Liam Writes A Post

Hi everybody!

This is very exciting...Mom finally gave me the reins and I get to really let you all know what's going on around here. I have so many things to tell you.

Guess what I can do? I can move forward! For the longest time, I could only move backwards, see. I would see something that looked like it would be wonderful to chew, and I'd concentrate really hard on getting it...and slide further and further away from it. Mom can vouch for me when I say that I've been very frustrated, but who can blame me? Sometimes I slide right under the couch and then someone has to rescue me! So I've been screaming a lot. It seems to get my point across, and while I can write very well, I can't seems to be able to form the words with my mouth yet. Hey, I'm working on it. I have lots to do, here, people!

Anyway, as I was saying, I found a great way to move forward! I use my arms (which, incidentally, come complete with fascinating, delicious, and very useful things called hands (ooooh I love hands!)) to pull myself forward! Wriggling my legs helps. Right now I'm working on getting up on my hands and knees and moving around. I'm still only able to go backwards that way, but the position does give me a bit of a height advantage and I'm able to get to this magical thing called honey, don't put your fingers in there! Sometimes they also call it a VCR. Either way, it's fun. There are buttons! And lights! And if you push the right button, things happen! Like something might pop out of that hole that I like to put my fingers in. Or suddenly a new show is on...the TV. People, don't even get me started on the TV. Let me just say this: I love it.

So Mom says I'm 9 months old now. That meant that I had to go get a needle today but guess what? Guess what happened? Well the power was out at the doctor's office! That means that they couldn't open the vaccination fridge...and that means...NO NEEDLE FOR ME! Mom says I'm getting it Friday, but who knows when that is. All I care about is that I don't have to get it today. I know it's supposed to be "for my own good" (bah!) but those things hurt. They HURT! So I'm in a rather good mood.

Something cool happened at the doctor's office, though. I was biting Mommy's thumb (it's nearly as good as mine!) and Mommy said I have a tooth coming in! She got all excited and I did, too! I have been wondering what that hard thing is. Apparently, Caleb and Aidan (I love my brothers so much they are so fun and cool and they play with me!) didn't get their teeth 'til way later. Ha! I may not crawl like they did, but man, I can sure grow teeth good!

Things are pretty good around here. Mommy went and got some medication and she says she'll start feeling better soon. That makes me happy. Mommy is a good Mommy, and I want her to feel happy. Like me!

We had fun on the weekend. I love when everybody is home! Caleb and Aidan like to make me laugh and they act so funny. I can't wait 'til I can act just like them, though Mom says she hopes maybe I'll be a bit calmer. Whatever. I want to be just like my brothers! Sometimes I make my brothers laugh, too. Sometimes Mom and Dad do silly things with me and everyone laughs. I'm not really sure why. They spent a lot of time trying to balance a little bath toy on my head the other night and take a picture at just the right time. They were laughing and acting like it was the funniest thing. I just don't get it. Mom said it looked like I had a tiny hat on. Here's a picture:

I don't know. I think they've lost it. They took this one a couple minutes later, and by then I'd had just about enough.

I mean, I'm a good sport and all, but I'm not laundry! Mom thought I was cute. She says that a lot, you know. I can tell she loves me a really, really lot. Sometimes, when she's holding me, she squeezes me tight and whispers to me. I don't know what she's saying but I know it's something about love because I can feel it. I just close my eyes and let it sink in. It feels so nice to be held that way. I wish I could be in Mommy's arms all the time, it feels just so nice. She's so warm and I like the way she smells, too. And she feeds me! Mommy says someday I won't want to be in her arms or Daddy's arms all the time...that someday I'll want to run around and play and get dirty and I won't even want to come inside! Can you believe that? Well, me either. Maybe someday, Mom, but not now! You can hold me as much as you want right now.

Hmm. I'm getting that drowsy feeling. I get it a lot but I don't quite know what to do with it. My eyes get all heavy and my thinking starts to get foggy. I don't really understand it, so sometimes I get mad and yell a lot. Mom says I need to sleep...that I'm tired. I'll tell you something, though, I don't really like to do that sleeping thing. Not at all. BORING! But Mom says I'm doing better. I'm in such a big bed now, called a crib! And I can roll around and stuff. Mom pats my head and I get my soother. But I still cry when I go in my crib. I just don't know what to do with that drowsy feeling.

Well this was fun. Maybe I'll come back and write some more sometime! But right now, there's a boobie calling my name!

Love,

Liam