The Zoo!

Monkey went to visit his buddies. Behold.
He and Daddy fed a baby Giraffe.

Monkey LOVED it! He would have kept feeding that giraffe if they had let him!

Aww, so cute. She was only 4 years old!

Monkey wanted to pet ALL the "animals."

Here's a real one - a goat!

And, a not so real one. He actually has the Fisher Price animal farm this little play farm was modeled after, so I think he recognized his sheep.

Catching a ride...

Scoping out the elephants.

See, elephants. They were playing.

Skeptical of the Wallaby.

They do look a little shady, don't they?

Joey?

And finally, as if you haven't had enough of his cute mug (seriously, isn't that hat the cutest?!), here he is chasing the poor goats around the petting zoo.

We had a blast! Then we came home, Monkey had a nap, and Mommy and Daddy hiked Camelback. Whew, what a day!

15 Month Stat Check

We went in to the doctor today for Monkey's 15 month check-up. He somehow managed to get the all-clear bill of heath despite the disgusting green boogies oozing out of his nose every 15 seconds, but I digress. His ears are clean. He weighs 24.5 lbs, and is 30 3/4 " tall. That places him in the 50% for both weight and height, so at least he's even. He got 3 shots today, and did pretty well with them. He is meeting all of his milestones - one of the odd ones the doc asked me was if Monkey was imitating animal sounds - which I think he is. He says "duck" and then I think he says "quack quack." Anyhoo, that was a weird one to me.

So there you have it folks. We went to the zoo this weekend, so I will have some pictures and a lengthy video of Monkey chasing the goats at the petting zoo as soon as I can get more than 10 minutes in front of a computer!

15 Months!

Time is flying, that's all I can say. My little baby is 15 months old today. To recap, he walks. He talks. He gets into EVERYTHING. He is actually trying to imitate Daddy jumping, which is about the funniest thing I have seen in a long time! He dances (sways side to side). He knows exactly what he wants, even if he can't express that to you. All in all, he is a happy, giggly, sweet baby boy!

Another tooth!

He's got 8 in the front right now (4 on top, 4 on bottom) - and last night I felt around in his mouth (wondering if that could maybe explain the fussiness we experienced on Sunday night) and sure enough, there was another little rough spot back there, and probably 2 more that felt like they were going to pop through at any moment. The kid's getting some teeth, folks!

Monkey Kisses...

That's him blowing kisses. He has to chase after the cat first, so give it about a minute (:50 mark) or so...it is too cute!

For Real?!

Just when I thought we were feeling better, we find out Monkey has pink eye. And, thanks to my mommy intuition, rather than just getting the prescription called in, I wanted him checked by the docs to make sure he was all better from his cold. The verdict: a resounding NO. He has one BAD ear infection and the other one is not pretty either. UGH!

So, yeah, that's pink eye and ear infections. I'm surprised I can get a smile out of this kid.

And for the record, that's basically an ear infection since Feb. 1. Poor little dude, make him better!!

Monkey Talks!!

Turn your volume up REAL loud. And listen very closely. The "bye-bye" is in the 1st 2 seconds of this video, so if you don't hear it then, you're not going to hear it. Apparently, Monkey is video-shy.

Stylin'

I leave you with a photo of Monkey stylin' at the store on Sunday with Nana. Couldn't resist the hat. To come tonight: a video post of Monkey showing off his ability to wave and SAY "bye-bye"

Sorry

That's about all I can say. Sorry for the lack of posts lately. Monkey and I have been battling some serious sickies the last few weeks, but I am happy to report we are both feeling MUCH better. After 3 different antibiotics for him, and 1 for me, we are ear infection free (yes, both of us), and both have our energy back!

As for Monkey, he's been talking up a storm these days, and doing all kinds of cute tricks. He waves bye-bye now. He also says it (sorta). He says cracker, which comes out sounding more like "ca-ca." He also knows where his nose is (still working on the eyes, ears and mouth). He throws a ball pretty well, which he also sorta says. If you ask him to get his tiger, pig, etc., he goes and gets it and brings it to you. He walks into school everyday carrying his own lunchbox, and also reminds you to get in on the way out when we pick him up. He also knows exactly what he wants and if you can't figure out what he's asking for in .03 seconds, we have a slight temper tantrum on our hands. The other night I came home, said "hi" to him, and got an adorable "hi" in response.

Pictures to come shortly...