Even though I got to bed on time last night, I slept in until about 7:15 this morning. Well, actually, I was up around 5:45, but somehow Dad decided he’d let me babble for a while in my crib and I ended up falling back asleep. When I got up, Dad whisked me downstairs and put me right into my high chair for breakfast.
My new food is strawberries — supposedly the most allergenic of the berry family. All mixed up in my oatmeal, they were really good! I gobbled down my oatmeal and then I played with Dad. Well, we didn’t play all that much — really we cleaned up the house so that Mom would feel welcomed back from her trip to Tampa.
I had my bottle at 9:30 and took my nap. I got up at 11:00 and Dad lifted me out of my crib and almost in one fell swoop had me in my coat and out the door. We went to our favorite brunch place, Moonshine, with Jen and her friend from high school (in Belgium!). Dad had brought my food, of course, but he let me eat the strawberry garnish from his flapjacks and even asked Jen if I could eat hers. I love that my diet is slowly creeping into restaurant food! (Oh, and there’s video evidence coming in the next post!)
We left brunch early (Jen and Nate were still reminiscing) and we took off for the airport to get Mom! We were a few minutes late (well, she was early) and when we got there she sat in the back seat with me!
We got home and I played with Mom and Dad — we all had so much fun! Then they tried to trick me! When it was nap time, they gave me a bogus pacifier! They had cut 1/4 inch of the end of the pacifier off — the theory being that they would wean me gradually. Hahahahahahahaha! Do they think I was born yesterday? I’m 11 months old! I didn’t fall for that. I screamed and screamed and screamed until finally I got my old pacifier back and went right to sleep.
When I got up, Jen was getting ready to leave so I said goodbye and Dad gave her a ride to her hotel. Mom and I played and had a great time. I ate all of my dinner and Dad got home just in time to see me stand for 58 seconds (my new record), take one step, and fall on my booty.
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Goooooooooooo, Maggie!
I expect you will take off walking any day now; then, your life will be even more fun than it is already.
It is so great to hear about all of your finger food options these days, especially the strawberries. Hooray for strawberries!
Keep up the good work, Little One. Can’t wait to see you in a couple weeks!
Much love –
Grandma