William Go Bragh!

Happy St. Patty's Day everybody!

Today was my first St. Patty's Day ever! I'm not too sure what we're celebrating today, but it sure looks like it's fun. It seems like people like to keep drinking their "milk" from these weird looking bottles that don't have nipples. People also wore lots of green, and everyone liked saying that they were "Irish." At first I thought being "Irish" meant to just keep drinking more "milk," but I guess it's a place where mommy's mommy's from, so that makes ME Irish.

Daddy even took mommy to this Irish-land for their honeymoon. It was all romantic, or so daddy says.

I think Irish-land is where Erin Went Brah, whatever that means.

Those Irish, you know they're very lucky. Apparently, if you wear a shirt that says you're Irish, then that must be some sort of Adult Human Grown Up Code Word for "kiss Me." Lots of women kissed me today because of my Irishness! I was one lucky little dude today! I don't know if it was because of my Irishness, or my Gosh Darn Cuteness, or just a combo (daddy says I'm just pandering to the women out there, but I don't know what pandering means. So Yeah, Mr. Daddy. Take THAT!).

I can't wait to get older and watch OTHER people celebrate St. Patty's Day, because that's what mommy and daddy say that's what all I will be allowed to do. We'll see if that actually happens. What happens in Irish-land, stays in Irish-land.

In other news, now that I'm six months old, daddy put together my High Chair (pictured above) so that I can eat dinner with mommy and daddy and be as messy as daddy. I also love banging on the tray, throwing my toys off of it, and counting how many times mommy and/or daddy will pick them up. It's a fun game! A special thank you to Mom-o and Pop-o for the polar fleece jammies, which are 12-months size, but due to my hefty weight, it fits me perfectly at six months!

Slainte, everyone!

William Go Bragh!

Celebrating Mommy's Birthday with My First Swimming Lesson!

Did you know that my mommy is Super Old? She just turned 30. Thirty! I mean, 30 years old for me is going to seem so old for so long for me, until I actually turn 30 myself and realize that it's not THAT old.

We spent the weekend in Indianapolis celebrating not only mommy's birthday, but also Aunt Beka, Mimi, and Uncle Ben's birthdays. That was a lot of celebrating! I had lots of fun because everyone wanted to hold me and play with me. I got to hang out with my cousin Skylee and she loved to hug me and help me put my bink back in (I like spitting it out just so I see how fast other people will scramble to put it back in... I'm a little stinker, aren't I? (In more ways than one, that's for sure)). I had my first time in the pool with mommy. It was a little cold at first, but it got much warmer and I had a lot of fun kicking the water around.

Even though it was my mommy's birthday, I got a present myself: a new Cubbies jump suit! Later on, daddy told me that the Cubbies usually play like doody, and I did a little business in my suit and had to be changed. Daddy said that that's okay... It's better to wear the clothes of winners, like the Reds!

Everyone who held me could only do for a short while because I've been gaining some massive weight over the past few months. Mommy and daddy thought I was going to be a quarterback, but with the pounds that I'm packing on, it'll be more like a fullback. Right now I weigh 18 pounds, 12 oz. (that's almost 19 pounds!) and I'm 26.25 inches tall. The doctor said that I was in the 75th percentile in weight, meaning that I'm a little bit heavier than the average baby of my age (5.5 months). But the doctor says that it's okay. I'm just a happy, healthy baby who likes to eat. Speaking of which, I've been loving the new nutritional regimen that mommy and daddy are having me eat: oatmeal with bananas, green beans, and squash! When I first started with solids, I wasn't too happy with it, but now I'm digging this new grub. I can't wait until I turn one so I can have my first taste of Skyline chili! I'm super excited!

Well, folks, it's waaaaay past my bedtime, so I better get going. I hope everyone is doing okay!

-WDJ