week 40

this is my new friend sahriah...her mommy grew up with my mommy...

if you look reeeeal close (like she is) you can see my two little teeth just emerging...

she had pretty, shiny shoes...y'all (i learned how to say that while in texas) know how i love shoes...

and here's leylah, she wanted to get in on the action too

here's me and uncle juju spending some time on our last night in texas...

i'll miss this table (it was just my size and perfect for banging) and my blocks...oh yeah, you too mimaw ;o)

we made it back to philly safely on tuesday afternoon...it was mom's first time flying solo with me...and boy did we have a lotta stuff...boy were we glad to see daddy when we got off the plane! when we got back i had my 9 month dr. visit. i weighed 19lbs 5ozs and 27in long. mom was sure i had cracked the 20lb mark (she's got a bicep to prove it). but i am toooo BUSY these days to let any weight sit on these thighs. she did read that breastfed babies are more efficient...we take in only the calories we need and no more...that's why rates of obesity are lower in breastfed babies (among other wonderful things).

thursday we went by to drop things off at play & learn and meet my teachers and friday was my first day at daycare...

i wasn't too sure about all these other kids or the fact that mommy walked out the door and didn't come back for a looooong time...not my idea of peek-a-boo...

but i survived! and i had all weekend to recover and get ready to go back and do it again on monday...this was week 40 on the outside, so now i have had the same amount of time on the outside as i had on the inside, and i must say...inside was nice-warm, dimly lit cacoon-like coziness, but outside has been so much fun. it's a new adventure everyday and the best part...i get to put faces with all those voices i heard while in mommy's tummy...and hugs and kisses-can't beat those. so all in all, i enjoyed my time on the inside and wouldn't trade it for the world, but life on the outside is mighty fine, mighty fine!