Canada, Here I Come!

Guess what? I am packing for my trip to PEI! We can't wait to see everybody and do all of our usual PEI things. I think I am big enough for a Cow's ice cream this year and since cows are one of my favorite animals these days, I think I will love just being there and saying "Moo" a lot.

We had a great visit with my American grandparents this week. Grandma did an excellent job babysitting me. The funniest moment of the adventure was on Friday when they let me swim in my kiddie pool in my regualr diaper instead of a swimmy diaper, since they had just changed me. They said the diaper just kept sucking up the water and getting bigger and bigger and bigger until I started getting upset about it!

Grandma and Grandpa left Saturday morning and then Mom & I went to my last swimming lesson of the summer. The topic was boating safety. We thought this was kind of funny for a class of 1 - 4 year olds. We were supposed to put on a life jacket (which I hated) and then get in this raft boat and reach the paddle out to save the other kids. I am lucky if I can control a toddler spoon let alone a huge paddle!

A few notes on the photos below: one morning Mom ran out of the kitchen to get something and when she returned I had grabbed the newspaper off the table and was "reading it." I am a huge fan of my Leap Pad from Jen & Billy. I tote it around like a briefcase and am very serious about sitting down to do my "work." I especially like turning it off because then it says "Bubbye" and I say "Bubbye" back to it.

I will be attempting to blog from Canada, so stay tuned for news from our trip up north.

Hot, hot, hot

Another hot weekend so we tried to entertain ourselves inside. Today I had my 18-month photo taken. I am actually 19 months old now, but every week I have had a scratch or a bump or a bruise on my face, so we kept postponing. Mom said the sure sign of my "tom boy" tendency was when I ripped the bow out of my hair and grabbed a football at the picture place today. Daddy's little girl!


I have also been busy dancing this week. I like for Mom to get out her aerobic step so I have a good stage to perform on. My moves are pretty funny. Our current favorite is my ride the pony move, but Mr. Stick Man and the chicken (complete with a "bock bock" sound) are pretty cool, too.

Mom & Dad have added another chore to my list. Now I have to help sweep the floor in addition to feeding Lily and putting my clothes in the hamper. I am still waiting for some allowance!

Grandma and Grandpa Dolak come this week for a visit. Dad and Grandpa are going to watch a golf tournament and Grandma is going to babysit me for two days. Hope she's resting up . . .

Numbers & Colors

Just a mid-week update to let you know about some advancements I've made. First, I can now count. To two. OK, maybe it isn't so much counting, but Mommy said "one" while she was putting one of my arms into my pajamas and then I said "two" when the other one went in. I have repeated this several times, so as far as my parents are concerened it is officially counting. I also know colors-- well, more accurately, color (singular). I say "blue." Although, I occasionally use it to refer to the color red, but several times I said blue and I was really talking about something blue.

I was home from school a day and a half this week. They called Mom and told her that I had been "complaining of a stomachache." Mom thought this was funny since my vocabularly isn't quite that sophisticated. The daycare director then elaborated to say I had been holding my stomach, had a fever and was not myself. Mom came and picked me up and then Dad came home after lunch. I perked up by dinner and never had any stomach problems, but because you can't go back to school until 24 hours after a fever I was home Wednesday as well. Since I was feeling fine, Mom and I had a nice morning. We slept in and went to Target. There are lots of images of the Target dog all over the store and I had a terrific time pointing them out. Daddy came home for the afternoon and he and I had our usual silly time. He announced that I said the word "poopy" for the first time. I seem to be fine, so I went back to school today.

Bring on the water

Hi everyone. We had another hot & humid weekend here. Yesterday Mom & I went to my swimming lesson. Then after we got home I had a super long nap- 3 hours! We all went out for Mexican food last night and I ate salsa. So far there have been no negative repercussions . . .

Today we went downtown to this interactive fountain. At first I was a little hesitant but then I loved running in it! I would have played there for hours, but they shut it down for a concert, so we'll have to go back soon.

I am talking more this week. My funniest thing is when I say "No, no, no" and shake my finger. I think I learned this from Mom & Dad talking to Lily! I also started saying this weird combination of words, which Mom finally figured out is a song called "Hot potato, hot potato." I sing something like "hopida dapida."

My new blog!

Now that I am 18 months old, it's time to keep up with the world's technological advancements, so I have gotten my own blog. This means I can just hop on the computer and bang out an update whenever I want. I will continue to post news and photos every weekend, but this way they are all saved in one place and you can even add comments if you wish-- it's interactive! Also, I can share photos without overloading your email accounts.

Race Recap

In case you missed the news, I had a big race this weekend. I was chosen to partipate in the Toddler Race during a minor league baseball game. When I arrived at the game I had to put on my racing uniform and they took my picture and got my stats for the jumbotron. I was "Red Baby." I got a peek at the competition at this point and wasn't too worried. Yellow Baby was only one and not as steady on her feet. Also I suspected her sandals might slow her down.

It was a hot day, but my conditioning with Dad paid off. He had me eat pasta the night before, so that I was carb-loaded for the race. At the middle of the fourth inning we had to go down to the dugout to await our turn. Unfortunately this ended up being the longest inning of the game--complete with a pitcher change. While we waited in the dugout I helped point out all the bubblegum wrappers littering the ground. "Uh-oh" I would say and point (repeatedly).

Then it was time for the big race. I was introduced to the crowd and ready to take off to meet Mom at the finish line. Yellow Baby had a big head start, but I quickly overtook her. When I saw Mommy clapping for me I started clapping for myself while I ran. Blue Baby never left the starting line, so after my victory lap yellow baby and I went back to get him. The race was so much fun!