From Pickin' Crab on the Chesapeake...

As Hurricane Hanna prepared to swing through Virginia, mommie and daddy packed me and Seneca into the car really early in the morning and headed down to the river to a little town called Ophelia where my great-grandma lives.  Their plan worked and we successfully beat the storm and while it rained and blew outside, we settled in for my very first (and my mommie's too) crab pickin', followed by a crabcake cook off between great grandma and our friend Bob.  

Luckily, we didn't actually have to say whose crabcakes were better (from the talk at the table, they were both delish) and I'll have to wait a few years before I can actually weigh in with my opinion.  

The Rivah

This weekend my parent's took me to visit my BFF Camden at the Rivah. We had lots of fun taking naps together side by side in our moses baskets, listening to music together (Chris had us listening to Jazz during breakfast in honor of New Orleans), watching our dogs play fetch in the river, meeting our parent's friends Matt and Francie and catching some rays on the dock (does 5 minutes count?).  All in all, it was a perfect baby weekend. 

Traveling in Style

Since I've been born, my mommie has been trying to figure out the best way to carry me around when we're at home and I don't want to be alone or when we are out on the town.  After trying the pouch style sling (too hot and difficult to adjust me) and the baby bjorn (I'm too small for it and mommie is too short), we finally hit paydirt with the Ellaroo ring sling.  Mommie can tie me on in my favorite frog position and we can cruise around comfortably.  The material is also very soft and breathable for the muggy Richmond weather.  

Yay- less sweaty baby, which no one likes! I'm off to cruise around the house and help make dinner. 

New Toy

Today my mommie and daddy gave me a new toy- my very own iTouch iPod! Well, not really my very own, but I do have my own playlist where I get to download comforting ocean sounds or my favorite, whale sounds, and fun songs for the car like "Wheels on the Bus."  As you can see, I think my mommie's song choices are pretty funny (so does my daddy)- Abba is so old school.  But they do sing catchy tunes!

If anyone has suggestions for my playlist, send them on. Nothing with bad words or themes though- "Riding Dirty" is not allowed on my list as I overheard my parents saying, whatever that means!

One Month Old Today!

Today is my one month birthday. My parent's can't believe that I've been here for four weeks already- I feel like I've been here forever...in a good way. Time is flying by and I'm growing every day.


I'm already over 9 and half pounds and may even have hit double digits. I'm also smiling and laughing when my mommie and daddy talk to me (and no, it's not gas, I swear!) and I can hold my head up and turn it from side to side during tummy time.

I'm also sleeping longer at night, which is mostly just exciting to my parents, not me. I've missed some of the Olympics because of it, but I'll catch them in London.

Paparazzi

The paparazzi caught this candid shot of me sneaking out of the the spa.



p.s. By "spa," I mean my bath in the kitchen sink, and by "paparazzi," I mean my mommie.

My BFF Arrives!

Yesterday was a big day because my BFF (best friend forever) arrived- Nina Camden Peace! I know we are only 3 weeks apart, but I feel like I've waited FOREVER for her to arrive! I can't wait until she and her mom are ready to take field trips to the mall or the zoo... or even just to our backyard.

I went to the hospital today to meet Camden and she has sooo much hair! I'm a little jealous because I think she'll get a haircut way before me and probably get to use mousse first too. Sigh.

'Cuz I know everyone wants to know and this will be the first and last year we can talk about our "stats"(especially weight)- Camden was 7 pounds, 8 ounces, 21 inches and was born at 2:28pm on August 12th.

Welcome Nina Camden Peace- I can't wait to spend tons and tons of time with you!

PS- Camden has her own blog too: click here.