you are 25 weeks old!

this past week it seems like you grew so much!

you are starting to have favorites. you have a favorite toy, a soft little turtle (i think?) with lots of knobby things on his back. sam had one just like it. you also have a favorite blanket. it's a thick pink one with kind of a furry side, and a velvety side. your great great aunt helen (nany's sister-in-law) and her daughter, mary helen, picked it out for you. you like to feel it while you're going to sleep.

speaking of sleep, you've been taking naps in your crib. you really like the aquarium crib toy that trisha p. bought you, way back before you were born. it's our fault you weren't in your crib before now, but i think you really like it in there, and soon you'll be sleeping there at night too.

you rolled over for the first time, and now you're rolling like crazy!

you love to play with your feet now and bite and suck on your toes. yum yum!

the other day, i was tickling you, and when you saw my hand coming down, you would get all excited. a couple times you kind of tickled your belly yourself in anticipation, and once i think you tried to tickle me.

you are now officially in your very very grabby stage. anything near you, you grab at and either chew on or knock to the floor. i remember this stage with sam, and it involved spilling a whole glass of ice tea at a restaurant on at least one occasion. let's hope mom and dad wised up.

anyhow, it's just like all of a sudden, you have transformed into this very active baby. it's fun to see all the new things you think of and do!

the above is a picture of you in your traveling clothes, since we're leaving for indiana this morning. and here's a picture of you with your shirt half on. i don't know what it is, but i always think this looks funny and cute. like puppy dog ears or something. i'm sure you'll thank me for it later!
love, mom