A Total Cry Commercial

Mrs. Albandia posted this on her blog, and Mommy felt the exact same way about this commercial, and therefore wanted to post it as well.

It's a commercial for Tide and, well...oh just watch it...Mom cried on Friday afternoon when we were watching it together, cried again today, and well...cries everytime she sees it. She's a sap...

Who knows...maybe she'll be doing that someday at the actual Olympics, not just empathizing with someone else from home while she is holding me.

Cloth Diapers on My Tushy

I had a few reactions to the new material in the Pampers Cruisers, so Mommy tried the whole potty training thing with me Friday. Unfortunately, the Easy Up Training Pants did the same thing to my sensitive skin. So, it was off to the cute cloth diaper store in Naperville yesterday. Mom asked a million questions and was happy to have such a nice and well educated lady to explain the ins and outs of these diapers. Today, I gave them a try. I stayed dry and more importantly, itch free! Looks like we found an answer! Yay! So much better for the earth, so cute, and much more economical!! They even have biodegradable flushies that insert in the diaper for when you are away from home! Ask Mommy if you are thinking about making the switch. It's great!

We went to church this morning as usual, and then just played all day. It was a welcome uneventful day.

Monasteros for a Belated Birthday Dinner

My GG C's birthday is in the beginning of February, but since she has been a busy lady, we have not been able to take her out for dinner to celebrate. We all know that Monastero's is her favorite place to eat, so it was a "no brainer" as to where we were going to take her. I helped my Mom make reservations on the phone yesterday so we could get in early.

We arrived and boy did those people like me! I behaved like a good boy by sitting nicely, talking at a respectable level, keeping my food on my little mat in front of me, and smiling for everyone. I was making some noises to get one owner's attention from behind the bar. He heard me and started making the same sound right back at me. Before I knew it, another owner, along with her cousin the hostess, and two waitresses were surrounding me asking me questions. They were very impressed with my good behavior and wanted to chat with me. I was a bit taken back by all that attention. I studied them and was pretty convinced they were nice, so I went back to being the little ham that I sometimes am.

I split the Rosemary Lemon Chicken Breast and oven roasted red potato with my Mama. We enjoyed it!

Happy Belated Birthday Grandma!

I "Heart" My Great Grandmas!

I went back to Mommy's home in Chicago to visit with both of my Great Grandmas. We stopped at GG Schaefer first and had some turkey chili that Mama made for our lunch. We visited with Sr. Bernie and GG's neighbor and her little boy, Daniel. He enjoyed my Cheerios!

Then we took a ride a few blocks down to see my other GG. I ate some black beans and avocado (had to get my daily fill!!) for dinner. I enjoyed playing with all of Katherine's old kitchen toys. Plus, she turned on her ceiling fans for me. Now that is cool. I like watching those everytime I visit her!

My GGs love me and I love them even more. They really made my day.

An Unexpected Trip Down Memory Lane

My Mom made this slideshow in Photopeach way back in November for my first birthday. However, the website did not have the capacity to embed the show or upload it anywhere else, therefore, it sat and did nothing. Mom just checked again, and it can be embeded! So, an extra treat for my blog followers. A trip down memory lane of my first year.

Anthony's First Year in Pictures on PhotoPeach



Here are a few pictures of me with my friend Abby today. My have we grown!

Peek A Boo!

This has become one of my favorite positions to be in throughout the day. It is pretty interesting to see the world upside down! I especially like it when Mommy comes behind me and puts her head on the carpet and says "Peek a boo!!" It makes me laugh, and laughing makes me a happy boy.

Mark on Ice

Today we went to mass and we went to Uncle Peter's house for the day. Daddy needed to help Uncle Peter fix their wireless printer problems. Daddy and Uncle Peter worked, we had a nice lunch, I played with my cousins, and then we went to watch Mark play hockey. I climbed their stairs at least ten times while I was at the house. I don't have stairs in my apartment, so this was really exciting for me. Mark played a fantastic game! I hope some day I'm watching him in the Olympics like I watched the Americans play the Canadiens for just a few minutes before my bath tonight.

AJ's Shoes are Clean!

Hooray for the washing machine! Mommy got AJ's shoes good as new again!

Today Uncle Mikey came to visit. That's always a nice treat. Mom made homemade chicken soup to bring to Uncle Peter's house tomorrow. We are going to see my cousin Mark play hockey tomorrow up in Hoffman Estates. So, Mom was happy that Uncle Mikey kept me entertained for the afternoon!

We watched some Olympic hockey and a little LU Basketball on tv. I did not take a nap at all, so I went to bed early tonight!

Happy weekend everyone! Thanks for visiting Uncle Mikey.

AJ's Poor Shoes...

Today the weather was finally over 32 degrees! After lunch, I took Mommy outside to play. I brought my ice cream truck, my little ambulance, and my pigskin football. It was my first time outside running around since I learned how to walk! What a new world! I was able to run away from Mama today!!

As you will see, today's pictures tell the story. I started out running away from Mama right away. I was so curious! I found a great big area of MUD and got completely stuck. My shoes stuck down deep and I fell to my knees in it because I couldn't get out of it. When Mommy picked me up and moved me back on the sidewalk, I came right out of one shoe and it remained in the mud! It didn't bother me, though. I kept on running around with one shoe on, one shoe off. Mommy could tell that I clearly did not care that my pants were full of mud or that I only had one shoe on, so she took the other one off, and I was off to the races again.

Then Mrs. Salazar came by on her way back into Dorothy Day Hall. She stopped to chat with us for awhile and tell us about how her son loves to run and play too! She seemed to enjoy watching me run around without shoes.

Needless to say, a bath was necessary before anything else this afternoon...

What can I say, I'm all boy!!

Washington School Puts on Annie!

Three cheers for Ms. Mullarney and the Washington Eagles for putting on an excellent performance of Annie yesterday in the Washington School Gym in Schiller Park. I sat nicely through the entire performance. I drank my milk and watched the kids sing and dance. The tap dancing was my favorite!

We saw all of Mommy's friends, Mrs. B in the office let me play with her Aflac duck, I tickled Giuseppe's toes, and I got to play with Mommy's favorite class, the now 6th graders, who came to visit from Lincoln to see the play. I had fun playing ball with them!

Ms. Lakovski came for dinner last night and brought me two really cool books. One has five dinosaur finger puppets to go with it and one is Happy Birthday Baby from Dr. Seuss. We were so busy playing with the books that Mommy forgot to take a picture! Sigh... Next time, Ms. Lakovski! Come again soon, please!

Being Silly With Mommy

Today Grandpa watched me again while Mommy taught her class. We had fun playing with all of my toys. He stayed for lunch and he watched me eat strawberries for the first time. I enjoyed them so much! I kept asking Mommy for more.

Guess what we saw at bathtime...breakouts. It makes Mommy sad. We thought this was a good one! Oh well! :) We keep trying!

Anyway, it doesn't stop me from having fun and running all over the place. Here I am taking a short break to pose with Mommy. We are silly, and we love every second of it!

Hello Baby Hubus!

Today, Mommy and I took a ride up to Elk Grove Village to visit Mrs. Iwona and Hubus. Hubus is 3 1/2 months and so cool. I was ok with this little guy! I felt at home at Mrs. Iwona's house. She gave me a banana and some dried cranberries which I really liked. We liked how Hubus took his nap. Mrs. Iwona has to turn the fan on the microwave and then rock Hubus in the stroller for a few minutes. Before you know it, Hubus is asleep! But don't turn off that fan on the microwave!

After our visit, we made a surprise visit to Grandma Schaefer. We had a surprise visitor! GG Schaefer (she lives right next door to Grandma Schaefer) was over to see me too! YAY!! I read stories with them, played with my toys, and had lunch there.

What a great day!

A Valentine's Day with Great Friends

Mommy's friends Mrs. Liz, Ms. Katrina, and Ms. Barb came over for a visit today. They are so much fun! I missed AJ, but it was still nice to see Mrs. Liz. :)

AJ made me a card with cool stickers on it. Here I am grabbing at the hearts!

I have a lot of people in my life who I love and who love me. For that, I am very thankful. There are many family members and friends who shower me with love every day. Not every child in the world is as blest. Thanks be to God.

Auntie Gina's Too Good To Me

Last night, Auntie Gina, Auntie Mandy, and Auntie Melissa came over to play euchre with Mommy. Auntie Gina brought Tia, but I didn't get to see any of them because I was already sleeping!

This morning when I woke up, it was like December all over again! I had birthday presents and Christmas presents to open from my Auntie Gina (and Uncle Mike, Tyler, and Tia too). Wow!! How exciting this was!!

Then, later in the day, Mom caught me playing with an old toy in the closet! Hahaha! I thought I was being sneaky!!

I also am posting a picture from when my Grandpa came to visit me on Thursday. I can't remember if I posted that or not. He brought me a Valentine and played with me while Mom taught her class. What a treat!

Moon Baubles...No Dice

Snow day! Mommy canceled her class, so I didn't have to go anywhere today. We went to the lobby in case any of her students wanted to meet with her, but other than that, it was a quiet, snowy day.

This afternoon we decided to make some moon bauble cookies with my favorite cereal/snack, Cheerios. It seemed to work. Mommy substituted the M & M's with KitKats...YUM! I waited impatiently (as you can see in the pics)until I was able to have a taste. It was really good! Cheerios inside cookies! This was great....

Until after dinner that is...

As I got ready for my bath, my back was full of breakouts. Well, at least we tried again!

Big Boy Cup, Bananas, and Making Pizza Dough

Well, ok, maybe I wasn't the one making the dough...but I was watching Mommy do it! It was making me laugh when the dough hook was going around and around the Kitchen Aid! Mom and Dad had some snacks for the Super Bowl. I had a little taste of the dough and didn't break out. That's a good sign!

Early to bed, early to rise. Good night world!

A Gluten Free Bakery!

Mommy and I were off to Evanston yesterday to visit a Gluten Free Bakery. Mom called first to ask them about my list of allergies. They had some vegan muffins and a cupcake that they were holding for us. We picked up Grandma Chiodo for a ride on our way up. Wow! What a cool place! Mommy noticed that they make fresh gluten free pizza, so she ordered one without cheese but with mushrooms and olives to take and bake at Grandma's. I had a banana muffin while I enjoyed running around the place and looking at all of the cars outside the window while we waited for them to put it together. This was my first taste of pizza! Boy was it delicious!!!

Abby and Mrs. Karlie came over to play after work. Abby and I had a good time playing with all of my toys and reading my books. When I went to take my bath, Mommy saw that my back was all broken out. She couldn't figure it out.

This morning, Mommy took out a gluten free, dairy free, egg free, nut free frozen waffle to make for my breakfast. She noticed that it contains soy. CLICK! Maybe the pizza had soy in it too, or even that muffin. Aw!! We thought we found a good thing, but not so sure now. I ate the blueberry muffin this morning for my breakfast. Mom's going to watch my skin and see how I do. Maybe the pizza, maybe the muffin, maybe both contained soy!

Regardless, it was a delicious treat!