Ravioli!

AJ here. I LOVE ravioli! Especially the whole wheat kind with tomatoes and basil. Mommy and Daddy have had so much fun cleaning me up after meals. Tonight I reached over and showed Mommy that I could touch her shirt with my hands. She had a funny reaction! After dinner I went outside and walked in the grass for the first time. Grass feels so funny under my feet. Plus, I saw this large thing flying in the sky. Crazy! It was good to get out and not think about the teething pain I have. I now have two teeth, and I'm working on my third one. I still hide them from everyone with my tongue though. Mommy & Daddy cannot wait until they get to get start brushing my teeth....

First Haircut and First Tooth!

AJ here. Today while Daddy was at a work meeting, Mommy took me to this place where they show cartoons. This lady picked up scissors and started cutting my hair! I did ok, but when she got the electric clipper near my ear, I swatted at it like King Kong swatting at those pesky airplanes! Also, I have a tooth now. You will not see it for awhile because I won't show it...plus I'm working on getting two more. Whenever Mommy and Daddy can catch a quick picture, they'll post it here!

One Year Old!

AJ here. Today is my birthday!!!! I'm one year old now--such a big boy!! I started my birthday by sleeping in until 8am, then I took some pictures with Mommy and Daddy outside. Mommy put some silly party hat on my head. After breakfast, Mommy took me to school and I walked in wearing my party hat. All of the ladies signed a birthday card for me and made a framed picture of me for Mommy and Daddy to look at. The ladies also gave me a balloon and sang Happy Birthday! It was such a good day!

Then Mommy arrived to pick me up from school early. I thought that was so nice, but then she took me to the doctor for what they call a "well visit". Anyways, I got stuck FOUR times! But in the end they gave me a happy birthday sticker and monkey sticker so I guess it wasn't so bad. Here are my stats:

Head - 18 1/2 inches - 50th Percentile

Weight - 22 pounds, 2 ounces - 25th-50th Percentile

Height - 30 3/4 inches - 75th Percentile

Oh, and one more thing: the doctor found three teeth in my mouth! They've barely broken through but Mommy was able to feel them. My gummy smile will be going away very soon!

After dinner Mommy and Daddy took me for a walk in my new red wagon that Grandpa Czajkowski and Ms. Dean gave me. I loved it!

Birthday Party!

AJ here. My friend Noah and I had a BIG birthday party! We had train stuff everywhere, even train sounds on Daddy's playlist. Mommy and Mrs. Heidi made us a train cake and all of these train signs and kid food. We also had a tiger moon bounce which was so cool to crawl around in. Even the big kids liked it! Lots of people came to celebrate with us. I have so many little friends and there are big people that are friends with Mommy, Daddy, Mrs. Heidi, and Mr. Schuyler. Plus, Grandpa Czajkowski, Ms. Dean, Grandma Thomasson, Grandpa Thomasson, Uncle Jason, Aunt Katie, Great Uncle Larry, and Uncle Todd were there too! We had a house full!

Summer Vacation

AJ here. After I got over the Coxsackie virus Mommy, Daddy, and I went to Albany to visit Grandpa Czajkowski, Dean, and the Nowiks. We also wanted to see the Franchinis, but I was something called "contagious" so I could not get around my friend, Christian. We hope we can see them next time! One day we went to this place called Saratoga Race Track and I met my first horse. I was not scared at all and only turned away when the horse breathed on me. His breath stunk! I also helped Grandpa Czajkowski and Great Uncle Patrick with their race picks. Such fun!

We also spent some time with Mr. Gary and Mrs. Gary. They were so nice to us. I really like them! They took us swimming, out to dinner, and even cooked us dinner. Plus, they gave me a balloon!! Yea!

We also visited Mr. Brian on the way back home. Mr. Brian lives in Connecticut and has a boat! He took us out on the boat and I loved it! Afterwards he cooked Mommy and Daddy a yummy, yummy dinner and we watched the Yankees on a 63 inch HD plasma TV...whatever that is.... Mr. Brian also has the coolest wood stairs in his townhouse--I loved crawling up this while Mommy, Daddy, or Mr. Brian hovered over me. Lots of fun! I cannot wait to go on vacation again!