Dot-2-Dot

If you look at my legs and connect the dots, or you grab my arm and trace the red marks up and down it you may be able to figure out what exactly I have.

My mom picked me up from school yesterday and thought it was weird that they were doing all kinds of construction by the baby room. They put me in the baby room for the last few minutes of the day before my mom arrived. When my mom picked me up she noticed I had several big red splotches by my mouth and several on my feet and some on my legs. Immediately she called Bubbe to see what she thought. My mom thought I had Hand, Foot and Mouth disease because it is running right through daycare. Bubbe wasn't sure what it was but mom called the doctor just in case I needed to be seen. The doctor knew immediately what I had.

CHICKEN POX!!!!!

Can you believe that I have the chicken pox? Mom took pictures of me today. My case is not SUPER bad but it is bad enough. I am so crabby and not much makes me happy. Mom HAD to get some work done today so I came to work and helped Bubbe.

I am sad that I am going to miss swimming tonight and I am probably going to miss it on Saturday too. My parents call me their little fish. On Saturday at class I learned how to back float. I was just chillin' in the water. I love swim class.

On Monday night I did something that I had not done before, I took my little push cart and I took about ten steps right behind the cart. I did it all on my own with no help. I will be on my own and walking in no time.

My parents are planning my first birthday party. They said immediate family only but I may try to sneak some other friends in. Can you believe I will be one on June 12, 2008. A whole year has gone by! My parents can't believe how big I am.

I'll let you all know how I am doing in a few days. Several more pox have shown up even over the day!!! Mom will post a picture as soon as she can.

The post after the long silence

Where to begin?

I have been VERY busy that's for sure. My social secretary almost had to be fired and my Zayde even commented that it had been WAY to long since my last update. So here I am with all the information. What do you want to know?

I will start with the point in which we left off.

Just moments after my social secretary hit publish on my last bullet point post my two bottom teeth popped through. My mother thinks they are the two cutest teeth on the planet. I let her think they are cute while I use them as a secret weapon to get what I want. Those two teeth are in and they are big, and pearly white. My mom thinks I am working on a couple more on the top.

Tax season FINALLY ended but my mom and my Bubbe and Zayde still have oodles of work to do. My parents can't wait until the work is done because they want to spend more time with me doing fun things.

On April 12, 2008 my new cousin Mason made his appearance. He arrived not a moment too soon on my ten month birthday. I can't wait to meet him. My parents said they would take me for a visit to MN to visit him sometime soon. Though they will be moving shortly and I hope we will be too.

That brings me to the next fun fact. My parents are getting our house ready to put on the market. Dad thinks we need more space and mom doesn't care one way or the other. I have been trying to be helpful in my own room by standing up and pulling ALL of the books off my shelves. I laugh when I do it but mom doesn't seem to think it is quite as amusing as I do. I have a favorite book that I am always looking for when I pull my books off the shelf. The book is called "Baby Cakes" and I got it as a gift through a book exchange. I love that book and my parents read it to me every night before I go to sleep.

I could be close to walking but I will never tell. If you push a toy along I will walk forward but otherwise I just move side to side.

My cousin Carter and I got to share the first night of Passover together. Their were a few other kids their and mom and dad helped me look for the afikomen. I found the afikomen and Zayde gave me two shiny gold dollars. Dad put those in my piggy bank for me for someday when I really need them. I had a lot of fun tasting all the new things. I love carrots in brisket juice and the carrots from the matzoh ball soup too. Matter of fact I don't mind matzoh balls either.

Mom, Uncle Aaron, Aunt Laura, Carter and I went and made a special surprise for Bubbe, Bubbe Bubbe and my Nana right before Mother's Day. We went and had our pictures taken together. The pictures turned out really well everyone said but I couldn't keep still during the pictures. Mom said Carter sat there like a good boy while I was all busy, busy, busy checking everything out. Mom was beet red and sweating by the time the photo session was over. I was on the move.

Speaking of Mother's Day, Dad and I did several very special things for mom. First we went shopping a whole week before Mother's Day. We tried to be very sneaky and shop while mom was off helping with crap for Aunt Robyn's wedding. We did lots of shopping and I was exhaustedd when we got home and slept for hours. It was probably a good thing as dad had sworn me to secrecy. It was a long week but on Mother's Day, dad and I let mom sleep for a little while and we played downstairs. Then when mom came downstairs we let her open all her cards and gift's. Mom loved them all but most especially the gift certificate to the pottery place so mom and I can paint something together. At daycare they had an activity where they made a really cool tile out of my foot print from the pottery place.

I got to spend time with both my Bubbe and my Nana for Mother's Day and I gave them my pretty pictures as gifts. We also went and looked at a really fun new house on Mother's Day. Mom and Dad were going to put in an offer but Dad wants to sell our house first. Hopefully we will have a new house this summer.

Last night I started swim class. Mom and Dad want to get me all ready for the pool this summer. As soon as mom and I got in the water I was so excited. My arms and legs were going and I was so happy to be playing in the water. Their were lots of other kids and babies there and we were in a circle. I was trying so hard to be quiet but it was way to hard. It was dead silent in the indoor pool and the instructor was talking, I carefully rested my mouth on my mom's wet arm and blew the biggest tootie noise I could on my mom's arm. Mom was so embarrassing but I just roared with laughter. Everyone else was laughing too. Mom called me the class clown. I was just having a good time. Dad arrived a few minutes into class and took pictures and video like all the other daddy's. I can't wait for Saturday when the next class is. Mom told Aunt Robyn she could come with us if she wanted to. That will be even more fun.

I have done so many amazing things since my last update it is hard to believe. Mom keeps telling me she can't believe that I am almost a year old. They are going to have a big party for me and everyone should come. I love friends and family!