Really quickly

I only have a few minutes, but I had better keep everyone up to date on my exciting life! I was sick last week for the first time ever. I had a temperature that kept crawling upward and I had a hard time sleeping. Mommy thought it might be my ears, so she had my awesome grandma take me to the dr. The dr. told Grandma that it was just a virus and to keep giving me that yummy tasting Tylenol. I got spoiled rotten by Grandma for 2 days and mommy for 1 day and I was all better. I turned into a terrible sleeper and eater while I was sick and I think my mom is going crazy with my terrible sleep habits. I think it is cool to get up every 2 hours at night, eat and go back to sleep. I hate baby food and with that I don't like rice cereal anymore either. Last night mom put her foot down and told me when she put me to bed that I was not getting up until morning....and she was not kidding! I cried from 1:30-2:25 when I finally wore myself out. Man, when she says she is going to do something, she isn't just a kidding. I think I will try again tonight and see if she caves. I overheard her telling Daddy that she couldn't take it anymore and at 2:00 was walking around outside in the rain. Poor mommy! I have been very interested in all foods except baby food lately and I like pretty much anything my mom lets me eat. I am not really a fan of bottles anymore, but my mom says I am just a little too young to give them up all together. Don't worry mom, when I turn 1 and you want to get rid of the bottles all together, I will decide that I can't live without them. I also have been pulling myself up on everything lately. I think I am pretty cool! When I get up to the couch, or the table, or the wall, I am not quite sure what I am doing there, but it sure is fun. And last but not least, I got my first shiner today. I was playing with the toys at Aja's this morning and I thought I would see what it felt like to hit myself in the face with it. Well, guess what, it hurt....it hurt really bad. Mom said she is proud of my mark, and even more proud of me for doing it at Aja's so she did not have to deal with how sad I was when it happened. Aja told me to do it at home next time because she felt really bad! Ok, I have walls to climb up, food to eat and animals to pick on. Have a wonderful rest of the week!
~Blayke

7 months already!

I heard my uncle Chris complaining that I never update my blog, so here we go. I am a big boy now, I am crawling all over the place. I started rocking on my knees 2 short weeks ago and my mommy said, "In 2 weeks that boy will be crawling". Well, guess what? I am crawling everywhere. Mommy and Daddy had to put up a gate, so now I am trapped in the living room. Don't worry though, because I can get into the office, the bathroom and I can push the door open and get onto the porch too. Nothing is safe anymore! I have started to eat some real food these days. I have been experimenting with cottage cheese, french fries, peaches, tater tot casserole, and anything else my mom can get cut up into really small pieces. I have liked everything so far! I love, love, love the tater tot casserole the best. I am my mother's child! I just got a new walker and it is really fun to roll around...backwards. I have not quite figured out how to make it go forward yet. It is a really cool Jeep and I love to pretend like I am driving with the steering wheel. I had another first this week too....that I am not too proud of. My girlfriend at daycare decided tat it would be fun to pinch me, and I have a nice red mark and bruise on my chest. My mom of course did not know what it was and was afraid it might be an allergic reaction or bug bite, so she marked me with a permanent marker to make sure it did not get bigger. So, my owie looks much worse because she can't get the marker off. I am not proud that the first time I got beat up it was by a girl, but she is not just any girl....she is a tough girl!! My uncle Chris is home this weekend so I will be spending all of my time with him...talk about getting spoiled. I think I might even see if he wants me to spend the night tomorrow night. Mommy could always use a break. She always seems to have more fun after a little break. The weather sure is getting cold outside! I had to put all of my shorts away and break out the long pants and long sleeves. It is a little chilly on my walk to Aja's in the morning! My mommy wraps me in a real warm blanket though, so it is all good. I might also say that my mom is getting faster and faster going up that hill every day, so by Winter, we will be to Aja's in 1 minute for sure! I think that is about all I have tonight. I will be cheering on the Hawks tomorrow with my mommy and then it will be off to Grandma's again to hang out with the best uncle in the world. Everyone stay warm and keep your fingers crossed that the temperature warms up!
~Blayke