Sticky situation

It's been soooo hot here the last few days. I've noticed when it's this hot that my hands and legs stick to things, like the floor, or everything sticks to me, like food or grass. Today I found a Cheerio still hanging out in my elbow crease hours after I had them at lunch. To beat the heat, I've started drinking water from a sippy cup. Water doesn't really have much flavor, but I like that it's cold.  

Check out my cool shades!

It's going to cool off one day soon, right?

Pull up master

I've mastered pulling myself up. I can go from my butt to feet in three seconds flat. I pull up on my play table, on the couch, on the coffee table, on my crib, even on people. Now that I can do it, I'm addicted and can't stop. I even took a few steps today while mommy held my hands. If it took me a week and a half to go from crawling to pulling up, at this pace I could be walking on my own before my 9-month birthday. How crazy would that be?!

Cheers, cows and carts, oh my

Another busy Sunday! First daddy and I cheered on mommy as she ran a race. We yelled "go mommy go" over and over again! Then we went to a farm where I saw cows and donkeys and turkeys and a goat. They smelt funny. At the farm I tried ice cream for the first time and didn't like it. It was so gross I spit it out right away. Yuck! Then, I got to ride in three different shopping carts. They were all different sizes and some went really really fast! Finally we made it home and I'm practicing standing up all by myself. I do it, but then I start crying. I'm not really sure why. Well, maybe it's because I know I'm going to fall within a few seconds.

Selfie. It is Selfie Sunday after all. :)

Post-race photo with my favorite runner.

Cows, cows and more cows. You can't see
 him, but I'm staring at one named Tony. 

What about me?

Mommy and daddy keep leaving me at home to go to concerts. Tonight was Billy Joel. What about me? I like Billy too. I heard next week they are going to see Bruno Mars without me. Not fair!
It's not all bad though. I do have a ton of fun hanging out with my babysitters, especially Courtney. We gossip about everyone at day care and play all sorts of games. She even gave me the scoop that Jack is moving away and a few of the other kids are leaving school. I wonder who the newbies will be. 

What?! You're going to a concert and leaving me home?

Showy shorts

My shorts show a lot of leg and that certainly gets the attention of the boys at day care. I know it's a compliment and all when the boys crawl up to, but I could use some more personal space. Just yesterday, Jack nearly climbed right up my legs and to my face like he was going to kiss me. Good thing I had a block to fend him off.

Sunday swinging

One of my favorite things to do is go swinging with daddy. We tried out a new tire swing this weekend. I was a little embarrassed because my dress kept flying up and there were boys at the park. Daddy says not to worry. By the time he lets me date, when I'm 30, they will forget.

Chomping and crawling

Mommy has been sick so she hasn't been able to help me post. Now that she is a little better I have so much to share! My two top teeth have come in. Now I got me four chompers. They aren't fully down, but they are out. It makes it so much easier to chew stuff, real food like chicken and pasta. You can see the teeth sometimes when I smile, but they are elusive (that means difficult to catch) so I have no photo proof yet. It's so hard to see them because I'm constantly on the move. I finally figured out how to crawl. Mommy and daddy may never catch me for a photo ever again. Sitting still is for babies!

My favorite things to crawl toward are shoes and cell phones. Sometimes crawling around makes me so tired that I just pass out where ever I am, like standing up in my jump-a-roo. Pretty funny, huh.

I'm one tired turtle, as mommy likes to say.