Laurelbug Lets Loose: July 2009

This is been a super busy month. My guncles finally sealed the deal and are no longer living in sin, we celebrated our country's independence, and of course I did all sorts of cute and adorable things including, but not limited to, introducing my 3rd tooth to the world!

We went to Lexington, VA to help celebrate the guncles nuptials. I can assure you, I was the cutest baby there; well, I was also the ONLY baby there, but even if there had been a MILLION babies I still would have been the cutest...I'm not bragging, you know it's true. It was my first wedding and I had a blast. My favorite part, of course, was the dancing. I could barely be dragged off the dance floor long enough for the mother/son dance. I decided not to sleep much on the car ride up or back home which made for a super time to bond with mommy and daddy...they were thrilled.

For July 4th, we went to visit my grandparents in Oriental. ALL of my cousins and aunts and uncles were there. They have the Croaker Festival on the 4th, and we went this year, just as we did last year. I have my second fever ever so I didn't feel that great, but I did see the parade and even got a little Laurelbug, I mean ladybug, painted on my cheek. I had to skip the fireworks though because I was just too sick.

In other exciting news, I am now somewhat bilingual. I can communicate with all of my deaf peeps. Well, I could at least tell them I want "more." Nana has been trying and trying to teach me to sign "more" and now I can! I must say, it DOES come in handy. I'm also adding to my verbal vocab with the words "baby," "cracker," and "doos" (juice). Right now, crackers and juice are pretty much my favorite things. I'm still dancing up a storm and even do a bit of singing. My own version of the ABC song and Old MacDonald had a Farm are particular favorites. I can also throw away trash on command. I love to open the trash drawer and throw things in it, really I do. I promise it's not because Mommy makes me because she's too lazy to do it herself...not at all. I LOVE to use my own spoon and fork. In fact, if I see those anywhere within a 5 foot radius I get very angry if I can't have them. Do you know what I do if Mommy or Daddy tries to feed me by using the spoon themselves? I just refuse to eat! That's right...works every time! Then they give it to me and I get to do it. I still pretty much don't get to eat because, in case you haven't noticed, it's hard keeping food on those silly utensils. But I never back down from a challenge.

There are a whole lotta pictures from the past month...I'll try to narrow them down for you. Thanks for reading!