It’s amazing what you’ve been able to do in the last month or so. Since we came back from your Uncle Todd’s wedding, you’ve sat up on your own (and you do it often), you crawl around like mad and just recently, we’ve seen you standing in your crib. Of course, mommy is no longer worried about you walking and daddy has started worrying about you falling. 🙂
Here are two videos from Nov. 3rd and 4th to show the world your progress:
It’s been nearly impossible to get you to lay down on your changing table now that you know you can pull yourself up. Here’s a short series showing you after you rolled over, trying to pull up against the wall and practically launching yourself at mommy.
We walked around, Trick or Treated at many stores, watched a magic show and saw some fun costumes. After you ate, you decided that sitting in your stroller really wasn’t for you, so you wiggled, fussed and generally made yourself tired going back and forth between mom and dad’s tired arms. We came home with lots of candy (that you’re too young to eat, so looks like mommy get’s to steal your loot this year) and you fell asleep soon after.
Happy Halloween, Campbell!
Today we took you for a little pre-Halloween action to the Como Zoo where they were doing a charity event call “Zoo Boo”, tailored to little guys and girls. Mommy didn’t dress up, but you and I went as “Parrot and Pirate”. You got lots of compliments
You had a good time, despite being a little chilly. While you can’t eat the candy, you’ve given mommy some treats for the rest of the week. Tomorrow night we brave the crowds at Mall of America. (But at least you’ll be warm!)
Not a good weekend for us this weekend. You had a 100 degree fever, so we took you to urgent care. They didn’t see any ear infections, so it’s probably just a nasty cold. Hoping we all get better for Halloween.
We DID do some decorating today though. You really liked the bats in our living room. And I think you could care less about the zombie pumpkin. But I’m still posting pics so you can remember them someday.
Yesterday you were a little hard to feed. Between talking up a storm, making smacking noises and laughing at mommy in the background, you were quite funny. This video is a little sample of about 7 minutes of trying to get you to finish one jar of food.
Today you astounded mommy with another new skill; you pulled yourself up in your crib! Not long before you’re running up and down the hallway. No video of that yet, but when I do, I’m sure all your readers will be interested in seeing that.
It was a pretty boring weekend for you. We didn’t do much little guy stuff this weekend. Instead, mommy and I took you to a dinner party at our friend, John Sullivan’s house. There were a lot of other little guys there, but the youngest was 3, so it might have been a bit rough to release you among them.
Then on Sunday, we just did some shopping and met our neighbors for coffee. Later in the night, we put you in your new skeleton jammies (they glow in the dark) that Mimi got you, but you were a bit too squirmy to take a decent picture.
What a weekend for you! On Thursday, Oct 6th, we boarded a plane and headed to Tennessee to your Uncle Todd’s wedding. You’d never met any of your uncles and aunts, so this trip was even more special for us.
Your plane trip down was fine. You slept and were generally adorable and quiet. All the passengers around us were amazed at what a great boy you were. When we got to the hotel, we met your grandma and grandpa (Mimi and Doc), who showered you with outfits, toys and then took us to dinner.
On Friday night we ate at the rehearsal dinner, where there were NO high chairs, so you were sort of shuffled from relative to relative. No worries, since all of them wanted to hold you. You spent a good portion of your time with Mimi and with your Aunt Amanita (from New York; Uncle Chad’s wife). Again, you did very well.
On Saturday we went to the mall and saw LOTS of people dressed in orange. It was the day of the big Tennessee vs. Georgia football game. You were occupied at the mall, but got a little fussy when we didn’t get you fed quickly enough. However, you ate bright orange carrots, so you fit right in. That evening, we dressed you in your finest pinstripe suit and your Paul Frank hat that mommy bought you. You were a big hit. The pictures here when you’re wearing the hat were taken by your Uncle Chad (my brother).
You were fairly well behaved as long as the “puffs” (tiny cereal that you eat) were handy, but once they ran out just before the ceremony, you started to get a little fidgety and chatty. The wedding was outside, so you and I retreated to the back of the service, far away and looked at flowers. That night you went to the reception where you continued to get passed from relative to relative, giving mommy a little rest. But when it got late enough, we put you in your pajamas and you fell asleep comfortably in mommy’s arms.
The next day we had some time before our flight, so Mimi and Doc took us to a park where we did a very light bit of hiking. You had a good time. After, we went for coffee and Mimi fed you. Off to the airport soon after, you still were in good spirits and again, were the best kid on the airplane. You actually got your Delta wings from our flight attendants, Jerry and Christopher.
All in all, a fun trip. It was great to meet all your uncles, aunts, great aunts, cousins and new aunt.
Here is who you met:
OH. And almost forgot… your desire to take your hat off right before the ceremony gave me one of my favorite pictures of you. You’ll find it HERE.
Well, you did it. You finally made some forward progress on the floor. Mommy told me how you “crab crawled” across the floor (while I was at work) to get a toy. Tonight you showed us a little of what’s going to be many nights of chasing you.
You’ve also been VERY vocal this week. In fact, it’s sort of been hard to feed you at night since you’ve decided that making raspberries is much more fun with a mouthful of food. However, tonight you did something I’d not yet seen. Unfortunately, I only captured a short bit of it. But trust me… you were doing this non-stop for about ten minutes prior:
Today was your first Renaissance Festival. And after the State Fair, we were a little nervous about exposing you to thundering horse hooves, crazy costumed crowds or overweight girls in bodices. However, today was “Pirate Day” and boy, what a day to take you.
We forgot your hat and while looking around, we bought you an appropriate first mate’s kerchief (shown in the pics). You were the talk of nearly everyone you met.
Firstly, you took amazingly well to a Jack Sparrow impersonator. SO much so, that I thought you were going to leave with him. In fact, every pirate with a beard was your friend.
You were fairly bored with the horses, but the Festival had two “riding” elephants that you cooed over. The Minnesota Herptelogical Society also had snakes and lizards on display. No worries to you, as you eagerly made a grab for the snakes (nothing poisonous or big enough to eat you though). As the day wound down, we watched “Alice the Cook” (our friend Chris Olson’s wife) do a cooking demonstration; we watched, you slept. Your little kerchief smelled like smoke the rest of the day.
We even got a chance to meet up with our friends Jason and Rachelle, who you always seem happy to see. They may even have some pictures of you that we didn’t get.
It was a long day, a dirty day… but you proved yourself a mighty, fearless pirate!
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