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Month 16 - November 2007

November 15 - November 21, 2007
(1  Year 21 weeks old)

My friend Olivia got this ball pit for me for my first birthday and it has provided hours, weeks, and months of enjoyment for Rachel and I.  We play in it EVERY day.  If we're not having a "party" where we throw all of the balls out of the pit, then we are rolling around inside, or reading inside of it.  Lately we like to pull the whole thing into the middle of my room and run around it.  Rachel taught Mommy a movement song from school and we (Mommy and Rachel) sing it as we run around the ball pit.  Sometimes Mommy runs around with us and we all laugh.

I finally like reading books.  I have two favorites - The Big Truck book (which I guess was one of Rachel's favorites too) and Moo, Baa, La La La.  I will sit for extended amounts of time and look at my books saying "Vroom Vroom" or "Doggie" respectively as I point at the pictures.  Mommy finds it refreshing that she can now read to me and finish the story without me throwing the book or trying to eat it.

"Life is good"

November 8 - November 14, 2007
(1  Year 20 weeks old)

We took a road trip to see Ma - just Rachel, Mommy and I.  We got a new Wonder Pets DVD which made the trip very exciting.  I also have a new fascination with Elmo and I laugh at parts of the video when I watch it.

One of the days we went to the Children's Museum and once I saw the fire truck (below) I was smitten.  I ventured to a few of the other exhibits for a brief moment but found myself always returning to the truck.  They also has a real ambulance in the museum which I got super excited about.  I had to climb in and out of it a bunch of times.  I think I set a new world's record for saying vroom vroom repeatedly in one day.

"Let me check my map"

November 1 - November 7, 2007
(1  Year 19 weeks old)

Happy 92 Birthday Grandma Gigi!  We celebrated Grandma Gigi's birthday with a brunch at Allgauers.  Mommy took this picture of me as I was shoveling as much french toast as would fit into my cheeks.  With the way that I sometimes like to shovel and hoard you would think that it was the first time I had ever eaten food.  I don't do it with everything but I have been know to put a hand full of goldfish in my mouth without problems. 

I really enjoy walking.  I wonder why I took so long to do it.  I can't hardly stand to be held or carried anywhere and I will squirm like crazy until I am put on the ground.  I like my new found freedom and I don't listen too well when told to stop or come back.  I just want to go, go, go and as fast as I can!   You can't catch me I'm - the gingerbread man (oops strike that)...Ian!

"Need more room"

October 25 - October 31, 2007
(1  Year 18 weeks old)

Happy Halloween.  I dressed as Tigger this year.  I really like wearing the Tigger head.  I laugh when I see myself and it's sort of like a nice warm hat.  Mommy and Daddy realized that I do know some body parts thanks to my tigger costume.  When asked where Tigger's nose, eyes, and mouth are I can correctly point to the right area!

I think the best part about Halloween was the candy bowl.  Not that I actually had any candy from the bowl.  I just liked the fact that it was huge and within my reach.  I did try to sneak anything I could - wrapper and all and put it into my mouth.  Feel confident neighborhood trick or treaters - Mommy took all drooled candy away from me and it did not return to the bowl.

"I'm the only one"

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