Who says I can’t fit?

Mom and Dad hired a professional photographer they met at a friends wedding.  The photographer is named Mike and his website is located here –> http://www.ashimagery.com/

The photos were taken at the Morris Arboretum.  There are a lot of photos, I hope you enjoy them!

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I had my 1st Birthday Party on Sunday February 14th, just 2 days before my actual birthday.  I had a great group of friends and family to help me celebrate.  The gift giving was very generous as was the icing on the cake.  Note the great job my Aunt Beth, Aunt Trish and Mom did on those Sesame Street cupcakes!  Jealous?

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And a video…

Mom decided to dress me as a spider this year for Halloween.  Unfortunately, my parents had to attend a wedding so I got to spend my first Halloween with Aunt Trish.  This was also my first overnight stay at a strangers house and I did fine.

Aunt Trish also has a bulldog puppy, Oliver.  He was not happy with my arrival and I think he was glad to see me go home.  In any case, pictures of both Oliver and my costume below.

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So, two new developments in my life this week.  I have successfully been able to get from a lying down position to a sitting position without help.  I first accomplished this when my mom looked away.  I was on my back, she looked away and whammo, I was on my tush.  This, of course, threw her for a loop.  So, she whipped out the video camera and caught the second occurrence of this for you all to enjoy.  As you can tell, I was very exciting about this milestone.  I also did this one morning to surprise my mom.  She came in to my bedroom to check on me and, ta-da, I’m sitting up in my crib.

The second are some pictures taken by my Aunt Tricia picking pumpkins.

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My Aunt Beth and Uncle Mike flew in special to see me from San Jose, CA.  I was the only reason they came in.  It wasn’t for friends, family, birthdays, their anniversary or anything like that.  It was for me and me only.  So, the camera came out to capture the memories.

Please note, dad and I did not discuss shirt colors on the morning these pictures were taken.  I had the yellow on before him.

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I also got a bath before Aunt Beth and Uncle Mike arrived.  I’ve become quite adept at splashing in the bathtub.  Mom needs a towel after I’m done with her.

I got dragged out to the Jersey Shore, Avalon specifically, to hit the waves.  I met up with some of Mom and Dad’s friends who were renting a place and we hit the sand.  My first experience with the water was not the best, the water is still quite cold.  But, subsequent dips resulted in much fewer tears.

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Grammy was able to push whatever button it is to get me in a giggling mood.
These are some serious belly laughs here…

Here are some shots of my sweet Easter outfit for 2009.  I was going for the “Miami Beach circa 1964″ look.  I think I hit it spot on.  Note the white linen pants?  Didn’t think they made those in baby clothes, did ya?

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Also, here is a video of me whoring it up for the camera.  I was Mr. Chatterbox there until dad turned the camera on and seeing that red light is simply memorizing.

Mom and Dad decided to give me a bath last night.  I’m starting to get the hang of them and I don’t scream and cry nearly as much as I used to.  Pictures below…

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