so its been awhile. or MY, how I've grown...

It has been awhile, hasn't it?

But look how much I've grown!

Drooling from the first processes of cutting teeth.

I can sit up on my own now.

And hold things in my hands.

And talk-talk-jabber while chewing...

Before taking a break and moving....

To get as close to grandma as possible and see WHAT she is doing!

But most of all. I looove playing WHO'S THERE?!!

PEEK-A-BOO!

growing,growing

When was this. September? I am so new...

Then in October..getting ready for a walk.

And, Oh My! Sometime around Christmas/January..

Now today. March. Me looking rawther serious...

visits with Waylon

Yeah. I like my Uncle Dylan. He is a senior in High School. He is really cool...btw. that other kid is Waylon. He likes Dylan too.

I mean. He REALLY LIKES Dylan. 

Waylon and I hung out on the floor together.

I talked to him. He, however, is a baby of few words.

But wow, when he talks he really has something to Say!!

I always respond. Likewise.

Dang! Wish I could do this!..He is seven months old. Anyway, in time. in time...

peace out! 

the fig.

guess what!!

Do you know what I discovered??

I discovered feet!

LEFT!

RIGHT!

Now what to do with them..hm.

Puppies!!

There were puppies @ grandma's house this weekend (She is a foster parent for pups and dogs at the local pound, which means keeping them and caring for them until they are either a) over their infection or b) old enough to adopt). Lynda and Amanda came over to visit to see the puppies and me, no pictures though :(..

 I liked the puppies.
Grandma and I sat on the newly washed floor and Stella (the puppy) came up to me and licked and licked my fingers.
I talked and talked and talked and talked (rather adamantly) to the puppies.

Puppies are not SO unlike me. And yet they are...

Grandma will return them to the pound this Friday. They will be old enough for someone to adopt.

The Day After Christmas

 I woke up bright and early the day after Christmas asking Grandma, "Okay, now what are we going to do today?"....

"Go to Great Aunt Patti and Great Uncle Arthur's for Breakfast", she said.

 Great-Grandma M. was there. She loves me.

 Uncle Ray came along for the ride also.

This is Great- Uncle Arthur...looking tired.

 And Audrey, a cousin once-removed (second cousin?..hm) she likes to swim, has a ton of ribbons in her room and runs 5k's.

Lawrence's arm flapping in the doorway.
Stewart was downstairs with pink-eye.

...This is Lawrence....Audrey and Stewart's little brother.

And here I am with Great-Aunt Patti..best buds!

After breakfast we drove up to Troy Missouri which is a mere ten minutes from the 61/40-I70 interchange.

Great Grandma K. sure does love me!!!

Great-Grandpa K. loves me too but was a little weak from his recent hospital stay, he held me for a very short time....

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We drove home and arrived in Columbia by late afternoon.

Whew! What a whirlwind Christmas!...

Peri-Christmas

great grammy m. and me.

Christmas was busy. We went to St. Louis in the evening and visited with Dad's extended family.

Here's Uncle Ray and my Dad.

l-r Amanda, Patti, Elliot, Hallie

 The great aunts and cousins once removed fawned over me.

It took three of them to give me my bottle!

 Great Uncle Clayton thought I was just the bomb..

"Boy I love this thing. I have absolutely no idea what it is but it changes colors and..WoW!! Mesmerizing!!!"

Yeah, hanging with Great Aunt Amanda. Talking. Telling everyone How it IS...(when will they ever understand what I'm saying?!?)

It felt SOOO good to stretch out!
thanks mom for letting me go with grandma! 

nighty-night all... 

Hope EVERYONE had a MERRY CHRISTMAS!