Yesterday was my ninth month birthday! I’ve been living out here just as long as I was living in my Mommy’s belly. We celebrated with a hike up in Malibu, from which I will post pictures later. In the meantime, here are some interesting facts about me from this month.
(1) I love to crawl very quickly everywhere. If you take your eyes off me, I can cross an entire room and be out the door before you know it.
(2) I like to pull myself up to a standing position and then walk along holding onto stuff. If I think it’s getting a little dicey to continue in the standing position, I gently get back on my bottom and then resume a crawling position.
(3) I like to talk. A lot. It’s a little frustrating that Mommy and Daddy don’t understand me, but they laugh and talk back at me. I give them credit for trying. I do say Mamma and Ba (Dad is Vietnamese) and both parents can’t get enough of it.
(4) I enjoy clapping. Perhaps that is because when I do, Mommy and Daddy get excited and clap with me. It’s fun. I do it all the time.
(5) I’ve decided that waiving goodbye is a waste of my time. Mommy and Daddy are always trying to get me to waive, but I think it’s boring and I’d rather clap.
(6) I like to take my blocks and toys out of their bins, but when I am done playing with them, I just crawl away. Mommy and Daddy usually put my toys away for me, so there’s no harm done. I’ve also discovered that the easiest way to show Mommy and Daddy that I’m done with a toy while in my carseat or highchair is to simply drop the toy overboard. It’s fun to watch Mommy and Daddy try to catch my toys before they fall on the ground!
(7) I love my veggies (including kale), but only in the fine pureed form. Mommy tries to give me what she calls “finger food,” but let’s be honest – it’s never as good as a nice, warm purree. I prefer to spit it out of my mouth with lots of drool. Mommy usually gives up pretty quickly after I do this.