Hail to the Chief - ME!

Well it’s hard to believe it’s November with the weather so nice. Because it has been in the 70s, mom has taken me on walks in many places. Today we went to Frame Park and walked around the Fox River. I got to see lots of bright colored leaves. Yesterday we walked the Glacial Drumlin Trail and also took a little unscheduled detour through a neighborhood. Mom thought she could get back to the car through the neighborhood, but eventually realized there were no sidewalks from the neighborhood’s entrance to our car and the two-lane road was not safe to walk on so we had to turn around and back track. She only went off the trail and into the neighborhood because I was making such a ruckus with my crying and she felt bad for the two women walking right behind us as they had to listen to me for a good ½ mile before our little detour.

We also got to walk over to the Elks Lodge this morning so mom could vote. She was very proud of how well behaved I was. I didn’t make a sound the whole time she was in line. Fortunately there were only 2 people in front of her so it went quickly. Daddy didn’t have that same luck as he had to go after work like most everybody else. Only 18 more years and I’ll be able to vote too!

I experienced my first Halloween on Friday. Mom and I handed out candy to the trick-or-treaters. It gave me an opportunity to scope out costume ideas for next year. This year I dressed up as a ghost. Boo! Unfortunately mom and dad didn’t actually take me trick-or-treating so I didn’t get any candy. What cruel parents.

Mom is working with me on a nap schedule. So far I have been cooperating in the morning. In the two whole days we have been doing this, I have started my morning nap around 8:30am both days. And, I have taken those naps in my crib. Big difference from last week’s blog. We’re still working on the afternoon naps. I say mom is to blame for me not taking a consistent afternoon nap as she always has me out and about in the afternoon. Something about the nice weather and wanting to walk. But I did sleep in my crib for about 45 minutes this afternoon so that’s a start. I think mommy is going to be the disciplinarian – she’s already enforcing arbitrary rules.

I finally got to meet our friends, Victor, Ann and Erik. Ann likes holding babies so she held me for a while. And then I demonstrated for her and Victor what happens when people are holding me and don’t walk around. I cry. A lot. Now they know what mommy and daddy go through almost every evening – lots of walking laps around the house! Note - you will see in the picture that daddy is holding me, but not walking. And I am crying. A lot.

Not much else here. Just waiting to meet my future girlfriend, Allison Veronica Olson, who was born on Thursday. In the meantime, I will keep busy with a play date on Friday and I think tomorrow mommy and I are going to visit daddy for lunch. And I’m guessing we’ll probably go for more walks since that seems to be mommy’s favorite activity with me. I suppose she is just taking advantage of decent weather before the cold, crummy winter weather arrives.

Love,

Cameron