Month 26 Update

Here are the silly things that I've been up to lately.

• Smile!  Mommy finally convinced me to smile for the camera. Usually whenever I see that thing pointed toward me I just stare. Then I run behind the lens demanding to see what's on the little screen. One day, I finally decided to listen to Mommy and gave her a big happy grin, after playing a game of dragging all of my stuffed animals from my bedroom to the living room couch.

And another big smile while trying on Poh-poh's glasses.

• Morning routine: This is how I insist on leaving the house for daycare every morning - still wearing pajamas and carrying all of my animal friends with me. 

• Potty training:  Or at least pretending. One of my favorite pastimes now is sitting on my potty and reading my Potty book. Too bad I have yet to actually go potty in it.

• Bumbo:  Look, I still fit in the Bumbo seat! Mommy had taken it out to loan to a friend, but I insisted on sitting in it and even ate a whole lunch in it. Then, I set up some lunch for Doggy.

• Time Out:  This month I received my very first time out. I was supposed to be brushing my teeth but instead was clowning around. When Mommy tried to take the toothbrush from me, I swatted her in the face! I was immediately sent to stand in the hallway. It must have been the tone of Mommy's voice, because I knew I was in trouble and cried the entire time.
  
  A few days later, while Doggy was eating lunch in the Bumbo (above), I suddenly decided that he needed some disciplining as well. I grabbed him and rushed to the hallway while declaring "time out!" I hope it was as effective on him as it was on me.

He even received a big lecture from me.

Last weekend Daddy ordered this giant sandwich from the deli by our house. It's almost as big as I am!

As a comparison, Mommy dug up this newborn photo of me from two years ago. I was so tiny back then!

Fun With Uncle Jeff

Goo Jeff was in town for a conference, so we took him to all of the fun places around town. I was happy to see him, even though the first thing I said when I saw him was "where's Alex?" Over the weekend we checked out the animals at Curiodyssey, visited the new deep dish pizza joint downtown, and indulged on gigantic scoops of gelato at Powell's Sweet Shoppe. Yum!

Enjoying our gelato while watching Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.

Tonight we ate dinner at Urban Bistro, followed by a trip to Yogurtland. Goo Jeff is awesome to hang out with because we always get dessert, no matter how stuffed we are!

First Day of Preschool!

I started preschool today! Mommy attended a lottery a few months ago to secure my spot at a popular preschool near our house. Luckily our number was drawn. I will be attending two mornings a week!

In front of school.

At first I was excited to be in the classroom and playing with all the new toys. But then Mommy and Daddy gave me a hug and kiss goodbye and when I realized that they were leaving me there, I burst out crying and didn't stop. It was ugly. Naturally Mommy busted out the camera and took a picture.

Apparently I stopped crying shortly afterward, so it was all good. After class I ran out of the classroom and was very happy to find Mommy waiting for me.

Museum Playdate

I had another fun playdate with Alyssa over the weekend. This time we went to the Bay Area Discovery Museum in Sausalito. It was my second visit, but going with Alyssa made it even more fun!

We got to catch the Clifford exhibit. I love Clifford (although I was too scared to stand by the giant statue for a picture)!

We did some arts and crafts.

And played in the duck pond.

We had fun on the miniature replica of the Golden Gate Bridge. 

*Hugs*

Finally, we dug some rocks in the construction area.

Good times!

Dancing

Kaitlyn loves music and dancing. Here she is rocking out to a Maroon 5 concert on TV.

And another silly video of her dancing. I wonder who taught her how to dance like this?

It's the African anteater ritual!