This Little Bear Is Coming Out Of Hibernation - Winter's Over, Spring's Sprung & We're Plunging Towards Summer

My adoring fans, I'm so sorry for keeping you waiting for my latest update.  Mom, Dad & I have been very busy this winter into spring.  Many nights Mom's busy working online getting things done for her new business, so it's hard for me to sneak out of my crib, borrow the laptop & blog away.  A lot has been going on during my writing hiatus, so I'll likely break this post up into smaller segments to recap the past few months.

Last I wrote, I was working on rolling.  Uncle Jon & Ann Marie got a puppy, Watson Glenn (he's a Great Dane & is afraid of me, a little tiny baby).  This is us meeting for the first time:

Here are a few shots of me before I took my first big trip (I turned 4 months old): 

Check me out working on my literacy skills:

Working hard on tummy time: 

My First Flight & Trip To California:  We took a trip to San Francisco at the end of January.  Dad was attending a conference at the Wharton School of Business, so Mom & I tagged along for an awesome adventure.  I was an absolute angel on the flights to and from SFO -- Mommy & I flew first class (I shared her seat & slept the entire time in the Ergo).  Here are some highlights from our trip:

Ready for take off:

 Meeting one of Mommy's former students at JLS (I think he was nervous to hold me)

 Adventures on the Embarcadero with Mom while Dad worked

 Visiting Moss Beach where Mommy & Daddy used to live 

 We spent the weekend in Sonoma

 Super Bowl Sunday we shucked oysters at Hog Island Oyster Co

 My first trip to a Pacific Coast beach & dipping my toes in the chilly water

 Acting like tourists

Mommy & I spent the afternoon at SF MOMA.  Here are some of my favorites:

 I wasn't really a fan of this Andy Warhol - I literally "poo-poo'd" when I saw it

 Mom & I spent an afternoon hanging with her co-worker Lisa & her twins (Rick & Elizabeth)

 Rocking the stroller at the W club 

 Enjoying the view from our suite at the W

Mom & I spent the winter taking Mommy & Me yoga, enjoying Infant Massage class, teaching Sign, Say & Play classes, music class, swim class, hikes, hanging with my grandparents & hanging with some awesome Moms and Babes during our playgroup.  Here are some shots from our winter activities:    

                                                              Fun at Grammy & Pop's house

Enjoying an early spring hike in the Wissahickon 

Oscar Night in my tux

Playing with my toys

Yoga Class

Playing with my puppy

Enjoying music class

Playdate (Maddie, Eleanor, Nolan, Me, Ryan & Finley)

First trip to the zoo

Enjoying the swings during spring 

Enjoying springtime outside & picnic playdates

Love when Grammy comes to visit - zoo trips & new toys

Learning how to fly

Story time at Morris Arboretum

My first swim class

Helping Mommy garden & mulch

More fun at the Philadelphia Zoo - one of my favorite places.  I LOVE the animals!!

More swing time

I was the project manager that oversaw the creation of this fabulous garden

Check out my wheels (notice my hands on 10 & 2)

Rittenhouse Square Festival 

Daddy time - Cleaning & spending time in the office working on the laptop

Hot date with Hayden at Whole Foods

                             

                                                                    First day at the beach

                                                            Please Touch Museum with Aunt Shana

 Picnic with my best bud Johnny

 Fun during Sign, Say & Play

More fun at swim class with Mom & Dad

My first experience with finger painting

 Pool playdate at Hayden's house

 BBQ with all my buds

 Best time at the Central Park Zoo with Mom, Dad & Danny 

Enjoying the pool at Plymouth Country Club

 Lovely dinner with Great Aunt Louisa 

 Yogalates - Check out Mommy & Laura in planks while Johnny & I work on our sphinx poses

We've been having a blast starting baby foods.  I definitely love food! We've moved from baby mush to baby lead weaning, where I eat foods Mom & Dad are having.  Check out some of the yummy foods I've been eating:

                                         Apples                                                                         Bacon

                                        Spinach                                                        
                                                                                                                         Pepper Sticks

                                     Enjoying play food                            
                                                                                                                  Sharing my eggs with Bolt

Roasted tomatoes             Enjoyed watching the pizza man at In Riva

Sometimes I even sneak leaves from trees and blades of grass: 

                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                  Loving my avocado

                                                                     Ham & Pineapple

                                                 Picnic in the Morris Arboretum with Mom & Dad (May 2013)

                               Lobster Fest at Merion Cricket (May 2013)

Big boy sitting in a big boy chair while Daddy feeds me (February 2013)

                                   Big boy holding a sippy cup of water (February 2013)

                                                                  Sharing with Mama

                                                          Love me some Kale leaves :)

                Brunch for Grammy & Pop's anniversary - enjoying my bacon, sausage, eggs & water

                     Pasta & lentil bolognese (plus a butternut squash)

Stay tuned for the follow up post.  I'll be sharing the milestones I've reached from January to June, as well as all my monthly photo shoots, holidays & Reunions P-Rade.