bye bye!

Sorry for the delay in posting. Mama and I have been REALLY busy lately. Just wanted to update you on my first birthday.

I got 2 birthday cakes (daddy says that technically, I got 3). On my real birthday, Lola made me her special, family secret cake.

I opened my present from Tita Nikki - a drum set! It's so much fun to play with. I like banging on them. The set came with maracas and a tamborine. They are fun to play with too!

Then, the guy in the brown truck came. He brought me a present from my Ninong Ren in D.C. Ninong gave me another car, almost like the one he got me for Christmas. Now, daddy and I can race them together.

The next day, the delievery guy in the white truck came. This time, Lolo sent me a video phone that teaches me English and Espanol. It's quite fun! At this point, mama was enjoying all my new toys that make noise in the house. (I think she is trying to be sarcastic right now.)

Saturday was my birthday party with all my friends. Daddy, mama, Lola and Tita Ninang Nikki worked hard that morning to get everything ready for my party. I think they did a great job!

All my friends came - Clare, Manny, Sam, Logan, Jeremy, Haley and Ian! Uncle Gary, Grandma and Maggie even drove down from Tennesee to see me.

Mama wants me to tell you that this is my last post. See. I have to tell her what to type on here since I don't know how to type yet. She says that this is just adding to all the things she has to keep up with, like Facebook and her blogs. Plus, she told me that she has lots of housework to do and something has to go. She decided that my blog would be the thing to go since it gets neglected the most.

Bye!

happy birthday!

Not mine, but my Lola's. My birtrhday is exactly one week from today! So for now...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, LOLA!

some news

A bit of news that Mama wants me to share with everyone. I now have tooth #9! She found it this morning when I bit her finger because I wanted to eat what she was eating. Mama thinks that I'll have 10 teeth by the time I turn one. Although she thinks it would be cooler if I had 12 teeth at 12 months.

Also, we started celebrating my birthday around here. Mama didn't want to start my birthWEEK (I don't understand what it really is, but Mama says it's important) until next Thursday when I get my very first haircut, but Ninong Albert sent me a birthday package in the mail and we got it today. I can tell that this birthday thing is going to be a big deal if people are already sending me stuff.

ashes, dust, dirt...

Mama and I had a very long morning, and I passed out in the car on the way home. First, we went to Bed, Bath and Beyond because Mama said she needed to get a few things for the house. We grabbed a quick bite to eat at Atlanta Bread Company. She said we would need it because we wouldn't get to eat until after 1 pm with all the things we were doing. We finally made it to church just before 11 am so I could play with my friends for a little while before Ash Wednesday mass. Mama said we had to go to church today because it is the beginning of Lent. I watched them put stuff that looked like dirt on Mama's forehead, then they put a little on mine too. I don't know what that was all about, but Mama promised that I will understand when I get older. So here's a picture of me passed out in the car after all that excitement. You can even see a little bit of that stuff on my forehead.

in a week

Mama says that in a week, I will have a new hairstyle. She says that it's out of control and doesn't even want to try to fix it because it will be a mess in less than 2 seconds. I have an appointment to have my first hair cut next week, just in time for my 1st birthWEEK!

eleven is heaven

I am 11 months old today! Mama says it is getting harder and harder to do our monthly photo shoots in her papasan chair because I move too much. She tried, but couldn't get a good one of me. So she strapped me into my booster seat so I couldn't move.

i'm baaaack

I'm back. I've been MIA for awhile because I've been sick, but I'm mostly better now. Nothing exciting to report. I got another tooth and have been taking a couple steps at a time by myself, but that's it.

another tooth

I now have my 7th tooth. It popped out this weekend. Tooth #8 is on the way.

ten

YAY! I'm 10 months old today!

Also, I want to thank Aunt Tabby and Uncle Kirk for my new musical mirror. It's so much fun! And mama and dad love how much noise it doesn't make. HAHA!

we're still talking about christmas

This will be the last post about my Christmas vacation. Besides opening lots of presents, I did a lot of other stuff...

I took naps with Tita Nikki.

I tried to talk Lolo into giving me his shirt, but couldn't.

Climbed the stairs a billion times with dad.

Played on the computer.

I got to take a bath in Lola's kitchen sink, and enjoyed it so much....

... that I convinced dad to start giving me baths in our kitchen sink.

Now, we're home and I'm playing with all my new stuff.