Walking so fast!

AJ here. I LOVE to walk! I haven't yet mastered this balancing thing, but I am going all over the place. Mommy and Daddy are scrambling to keep me from getting into things, but I am so, so fast! Plus, I am quite strong! Today I pulled up one of the air vents from the floor all by myself. This afternoon Daddy and I went to the store and Daddy bought me this walker toy. I love it! But, at the end of the day I was pooped, pooped, pooped. Uncle Alex put me in my dump truck and pushed me around the kitchen until I went to bed while Mommy worked on a cake for a friend. Such a busy day!

Crawling away!

AJ here. I'm digging this crawling thing! There are so many things to explore and I find new stuff to play with every day. I really, really, really like the telephone and laptops. I pulled three keys off of Mommy & Daddy's laptop the other week. They put in a brand new keyboard so I can try to do it again. How nice of them! This morning, while I was in my walker (which I also LOVE), I spotted the Beastie and chased him around the kitchen. I don't think the Beastie liked it though.

Trip to Danville

AJ here. I went to Danville this weekend to visit Grandma & Grandpa Thomasson! While we were there we celebrated Father's Day. I gave Daddy an official MLB home plate for the pitcher's mound that will go in our back yard. Mommy gave Grandpa a digital photo frame that will display pictures we send to it of me, of course! I had a really good time in Danville. I really liked swinging in the swing with Grandpa while looking out on the farm...although I did not like hearing all the cows mooing and Molly the dog barking. Plus, today I got in the largest bathtub ever! I LOVED IT! SO MUCH FUN!

AJ's 9 month stats

AJ had his 9 month appointment this week and he did not get any shots (yay!)!

Here are his "stats:"

Head: 50th Percentile

Height: 50th Percentile (28 inches long now!)

Weight: 45th Percentile (20.0 pounds!)

9 Months Old!

AJ is 9 months old today! He also got to wear his flip flops for the first time. Such a stylin' little dude! Later this evening he continued to celebrate by swinging his bat in the air and hitting anything in sight.

AJ Starts to Crawl

AJ here. While I was in Albany, I decided that I no longer want things brought to me. So, I started to crawl. Right now, I don't use my legs too much, so it's more of an Army crawl. Mommy and Daddy are nicknaming me "Lt. Dan" for the way I crawl, whoever that is. There are so many exciting things to explore! I really liked crawling to knock over this tower of cups that Mommy kept setting up for me.

This past weekend Mommy and Daddy were busy doing what they call "babyproofing", and I've heard rumor that there will be some gates installed in the house. I guess they will be for keeping Uncle Todd and Uncle Alex from getting into things!

AJ Meets More Czajkowskis and Some of Grandpa C's Friends!

AJ here. Today I put on one of my best outfits and charmed the socks off of a lot of people. I got to meet some of Grandpa Czajkowski and Daddy's family and some of Grandpa Czajkowski and Ms. Nadene's friends. I had so much fun blowing raspberries in Great Uncle Patrick's face and jumping up and down in everyone's laps! Also, Ms. Nadene and Grandpa Czajkowski made an awesome turkey dinner, according to Daddy and Mommy and there were even balloons!

AJ's First Trip to Albany!

AJ here. I took my first trip to Albany over the Memorial Day weekend. It was a long, long time riding in my car seat, but I was a trooper. Mommy and Daddy were very thankful. While in Albany, I met the Nowiks and Franchinis. I like them a lot!

The Nowiks have a dog that I had so much fun watching. She makes lots of noise when she's excited. I like that! Mr. Gary took me around his yard to water his plants, too. I liked watching the water come out of the can. Mrs. Carrie also cooked a yummy meal for Mommy and Daddy. We all had such a good time!

The Franchinis have a friend for me, named Christian. He's older, but I know we're going to be good pals! Mr. Jim is a Yankee fan just like my Daddy, and Mrs. Patty made Mommy a yummy Appletini. They all ate NY Pizza and then grilled out another day for Mommy & Daddy. They said the food was really good. Plus, I got to go to the park and swing for the first time! I LOVE the swing! Daddy will post a video of me swinging soon.