Standing!

Derek loves to stand so I tried standing him up and leaning him on the ottoman. He stayed there for several minutes! Just for kicks he also took one hand off. Show off! The BIG smile is for Daddy who was making him laugh.

Derek's crossing

Mike made Derek a clock. He designed it and painted it while he was on paternity leave. He finished it a month ago but we haven't gotten around to getting a picture of Daddy, Derek, and the clock. So here it is. Mike is quite artistic. It is such a cool clock. Next Mike is going to paint shelves to put on the wall to hold pictures and his name train.

I am not sure if you can tell in the picture but Derek is sticking out his tongue. He discovered his tongue this weekend as well as his lips and is having lots of fun. He even rolled his tongue- adorable!

5 months old!

I am 5 months old today! Yeah. It was very nice out today so Daddy and Mommy took me to the wildlife preserve. It was pretty warm so Mommy put lots of sunscreen on me. She also made me wear my hat which I don't like. I try to take it off a lot. I like nature and all, but it was warm and cozy in my carrier so I slept part of the walk. I guess I missed some heron but I did see the geese. Then we went to Starbucks. It was my special day and I don't get to enjoy Starbucks so I am not sure why we went there. It was a nice day.

More bath time fun

Daddy-- up please

Derek is way too smart. He has learned how to get what he wants. So he usually sits in his highchair while we eat so he can be part of the action. I guess this is just not enough. Now he gets a little fussy. Next he will put his arms up. Daddy- now called sucker- thinks it is adorable. He always says, "oh do you want me to hold you?" Mike then picks Derek up. Every time, Derek just looks at me and smiles. It is as if he is saying, "Daddy is a sucker and this works every time." Of course, while I take a photo of this happening, Derek stops smiling. Mike is now very good at eating one-handed. We will just keep telling him that Derek just loves Daddy so much that he wants to be right by him. This is true.. as is Mike being a sucker.

In other news, we wanted to enjoy the nice night. So after Derek went to bed, Mike and I went outside to play cards at the patio table. We took the doggies (and the monitor) with us. I decided to be gracious and let Lucky off her leash so she could roam around more. She enjoyed this immensely. When we tried to get her to come in, she engaged in a game of chase with me.. and then Mike as well. Lucky has now lost all off-lease privileges... the little demon. MIke is now threatening to sell her to the circus when they come.. because that is where bad doggies go.

So hot!

It is hot out. This is our second day in the 90's. We wanted to be outside with Daddy while he worked on the sprinklers, so we sat in the shade. First we were on a blanket on the grass, but Daddy turned the wrong zone on and got us wet. Derek did not enjoy the sprinkling so much (kind of like his baptism). So we moved to the stoop. He did pretty well wearing his sunglasses but they are almost too small already. We had lots of fun! Next step, kiddy pool!

Trying to roll

Derek is rolling over. Well he rolls from his tummy to his back once a day. The little guy doesn't seem to need to do it more than once. Now rolling back to front is much harder. He usually gets stuck up on his side and can't complete it. He did roll all the way a few times on Friday.