Singing a song for Mommy

Tigers at Play - Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo

Riding a Gator - July Alabama Vacation

15 Months and Driving

Walking/Running

Just realized I never blogged about walking.  I started walking pretty constant during our May vacation.  When we got to the beach condo on May 19th I decided it was time to walk.  It's been just over two months now.  It took me a little bit to get my balance, but now I am up and running like a pro.  Momma and Daddy can barely keep up.  :-)

The Beach and 15 Month Check-up

We just got back from our second beach vacation this summer.  I sure have been having a good time.  I love, love, love the sand and sometimes the ocean is okay too.  This time we went to Gulf Shores, AL and the water just wasn't that inviting looking.  Daddy, Uncle T and Mr. Duke dove at Morrison Springs in FL.  The water looked so nice there I barely gave mom time to get sunscreen on me before shooting off down the beach.  I changed my mind when I felt how cold the spring water was.  Brrrr! This little boy does not like 60 degree water!!!

I've become very lovable and I'm not stingy with my kisses any more.  I constantly give those around me loving.  The bad side is it is hard to tell when I am going to give kisses and when I am going to bite.  Yes, I have hit the biting stage and bit Momma and Daddy several times while on vacation.  They are trying their hardest to get me out of this stage.  We'll see how well they do. 

I had my 15 month check-up yesterday.  I had to get two booster shots and my first chicken pox vaccination.  It was not fun.  But Dr. Watson said everything looks great and I am right on track with development.  I did have fun at the appointment besides when the nurse came in to stick me.  The best fun was pushing the furniture and toys around the waiting room.  Then I saw Mickey Mouse hanging on the back wall and tried my hardest to run down there to see him better.  I sure love being a boy!  And even when the nurse stuck me those three times I only cried for a minute.  Momma was able to calm me down pretty quickly.

I'm still in the 50th percentile too.  I weigh 23 lbs. 15 oz. and am 31 1/4 inches tall.  Growing right on track!

Big Brother

Guess what I'm going to be!!!

First Few Steps

I've been cruising along and standing for a long time without assistance for a while now.  This past weekend I finally took my first few steps without holding on to anything.  I'm not quite ready to take off running yet, but it won't be long.  Just like I went from no teeth to two teeth overnight and then two teeth to six teeth overnight I will go from crawling to running overnight.

A mouth full

I'm getting a mouth full of teeth.  I have my two bottom teeth, one of my eye teeth has broken through the surface, and I have five more almost ready to break through.  :-)

Update: It wasn't an eye tooth that had broken through but one of the teeth beside the eye tooth.  Micah quickly had all four top front teeth.  They pretty much came through at the same time.  He only has two bottom and four top as of July 31st.  While it did look like more would come through his gums have since shown no signs of more teeth.

Some Christmas Pictures

Mommy bought camo antlers for me to wear with my camo outfit. (Didn't take me long to tear them up. lol)

I love eating apple by myself.  Mommy thinks this feeder is a great invention! 

Look at all the presents under the Christmas tree.  All of the ones on the left were for me!

Opening my very first present on Christmas morning.  What could it be?

Mommy and Daddy got some pajamas for me! (Will be tradition)

Yay! More gifts for me!!!

What is this?

This popping hippo is throwing balls out at me!

The camera looks like it might be fun.  Maybe I should go get it instead of the present in front of me.

Getting into this present opening thing.

This penguin is so funny!

I love it!

Wow, Santa brought me this awesome piano!

Look at all the things to play with on this thing!

What in the world is this thing they have around me?

I like Mommy's presents too.

How cute am I?

This is me with my Grandpa Christmas morning.  Wish I could have spent more time with them before heading off to our next stop.

My loot, minus the clothes Mommy got me.

3rd tooth

I've got another tooth coming through and boy does it bother me!  I will sure be glad when it finally makes it in.  It's a top incisor but it is one of the outer incisors.  With or without teeth though, I am still loving food and can eat anything I am given!

Update: Daddy found another tooth coming in.  Nothing like cutting two teeth at a time.  And upon further investigation, Mommy has determined that it is not the outer incisors coming in.  Rather, it is the eye teeth.

Having Fun

Mommy was inspired to do a Valentine's project that included me and paint.  I'll be sure to post my art work as soon as Valentine's Day is over.  I don't want to ruin the surprise for the recipients.  For now, I wanted to share some pictures of me having fun this past week.  Enjoy (and please overlook Mommy's mess)!

 Mommy was working from home and looked up to find me on my walker.  I'm so proud of myself for climbing onto my walker.  It is my new favorite thing to do.  I also like to climb on everything else.

 Remember how I said Mommy had an idea that involved me and paint?  Yes, the painting got out of hand.  But boy did I have fun!  I hope Mommy lets me do it again.  Who knew painting could be so fun and messy!

Look how pretty my water was after painting.  Mommy had to bathe me twice because my water was so bad.  Good thing I love baths!  And yes, that is my turtle thermometer I am playing with. My absolute favorite bath "toy".

What's new with me

I'm crawling, cruising, standing for brief periods on my own, saying mama, baba and dada, eating everything I can, using a sippy cup (which I'm getting pretty good at), and got my two bottom teeth over the weekend.  I sure surprised Mommy and Daddy with those two!