Welcome Back Nanny Nanny & Superbowl Weekend

Nanny came to town this weekend to attend a cool work conference in San Francisco that educates folks in her business about new technologies that could help them. It sounded like some pretty neat stuff! But my favorite part was that she was able to spend 3 more days adoring me! Momma was quick to put her to work. You can see she took up the feeder and doggie pillow roles that Momma normally fills. Nanny had great timing, as Momma and Dad were packing and unpacking a godzillion boxes this week as we completed our move from Presidio Heights to the Sunset. Nanny worked some amazing magic with me. Under her spell I slept for an entire night for the first time! It was all about the formula. Nanny was able to keep me up long enough to get an extra feeding in before I went off to dream land. As a result I slept from ~ 9pm to 5am. Needless to say Momma was THRILLED!!!
So in addition to getting extra food, more sleep and moving, it was Superbowl Sunday this weekend and Momma and Dad took me out visiting. I started the day so excited to see the Patriots whoop some New York tushie. During our time at Mr. Minal and Miss. Janet's party it seemed all was well and we were going to be celebrating. But by the time we made it to Mr. Tyler's and Miss. Julie's place all was not right in the world.
Fortunately, Natalie had a brand new toy that brightened my day. Her exersaucer is pretty darn neat! It has so many toys to play with I didn't know what to do first! But Dad helped out and made sure I stayed safe, as I'm still a bit to small to play in the exersaucer by myself. Momma and Dad tell me there is one at the Cape all ready for me to check out. I can't wait.
And of course, it wasn't just the cool new toy that brightened my otherwise sad football day. Being with Natalie helped clear the clouds from my eyes! Isn't she just the cutest! I am starting to notice that there are other babies in the world and I just love to look at them.

Shake, Rattle and Roll - Wk 14

Its been another busy week here in San Francisco. You're probably wondering what kept me from posting... Well Mom went and got a bit of a cold and decided that we needed to find some new digs. But never fear Mom kept the pictures flowing so we could update the blog once everything quieted down. So you know I've mastered shaking my arms...
Now I'm adding rattling my cool soccer rattle to my bag of tricks. Believe it or not, I allowed Momma to capture the first time I held anything on my own on film to share with all my adoring fans. So take a gander at this strong fingers! I can't wait to test them out on everyone's hands at the Cape. Arm wrestling is next! And just show I'm not just a one trick show I accidently happened upon rolling over during my belly time session. I keep telling Momma that belly time isn't much fun, but we keep trying. Momma had this bright idea to use a rolled up towel to keep the pressure off of my belly, but can you see the tactical error she made? You're right, the towel was too short and I went rolling off to the side. The ride was fun, but man belly time is not my thing!

3 Months Old! Wk 13

Is it a bird, is it a plane, no its Super Baby! This Wednesday marked my 3 month birthday and this Super Baby has learned a few more tricks. In addition to increasing my weight to ~13 pds and growing to ~23.5 inches I've added flying, sitting and arm control to my repertoire of skills.

Mere mortal babies work on the belly time on the floor, but Super Baby does it by flying through the air on Mom's arms! Pretty cool trick, huh? For all my adoring fans, here is the picture to make you go ahh.... Momma thought a naked baby picture would be enjoyed by all!

So if flying wasn't enough this week I'm also working on sitting up on my own. Mom and Dad promise that sitting will get to be more fun and less work as time goes by. Look everyone, no hands!
And for my final Super Baby feat, I've taken control of my arms! Well, mostly. Its all about my fists these days. Mom and Dad think I might be planning a boxing career. Put 'em up!
But in reality I just like to suck on them. They have such better flavor than those Paci's that Mom and Dad seem to keep misplacing. Mmmm fists!
I hope everyone has enjoyed sharing in my new accomplishments. I'm looking forward to showing them off to everyone next month at the Cape. Til then keep on smiling and I'll see everyone soon!

Learning Cause and Effect - Wk 12

Happy Martin Luther King's Birthday! I hope that everyone was able to enjoy the long weekend. It was great to have Dad to play with for an extra day. While we were playing I continued to work on my ability to control my arms. The rocker chair that Aunt Melissa and Uncle Andre and Lucas gave me is my favorite place to do target practice. I had to concentrate really hard... But I was finally able to connect with the swinging rattling toys that hang from the bar!
Success is soooo sweet!
Since all work and no play makes us boring Mom and Dad made sure we had an outing to the beach to enjoy the last of the warm weather before the rain comes this week. Can you see Tazz in the background returning the ball while we were on our walk at Fort Funston? I can't believe how she never tires of chasing that ball... Its a slippery thing!
And of course, all good long weekends are wrapped up with a rejuvenating nap. Dad and I settled in on the blue couch while Mom crashed on the leather couch and Tazz took to her bed. After a long nap Dad got up and I had the blue couch to myself. Dad's got mad skills to be able to get out from underneath me without waking me up!
I'm still not sure how he slipped out without me noticing!

Aunt Sarah Comes to Town - Wk 11

Welcome to San Francisco - the city by the bay!It seems there is something magic about Aunt Sarah! She could quiet me with a gentle bounce, change a diaper in the blink of an eye, hold me for hours on end and even blow the clouds away with the arrival of her airplane so we could have a great time outside... a super Mom without a doubt!
To celebrate the beautiful weather Tazz and I conferenced and decided that a trip to Chrissy Field was in order. Tazz campaigned hard for it, as its flat and she can swim in the bay water since the waves are so much smaller. I thought Fort Funston might be fun, but Mom and Aunt Sarah weren't too keen on the big sand hill that is involved with going to the beach there. So Chrissy Field it was!
You can see that Tazz had great fun getting covered in sand and sea water chasing her ball up and down the beach!

Aunt Sarah wasn't the only introduction that was made this weekend. Mom has a surprise for me! She bought me a brand new mobile. This one has so much more going on than my first mobile. It moves, and sings and the little pieces slide down the arms as it rotates. Its quite fun to watch! Can you see how much fun I'm having watching it?

Tummy Time and Storms! (Wk 10)

Man, the fun just never stops around here! First, I got to help dad work for a little while. I'm not really sure what he does, but I like typing and clicking the mouse a lot - I'm really good at it, and can even do it with my feet :-)


Mom and I spent a lot of time working on tummy time too. I'm still not so sure how I feel about it (can you tell?), but....






Once she figured out that I like to stare at myself and admire how cute I am, things got a little better.



The trick works for awhile when I'm lying on my back too (thats a mirror above me). Tazz even seems to have fun staring at me during this activity. Did I mention how cute I am?







Over the weekend, I got to experience my first real rain storms. They were pretty cool - at least when viewing them from inside. Dad was telling me about the added fun of thunder and lightning that you can get in storms back East - I can't wait to see and hear one of those. Once things settled down, we all went out for a walk. The storm did quite a bit of damage - taking out several trees and huge branches in the Presidio. Here are mom and I posing by one of them. Luckily we didn't see any real damage, even from the one that fell off the neighbors tree.

I can't wait to see what this weekend has in store when Aunt Sarah comes to visit!

Woohoo...More Visitors!

Man, December was just a great month for meeting my extended family, not to mention getting to celebrate Christmas round three (Did I mention I like this holiday?!)
This time it was my dad's dad and his wife (Don and Joan) that came out to see me. They're still trying to decide which fun nicknames they want to use, but I told them that was ok since I won't learn to talk for a little while yet.

They both took a shine to me, and enjoyed staring at me a lot (seems like a common thing with all these big people).







The Jazzman did a pretty good job feeding me too - though I think I caught them both a little off guard with the whole burping process

I can't wait to meet all the rest of my family - its all been so much fun so far!