Progress Report: 15 Months

Oh boy, it's been a whole month since I've let you know how I've been doing! My excuse this time is that I've been too busy WALKING everywhere to do much of anything else. That's right, I finally let go of Mommy and Daddy's hands and took off on my own, and I'm having a great time going anywhere I want.

So, here's what else I've been up to. I went to a really cool park with Mommy and Daddy and saw a bunch of neat birds. I was just starting to walk a little bit...

Then we had a picnic outside on the grass.

Mommy has been excited for the weather to get nicer so she can dress me in all my cute spring and summer outfits.

So, here you might think I'm doing "Blue Steel" but really I'm just puckering up for a kiss. I like to pucker up. A LOT. And I always have someone specific in mind that needs to come kiss me...I wait, all puckered up, until the right person delivers.

Did I mention that I especially love kisses while I'm eating?
I always get what I want!Here I was getting my first taste of ice cream cake...yum!
Mommy showed me how to lick the frosting off my hands.
And how to lick the plate.
Yay for ice cream!!!
Afterwards I really needed a bath. I was getting too big for my baby tub so I got to have a bath in the big tub, with bubbles! I tried to eat them.

This month Mommy and I went to visit Grandma and Grandpa Ritz in Chicago. They had some new things at their house for me to play with, like this awesome princess scooter!
We got to go to the park. I love to swing on the swingset.


Not really a big fan of the slide just yet, but we tried.Another new discovery...WATERMELON! I ate so much that Mommy and Grandma thought I might explode. I couldn't even finish a piece without yelling for the next one.
YUM!!
I got to ride the train to Chicago with Mommy and Grandpa.
And we got to walk around downtown a little bit too.

Of course, it's always nice to hang out back at the house.

Back in Connecticut, I got to go to my first union rally. I clapped a lot and got to meet some nice dogs.
Nothing like hanging out in your bathrobe. It doesn't look like it here, but I had a good time prancing around in it.

New words to add to the list this month:

1. mama
2. dada
3. kitty
4. fish
5. shoes
6. baby
7. eye
8. ball
9. doggie
10. socks
11. bup-bup (Mommy and Daddy pronounce it "fruit")
12. cheese
13. duck
14. hi
15. this
16. foo-foo (as in, "little bunny foo-foo", and accompanied by the appropriate finger gestures)
17. teeth
18. uh-oh
19. NO
20. apple
21. up
22. tweet tweet
23. grandpa (pa-pa)

I can also point to all the different parts of my face when you say them (eyes, nose, mouth, chin, hair, neck) and I even know where my hands, fingers, arms, and feet are! I know, it's impressive.