I Love May Birthdays!

I am not sure what has been going on this month but I do know I have had lots of birthday cake and ice cream! It was my uncle Adam's birthday first but I had to miss the celebration because I wasnt feeling so well. But then came auntie Arielle's birthday and I surely made up for it with lots of cake and ice cream. Then it was bubby's birthday and we went out for a delicious dinner followed by more cake... yum yum!

Last weekend was memorial day weekend and I had fun spending so much time with mommy and daddy. We went outlet mall shopping in Kenosha and had a great day with some great weather. But we were so tired by the time we got home! Then Grandma and Zeida had us over for a memorial day barbeque and it was so good!

I am happy to report that mommy and daddy finally fired my old nanny who used to call herself the "old witch from across the hall". My new nanny is so much better because she brings her son Nick to play with me which works out perfect because we are the same age. And while mommy is at work, the nanny takes lots of pictures of us playing together and taking walks to the park. I love my new nanny and look forward to seeing them in the morning. What a change!

Here are some pictures of me and a video. Enjoy!

So much to do...

Its been a long time since I last blogged but thats because I am so busy lately. I have mastered the art of walking and now I am walking everytime I need to get somewhere. On April 23rd Bubby discovered my first tooth and now its finally visible for everyone to see. Very exciting! On Saturday mornings, mommy and daddy take me to my Tot Rock class with my girlfriends Lily and Arielle and I have the best time. We sing songs and play with all sorts of things. But the best part of the class is all the kids I get to see. I like to be the welcoming committee and everytime someone walks in I am the first person to go up to them and welcome them to the class. I am so friendly! I dont know anyone's name in that class, but they all know mine! I also tend to walk off from mommy and daddy at random times to go see what the other kids are doing. For some reason their bells and strings always look more interesting than my own! We have a great time!

A few weeks ago, mommy planned a little trip for us to Key Lime Cove in Gurnee in celebration of daddy's birthday. At first I wasnt a big fan of the pool, but once I saw some other babies playing then I really started liking it. My favorite part was the lazy river. We went around and around so many times. I like being lazy in the lazy river!

Then this weekend mommy and daddy surprised me with tickets to the Elmo Live show. I had a great time. We sat really close up and I watched the whole show from start to finish. I loved dancing and singing to the music. Thanks mommy and daddy!

Enjoy my pics and a video of me from the show!

I'm a big girl now!

This week I celebrated two more of my girlfriends birthdays and I loved both parties. At Dylan's birthday we had a music teacher come and play the guitar and sing songs with us. I wasnt used to just sitting around but I was very interested in her guitar and the other instruments she played. It was my first music class and I had a great time! Then I had Lily's birthday party at Nibbles Cafe and I played with all my girlfriends the whole time. What a treat! I have been working really hard at walking and ever since my music class and watching the other babies walk.... I love to practice it now! I am getting really great at it!

This week I went for my 12 month check-up at the doctors office, which wasnt very fun. But I weighed in at 22 pounds and am 30 and 3/4 inches tall! The doctor gave mommy and daddy the ok to switch my car seat forward and I am loving it!!

Then when the weather was nice, mommy and daddy took me to the Brookfield Zoo. I have been there once before, but I dont remember it. But this time I was very interested in looking at the animals and petting the animals at the petting zoo. My favorite were the dolphins. I loved watching them swim!

Enjoy my week in pics!