didionville

o.k. i’m back in my office, and i am really on the go … traveling around like crazy.(this one is a lot shorter than season one … only a couple of minutes … xo!)

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in my office, i am the boss. i go around in circles, put stuff in my mouth, and end the day with a meltdown. mommy says i’m just like a real boss.

(this is likely going to entertain only the most loyal of my fans as the video is seven minutes long. yikes!)

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today is grandma maryann and grandpa jer’s 37th wedding anniversary! mommy mentioned it while we were having lunch.

actually, we’re still having lunch, and mommy is typing this because my hands … and chin … and nose … and forehead … are covered in oatmeal.

so congratulations grandma and grandpa! i don’t know how long or even WHAT “37″ is, but i will close with grandma maryann’s standard annual response when anyone wishes her a happy anniversary:

“THIRTY-SEVEN [actually, any number applies] YEARS IS TOO LONG TO EXPECT TWO PEOPLE TO HAVE TO LIVE TOGETHER! hrmph!”

now back to my oatmeal …

today i am six-months old. i went to the doctor today for my regular checkup and shots. i am growing exactly like i am supposed to. i weigh 18 lbs. 1 oz. and am 27-3/4 inches long. i let the doctor poke and prod me without whining or struggling. the doctor said i was a very good baby. and when i got my shots, i cried for less than a minute. the doctor picked me up, and i nestled in his neck. then i was totally fine.

mommy brought me home, and we had oatmeal and bananas. then daddy came home, and we all went for a little walk and hung out on the deck. now it’s time to watch baseball, but the shots are making me feel a little achy and tired, so i think i will go to bed early.

today was another amazingly beautiful day, but, boy, was i fussy during most of it. my teeth are KILLING me. my gums are sore … my jaw aches … this whole process is making me feel puny and peevish and pissy and, well, i’m sure all sorts of other p-words.

there was, however, a window of time in the afternoon during which i was feeling pretty darn good, so mommy took a blanket out on the front lawn and we got some sunshine and fresh air.

and how happy were we when naomi and miss megan stopped by! naomi is such a good friend to me. she helps take care of me, and she really “gets” me, like only a kid can understand. i really adore her.

of course, naomi is super cute, and ***I*** am super cute. there is only one thing to do when one is surrounded with this much cuteness: take pictures!!! that is exactly what mommy did.

and while we were all hanging out, miss megan noticed my big feet. she put my foot up against naomi’s foot for comparison, and WOW! are my feet huge!!! my nearly-six-month-old feet are, like, two-thirds the size of naomi’s, and she is almost five-years-old!!!

yes, i have mentioned a few times before that spring has arrived, and i have teased you with photos here and there, hinting at the lush fabulousness of it all, especially considering that winter lasted about eight years this time around …

but here is conclusive photographic evidence of how amazingly gorgeous springtime is. all of these pictures are of plants and flowers in OUR yard!

here is our azalea (in full bloom), our bayberry, and our golden bayberry.

here is our bleeding heart (getting ready to open), one of our many daffodils, and the forsythia that drives daddy crazy (but that mommy loves).

the hostas are returning, and the japanese maple and lilies are waking up …

our maple trees in the front and back yards are budding like crazy, and soil is ready for planting.

and these are mommy’s favorite blossoms: from our pear tree, our purple-leaf sandcherry, and our tulips!

of course, good weather means a lot of knuckleheads are on the road, speeding. miss megan and mommy worked together to make a caution sign, telling people to watch out on our street. yesterday morning daddy, mommy, and i hung up the sign in miss megan’s tree so drivers will see it as they turn onto our street.

hopefully, our sign will make a difference.

updates are on their way … we’ve been pretty busy lately, largely because i decided to begin teething last saturday.

i drool. i wail. i chomp on things.

and i suspect this is going to be a marathon process. mommy and daddy can feel a little lump in my bottom gum, but it’s not swollen or red … so who knows when the tooth is going to decide to make an appearance.

when i’m not in teething mode, i am in eating mode. i eat as much as i can as fast as i can, and mommy’s really been mixing it up with my menu options. she bought yummy organic baby food, and i’ve been wolfing it down. it’s pretty awesome when a turkey-vegetable puree ACTUALLY TASTES like turkey and vegetables.

oh, and i’ve also taught myself how to take off my bib and throw it to the ground with great authority. i like to wrestle mommy over whether i will wear my bib, and guess what? i usually win. can you tell?

o.k., so worry not. i’m meeting with my media team over the next few days, and before you know it, you will be totally in-the-know.

more later …

i’ve had a lot to say lately, which has made for some colorful dinner conversation. here, i’m a little slow to start, but once i get going, i can guarantee you’ll hear me. (oh, and please excuse the jiggly camera work. mommy is certainly no expert in this arena; besides, most of the time she was laughing.)

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yet another amazingly fabulous day in an incredible week … should we feel a little guilty batting a thousand in the good weather and good vibes arenas?

this morning mommy and i went to the poughkeepsie public library to our “mommy and me” class … i use “class” loosely. the period lasts only 15-20 minutes, but it’s packed with songs and dancing and stories, and it’s just long enough to keep me and my peers interested, but not so long that we meltdown.

then mommy took me to daddy’s work. (on the way, mommy noticed how, when she blurred and squinted her eyes, she could see a haze of green over the trees … green from their buds!) we picked daddy up and went to lunch!

i loooooove seeing my daddy during the day!

when we got home, the thermostat said it was 66 degrees in the house! without the heat! all by itself, it was 66!!! (and it was WARMER outside!!!) mommy opened a bunch of windows to let in the sun and the warm air. we got a terrific cross breeze, and mommy decided there was only one thing she and i could do:

DANCE!!!

so she put on some michael franti, and she and i boogied. she had me twirling and jiggling and flying through the air. it was super awesome!

mommy also noticed that i am really anxious to learn how to sit up on my own. i squeeze my abs together (you WISH you had my abdominal strength!), but i can’t quite sit myself up … mommy and daddy say i am doing it the hard way and that i need to learn how i can use momentum from rolling on my side and having my arm under me …

o.k., o.k. … i’ll work on it …

it’s 7:20 in the P.M. and our windows are STILL open … the thermometer on the porch STILL says 70 degrees (though it always reads warmer than it really is) … and the sun is STILL out, not quite completely set.

gosh, spring is wonderful!

did you feel it yesterday?

that cosmic energy force reverberating all day long … making everyone’s aura just a little bigger, a little brighter …

come on, you HAD TO HAVE felt it …

IT WAS AUNTIE LORETTA’S BIRTHDAY!!!

duh!

“how old,” you ask? … good question. i asked, too, and mommy groaned, “OLD!” but still a few months younger than mommy …

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we also had a naturific experience with a late-afternoon influx of deer in the backyard … not exactly *IN* the backyard, but just beyond the fence, in the neighbor’s backyard.

mommy counted a total of six deer. they were just chillin’, and mommy was surprised by how close they let her get. a lot of people who have lived here their whole lives think deer are pests. mommy and daddy definitely don’t think this way, and mommy will never get tired of seeing them. who cares if they eat the landscaping … priorities, people!

photos:

closer and bigger …

this deer was the bravest and took the greatest interest in mommy and me …

check out the super-white tail …

and then there was grover …

mommy took me to the pharmacy, and when i saw this grover puppet, i swore I HAD TO HAVE IT!

now we are working on our comedy act …