Kickin' Chicken

Well I still love using my feet, hence the title of this blog. It’s what daddy says to me a lot when we are playing. But now I am also starting to use my hands more to explore. I will now grab toys hanging from my play mat and I even hugged a stuffed animal last night. Of course everything I grab ends up in mouth. How else am I supposed to know how my toys taste?

Mom continues to take me everywhere. I enjoy getting out of the house, but most of the time I just fall asleep in the car and miss all of the sites. We are still working on the whole sleeping in my crib thing. I gave my parents a nice gift on Sunday night and slept all the way until 5 am. I think it freaked them out a bit when they woke up and it wasn’t 2 am. But of course I am a tease and every night since Sunday I’ve woken up twice – once around 12:30 or 1am and then again around 4:30am. I feel bad about my 4:30am wake up call since daddy gets up for work at 5, but when a growing boy’s gotta eat, he’s gotta eat.

I also like to sit up with my back against the sofa, but whenever mom makes me smile while I’m sitting nicely, I start tipping over. Eventually I will learn to keep my balance. I’m also doing a little better with tummy time. It helps when I can see Jesse as he is my favorite thing to watch. Whenever he comes near me, I get a big ol’ grin on my face. I can’t wait until I can play with him more. Right now I just watch him and he watches me and occasionally he will come over and sniff me.

A few other faves of mine these days include sitting in my bouncy chair in the bathroom while mommy showers. I like watching the cool patterns on the shower curtain while playing with the toys hanging from the chair. I think mom really appreciates being able to shower regularly without me screaming for her attention. I also enjoy watching the bears hanging from my swing while mom and dad eat dinner. Although I usually only last about 10 minutes in my swing before I get grumpy (I’m probably getting tired while they are eating dinner, hence the grumpiness), it gives one of them enough time to swallow dinner so they can actually eat together. They’re learning how to work with me so they can still enjoy some of the simple pleasures in life like eating and showering.

Speaking of eating, mom and dad continue to take me out to lunch. We’ve met daddy for lunch during the week a couple times and then on Fridays we usually go out as a family for lunch. Most of the time I’m well-behaved. It’s neat having a family tradition already.

Well that’s all from here. I’m off for a play date with mom’s friend Jea and her daughter Bella and I don’t want to be late!

Love,
Cameron