Grazie Zia Paulette!

Mommy went out for dinner with Zia Paulette on Friday night to celebrate Zia's birthday. She is so good to me. She brought me an early birthday present so I could get some extra use out of it. Birthday? Presents? I didn't understand all of this. Mommy explained how the people who love you celebrate the day that you were born year after year by showering you with love. She said sometimes you even get a few surprises to open. This was my first one!

I bet you can imagine my curiousity when I saw this strange yet colorful box on the coffee table when I woke up Saturday morning. I drank my bottle and went right to figuring out how to open it. She bought me a baby wii! It teaches words, colors, etc. Zia Paulette said she thought it would be something fun for me while making Mommy happy that it was super educational. Of course, Mommy the teacher likes those educational toys.

Speaking of educational...I'm learning my sounds. I say "NNNNNN" when I see my Nemo in my room. When I see the picture of Jesus in our Last Supper picture, I wave to him and say "jjzz". Sounds have meaning! What a wonderful world!

Later on yesterday, we spent the day in Schaumburg. It was my first visit to Woodfield Mall. I am not like other babies. Mommy and Daddy kept shaking their heads as they would walk by children who were so content in the stroller. Me? No way! Stroller for maybe 10 minutes...after that...forget it. I wanted to be out and about. Daddy carried me most of the day. I tried to walk around a little bit, but it was too crowded for that. I had a little turkey sandwich there for lunch. We went to Champps for dinner and I had some of Mom's Greek chicken on her salad and some steak fries. YUM! I'm loving eating all the big people food!!