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I woke up at 7:00, giving Dad more sleep than he expected.  We went downstairs and by the time I had my bottle, Mom had joined us.  We couldn’t go down to the office because Uncle Danny and his friend Dan were still asleep.  At around 8:00, Dad and I went to Dominick’s.  We got the friendly cashier, Olga, who was really happy to see me (and went so slowly that everyone in line behind us had to hide their frustration).

We filled up gas and swung by Nana’s and Grandpa’s place just to drop something off for Grandpa.  We got back home and I hung out with Mom, Dad, and Uncle D.  I stood up for 36 seconds, breaking my previous record by 3 seconds!

I struggled to get much napping in (two little half-hour naps in the morning), mostly because I was having “digestive issues” (I could definitely use some prunes…).  I had curry for lunch, which I really liked.  I spent most of the afternoon hanging out with Mom, Dad, and Uncle Danny.  I got a decent nap in there, too.  Uncle D fed me dinner and then I watched a few videos of myself before Dad gave me my bottle and bath and put me to bed.

I woke up at 5:45 today, but spent about an hour babbling in my crib until Dad came to get me out.  I had my bottle and then hung out down in the basement to make sure that we wouldn’t wake Mom up.  At 7:30 I had breakfast and Mom came down to join us.  We all played until about 9:00 when I got tired and Dad tried to get to take a nap, which I did…for all of 30 minutes.  When I didn’t seem like I was going to go back to sleep, Dad and Mom and I played in their bed for over an hour.  Dad loves to roughhouse with me so much!  One of these days I’m going to fall of the bed…I just know it!

Then we packed up and headed over to Nana’s & Grandpa’s place for Nana’s welcome-back lunch.  She was so excited to see me.  I pretended to be a little shy, but after a few minutes I was back to my usual sociable self.  Nana brought me so many gifts from her trip!

Lunch was fun.  I sat in Mom’s lap and then Nana’s, because I didn’t have a highchair there.  Everyone seemed to make a big deal of it when I smeared feta cheese in my hair.  Whatever!

I took a nap and then hung out with Nana, Grandpa, and Uncle Danny while Mom and Dad went to see the IMSA girls basketball team lose 31-13 to Geneseo.  They hit bad traffic coming home, so I didn’t even get picked up until after my bedtime.  I was in a surprisingly great mood, though.  Mom, Dad, and I even danced to Hall and Oates before I went to sleep…about 45 minutes late!

I slept in until almost 6:00 today and my bottle with Mom as usual.  When I got downstairs with A/C we read Elmo books and watched some of my favorite videos — of myself!

I was in a good mood all morning, especially when Aunt Claire shared her apple with me again.  After breakfast, I took a nap and woke up with my hair sticking STRAIGHT UP!   Aunt Claire, aren’t you supposed to be my fashion advisor?

It was finally above freezing for the first time in a while so A/C and I went for a walk.  I can’t remember the last time I was in my Baby Bjorn — I love it!  We went to the post office and — shocker — Starbucks!  The Bjorn is so cool because I can exercise my legs and wave to everyone we pass by.

Oh, I’ve learned to put my hand on my head if someone says “uh oh” or “oh no”!

I took a bit of nap in the afternoon and then Mom came home early so that we could take A/C to the train station.

We had a bit of a debacle when it came to bath time.  I was fighting to stand up in the tub from the moment I got in.  Mom kept pulling me back, telling me how dangerous it us.  One time I was squirming so much to get away that I slipped and lurched, hitting my head on the side of tub!  I screamed like crazy and Mom pulled me out of the bath, hugged me really tight, and tried to comfort me.  My head turned red and I got a pretty big bump over my left eye.  Hopefully it won’t be in tomorrow’s pictures!

I got up at 5:15 again and hung out with Mom while she got ready to go to work.  We went downstairs and I ready my Elmo book with  Aunt Claire.  I was in a very talkative mood and had fun playing hide and seek under the blanket.

I took a nap and then had a teething biscuit — but only ate a bit of it. I had lunch, struggled with a poop, and then kept babbling even more than ever.  My afternoon nap was a bit of failed experiment.  A/C was nice enough to share her apple with me (my first raw apple ever!).

Uncle Danny came over around 5:00 and hung out with us during dinner.  I got my first ever taste of feta cheese in my asparagus & feta dish.  I have to say it’s not my favorite kind of cheese.  Maybe it’ll grow on me.

When Mom got home we danced together for a bit before going upstairs to take a bath.  As Mom was taking me from the rug in to the tub – I peed!  Surprise!  Better before the bath than after, right?

I woke up a little earlier than usual today (5:15) and had my bottle with Mom before coming downstairs to hang out with A/C.  I was in a really good mood, especially after we read Animal Sounds six times.  I had breakfast and then had a really good nap — almost two hours!

I had quite an exquisite lunch: cauliflower & cheese (finger foods) as my appetizer, poached halibut as my entree, and a fruit smoothie for dessert.  I can get used to this!

I was a bit crappy right after lunch as I worked on a hard poop.  After that worked itself out and I took a quick nap, I was back in a good mood.  I watched my favorite Beyonce video, talked to Grandma Droste on the phone, and then had dinner.  I was pretty crabby before bed, but Mom came home and made everything better!

I got up right around 7:00 and Mom & Dad got me dressed and we scuttled out the door to visit Grandpa Yagan in his recovery room at the hospital.  Dad and I went in (while Mom went to get a vaccination!) to visit; Grandpa was so happy to see me, as was Uncle Danny.   Mom came in and met us and we hung out for about an hour.

We headed home and I had breakfast and hung out with Mom & Dad & Aunt Claire.  They tried to time my nap so that I would be in my crib during Obama’s inauguration speech, but I was having none of that.  I did sleep right through it, but in Dad’s arms on the recliner.

Oh, here’s a fun video from earlier this week:

After I woke up from my nap, Mom and A/C each had separate dinner plans (Mom with Kyle; A/C with Maddi) so I hung out with Dad for a few hours.  He totally tricked me into standing up by holding out various pieces of technology and only giving them to me if I stood up to grab them.  Then after A/C got back, she tricked me in to standing up by playing some of my favorite songs and getting me first to dance holding her hands and then leaving me to try to dance all by myself!

Oh, here’s another (less fun) video from earlier this week:

I was sooo fussy after my short nap at 4:00. I refused to hang out with Dad and just insisted on being held by Mom. I think I hurt Dad’s feelings! As soon as he left I was in a really great mood! (Okay, well, I also ate dinner and got some Tylenol, so they may have had something to do with it.) I took a bath for the second day in a row (because I rubbed halibut in my hair during lunch) and then went to sleep.

I got up really early and Dad took off to be with Grandpa Yagan during his surgery.  Mom and I played but I could tell she was so tired!  Everyone kept trying to make me stand up today, but I wouldn’t have any of it.

Around lunch time, I had a play date with Mom’s friends’ kids Finn and Maeve.  I had a really fun time.  For lunch I ate fish (halibut) for the first time  and I even shared some with Finn!

On our way home from Finn’s, we stopped by the very hospital that I was born in (one building over).  Grandpa Yagan had just gotten out of his surgery and I came by to cheer him up!  As soon as he saw me, he smiled really big and waved at me.

We got home just in time for dinner and then Dad gave me my bath and put me to bed!

We didn’t do much today.  I got to meet a couple of Aunt Claire’s friends, but otherwise it was a slow day.  We watched the Lincoln Memorial Inauguration Concert and I got to dance a bit.  Around 5:00 Dad and I went to Grandpa Yagan’s house to hang out with him before he has surgery tomorrow!

I got up at 5:45 and only drank six ounces of my bottle.   Dad and I went downstairs but I was in a very screamy mood and I woke up Mom and Aunt Claire.  Dad went up to take a quick nap while the rest of us played.

I had breakfast at 7:30 and then Dad, Aunt Claire, and I went to Whole Foods and Dominick’s as we do almost every Saturday morning.    I fought really hard to stay awake until my nap — I slept from 11:00 to 1:15.  Or at least it was 1:15 when Dad came into my room and found me playing in my crib.  He has no idea how long I was up before he even came up to find me.  Wasn’t he worried that I was taking such a long nap?  Mom would have checked on me way, way earlier!

I had lunch with Dad and then we played together while Mom and A/C went to see a movie.  Dad and I played in his room (where I really enjoyed Mom’s full-length mirror).  In fact, the only reason I managed to stand up for 33 seconds is because I was so distracted by looking at myself in the mirror!  But Dad was distracted, too!  While he was busy taking my picture, the mirror fell, hit me in the face, and then caused me to hit the back of my head on the floor!

Then we went down to the office and hung out in the living room, too.  I tricked Dad by taking a 10 minute nap and then was back up by the time Mom and A/C got back. Then Mom and Dad frantically started getting ready to go to a holiday party for Mom’s work.  I got to spend some quality time with Aunt Claire and then went to bed without too much fussing.

ALARM! At 3:30 am, our home security system went off and caused quite a  commotion — apparently.  I slept through it all.  I woke up at 5:30 and got ready with Mom.  I played with A/C in the living room and was in a much better mood today.  I have three huge teeth coming in, so I got some Tylenol around 8.  I’ll be much happier when they’re in!

After a nap and a yummy lunch, I played with my lion for a really long time.  I watched my Best of 2008  videos a bunch of times and screamed each time it was over.  I discovered a new favorite food at dinner: dal!  It was so appropriate that Aunt Claire was here to feed it to me!