Inchy's First Christmas!

I'm growing so big so fast! My first Christmas has already come and gone. I got some presents, but daddy and mommy had to help me unwrap them. All I did was try to eat them. I got some new toys and some books and some clothes. I love being a baby! Everyone likes to smile at me and spoil me.

We drove down to Florida to visit my Aunt and Uncle and all my cousins.  It was a loooong car trip. It felt just as long as when I was in the womb! Luckily daddy and mommy are smart. They left at 3:45 am so we were already over 1/4 the way there before I even woke up! I actually didn't mind the car trip that much. I got to eat a lot, play with my toys, smile and laugh with mommy and daddy, and take lots of naps! We even got to get out at rest stops so we could walk around and I could play and bounce on mommy's lap.

Sometimes I fall asleep eating my toys.

Florida was fun! I got to play with my cousins, go to the beach, go to the zoo, visit my friends the Stuarts, take lots of naps, and roll around a lot.

I would rather sleep than look at the meerkats. But daddy's baby hat fits me now!

First Ocean Trip

Thanksgiving and Four Day Weekends

Hi everyone! This week I got daddy for a full four days! He had two days off for Thanksgiving and then the weekend! It was great!

I'm growing taller and taller and bigger and bigger still! It was finally cold enough for me to wear a big marshmallow snow suit outside for our walk....and it might be the last time I'll fit in it too. I grow so fast!

I like to laugh and giggle a lot. I can even roll over from back to front which I do all the time now! Except I forgot how to roll over from front to back, so when I roll and end up on my tummy I get really mad...sometimes right away or sometimes after ten minutes.

I do not like this position.

I like to play with my Baby Einstein light up music toy, my boomerang rings, and my grabby cube rattling thing.

Om nom nom

I still do not like my car seat.  Usually I start wailing as soon as I'm in the car. Sometimes I fall asleep after 5 minutes, but usually I don't. Hopefully I learn to like it soon!

My car seat is warm and cozy and I can see things through my head hole!

I love to play with mommy. She really makes me laugh!

Daddy discovered a new fun game. He can only do it after he hasn't had to work for a few days though. It's called "Tickle William with his scruffy beard!"

I really like my family!

Squeals of an Inch Worm

Sometimes inch worms are sad. That's when they cry and wail.

Sometimes inch worms are sleepy. That's when they make really quiet breathing noises.

Sometimes inch worms are happy. That's when they laugh and smile.

Sometimes inch worms are ecstatic and love what's going on. That's when they sound like this:

Sometimes inch worms wake up at 5 am (curse ye daylight savings time!) and then squeal happily for an hour before falling back asleep...right before daddy has to wake up for work.

Sometimes inch worms keep mommy up late at night and then decided they only want to be happy in the car. That's when inch worms and mommies look like this:

Sometimes inch worms get to have their daddy home on holidays. That's when they look like this:

Random inchings

I love to grow bigger and bigger! I enjoy my toys like my ring ball thing, my boomerang rings, and my baby einstein light up classical music noisemaker.

Yesterday daddy and I hung out all morning while mommy got to sleep in. She works so hard to help me grow and be happy. Daddy and I went to a yard sale and he bought some tools and some small wood wheels and dowels. I have a feeling he's going to try to make me a toy soon!

Then mommy took me so daddy could rake leaves and mow the lawn. Baron helped too. When he finished, we went to Fort McHenry. It was chilly but mommy cuddled me and kept me warm! Silly daddy forgot to take pictures so we'll have to go back again in the spring.

Peek A Boo!

I just started to like playing games! I especially like Peek A Boo! But, that also means I get really sad sometimes when Mommy leaves the room. I don't know that she still exists when I can't see her. Here are some videos of Daddy playing peek-a-boo with me!

He's growing bigger every day! It seems weekly we have to go through his clothes and set aside ones that do not fit. His personality is really starting to shine. Mommy has him figured out mostly, and Daddy is getting a good handle on things too, even though Mommy spends more time with him while Daddy is at work.

We visited Daddy at work the other day. He was taking a class at a training location, so we were actually able to visit him! We don't get to go to his normal work though. It's a very secure location.

Mommy discovered another new game I like today. It's called "Hold me in your hands and extend your arms quickly above your head but don't actually toss me in the air." That game is fun! It really makes me laugh.

I like to eat Brain Slugs before they can eat me!

Daddy fed me at church today. Then I slept like this for an hour.

I like Daddy's hat! It's still a little big for me though....even though daddy wore it when he was a baby.

I like Space Ships!

Cute!