The weekend before my birthday Momma, Daddy and I went to "Balloonfest" at the park down the road for our house. It was very fun. We even were able to be part of a World Record by standing in a "hot air balloon" filled with cold air. It was still very hot inside of the balloon. A nice man took this picture of us.
Last week was my birthday. I had a special day with Momma on Thursday, my actual birthday. We went to one of her favorite places, Dietsch's to pick up ice cream for my party and so I could meet the President of The Ohio State University. I also met Brutus and had my picture taken with both of them. It was during when I normally would be going down for a nap and there were a lot of people there, so I wasn't in any mood to smile for either of them. That afternoon, Daddy came home early from work so we could all have supper together and I could have some "cake". It was very sweet and messy. Momma took a video of me eating cake for the first time and these pictures. After the cake, Daddy gave me a bath before going to bed.
Saturday, my grandparents, great grandparents, cousins, and some of my aunts and uncles came over to "celebrate" my birthday. I opened gifts, played with my cousins, and even got to eat more cake. Everyone watched me eat my cake and this time I really ate quite a bit of it. I also threw some of it on the floor and stuff some of it into my diaper. I had another bath this night too. Momma and Daddy let me stay up a little late Saturday night so I could spend time with my cousins more. It was fun to have everyone come and play.
I didn't go see the doctor for my birthday. Momma said that he is very busy so I will go see him when I'm almost "13 months" old. Momma measured me at home and I weighed 22 lbs, 15 oz. I am 31.25 inches long. I had mashed blueberries for the first time yesterday. On Sunday Daddy turned my carseat around so I can see out the front and watch where we are going. It is fun to see Momma and Daddy when we drive.
I'm really good a crawling now and can "cruise" around the room holding onto things. I'll even stand by myself for a while if no one bumps me. I enjoy playing outside in the grass and I still really enjoy bathtime with Daddy. I don't have to use the baby tub anymore so I can crawl around in the water and play with the "faucet", even though Daddy always says no.
Sometimes when Daddy asks me to, I'll say "dada" for him. I also say "mama", "baba", "oooo", and "mmm". I'll scream as loud as I can if you stop feeding me. Even when I'm full, because I know you are going to wash my face and I really don't like that. I started drinking out of a sippy cup sometimes. I don't like it much but it is getting easier every day.
I'm going to take a nap so Momma and I can go to the store later.
