It seems like just yesterday that I sat down to write my last entry, but in actuality it has been about 3 weeks. I can't recall where the time has gone, but Mom did ask me to apologize on her behalf for neglecting to give me sufficient time in front of the computer.
So, 3 weeks have passed since I last told you about my adventures and as you can see I have grown immensely. Some would say I am "growing like a weed," but comparing myself to a weed seems somewhat unsuitable. My hair is getting long and shaggy- sometimes it even stands straight up! Mom laughs that Dad and I look like twins when we wake up in the morning!!! Not only is my hair coming in, but my teeth are gaining ground daily. Three weeks ago my top teeth were mere stubs,
but if you look closely you will see that my top teeth are now BIG. Mom jokes that I look like a chipmunk .
With 4 big teeth I have a bite similar to that of a snapping turtle. I can crunch any food item put in my path and even non-edible items like Mom's finger. Last week I bit her so hard she bled. I felt bad, but now she knows better...
A few nights after Grandma Frankwick went back to Wisconsin Grandpa Schafer and Mama Linda drove up to my house to have dinner with my family.
Jackson let me in on a little secret: when guests come over they like to feed the animals. I guess he was right, cause Mama Linda let Jax and I try all sorts of appetizers while mom was in the kitchen finishing the dinner. My favorite food of the bunch were the artichokes. I finished almost 10 whole pieces.
Dinner was equally good, as I got to eat some cucumbers, bread sticks, and bits of lasagna. The next morning mom informed me that we needed to get focused for the week ahead and get stuff done. Mom has been on a deadline to make clothing, and has made a permanent seat in front of the sewing machine. She lets me crawl around while she is sewing, but between Fourth, Jax, and I she always has to keep one eye focused on our crew. Fourth likes to take the spools of thread and run around the house, Jax loves to lay on all mommies textiles, and I love to play with the rolls of tulle.
Since the back room of our house now looks like a sweat shop, mom has to constantly watch the items I am playing with as there are lots of Big-Girl things I am NOT allowed to play with- ie. needles, scissors, etc. It never fails that the second she leaves them on the floor I find them.
When I get bored watching mom sew, I explore the back of the house. So far I am fascinated with the doggie door, as well as the windows. I watch the dog and cat go through the door and then I bang on the windows to get their attention.
Now that I am a big girl mom and I go all sorts of places. The other day we stopped in to see daddy at work. The staff immediately put me behind the counter and I got to help great guests as they walked in. Raffi helped show me the ropes, and Dad says once my sales skills improve he is putting me on the payroll.
Speaking of improving, I am no longer military crawling. I have moved on to the real thing, and boy do I move quick!!!
I am sure glad that I have perfected this mode of transportation as it allows me to get EVERYWHERE.
I was excited when Friday finally rolled around because we headed down to San Diego for some fun. We met Grandma Schafer at the hair place, and I got to sit in my walker and hang out. I didn't really like seeing Autumn cut Mommy's hair, but Grandma comforted me as we watched...
After the hair salon, Mom and I stopped by the Umbargers house. We arrived just as dinner was ready, talk about perfect timing- I got to eat some hamburger (my first experience with meat), and tomatoes. After my feast I got to play with Great Grandma Schafer, Uncle Randy, Aunt Connie, Cousin Brandon, and their 2 dogs. They must have tired me out, because after I got my bottle mom put me in the car and I passed out! Poor mom was exhausted as we drove down to the harbor. Because dad was driving down late, mom and had to load the stroller and ALL of the gear (including the crib) into the boat in only one trip. She didn't want to leave me on the boat sleeping alone for one second, so she was stubborn and tried to do it all herself. It took us about an hour to get from the car to the boat (and the parking lot is not too far from the boat dock). You should have seen her, she was quite a vision. Once we finally got loaded onto the boat I continued to sleep soundly to the rocking of the boat, but Mom didn't fare too well. The motion was making her nauseous, although we are all hoping that her nausea is due to something else....
The family woke up early on Saturday morning to get ready for the Red Bull Air Race crowd. Mom was determined to sell some of the items she had spent the last 2 weeks creating. She set up her stuff in between two women, both large, hairy, and toothless. Within minutes of setting up they informed her that selling was not allowed in the park, and that they were going to tell the authorities. I was very proud of mom as she held her ground, thanked them for their concern, and kept on standing there with her stuff. We only stayed for a short period of time, as the piercing glares from the two women along with their scents reminded her why she liked to sell on ebay. The good thing was that mom passed out a lot of bus cards and was able to get some contacts who were interested in the outfits.
I was excited when Liz and Wrigley came down to hang out with us, but found that Wrigley got more attention than me. I wasn't too happy about that and decided to show off by standing up. I stood up all by myself and mom was so proud and shocked that she screamed out loudand everyone looked at her like she was crazy! I couldn't hold myself up for long and liz had to give me a hand, but I am now able to stand from a short period of time without any help.
We packed up our gear headed back to the boat to watch the air races. The planes were really loud, and I wasn't too interested in watching them, I was more concerned wtih spending time with my dad.
I had a fun weekend hangin' out on the boat, and discovered that curtains have all sorts of fun potential. Playing Peek-A-Boo with them is AWESOME. In case you are unfamiliar it goes a little something like this...
Where am I ...
Here I am...
Ha Ha- fooled you didn't I???
I like being on the boat because Mom lets me roam without much supervision (she watches me from a small distance and that's an improvement for her usual "arm's length.") Here you can see how I am practicing my 3 point stance to get my balance to stand up. The boat is a great place to practice all sorts of things; standing, crawling, stair climbing, you name it I worked on it this weekend.
By the second day on the boat I was exhausted from all the excitement. Mom, Dad, and I all decided it was time to pack up the troops and head back home to "normal" life.
I promise I will not keep you waiting another 3 weeks for a new post, so check back soon to find out what I will do next!!!
