusion when Mimi was sick last week. Pa is feeling a little more energetic now...just in time for his 60th birthday on Friday!  All the nurses at St. Luke's South thought I was the cutest.  Here I am playing it cool for them.

 I will leave you with a picture where I might be in a little bit of trouble.  Turns out it is frowned upon in this establishment for babies to stay up until 10:30 and then wake up almost every hour after midnight.  It's because of this behavior, that Mommy and Daddy find this book even more comical: Go the F@#$ to Sleep. I don't know much about naughty words yet but I am pretty sure you should only listen to this audio book on your home computer...if you are not around children.