6 Months Today!!!

Today, I am one-half year old!  I can't believe it, either...

6 Months!

I showed Elmer who's boss!

Mommy - take your sticker and ^&*$&%^&$!!!

Whew!!!  What a crazy, busy, fun month!!!  I took in a lot of Christmas festivities.  Just to name a few: The Merry Cary parade with my cousin, Maddie, the Grand Geneva lights and gingerbread houses, the Dancing Horses Christmas show, and of course... I visited THE man everyone speaks of - SANTA!! I wasn't so sure of him.  I know y'all say he's a nice man but I didn't take my eyes off him for one second.  And then he showed up again at Grandma and Grandpa Gillund's house on Christmas Day!  I really had my fill by then.

Smiling, playing, laughing! What I do best!

Can't get it in fast enough.

My girlfriends from Green Bay came to visit me too!  After a busy day of playing we all went to Shelly's!  (Chili's - that's how my friend Kali says it)  Everyone enjoyed their chips and salsa and french fries and I enjoyed my oatmeal and squash!  That's right, folks!  I eat food now!  Apples, pears, peaches, sweet potatoes, carrots and squash. YUM!  Peas on the other hand...  wow, nasty!  I gagged and choked and spit those out ASAP!  My daddy told my mommy to never make me try those things again.

My first time in the shopping cart like a big boy!

Helping mommy make Christmas goodies.

Hammin' it up!

I got to spend a lot of time with my Grandmas and Grandpas, aunts and uncles, and cousins and friends, which is really what this season is all about.  I met my Great Grandma for the first time and had a ball with her.  My mom says I'm a really lucky baby to have all these people love on me.  My mom wants everyone to know that she and daddy had to take the dining room table down and the dining room is now my toy room.  That's how much I got for my first Christmas.  She will be discussing a new policy with all of you in the very near future ;)

65 in December?  You bet I'm going to swing!

My new toy room!  (Sorry mommy...)

Thank you everyone for making my First Christmas very special!  I wish I could say one that I will never forget but I'm sure I already have.  But don't worry!  Mommy and Daddy had that black thing out a lot so I will look back on this one day and smile.

One of my many cute hats!

Here's to a very happy, healthy, and fun new year!  Be safe however you choose to ring it in!

(and GO IRISH!!!

My cousins and I!

My family!

Merry Christmas!

You again???

Really, Dad???  Make me balance on this cube?

5 Months Today!!

5 Months Today! 11.27.12

5 Months Today! 11.27.12

Cinco de drinko!  Cheers to me!  I'm 5 months today!

5 Months Today! 11.27.12

Let's see here... at my 4 month checkup (on 10/30) I weighed in at 17 pounds 12 ounces and I measure 27" tall.  Off the charts for height, people!  Maybe I'm the future Michael Jordan???  I'm not even sure who he is... never heard of him!  But, I take it he was good at something.  Let's not talk about the shots...  Who invented shots anyways??  I'd like to meet them... in a dark alley...

My daddy is a great pumpkin carver!

Raaawwwrrr!  Happy Halloween!

I know you're all very curious as to what I was for Halloween!  Or did my mom already spoil the surprise with her obnoxious picture taking and texting?  Raaaawwwrrrr!  I was a tiger!  I had so much fun handing out candy to all my neighborhood friends.  My mom let me lick some Smarties and they were delicious!

Cutest tiger mommy's ever seen

Future Leatherneck?

Relaxing in my Jacuzzi!

These days I'm pretty much sitting up on my own.  I continue to love my toes in my mouth - actually, I love anything in my mouth.  If its within my reach, its mine... and its getting slobbery.  Drool is my middle name.  So put away your fancy cashmere sweaters and diamond necklaces because I'll just mark them with my drool.

King of the couch!

I've been out and about lately.  We were taking advantage of the beautiful weather we were having before ol' man winter set in - and boy has he set in.  I took one for the team and went downtown Chicago for my cousin Maddie's annual American Girl trip. Yep! 7 girls and me!  Sound familiar? (same scenario in the hospital when I was born).  I made my first trip to Champaign for my Aunt and Uncle's engagement party.  Congrats Auntie Kate and Uncle Kevin!  I look forward to the bearing of the rings.  I had a lunch date with my pal, Dominic.  Our mom's talked and talked and we just hung out.  Someday we'll be clinging bottles and talking and talking like them!  Oh, and let's not forget something really awesome.......... GO NOTRE DAME!!!  IRISH #1!!! (sorry Daddy, I cheer for winners!)

Happy Thanksgiving!

Not feeling well and you still have that dumb camera out!

Let me meet the inventor of this thing too...

I hope you all had a nice Thanksgiving!  I was (and still am) under the weather.  I got my first cold and double ear infection.  Happy Holidays to me :(  I still manage to be pretty smiley and good natured but when that nebulizer mask comes at me, you can bet I will not be smiling.  I did get to try some sweet potatoes - delicious!!  Well, it's about time for a bottle and my cozy bed.  When  you hear from me again Christmas will have come and gone.  I hope Santa is wonderful to you all.  I have yet to meet this character you all talk about - let's hope he's everything and more!  Merry, Merry Christmas! 

 

LOVING the Santa train!

My own Christmas Tree in my room!

 

Being silly!

4 Months Today!

It's the weekend, baby!  Happy Saturday! Happy Fall!

4 Months Old! 10.27.12

4 Months Old! 10.27.12 (LOVE my turtle)

Can you believe I'm 4 months old???  Yep! 4 months!  I am learning so many new things.. this growing thing is pretty fun.  I have discovered my feet and my toes and what better place to put them than in my mouth.  Don't say gross!  You're just jealous you couldn't begin to get your feet in your mouth.  Mommy and Daddy are - they were laying on the floor with me one night trying to keep up with me and they ended up just laughing like a bunch of fools.

These things at the bottom of me are so fun

Me, my Godparents, and my mommy and daddy 10.21.2012

Last weekend was pretty special for me.  I was Baptized!  I had so many people lovin' on me and mommy and daddy had a nice party afterwards to celebrate.  Mommy and daddy are very blessed to have me and they tell me everyday I'm the best thing that's ever happened to them.  God bless me!

My angel food cake on the day I became an angel

I get daddy's chair when he's gone ;)

Daddy has been gone a lot this month for work and even though I was barely 4 months old I could sense he was gone.  I love to Skype and Facetime with him!  Technology is so cool.  I can't imagine what y'all did before it!  One night it was late when he finally called us on Skype and I was already sleeping.  Daddy begged mommy to wake me up because he missed me and she gave in!  She woke a sleeping baby!  When I looked at the screen and saw my daddy I gave my high pitched squeal and smiled and mommy didn't care anymore!  I was so excited to see my daddy!

SOOO excited about my first pumpkin! 

My first Halloween is coming up and 

let me tell ya, I'm going to be so dang cute!  Daddy is carving his famous pumpkins today as I type - I hear he does a pretty amazing job.  My p's took me to a pumpkin patch which was really fun!  They let me pick my own pumpkin and everything.  Mommy was disappointed because they were out of apple cider donuts - what kind of pumpkin fest is out of donuts???  UGH!

Hanging out with my fall friends

Yummy oatmeal!  Not too sure about this stuff.

I'm getting closer to that prime rib... I tried oatmeal on a spoon!  At first I wasn't too sure of the stuff but then I kinda liked it!  I kept reaching for the spoon and leaning for another bite.  You mean there's more to life than milk???  Don't get me wrong, I love my bottles, but I think its time for something new and exciting!

Think of me on Tuesday... I go to the doctor for my 4 month checkup... and you guessed it, more shots :(  I'm sure I'll be fine.  It's mommy we have to worry about.

In my 1946 swing because I didn't like my brand new one...

She thinks my tractors sexy!

Mom!  I'm naked! No pictures!

Until next time, keep it real folks.  Can you believe Thanksgiving will have come and gone by the time I blog for you again?!  So on that note, I hope you all have a very thankful and happy Thanksgiving.  I hear sweet potatoes calling my name.  Crazy how time flies when you're having fun.

3 Months Today!

It's Thirsty Thursday!

3 Months!  9.27.2012

3 Months! 9.27.2012

3 Months! 9.27.2012

3 months today!  A quarter of a year old!  Mommy says my 90 day probation period is up and the verdict... They'll keep me!!! I have a lot to catch you up on.






I will start out by welcoming my new buddy, Dominic Michael Ugolini, into the world!  Can't wait to have some beers, eh, I mean bottles together!

Just being me...

I'm sure you're all on the edge of your seat to hear how the 2 month check up appointment went...  Well, I weighed in at 14lbs 2.5oz and I'm 24.5" tall.  Everything of mine seemed to check out okay.  Doc said I am perfect!  Hear that mom and dad???  I'm perfect! Take back all you say about me!  I tell you what though... THOSE.SHOTS.SUCKED!  I was not a happy camper.  Mommy held me down and that nurse lady came at me like a spider monkey.  I got one in the left thigh and two in the right.  As soon as it was over mommy gave me my paci (pronounced pass-ee) and I gave her a huge smile.  She needed that because she was fighting back tears watching me go through it.  I enjoyed my snuggle time when we got home and pretty much slept the rest of the day.

Showing off those baby blues again!

I'm slowly learning how good it feels to get a good nights' rest.  I slept through the night 3 nights in a row, but I was just playing with mommy and daddy.  I can't help it!  I get hungry!  I'm back to waking up once a night.  Speaking of hungry... I LOVE cereal!  My mom puts cereal in 2 bottles a day and man, is that good!  I scarf those bottles down like a champ.  Maybe someday soon she'll let me eat it off a spoon.  I'm hoping by Christmas I'll be eating Grandpa's prime rib...

This monkey loved me!

Hanging with mommy at the zoo!

I went on my first road trip!  My daddy had to go to St. Louis for work and he invited mommy and I to tag along!  Sunny came too.  We could see Busch Stadium and the arch from our room.  In fact, we watched a game from the comfort of our beds one night!  We also took in the St Louis Zoo which was fun.  The monkeys were pretty cool - one jumped right onto a ledge right where mommy and I were sitting - made me kinda giggle!  On our way home we detoured through Macomb, mommy and daddy's old stomping grounds, and they showed me where they went to college.  Good ol' Western Illinois University!  It was family weekend which was very fitting.  We took in part of the football game and ate lunch at ISS (International Sandwich Shop).  Well, I hit the bottle while mom and dad went on and on about how good it was!  Fun times!  It was 10 years ago when my mommy and daddy met there and the rest is history!  Who'da thunk they'd have me 10 years later?!?!

Watching the WIU football game with daddy! Go Leathernecks!

Happy 2 year Anniversary, Mommy and Daddy! 9.18.2012

I attended another birthday party (Happy 31st, Mommy!) and helped mommy and daddy celebrate 2 years of wedded bliss.  Gross!  I'm getting sappy!  These people keep me on the go.

I love my baths!  Kinda outgrowing my whale though!

So fresh and so clean!

Well friends... It's about time for a bath, bottle and bed.  Have a great rest of your week and we'll see you next month.