My Cousin Will

After Columbus we drove down to Cincinnati to see the Roudabush side of the family - and to finally meet my cousin Will for the first time! I was so excited to meet him and I couldn't wait to give him a big hug. We had Skyped before, but it just isn't the same as actually being there with him. He was almost 2 months old too, he's just a few days younger than my friend Jack. My Aunt Julie & Uncle Billy are having so much fun with him, and they also played with me too. It was so awesome to finally hang out!!

Ohio Or Bust!

Another road trip begins, and I'm so excited!

First stop in our Ohio trip... Columbus! It's time to meet Jack! His mom and dad are good friends with my mom and dad. They all used to live in Chicago together and go to this place called Vegas. Vegas sounds pretty cool, but my dad told me I'm not allowed to go there till I'm married.

Anyway, here's Jack! He's not even 2 months old here, but he's already almost as long as me! He was a lot of fun to take pictures with, but he got a little upset that his dinner was delayed because of all the picture taking. I tried to calm him down, I told him he could eat my finger, but I don't think he cared!

We all walked to dinner together and then got ice cream on our way home! It was a great time and I can't wait to see Jack again! I think he's going to be quite the looker!

Happy Mother's Day!

Yeah for Mommies everywhere! Aren't Mom's the best! I know I love my mom and I was every excited to learn that there's a special day just for Mom's each year! Dad helped me pick out a card and wrote a note for me on it and we went in together to wake Mom up on her special day. I think she really liked the card - I know I did!

My Mom's mom was also in town and so I got to give her a big hug and a kiss and thank her for being such a wonderful grandma too... and I got to Skype with my Dad's mom and tell her how much I love her as well! It was a great Mother's Day!

 Happy Mother's day to all of you other Moms out there! We all love you very much!!!

Another Stoltz Family Visit

Grandma and Grandpa came into town again during May to see me! I am so lucky to have all these great Grandparents that keep coming to visit me. We had so much fun just hanging out and relaxing!

On My Way To Trouble...

Who likes to stand all on her own? Bam! Me! Check it out...

This is my new 5 month trick. I'm pretty sure I could have done it at 4 months, but Mom and Dad didn't think to give me a chance! What other 5 months old likes to stand around her jungle mat for hours at a time! Or stand on the couch, or against the fireplace (don't worry, it's not on), or in her crib. I think it's just me! After realizing I could do it on my own, Mom and Dad went out and bought me a walker. There's just one small problem - me! I'm too small for the walker! This thing has 3 different height positions and even at the lowest one I'm still about 3 inches off the ground. Darn it...

Luckily there are more baby toys our there than you can imagine and we finally found something I can use... please meet Mr. Jumpy Jump! I heard these were outlawed for a while, but they're back now and I love it!

Self Defense...

So my Dad has already been helping me with some basic self defense lessons. He's wants to make sure I'm prepared for the real world. Unfortunately I may have gotten carried away and used these against my good friend Joey.

Don't worry, we made up already, but here's what happened...

1. Joey sees my toy (okay, so it's actually his toy, but I was playing with it!)...

2. He's a tad bit stronger than I am and he succeeds in snatching his toy back from me.... what the heck are you doing Joe!???!!

3. So that's how you want to play? Okay then, I just go in for the casual head tap and bam, grab his ear and pull till he drops the toy (I make it look so easy don't I).

 It's pretty effective, but apparently I'm not suppose to use it on babies - especially babies who are my friends! Sorry Joe! You know I still love you.

Natalie & Joey

Natalie and her mom Kristin came to visit us from Cincinnati! They stayed with Joey and his mom and dad but we got to hang out with them a lot! The 3 of us had so much fun. Did you know our mom's used to all be roommates? Aren't our mom's pretty? They could be the Charlie's Angels...

Natalie is 9 months old, Joey is 7 months old, and I'm of course 5 months old. Natalie was all smiles and she loves to stick out her tongue, a habit I have quickly adopted seeing as how she always looks like she is having so much fun! Joey loved hanging out with the ladies... he's even sitting up on his own now! He's so strong! We had such a great time playing together. Thanks for coming to visit Natalie!