Check out my awesome super-long camo shorts, Daddy! I know they don't really match my shirt, but Aunt Tricia said it's ok, 'cause it's in honor of you and it IS Daddy's day, after all!


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Here's a close-up of my awesome shirt I'm wearing today to let everyone know my daddy rocks!

Happy Father's Day to Grandpa, Papaw and G-Love! I love you all!

Pretty in Pink.

What a great day we had! Today, we participated in St. Louis' Race for the Cure, which is the third-largest of its kind in the country! We had lots of fun, and Alexis looked great in her custom-made shirt! (They didn't have any t-shirts for little people and since Lisa and I were decked out in our shirts, we wanted Alexis to be ready, too, so we just made her one!). While we were downtown, we also went over to the Arch, too. Then we ran errands, walked Jeff's dog, Dakota, and TOOK A NAP! All of us, yay! (An even longer nap would have been even better, but beggars can't be choosers, you know.)

Hope there are enough pictures for you, Mandy!

Who you callin' Bubba?

These collagen injections are nice, but for some reason, they made my teeth look GIANT!

Doggie!

Aunt Tricia's friend Jeff is going out of town this weekend and we're getting to watch his two cats and his big, friendly dog Dakota! We visited tonight and Dakota is very nice. I'm excited to take him for walks this weekend.

Sorry no pictures this week...we're a little busy but we'll try to make up for it this weekend!

Guess what?

Yep, I had pictures taken today. They're a present for Mommy and Daddy and Aunt Tricia is mailing them on Saturday. SO, I made her get copies for the grandparents and aunts and uncles, but you can't have yours until we know Mommy & Daddy have received theirs.

Wait for it, family...it'll be worth it. The pictures are very cute, if I do say so myself!

Shots. Ugh.

Well, I had to go to the doctor today for my 12-month checkup. I ended up getting FOUR (yes, that's 4!!!) immunizations: 3 boosters plus 1 Varivax vaccine, for chicken pox. Anyway, I screamed and screamed a lot. All of the doctors and nurses were very nice, especially the medical student Dan who did the preliminary exam under the watchful eye of his supervising pediatrician. (My doctors are at University Pediatrics, part of Saint Louis University, and Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital; it's a teaching hospital, so I helped to train Dan.) Dr. Dan was very nice but a little nervous. That's ok, Dr. Dan, I was a lot nervous!

I had to have bloodwork done for some sort of standard hemoglobin level check and also to check lead levels; even though our house is refurbished, any child living in an older house has to get checked. In the hall, I saw another doctor and screamed, and hid my face in Aunt Tricia's neck. Also, Dr. Dan said I have the beginning of an ear infection in my left ear, so I have to take some antibiotics. Yucky. (And, Grandma, the little bump on my belly is nothing...just a calcium deposit right beneath the skin, like we suspected, so no worries!)

Anyway, I weigh 22.5 pounds (about the middle of the percentile for my age) and am almost 30 inches tall (near the top of the percentile!)....and my doctor said my development is equal to that of a 14-month-old, so I'm doing great.

And while we were there, Aunt Tricia read an article saying I should be getting two more bottom teeth and four molars, 2 up and 2 down, about halfway back on each side...between 12 and 14 months of age. Sure enough, the lower tooth on the right, next to the front choppers, is just about to break through. We'll get some pictures as soon as we can!

Ok, that's the health update, not much else to tell, really. Sorry no pictures, but really, it wasn't worth taking pictures of!

Kitty kitty kitty.

Here's me playing with Nana's cat Nia when we visited Nana last week.

Summertime!

I love my new pool! Today I finally got to swim in the pool Aunt Mandy got me for my birthday, and I had LOTS of fun. Thanks, Aunt Mandy!

Lots of hot air, but no water?

It's me, Aunt Tricia again. Over the course of several hours, I finally got Alexis' pool blown up, but there's no water in it. Good thing it has that comfy cushioned bottom! She got in it and played anyway, and seemed to really enjoy relaxing in it for a while. She is now saying "bye-bye" and waving this cute little upside-down wave. She's off formula now, drinking milk and having bottles only at bedtime...sippy cup the rest of the day. She's walking a bit more but still taking her time with it, though she does like to stand on her own all the time now. And she seems to be getting very big all of a sudden, though it might just be the standing that makes her seem like such a big girl instead of a little baby. She's doing great and says "ma-ma" all the time, but never when she's on the phone with her mom. Of course.