Florida!

I went on my very first trip to Florida! Daddy, Mommy and I went to visit Daddy's cousin Janel and her family.  We went there because Daddy is the godfather of Janel's new baby, Maclairen. The baptism was on Sunday, but we decided to take a long-weekend to visit and enjoy the warm weather!

I got to go on an airplane for the very first time! 

 At the airport, the TSA people loved me! They made me laugh and especially liked my airplane shirt!  Since we arrived early, I got pushed around the airport in my stroller; I liked looking at all of the people!

I watched the airplanes out the window!

Once we got on the plane, I looked around at all of the people for a few minutes, then I fell asleep!

When I woke up, I looked out the window and played with my toys.

We met Aunt Jen in Atlanta. She flew with us to Florida. When we arrived, I got to see the sunshine and palm trees. It was beautiful!  

We went to Janel's house and I got to meet Maclairen, who is 6 weeks old.  She let me play with her baby toys.

I also got to meet MacKenzie, who is 5 years old. She loved playing with me! She gave me lots of hugs and tickles. I liked smiling at her and pulled her hair.

Later that night, I was very tired from my big day of traveling.  When we all went out to dinner, the babies slept through all the noise!

When we got home, I woke up to play with everyone.  We changed into our pajamas!

Here is a picture of MacKenzie, Aunt Jen and me in our pajamas!

The next morning, we took a walk. It was a little windy, so I bundled up in my blanket.

Later that day, I got to visit the beach for the very first time!!

I liked wearing my sunglasses and put a hat on later because it was a little windy.

I liked putting my feet in the sand!

Baby Beach Bum!

After the beach, we went to the shops at downtown St. Augustine. I slept through most of it!

We had a cook-out afterwards. It was fun to be around a lot of new family members.

On Sunday, I got dressed up to go to Maclairen's baptism. 

I was a good boy during the baptism ceremony.

After the baptism, we went out to eat to celebrate. I liked looking around at all of the pictures on the walls!

Our long weekend went by very quickly and soon it was time to go home again. It was great to meet some of Daddy's aunts, uncles and cousins. We even got to visit with Mommy's friend Erika!

I liked getting pushed around the airport in Florida!

I had a wonderful trip! I hope I get to go back to Florida again some time soon!

Piano

During my visit at Grandma Lynn's house, I kept looking at the piano. So, she took me over to it to show me how it works! I am used to playing my big piano with my feet, but this is much different! Take a look at my beginner's skills!

I am not a Vegetarian!

Now that I am 6 months old, I get to try different foods! I went to the store with Mommy and picked out some interesting flavored stage-2 baby food. These foods are a whole meal pureed into one little container. They are a lot thicker, too.
Many people ask my parents if they are planning to raise me as a vegetarian since Mommy doesn't eat meat.  Well, the answer is no and I tasted meat for the first time last night! My dinner was turkey with sweet potatoes.

At first, I thought maybe Mommy has the right idea, but after a while, I got the hang of it!

6-month check-up!

I went to the doctor yesterday for my 6 month check-up.  I got lay on the paper bed again; by the time I was done with my appointment, the paper was torn to pieces because I was kicking my legs so hard! 

The doctor thought my looks were maturing and the nurse could not stop talking about how beautiful my eyes are (I like to think they are handsome)! I was a tough guy during my three shots; I only cried for a few seconds before Daddy and Mommy made me smile.

Here are my new stats:

Weight: 17 pounds 10 ounces

Height: 26.5 inches

Just as we had suspected, I am still a healthy baby boy!

Happy Birthday, Grandma Penny!

Yesterday was Grandma Penny's birthday!  Daddy, Mommy and I went to her house to celebrate.  I got to play with her and Grandpa Mike.  I helped her blow out her birthday candle and was amazed with the smoke floating in the air; I couldn't take my eyes off of it!

We had a lot of fun!

Happy Birthday, Daddy!

Today is my Daddy's birthday! This morning, I gave him a gift and a card.

Here is the card that I gave to my Daddy:

5x7 Folded Card

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I gave him sunglasses that I helped to pick out! (Mommy held up one pair of sunglasses at a time. I didn't smile at any of the glasses except for the ones that we got for Daddy!)

Later in the day, we sang "Happy Birthday" to him!

I hope my Daddy has a very happy birthday!

6 Months Old!

I am 6 months old today!  I am officially half of a year old! We spent the whole day celebrating!

First, I got my 6-month pictures taken:

 Then, we had a half-birthday party! Mommy decorated the dining room and made me a half-birthday cake!

My stuffed animals were invited to help me celebrate!

Everyone sang "Happy Half-Birthday" to me!

I didn't get to eat any of the cake, but I got to have pears (my favorite!) in a special birthday boy bowl!

I can't believe that I have been alive for half of a year!  It has been an amazing 6 months; I'm looking forward to see what the rest of my first year will be like!