using a fork

It figures, doesn't it?

Looks like a beautiful day, huh?

Whoo weee!  It was 58 degrees and WINDY.

We wearing capris & light jackets, thinking that would be enough.....  

Wrong.

The Pittsburgh Pirates were down 4-1 in the seventh inning and we were cold & underdressed.  

John David, however, was nice & cozy on Daddy's back.

So what happens when you leave a game early?

You get home, turn on ESPN, and learn that your team came from behind, scoring ten runs right after you left.  

Pittsburgh 11, Colorado 4

Children's Theatre

Today we took John David to see his very first live stage production. 

 

Goodnight Moon and The Runaway Bunny are bedtime classics that came to life on stage with music and puppetry.   

Luckily, during the introduction, the announcer said, "Sit back and relax.  This is a non-shushing production."  So I didn't feel too bad when our little cutie pie gleefully shouted, "Carrot!" [quite clearly & accompanied with a finger-point] when one of the bunnies brought a bright orange carrot onstage.

Photography was only allowed after the show, during a question & answer session, so that's when I snapped this picture.

busy bee

John David is wayyy too busy for pictures!  His backside was the only thing I could manage to get on film at the park yesterday.

here comes Trouble!

John David can completely climb up the stairs all by himself. 

How long do you give Mommy's blockade?

Mother's Day

Oops, I forgot to report a very special moment in a mommy's life---the first time you hear "I love you." 

A few days ago, I was lying down and John David toddled up to me, put his little arms around my head and said, "I yuhhh yoooooo."  (I love you).  My heart swelled up a bit & my eyes got all watery---as they do now, again, as I type this.  

He can also say, "day coo."  Translation:  thank you.  

Happy Mother's Day to John David's two Great Grandmothers, Grandma, and Nana.  John David says, "I yuh you."

Latest Stats & New Words

Forgot to update everyone on John David's latest stats.  He went to the pediatrician a week ago to get his shots updated.  He was 30" tall & 24 lbs 11 oz----almost exactly the same as his visit back in January.  Crawling up the stairs is his new thing.

In the last week, he has started saying a few new words:

1.  Cracker:  "ca-ca" (like cat-cat without the "t")

2.  Binky:  "ginky"

3.  Jack:  he can say his nickname quite clearly, just like it sounds, "Jack."

4.  Cheese:  "tees"

Here he is asking me to open his "crackers"---actually they are biter biscuits.