the thumb is back

rough-housing with cousin lussi

my cousin lussi came to visit with her mom(kara) and grandma(gladys)--before she flew-out to visit her grandma-jan and grandpa-don in arizona. we had so much fun playing with eachother! we ran around, played with cars and baby-dolls and read books and stacked blocks and kicked the ball and laughed a lot! i love when she comes to visit!

in the movie (with lussi)

'baby-talk'

morning mask - 18 months old

stickers and pumas

i can't believe i already fit into the pumas that i got as a gift from my great-aunt and uncle, elaine and lyle! i LOVE to wear them and like to stomp my feet when my mom first puts them on my feet. i totally understand the milestone of growing out of all my old shoes!

start & end of my monday....

the day started well -- i was laying down with only my daiper on this morning, while my mom was getting me dressed, and i got a smart-little look on my face; took my pointer-finger, stuck in my belly button and said, "beep beep" - i saw my mom's jaw drop and then shake with laughter. what a great way to start the day.

i came home from Ma-Tu's house today with a pussy-blister on my left thumb -- my dearest, bestest friend in the WHOLE WIDE WORLD -- left thumb! somehow it must be connected to the fact that i love sucking that thumb of mine!

of course my parents had to worry about it popping while it was in my mouth, about it getting infected and all those adult-sort-of-worries. so tonight after they 'released' the blister and band-aided-up my thumb ... they had to go so far as wrapping it up in sweater-fuzziness so that i wouldn't (still) stick it in my mouth. ----> my day ended with a mitten over my whole left hand and i couldn't get myself to sleep very easily without my thumb... i was crying so sorrowfully, that i almost made my mom cry too. (i did fall asleep, though)

ready to get ready

i've got my long underwear on, two layers on top, my vest and my first layer of mittens (that my mama just made for me!) ... so i'm ready to get dressed to go outside... two more layers on my head & neck , my big-black snow suit and an outer layer of mittens...(and this is just to go to and from the car!) IT IS COLD OUT THERE!

{i don't realize this yet, but my mama is going on a 3-day trip for work and she took this picture before i left so that she can look at me on my blog while she is away. she can hear me now, looking around the house for her tonight... "mama? ..... mama? ..... mama? .... mama?"}