Merry Thanksgivoween!!!

HUH??? That's what Grandma called it... she said that she read it in a cartoon, a yard had decorations for Halloween, Thanksgiving & Christmas and the home owner said "I'm done decorating for the year, Merry Thanksgivoween" ... It kind of fit too because Grandma had Halloween decorations still up in the family room, some Thanksgiving decorations in the kitchen and had started to decorate for Christmas in the sitting room...

I got to meet G-Uncle Ray & G-Aunt Pauline and cousins Micah, Sarah and their son, Caleb (who is just a couple months older than me) and Katie, Brian and their daughter, Abby (who is a little over a year older than me). I'm still too little to play with them, but Mommy held me and I watched them play with my toys and each other. I got a couple new ideas about crawling, but I'm not ready to try them out yet.

Here's a picture of all 3 of us together

Meeting Great-Grandma Waterman!

Our family had been planning on taking a trip to Wisconsin on Thanksgiving Day to spend time with Mommy's side of the family, but yesterday morning our plans changed a little bit. Grandma Pat let us know that Great Grandma wasn't doing very well and was in critical care @ that hospital. Mommy and Daddy talked for quite a while and they decided that Daddy would have to stay home because of work, but it was important to both of them that Great Grandma and I spend time together. Mommy was more than a little frantic as she packed a bag for both of us, bundled me up and said 'bye-bye' to Daddy. I was amazed that she only forgot a couple items (like the camera portion of my baby monitor, her pills and my formula!)

Eight hours is a LONG, LONG time to be trapped in my car seat. Mommy said I handled it very well, but there were a couple times when all I could do was cry ... for almost an hour straight! Mommy really didn't want to stop very often because she wanted to get to the hospital so badly, but she also wanted to take really good care of me! I think the trip was harder on her than it was on me!

Finally we made it to the hospital & everyone got a little teary-eyed when Mommy introduced me to Great Grandma Waterman. I didn't cry, I was happy to meet her and play with the tubes in her hand!!! Mommy propped me up next to G-Grandma and made sure I didn't pull the tubes out (I guess that would have been a bad thing)...
I got to meet G-Aunt Georgia too. She carried me up from the hospital entrance and commented several times about how much heavier I was than she expected!

When we finally arrived at Grandma & Grandpa's farm Mommy put me right to bed and I slept the rest of the night, I was exhausted!

This morning Mommy & I went back to the hospital with Grandma & Grandpa. Everyone was very happy to see that Great Grandma was sitting up and able to talk with everyone. She and I spent quite a bit of time getting to know each other better. She sure is a grand lady. I'm very glad I got to meet her!

Do you think they can see me???

After much debate and 'friendly banter' Mommy & Daddy finally agreed on what I get to wear this winter during our various outings. I think I look very handsome in it, but I'm afraid that if either one of them put me down outside they will never find me again!!!

Giddy up horsey!

Some day I'll be big enough to ride the real thing, but until then I will pretend! This horsey is really soft and doesn't mind when I grab a fist full of fur!

Rolling over for the first time

Today I was laying on the floor, staring at the ceiling. I heard a sound, so turned my head to see where it was coming from. It was a really interesting sound, so I wiggled around until I was laying on my side ... and suddenly I found myself on my tummy!

Daddy was so excited he decided he called Mommy at work to let her know.