July recap

July 1 - Granddaddy and Grandmommy came over for a visit today. We all went to the beach together. I showed them how much I love the water. I played in the big wooden boat and walked with Granddaddy on the beach. We watched ducks together and sat and watched the waves.

July 2 - We went up to Mr. Todd's and Ms. Nicole's house for a party. They had a pool but it was freezing cold and I cried when Mommy put me in it. I played a little with Noah and had some good food. I hung out with Daddy and Mr. Todd inside while Mommy ate crabs. It was a long day and a lot of driving but a lot of fun.

July 3 - We went to North Beach for fireworks tonight. It was raining but we still had a great time. I wasn't scared at all and they were so pretty. We got soaked but it was worth it.

July 4 - Mommy woke up with a headache today so she wasn't in a great mood. She really wasn't in a good mood when I threw my sippy cup and hit her in the head. Oops.

July 5 - I am 17 months old today. We had another visitor at the sliding glass door. This time it was the ground hog. He was helping Mommy and Daddy clear out the overgrown flower bed by eating the tall grass and weeds. He made the doggies get really excited.

July 6 - One of those inside cleaning days. Mommy has to do that from time to time with all of us making messes all over the place. I try to help her as much as possible. I like being Mommy's helper.

July 7 - We went over to Ms. Erin and Sam's place today for a playdate. We brought my whale pool and Sam had a pool too. We blew both of them up with a air pump and it was a good thing because Isabella, Dominic, Hayden and a few other kids came over to play too. We had a lot of fun and then went inside to play for a little while before coming home for a nap. Today was Mommy and Daddy's anniversary. They have been married for 4 years. They spent the special day organizing the living room. They are trying to get things into the attic or shed so it isn't being used for storage. Mommy's goal is to get a sofa bed in there eventually. It was boring watching them. I tried to find things to play with but everything I touched resulted in "NO!" I can't win.

July 8 - Mommy and I headed over to see Chachi today. He let me try on his cool new hat, told us stories, and played the singing fishy for me. And, of course, I had to practice the stairs.

July 9 - Today was Hunter's birthday party. Daddy, Mommy and I rode in the van down to Lusby. A lot of our old group members were there. We had lots of fun playing together and they had really good snacks. We all got balloons to take home. When we got back home Mommy and Daddy went to outback for anniversary and Grandmommy and Granddaddy watched me at home.

July 10 - I had a bit of a runny nose today but it was clear. Mommy thinks it might be teething related. Maybe my 20 month molars are coming in.

July 11 - Mommy bought me underwear and plastic pants to start potty training. She had me try them on when i got home and the underwear is kind of big but the plastic pants are kind of cool. They crinkle when you grab them. LOL I thought that was funny.

July 12 - Today we stayed home to get used to potty. Every 30 mins the alarm went off and we rushed to potty to sit on it for a few minutes. Mommy would give me a piece of candy just to sit on it. I didn't actually go on the potty but I did get used to sitting.

July 13 - Today was Day 2 of potty training. Mommy took me to the bathroom every 15 mins like yesterday but today I didn't get candy for sitting. I didn't actually go on the potty but I did get good at listening out for the alarm to know it was potty time. We are going to stop fora bit though cause the underwear is too big and isn't holding anything in. Mommy is going to try to find smaller pants.

July 14 - Pool playdate at my house. Mommy and I got my whale pool all blown up and filled before Ms. Andrea, Noah, Ms. Dana, Caylee, Alice, Ms. Nicole and David came over. I didn't ever wait for them to get there; I didn't even wait until I was in my swim suit before hopping in. We all had a great time playing in the water and snacking on our blankets in the grass. It was a beautiful day.

Later, after everyone left and after I woke up from my nap Mommy and I spent some time dancing. I am a dancing fool. I just love shaking my hips and moving my arms. Mommy and Daddy get a kick out of it.

July 15 - Mommy watched David today for Ms. Nicole. It was fun playing with him and he is such a laid back kid that Mommy was happy to help. His Daddy picked him up before nap time. Later, Mommy and I went down to the farmers market and got to hang out with Ms. Denise, Mr. Bryan, Eleanor, Ms. Nicole, David, Ms. Tara, and James. We walked the boardwalk and ran into Ms. Andrea, Mr. Nick, and Noah. We all played and ran around the pavilion area as the sun set and the moon rose.

July 16 - Today was spent doing yard work. I helped Daddy mow the grass again and watched Mommy weed wack and trim the hedges. It was a pretty day to get things done outside.

July 18 - Mommy watched David again today. It was so much fun playing with him and talking to him while we ate. We also danced in the kitchen together. Ms. Nicole said David never dances but I got him to. David napped in Mommy and Daddy's room in the pack n play while I was in my room. We got to play for a few hours after nap until his Daddy came and picked him up.

July 20 - I woke up at 6am this morning. Mommy wasn't exactly as enthusiastic to start the day as I was. Later, Mommy started to giggle and I looked up to see her giggling at me. I don't know what was so funny. I just was sitting in one of my blue bins from the toy shelf and playing with leapfrog bus. It is just way too hot this week to plan anything outside so there will be more playing inside this week.

July 21 - I woke up after 10am this morning. Mommy said I had the right idea to sleep instead of wanting to go out in the heat. It is just too hot outside today so played inside.

After my nap the crib tried to eat my leg. I put my leg through the bars and got really stuck. I started to cry and Mommy came in, tried to get me loose but couldn't so she had Daddy come help. It took both Mommy and Daddy to get me out. I was really worked up after that so it took a while for Mommy to calm me down and Daddy had to check that I didn't break my leg. I was so scared but in a few minutes I was back to action.

July 22 - Today was one of the hottest days on record. Do you remember telling you about that nice BGE guy that came to install a new thermostat? Well, because it was an emergency day for BGE that new box controlled our A/C for the day. It made it so it only ran on 50% power and the house got hot. It got up to 80 degrees in the house which is hot here since we always keep it at 72. Mommy and Daddy and Aunt Erin said it was hard to work out in the heat.

July 23 - I got a hold of the laptop today and started to bang on it. I ended up breaking Mommy's spacebar off. She was not happy with me. She said I lost computer privileges. We all organized the family room today. Since I have learned to climb the couch by myself Mommy said we might as well bring the corners back in here. I was super happy to have even more room to jump on the couch.

July 24 - After going through all the stuff in the shed Mommy and Daddy found the original Nintendo. Today they hooked it up to the tv while I was napping and wouldn't let me play once I woke up. Something about it was a lot older than me and I had to respect it. We went over to the Harrington house for dinner.

July 25 - Another beach day. I played and splashed with Sam, Caylee, Noah, Emmi, and Llywelyn. I had my face in the water constantly and Mommy had to keep lifting me up. Mommy says I have no fear. I picked up pebbles on the shore and threw them in the water to watch them splash. I played in the wooden boat. I shared Mommy with baby Alice for a bit. And just before we left some nice lady let me borrow her big blue inflatable tube to try. I spun around and walked all over the shore. It was the best. Mommy, we have to get one of those.

July 26 - Today was an accident prone day. I guess it was time for another one of those. I had my first big fall off the couch today since learning to climb it by myself. I landed right on my head. I cried a lot but Mommy made it all better with a combination of hugs and cheetos. Then, I was running and playing and fell on my red bucket resulting in a cut across the bridge of my nose. Later, Grandma came over and watched me while Mommy and Daddy went to a meeting about a real estate/timeshare thing. I apparently didn't learn because I fell off the couch AGAIN. And once Mommy and Daddy got home I followed Daddy in the kitchen and got hit in the head by the oven door by daddy. It was one of those days that I couldn't win. However, in between injuries and crying, I was smiling.

July 27 - Mommy cleared out a lot of the overgrown patio today at nap so I can see the back yard now out of the sliding glass door.

July 28 - Ms. Erin wasn't feeling great this morning so she didn't want to go to the playdate at Ms. Dana's today. She asked if Mommy and I could stop by before the playdate so Sam could get some play time. We did. Sam was happy to see me. We played for maybe an hour before we left to go to Ms. Dana's. Caylee's house was great. We all got along super well and as always we had so much fun playing with new toys. They had this really cool Elmo doll that blew kisses to you. I hugged that one a lot.

Later Daddy took me for a ride on the lawn mower for the first time. I may not look like it in the pictures but I had a lot of fun.

July 29 - Today we went to Walmart and got the last Elmo doll on the shelf. It was the same one I liked so much from Caylee's house yesterday. While we were there I tried on a cowboy hat. Don't I look cute?

We got home and watched the Wee Sing Sillyville dvd that Mommy got me. She told me that she used to watch it when she was a girl. Some of the songs caught my interest and I danced a little. I got a hold of the camera again and took a picture of myself. You can clearly see the cut across my nose from falling on my toy the other day.

Later we went over to the Harrington house for dinner. Gavin kept trying to eat my snacks from my cup and Mommy and Daddy kept telling him not to. Gavin wouldn't listen and kept trying to steal them anyway.

July 30 - Aunt Erin moved out of the Harrington house and into her own apartment. I hung out with Daddy at home while Mommy helped Aunt Erin pack. Mommy called us when they needed us to pack the van. I tried to help bring things out to the van. Then we all drove up to the new place in Mt. Airy. The new place is nice and all the kids checked it out with Grandma as the rest of the adults brought all of her things in. All the kids got a big popsicle to eat in the kitchen for being so good. Mommy shared mine cause it was huge. Then Grandma, Aunt Erin, Daddy, Mommy and I went out to eat at a pizza place. I didn't eat anything and was so tired. Mommy tried to keep me quiet by singing songs to me quietly but I was done. I was making too much noise so Mommy and I hung out in the van for a while until everyone was done with dinner. Then we went home.