Teeth

As you can see from this picture, I'm getting teeth. Not in any particular order but they're there. I had my back teeth (molars, mommy called them) come in over the past couple of weeks. Boy, did they hurt. I think I was up every couple of hours with those. Now the ones that fit between those and my front teeth are coming in. More nights with no sleep. Whatever is a baby to do?!

Daddy went to Tampa for SuperBowl festivities so it's been me and mommy here at home. I'm trying to not wake her up too much but I'm a baby; what else can I say? When I do wake her up I make sure to sing her a happy song (usually twinkle, twinkle little star) and do lots of clapping to cheer her up... just to let her know she's doing a great job.

Mommy said that if it's warm enough we'll go to the park tomorrow, but only if I go to bed on time. Off I go, the swings are calling. Talk to you later.

Snow in Georgia

Yesterday while we were out running errands, I saw snow! It was beautiful; it floated in the air before it melted on my face. This wasn't my first snow. About this time last year it snowed. I don't remember it but mommy and daddy took me outside and took my picture in the snow. I was pretty young then so I don't remember much about it except that it was cold. Why is it that snow only comes when it's cold? I think it should come when it's warmer so you can really enjoy it. Wouldn't it be nice to sit outside in your bathing suit, feel the sun on your back and the whisper of snow on your face? I think so but that's only one baby's opinion.

Today we had sleet, not nearly as nice as snow; mommy and daddy had the good sense to stay indoors all day today. Even though it was yucky outside, we had a wonderful lazy day... slept late, had waffles, played music and danced, took a nap, had snacks, watched football, all the good stuff. Now, we're getting ready to have dinner. Daddy is reheating gumbo mommy made and also is making rice, my favorite. Talk to you later.

Grandmama's visiting

My Grandmama came to visit from Detroit. She came on Friday and we've been having a wonderful time together.

Friday, she got here just in time to keep me from having to go to bed at a marginally decent time. Daddy had been working with me on going to sleep but once she came in the door, I couldn't just go to sleep and let my new-found audience down. I knew she flew all the way here for me to entertain her... and that was exactly what I was going to do.

We went to the museum on Saturday to see the exhibit of the Chinese clay soldiers. They said they were made of clay but they looked pretty real to me. Too bad I couldn't touch them to check. There were a lot of people at the museum so I couldn't take my afternoon nap like mommy and daddy were hoping I would; too much to see, too many people to entertain.

Today, I went to Miss Megan's and played with Sarah while mommy and grandmama had a day together. Hopefully they had a good time without me there to entertain them and keep them on their toes. As much as I'd have loved to spend the day with them, I had to entertain Sarah and Miss Megan today; mommy and grandmama will have their turn for the Ryanne Show tomorrow. After they picked me up and daddy got home we went to dinner and then I had my bath.

Baths always make me sleepy. Shh, that's my secret. If mommy and daddy figure out that's all it takes to get me sleepy, I might end up having a bath everynight... and no baby wants that!

I'm off to bed, looking forward to a wonderful day tomorrow. Talk to you later.

Joy to the World

It's Christmas! At last, after all the anticipation of the big day, it's finally here. Mommy, daddy, and I were up early to get the turkey on the grill... well actually only daddy was up early doing that; mommy and I were with him in spirit but our bodies were still in the bed.

Once we got up and had some breakfast (cereal, cinnamon bread, and banana yogurt) we opened presents.

There were quite a few of them with my name on them from the big guy himself (that's Santa, in case you didn't know) but I was mostly interested in the Veggie Tales book I got. Later I got interested in my stocking stuffers and puzzles but the morning belonged to King George and his Duckies.

My Atlanta cousins, grandma, great uncle, uncle, and aunt all came over to have dinner and play. We had a great time and everything was yummy.

Now I'm off to bed so mommy and daddy can do the last of the dishes.

Today was really fun. I wish everyday could be like this. Hope you had a wonderful Christmas too. Talk to you later.

Today in Tucker

Today was my usual day, you know-- breakfast, playing, napping, lunch, more playing, etc. Just the usual baby stuff. We baked cookies Sunday night for mommy's co-workers and last night we baked cookies for daddy's co-workers. Apparently Christmas brings the opportunity for lots of sweets and delicious baked goodies. I got to try a gingerbread cookie and a chocolate chip one too.

I went to Ms. Megan's today to play with Amber, Kate, and Sarah; we had a blast. I've learned to sing 'twinkle, twinkle, little star' ... one day mommy may be able to catch it on video and show to you. Everytime I see her with the camera, I stop singing to go see what's she's doing. Maybe one of these days I'll let her make the video, you never know.

I'm down to one nap a day now; good for me, not so good for mommy and daddy. I get a lot more playing in, they get even less done. I don't think they mind... I'll go ask. Talk to you later.

Photo Shoot

Mommy was off work this past week and we had a fabulous time together. I helped her decorate the house for Christmas. If you can believe it, she actually put trees in the house! But they weren't regular trees, no, these trees came out of bags from the basement and they have lights all over them. After she added the sparkly ornaments to them they were beautiful. I helped with positioning the ornaments to keep them away from Pouncer and Cleo... and easily in my reach. There's a white, gold, and silver tree in the big living room but my favorite tree is the one with the colored lights in the family room. It's got great ornaments on it too. There were so many it was hard to pick a favorite so I made it a point to touch them all.

After the trees were up, mommy kept trying to take my picture by them. She tried first by the living room tree but I wouldn't cooperate (her words, I thought I was being pretty workable) so she switched to the tree in the family room. Her goal, she said, was to get a good shot of me to put in the Christmas card... doesn't she know every shot is a good one?

Anyway, after about 30 minutes of trying (gotta give her points for perserverance) she got the one you saw at the beginning of today's posting. But lest you think that came easy, here are the ones she didn't use. Hope you're enjoying the second sunday of Advent. Talk to you later.

Even More Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving was such a wonderful holiday. My cousins came over in the afternoon and played with me. It was so much fun. They read to me, sang songs, carried me, crawled around on the floor, and generally let me take over. Who wouldn't love that?!

Here are some pictures from my wonderful day. Hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving as well. Talk to you later.