Picture of the Week
My Picture GalleryLiam's DaysMilestones Convey Family Web HomeBaby Convey II's website

August 2006

August is upon us.  It's been a VERY hot July.  It's been so hot that we don't have any park pictures to post.  It's been too hot to go outside.  Mommy didn't even want to go to the pool because the air we were breathing was too hot, too!  We've been spending hours and hours inside our air conditioned family room and then going to the mall to get out.  I get to play at the kids park at the malls, too, but it's not the same as running around sliding on the playground equipment.  BUT at least I get to play... 

BUT for the more important news, can you believe I'm 2??!  I turned the big 0-2 on August 2.  It's so amazing that I've celebrated another birthday already.  This year has gone by so very quickly.  In the last year I've learned to walk, talk, grew more teeth, learned run, jump on my bed, learned to jump with both feet, say my first color (which was "yellow") and learned three more, I got a new brother and a big boy bed, I graduated to eating at the dinner table instead of sitting in my high chair, I've learned to play the drums, but it's still a work in progress, I've gone to Disneyland and Hawaii and that was all in one year!  Geez, can you imagine what this coming year will be like?  I'll learn to use the toilet, finger paint, play with playdough, torture my brother, pick a pumpkin from the pumpkin patch and wheel it around in my wagon, I might get to learn to ride a tricycle, exercise with my Elmocise video, celebrate Christmas in my own house for once instead of visiting another place, I'll get to see my Auntie Jen get married, see my brother get baptized, visit the beach again and who knows what else! 

As for things between me and my brother, I'm still getting used to him.  I want to play with him, but he still doesn't do very much.  Quinn just kind of sits there and stares off.  I'm not sure if he can see me yet or anything because he doesn't really look AT me.  So what I do is get up REALLY close and make sure he can see me. 

I think sometimes I'm too close because he shakes his head from side to side like he's trying to get away from me.  I figure it's better that he sees me than guesses at what he's seeing... right?  But like I said, he doesn't do much.  Mommy and Daddy stare at him all the time and sometimes I have to wait for the things I want right now.  Sometimes I wait so long because he keeps crying that I fall asleep...

He cries and then Mommy has to feed him.  He cries and Daddy has to carry him.  He coos and they smile at him.  But I want to help out, too!  So when he cries and they can't get to him at that second, I run up to him and give him his pacifier.  It's hard to do that sometimes because he doesn't take it right away.  But I try.  Or if that doesn't work, I'll turn on the music and motion on his little chair that you see in the picture above. He really likes that.  I remember that I used to like that.  You know, when Quinn isn't sitting in the chair, I like to sneak in and sit in it myself.  I still fit!

But I know I shouldn't sit in a baby chair anymore.  I'm a big boy now.  I even had a party to celebrate it!  I hope to be able to get Mommy to work on building my party page very soon to see the pictures and read all about it.  It's going to take a few days to get all of the pictures in order with commentary.  So for now, just enjoy this little slide show...  (mouse over the pictures to see our little captions.)

Let me say here that It was a fun day.  I think the best part of it was that I didn't have to share any attention with Quinn.  It was all for me and that was nice.  I did have to share with Mommy since it was her birthday, also.  I didn't mind that since it's Mommy and she put the party together for me and worked really hard to make sure I had a great day.

August has been a busy month for us so far.  I celebrated my second birthday, as I already shared and had my 2 year check up.  I now weigh 24 lbs and am 35" tall.   I got to stand on the big boy scale and they measured me.   Actually I had just woken up from a nap so I didn't want to stand on the scale.  But the nurse was so smart that she figured out a way to get my weight.  At least I stood up so they could measure my height.  But the best news of all: NO SHOTS and no more until I go to school. YAY!!!  After all of that our computer had to go to the doctor because it got really sick.  It was with the computer doctor for a week and so that's why this update is so late. Just as we got the computer back we travelled to southern California so that we could see my Auntie Jen get married.  On August 17, Mommy and Daddy celebrated their 4th wedding anniversary.  WOW.  That's a really long time for a little kid like me!  There is still so much left of August but it's passing by very quickly.  Soon we'll be out of August and September will be here.  That's kind of sad because I like the summer time, just like Mommy does.  I get to wear shorts and slippers and run around the park in the sun.  When it's winter time, it's cold and rainy and I never get to play at the park.

I've done so many things that I can't post them all here.  Take a look at my Liam's Days page to see the new pictures we've posted that show what I've been up to and don't forget to visit my party page very soon.

Until mid-September...