Snacking on a pretzel Grandma Time
Later that week we went to Hayden's house for a pool date. There were lots of moms & babies there this time around. I met twin boys that were over a year old & played with some of my old pals. Check out some of the photos of Hayden, Addison & I:
We've been getting a little more adventurous with mealtime. I tried mango, almond flour waffles & shrimp! Loved them both!
I've also been really helpful around the house lately. Check me out taking the clothes out of Mom's drawer, while she folds laundry and puts it away. I also helped Mom while she was cleaning the bathroom.
We went to visit Ashley & Geoff in Washington, DC. What a fun day we all had. We strolled through the market on our way to get brunch at Ted's. We had to wait a little while until we could get a table, so we stopped to see the Marine Barracks & I met some very brave Marines.
When we got back to Ashley's house, I was trying to play with Destroyer. I only wanted to be his friend, but he was really afraid of me. He wouldn't come into the living room & stared at me while I crawled around the room and played with his toys.
The next morning we met Grandma Mimi, Grandpa Howard, Uncle Jon, Ann Marie, Mario and Tana Asin (my grandparents friends that recently moved back from Panama) and Grandma Mimi's friend Sarah at the Merion Cricket Club for brunch. The Asin's brought me a really awesome present - zoo animal bookends. How did they know that I LOVE zoo animals?!?! When we got home Mom and Dad let me pick the theme for my 1st birthday party. We put 4 themes in a bowl (zoo, carnival, farm & cowboy). Guess what I picked - ZOO!! Can't wait to start planning all the details with Mom.
On Saturday night, I had a new babysitter hang out with me while Mommy and Daddy went out with Uncle Jon and Ann Marie. They went to the Philadelphia Zoo for a beer festival. Mom took some really awesome pictures of the animals they saw - I'm so jealous Mom and Dad got to see the animals at night.
I woke up feeling terrible on Sunday morning. It was a really rough day for all of us! Mom looked in my mouth & discovered I was teething again - 5 or 6 teeth are about to cut through. This round was so tough that my nose was stuffy & I had a borderline fever - on top of the yeast diaper rash I got from the extreme heat this week. We went to the doctor on Monday morning & Dr. Warren said I didn't have a fever anymore and that I wasn't feeling well because of my teeth. She gave us a prescription for my yeast diaper rash - thankfully it's nearly gone & Mom swears that I will never get another one. Mommy & I snuggled all day - it was an exhausting day for us both (and pretty painful for me). Late afternoon we went to the J Crew bridal store to pick out Mom's bridesmaid dress for Uncle Mario & Aunt Ari's wedding. Afterwards Mom & I went on a dinner date at Iron Hill Brewery. Mom treated me to crab and artichoke soup, sweet potato fries and some tasty rosemary foccacia. I was a really good boy and the woman at the table next to us gave me one of her birthday balloons. I played with my balloon all the way home & until Mom said it was time for bed.
Dad worked really late (he got home around 9:30PM) - he was at a Wharton seminar & got home after I was already in bed. Mommy and I went to the Rock N Roar concert today. We had a blast dancing and singing along with the band.
This afternoon, Mommy and I did our 10 month photoshoot. Mom said it's really hard to capture me with my 10 month tie, so we shot photos in many settings today. Here are some of my favorites:
Can you believe that I'm already 10 months old. I have 4 teeth with 5 or 6 getting ready to cut through tonight, I'm crawling all over the place, walking along every ledge & practicing how to walk with my walker. Soon I will be a year old...stay tuned for more summer fun.
