I had my hair cut today. I was not happy--not happy from the time the smock came out (I wouldn't wear it)--not happy through the hair wetting & cutting. My tears & cries won! The back did not get cut! But the people at Great Clips were very nice.
Before!
After! (It really does look nice!)
Why does this edition of The Daily Dookie get two photos? Because I'm standing & walking! Last night I started playfully popping up fast to standing position (after weeks of steadily standing) while giggling. Sunday night I had stepped 3 steps diagonally from my bedroom door to my bookcase--before lunging at my bookcase for support. So Monday night Mommy suspected something was about to happen. As she readied my room for bedtime, I stood in the doorway & giggled--the time was around 9:20pm. Then I took 7 steps forward! I kept walking 2 or 3 steps at a time the rest of the night. I even got to stay up to show Papa what I can now do!
Today was a big day! I started teaching myself to eat with a spoon. Don't you know learning is quite messy! Also, I went to a swimming pool for the first time! So fun!
I went to see the mountains for the first time in Tennessee! This is on top of the Roan Mountain, near Elizabethton. What a great setting for my first birthday, a family reunion, & my great-aunt & great-uncle's 50th wedding anniversary! I did well on the two day car ride to get there. Enjoyed seeing friends in Georgia along the way!
Here I am with my birthday cake--showing off that I learned to blow! Mommy & Papa helped blow out the candle when it came time. My great-aunt hosted my party. Another great-aunt made my cake . . . & yet another great-aunt took part in decorating it! What a family affair!
At first I didn't want to try my cake. When I started playing with the animal toys from the top of the cake, I tasted something VERY GOOD! I decided right on the spot to learn how to feed myself with a spoon! One spoon became two--well, a growing boy must eat!!! I never had cake before my birthday! Mommy got about six bite-sized spoons of ice cream for me too!
I got lots of new toys. I probably doubled my toy collection!
Here we go on another two day drive to get home! I got to see more family in Hendersonville & Nashville! I had a great trip!
I was working down there! Mommy says she's not a fan of food pictures . . . and I agree it's not my best pose (more of a snarl really). Here I am anyway with my second food entry in a row! I grabbed my uneaten dinner off the table & started playing--spoon painting! This is a first! My legs, arms & clothes were carrot orange!
Mommy & I heard music playing outside. All of a sudden, she started running around--then whoosh, she was carrying me outside. There were kids on the street and a nice man in a van. Mommy got things from the man. I found out inside it was my first ice cream!!! Oh, SO YUMMY!!! I wanted as much as she let me have & then some. Papa ate some too. I can't wait to have more in two weeks on my birthday!
