The tooth fairy came TWICE!

I can't believe I forgot to blog about this sooner, but on June 21st I lost my very first tooth!

It had been hanging on by a thread for weeks so when I was swimming at Auntie Kelly & Uncle Matt's house, it popped out as I spun on a raft.  Mommy & Daddy were pretty excited!

Mommy had barely gotten my tooth into the baggie to take home when my second tooth popped out in the same way!  This was going to be a pretty special first Tooth Fairy visit!  The sweet fairy left me ten big ones that are now in my fund for a Wii U.  I don't look too much different after losing the teeth since my adult teeth are already half way in.

See?  I'm such a big kid!

I'm a t-baller, baby!

Gosh, I've been a busy kid lately, that's why I haven't blogged in so long!  What have I been keeping busy with?  Ah, you know, pre-K, friends, family, the ladies (ha ha, only kidding on that one) and t-ball!

As you can tell, I enjoyed the heck out of my first season playing & I think baseball just might be my sport.  I wasn't as crazy about soccer but that could be related to the fact that we had to play in the insane heat & humidity.  Note to self, never play sports between the end of April & September!

I had plenty of people cheering for me from the sidelines!

 

 

One weekend Grandma & Grandpa came up with just Mikayla since Maddy was camping.



And the following weekend both Maddy & Mikayla made it to my game.  I have the best cousins!

 

 One can only guess what Daddy was saying to Mommy when this picture was taken.  Nice face, Mom & nice frizzy hair too!

 

I was pretty focused & intense & tried my hardest both at bat & in the field.

See what I mean?  I'm an animal!

Me & my teammates would all run & dive for the ball, falling into a heap which sorta slowed us in getting the out.  But it was all in good fun!

Grandpa was nice enough to come out twice & take these awesome action shots of me!

Here's the backdrop of Comiskey Park US Cellular Field & Grandpa made it into a button that my mommy proudly wears on her purse.  She said now that she has a sports button, she's officially a mom!  But who knows, if I keep getting better, maybe I might just make it to the big leagues & play at the real field instead of standing in front of a backdrop!

I'll leave you with this outtake so you can see just how awkward I can be when taking posed pictures!

Time to party like a 5 year old!

Last week we celebrated my FIFTH birthday & it ended up being a nearly week long event which I loved!  Trust me, I really milked it being my birthday... "Mom, can I watch just one more show before bed??  But, it's my birthday week!"  Yep, I'm a stinker!  Papa flew in from Chicago to join Grammy for my party & we all had a blast!

We helped Mommy decorate my homemade cake & made an absolute mess in the kitchen!  That just proved that we had a good time doing it!

Our favorite part was licking the whipped cream off the beaters!

Normally I take both for myself, but this year Reese was big enough to join in!

 

My second favorite part was opening presents!  I got some awesome Mario games for my 3DS & Wii & promptly went upstairs to test them out.  Mommy had to drag me downstairs to sing & have cake.  Told you I was a stinker!

My third favorite part was making a wish & eating my cake.

Of course my side-kick, I mean sister, joined in too!

We re-lit the candles so Reese could blow them out & make a wish too!

I chose a SpongeBob party this year since it's my new favorite show.

Mommy made the Bikini Bottom inner tube on the wall out of a foam wreath, white & red ribbon & blue puffy paint.  It took her all of ten minutes to make so it was an easy decoration.  Or so I'm told!

Mommy & Daddy made pink jellyfish out of balloons & streamers.

And I chose a pirate SpongeBob cupcake cake!

The day was positively beautiful so we set up a baby pool & slip & slide & the babies & kids spent a ton of time playing in the water.  Just before dinner was served, every kid got naked & jumped in.  We're crazy like that.

No family party is complete without playing bags!

After we dined on our Krabby Patty hamburger bar, it was time for cake & presents!

Auntie Lauren brought this red candle flower & it ended up spinning around, playing happy birthday.  We soon found out that there was no way to shut it off & later that night Mommy heard it playing in her room & found it under her bed.  She still isn't sure who put it there, but she's guessing that Uncle Matt was the culprit!

It was a very low key party with a small group of family & friends, but we all had such a great time!  Happy FIFTH birthday to ME!

15 month stats

I was pleasantly surprised when I saw Mommy arrive early at daycare to pick me up.  I was, however, not pleased to see that we were headed to the doctor for my fifteen month well-visit.  Cameron unexpectedly came with since Mommy didn't have the heart to leave him behind at daycare.  We were glad to have my big brother along for the trip though; he's a good guy!

Unfortunately Cam smacked his head as we headed back to the exam room since he was distractedly talking to the sweet nurse who was taking us back.

After cleaning his bleeding wound, he got a bandaid & a Lightening McQueen icepack & ended up feeling much better!

I was more upset about them taking my measurements than I was over the two shots they gave me!

So, how have I grown over the past fifteen months?

Height:  30.5" (50%)

Weight: 23.88# (66%)

Head Circumference: 18.9" (94%)

Here's a link from Cameron's 15 month visit.  He weighed 4.7# more than me, but we're both in the 66% & he was 3.5" taller than me.

In other happenings, this past weekend we sought out a free outing & found that the Tampa Bay Rays were hosting their fan fest.

Uncle Matt, Auntie Kelly & the girls met up with us & Cam & Leah had a great time running the bases!

Samantha & I raided the diaper bag for food as they were running.

Speaking of Samantha, the other day we just happened to go to school in the exact same outfit!  Mommy bought all the girls in the group this outfit for Christmas, but it was funny to see that we matched without planning it.  Of course I was not happy when Mommy set me down to take this picture.  I was scared she was going to turn around & leave me again!

After school, we went out back to look at the ducks & were happy to see them trot up to us, looking for food.  We didn't want to let them down, so Daddy grabbed a bag of hamburger buns & we fed them an evening snack!

And when the mail came, we saw that Auntie Erika sent us Valentine's cards!
 

Despite my two shots today, I've been in good spirits all evening & managed to raid the Tupperware drawer as I so love!

Growing by leaps & bounds!

2 days old here on 9/26/08


Me at 9 months old! Just a tad bigger!


Today I went to see my doctor for my 9 month well visit; Grammy & Auntie Erika came along with me & Mommy. My hemoglobin was absolutely perfect so the doctor could tell that I'm eating a healthy diet and I didn't even notice when the nurse pricked my toe. I also got my last Hep B shot & I barely cried; I am one tough cookie! Oh & I'm getting my 6th tooth!! So much has changed over the 9 months that I've been here & each day is a new adventure for me! I am loving life!

My stats:

Birth (9/24/08):

Weight: 6#, 10oz
Length: 20.5" long

Today at 9 months old:

Weight: 23#, 2oz (84th percentile)
Length: 30" (92nd percentile)
Head circumference: 19.29" (100th percentile)

So, in summary, since I've been born I have gained 16.5 pounds & grown 9.5"!! The doctor said that I can pretty much eat anything that the rest of the family is eating as long as it isn't peanuts, honey, citrus or strawberries. We told her that I ate strawberries this past weekend & she said that it was fine since I'm obviously not allergic seeing as I had no reaction to them. My mommy & daddy will be even more inspired to eat a healthy diet in order to be wonderful role models for me! I plan on having a very well-rounded diet; not just chicken fingers & mac n' cheese (although those things are tasty!)

Times Corrected

It's been brought to my attention the times stamped on each photo were off...turns out they were all in Pacific time. So I changed the settings to Eastern and now everything should make more sense. Mom, that means these times are 1 hour ahead of you guys in Illinois! :)

It's great to be home with our little man! Allison is laying on the couch now, giving a rest to those mammary glands that Cameron loves so much. Cameron's slept for almost 4 hours in a row from 6-10am this morning, so hopefully that's a sign that he's ready to sleep more at night than he has been thus far. As of now he's been waking up every hour to hour and a half. He's worth it though, and always seems to be crying for a reason instead of just to wake us up.

We love him to bits and pieces and think he's the cutest little guy in the world. I'll try to keep sending updates here so check back once or twice a day and see what lil Cam and his fam have been up to!