Happy Thanksgiving!

Hi, everyone! Well, this has been an exciting week! I got to celebrate my first Thanksgiving... I'm not really sure what that is, but I do know that I got to spend a lot of time with my family, and that everyone was eating a lot of food. Mommy and Daddy said they were the most thankful this year for me, and if I had to pick something, I think I would say that I'm most thankful for Mommy and Daddy, too :)


















This is how Thanksgiving started - which was before the tryptophan!



















I woke up in time to go to my great-aunt and great-uncle's house.
I got another short nap while I was there, though!


First, I went to my great-aunt Doris and great-uncle Wayne's house for dinner. I got to meet my cousins, Brynn and Kieran, and my great-aunt Jeannie and great-uncle Ronnie. Meeting and hanging out with all those people made me tired, so I took a little nap in my travel swing while Mommy and Daddy talked to everyone. My Nana D played with me when I woke up while Mommy and Daddy ate a bunch of turkey and mashed potatoes.

I also traveled to my Aunt Beth's house for dessert, and I got to spend time with her, my Nana K, and my great-grandfather, who we call "Oupa." He came to visit all the way from South Africa, so it was nice to spend some time with him. I hope I can go visit him sometime - maybe my Mommy and Daddy will take me to see him and my other family in South Africa soon!


















This is me with my Daddy, Nana K, and Oupa - Daddy made sure I was
wearing his favorite bib for dinner! :)


Apparently, Thanksgiving is what Mommy and Daddy call a "holiday," so they got to stay home on Friday and spend some time with me. We played and relaxed, and I took a lot of naps because I was so tired from all the excitement of Thanksgiving! Then on Saturday, we all went to my great-aunt Michelle's to have dinner so we could spend more time with Oupa before he had to fly back home. I stared at him a lot because I knew it would be a while until I would see him again.

Mommy and Daddy and I relaxed after we got home, and have pretty much been relaxing today, aside from a trip to get groceries. Mommy and I have been sneezing a lot lately, so I'm glad we're home today!

Well, I should probably go - halftime just ended, and the Redskins are playing the Giants, who Daddy says are pretty good. Until next time!

Growing Pains... Aches... Coughs... Sneezes...

So I haven't posted anything for a little while, but you'll have to forgive me. I have been busy fighting off my first cold. Please, hold the applause... It all started with Daddy not feeling very well, and coughing really loud. It even scared me out of my sleep a couple of times. I'm getting used to the noises though. After a while of Dad not feeling well, me and Mommy started coughing and sneezing. I guess that went on for about a week or so. I know I got to spend two whole days at home with Daddy because he had time off. Then I got to spend another weekday at home with my Mommy because my coughing was pretty bad and Daddy and Mommy didnt' think it would be a good idea for me to leave the house. All I know is I got lots of cuddling, hugs and kisses. We are all starting to feel better, and Mommy and Daddy keep talking about how strong my immune system (whatever that is?) must be.


















This is me not feeling very well. I'm still as cute as it gets though.


Even though none of us were feeling well, we still found the energy to smile and laugh and have some fun. In fact, Mommy and Daddy kept talking about how happy they were that I was in as good a mood as I have been. What can I say, I like to smile. Since I was in such a good mood, Mommy and Daddy took me to meet my Oupa (that's Afrikaans for Grandfather, even though he's my Daddy's Oupa, I don't know the Afrikaans word for Great Grandfather yet). We got some pictures of what Daddy was saying was four generations. So I am pretty sure we are going to post those soon. And speaking of Grand parents, my Nana D stopped by for a visit today. I thanked her by spitting up on a nice Sunday jacket that she had on. All jokes aside, I was just happy to see her and my Pap again. I missed them!


















You're looking at the business end, but this is actually a really cute frog
that I have grown quite fond of. Don't believe me? Try to pry it from my Kung Fu grip!

So apparently I also like to grow as I can't fit into any of my "newborn" clothes anymore. I can't even fit into my 0-3mo. sleep sacks. Mommy and Daddy went out and bought me new jammies today, so don't worry about me. I still sleep like a baby.

Mommy and Daddy keep showing me pictures of this really cute little girl named Zoey. My favorite is the one with the "Pebbles" do. I am really looking forward to meeting her and her Mommy and Daddy.

Well I am getting kinda hungry, and my little fingers are getting kinda tired. So I am going to wrap this up here. I hope everyone that reads this is doing well. I will do what I can, between naps, messy diapers, and growing too big for my clothes, to get another post up soon. Til then...

A momentous week...

I'm not quite sure about waking up so early these days... but at least I get to sleep in the car!


This week was pretty exciting, for me and for Mommy and Daddy. Mommy had to go back to work this week, so I got to spend my days with my Aunt Michelle. We had lots of fun playing, and we even took a walk yesterday since it was so nice outside. I love spending time on her porch swing! Mommy said she missed me a lot, but that it's nice to know I'm being taken care of so well :)

When I woke up Mommy at 2:00 a.m. Wednesday morning for my middle-of-the-night snack, she wasn't watching the usual relaxing music channel - she turned on another channel to watch somebody named Barack Obama talk for a few minutes. She was so happy and smiling listening to him, and told me that I had been born at a very important time in history, because our country had just elected its first African American President. I heard Mommy and Daddy talking about how hopeful they are for my future, which made me really happy. They tell me all the time that I can do anything I want to do, and be anything I want to be... hmmm... maybe I'll run for President someday!

On a different note, Daddy's been coughing and sneezing all week, and now Mommy is, too. They don't seem to like it very much, so I hope they feel better soon (and that I don't start coughing or sneezing)! But I am pretty tired (I still haven't quite adjusted to my new wake-up time of 5:30 in the morning), so I'm going to go take a nap now. Until next time!