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My grandpa and nana and my uncle Sean left to go back to Connecticut yesterday. I liked seeing them all - they were a lot of fun. Mom says I get to see them again at Christmas, but that’s like forever away. I’ll be all grown up by then!

Anyway, we’ve got lots of pictures of all of us spending time together. I learned how to pull the hat off my grandpa’s head then put it back on. That made everybody really happy when I did that.

I’ve been walking for three weeks now, and I’m starting to get pretty good at it. I can usually make it across the whole room, but I still fall down a lot. By this summer, I’ll have to wear real shoes when I go out, cause I’ll be walking everywhere.

So guess what I’ve been working on? Walking! I can only take about two steps before I fall down, but I’m trying every day. Soon my dad says I can do this thing called a marathon.

I also learned a new game. When I’m sitting in my high chair eating Cheerios, I hold one out for my mom or dad, and when they try to eat it, I pull it away and I eat it. It’s so fun! I laugh every time. But like I think I said before, fresh bread is way better than Cheerios. I get it all broken up in tiny pieces and it tastes so good!

My dad and mom chase me around the living room sometimes. I’ll crawl away and I keep looking back to see if they’re still chasing me. Then when I run out of room I fall on my back and start laughing while they tickle me and blow raspberries on my tummy.

I’m splashing more and more in baths too. I learned that I can grab the washcloth, dip it in the water, and then when I shake it around, it gets lots of water everywhere. Sometimes I splash so much with my feet that dad has to take his shirt off to give me a bath.

My grandpa and nana and uncle Sean are coming tomorrow. It’s gonna be lots of fun I think.

My mommy is still in Candobia. I miss her so much. Daddy says that since she misses me too, we should put up another video so she can watch it and see me.

This video is me standing up and screaming while mommy is watching American Idol. The video is from before mommy left, so she’s actually in it. I got real excited when the people on the TV cheered, so I decided I had to cheer too. You can watch the video here.

I’m learning how to hold on to things and walk along them. Daddy said I should wait until mommy gets home before I walk for real, so I guess I’ll keep doing this for a while.

My top two teeth are coming in now too, and they hurt a lot. But the cool thing is that now I can bite Cheerios instead of just gumming them. I like to pick one up and bite off little pieces with my teeth. Teeth are cool.