Hello world! Life is going well for us and with each new day brings new accomplishments and new experiences for me. Since we last posted I started to dance, wave “hi” and “bye” and I can show you how big I am by raising my hands above my head.
But first things first. I got a little curious after my 8 month birthday and decided that I was old enough to go around touching things Mommy and Daddy told me not to. I thought that grabbing onto a hot radiator pipe would be the best thing for me to do. Needless to say, Mommy and Daddy are now pros at medicating and bandaging a screaming infant’s hand. Whoops! (It took about a week to heal fully and I now know the meaning of “hot”)
I also got to go to my very first pumpkin patch, well, it wasn’t really a pumpkin patch because the real ones were closed on a Friday, but Grammy Wukitch and Mommy took me to Strawberry Acres to pick a couple of pumpkins. Most of them were bigger than me!! I had so much fun and I loved trying to stand up while holding onto them. I can’t wait till next year when I can pick out my own pumpkin.
On October 19th, Mommy’s family went over to Great Grammy Siekonic’s to celebrate Great Pop-Pop’s 95th birthday party. I had a lot of fun getting sympathy hugs and kisses from everyone because of my hand! Later that week I took part in my first Halloween Parade, although it was very cold so all you could see were my eyes poking out from underneath my 7 layers of clothes and blankets. (that and I fell asleep only 10 minutes into it, so I really didn’t take in much, although I was on tv!) I also got to help Mommy and Daddy hand out trick or treat candy to all the kids. Mommy dressed me up in a kangaroo costume that even had a baby kangaroo in the pouch. That was fun, after all the candy was given out we visited Grammy and Pop Pop Wukitch and Grammy and Grandpop DeLabar.
I’ve also started to do a lot more this month. If you ask me how big I am, I raise my hands above my head and give you a really big smile; most times I follow this by clapping. In the beginning of my ninth month I figured out how to sit from a standing position which makes it easier for me to get around and get into things now. I know how to dance and just last week I mastered the bouncing while sitting to groove to my favorite Sesame Street songs. I’ve been cruising the furniture and just last night I stood up by myself without grabbing onto furniture, parents or dogs to do it!
In all of this, I think my biggest accomplishment and the one that I am most proud of is when I climb the steps. Mommy and Daddy are usually there but I think its more fun when I do it without them knowing about it – I usually get further too. I hear them talking about gates, so I may have to be sneakier about my attempts in the future. I also like to push my push toy around and walk, although, most of the time I get down to crawl because it still my fastest way to travel.
I’ve been eating a lot more real food, as well. Each day Mommy gives me bannanas and grapes to eat and I love them. Daddy is a little more daring with the variety of foods he gives me. (Mommy isn’t always happy about it but I have my own special way of telling Daddy when things are a little too much for me to handle! For instance, last weekend at Nana’s house when they were eating ravioli and Daddy thought that ravioli, baby food, veggies and a bottle was just the right amount of food…I let him, and everyone else, know otherwise!)
This past Friday night we visited Aunt Anne and Uncle Jon and Julianna. It was so much fun, but here again, Mommy and Daddy gave me too many carrots throughout the day and it culminated at their house. So I need to take a moment and apologize for spitting up all over their couch, floor, table…etc. But I did have a lot of fun playing with Julianna and Mommy and Daddy have noticed a noticeable increase in my jabbering and “talking.” I also fine tuned my waving “hi” and “bye.” Instead of waving a stiff arm up and down, I extend my arm and move the wrist and fingers up and down. So next time you see me, watch out, I’ll wave hello to you and probaby won’t stop until we’re ready to leave!
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Stay tuned for the next month’s entry. I’m really excited to experience my first Thanksgiving and Christmas. There are so many plans ahead of us and I’m looking forward to learning about all of the traditions, even though I won’t remember any of it! Also, I’m trying to stand by myself, so there is a good chance that I may be trying to walk by Christmas. Keep your fingers crossed for me and keep Mommy and Daddy in your prayers! hahahaha!