purely an accident

i swear i didn't know....the bag just appeared one day...nothing was said about who it was for...how was i supposed to know that what was inside would satisfy mommy's sweet tooth for days?  i was just being the curious little button that the p's already know i am....

I wasn't touching anything

i swear

 what happened to mommy's chocolate?

i plead the 5th 

i had nothing to do with the missing chocolate

scout's honor

between you and me, it was daddy's fault for leaving it within my reach anyway

happy valentine's day!

gettin' old

guess what i've got already?  i'll give you some hints: they are helpful when eating, there is a fairy that will leave money when i lose them and they would hurt mommy if she was still breastfeeding.  have you figured it out?

ya....that's right...i've got a tooth!

Dear Ford Frances,
You are so alert that your father and I knew you would hear us when we said the s word.  Now that we clearly have your attention...listen up-you are just over 5 months and sleeping for nice long chunks at night (for which mommy is very appreciative).  You have been on the Ford Frances schedule up to this point, and now it is time to switch to the universal sleep schedule for babies your age.  What does this mean?  It means increasingly longer periods of time spent awake---yes that means play time.  It means longer periods of sleep because you are actually tired.  And most of all, it means SANITY for mommy.  You will not win this battle----no matter how long or loud you scream when we put you down (oddly enough, you are so tired you don't even scream--just roll over and snuggle with the bumper).  You will become increasingly familiar with the following phrase, "You have 2 choices".  Your 2 choices here are 1. Get with the program or 2. Get with the program.  Which will it be?

And as for the swaddle, your complanint has been registered.  But, mommy snuck into your room the other day just 1 minute after putting you down and this is what she found.

 I don't want to hear any more whining about the swaddle---clearly you enjoy having your arms available while you sleep.

Love,
Mommy

p.s. take note of mommy's detective work.....it only get's better as you get older.

the s word

so they said it....the s word.  it's been thrown around our house like nothing these past few days.  something about 5 months...she's ready....if we don't start now it will only be harder later.   don't they know i can hear them?  i don't understand.  i'm a pretty good kid.  i'm working on keeping my screaming at bay.  i laugh a whole lot.  i even roll over.  so why the s word?   i hear things like 7 and 9 and 1 and maybe 4 and then 6.  

seriously though...with a face like this

who needs a schedule?

on top of the schedule talk....there's rumblings about ditching the swaddle.....blasphemy i tell you!

still waiting.....

mom is still working on that video...you'd think it was difficult or something!
while you wait for the next short film Oscar nomination, i'll leave you with these..........

I call this one the "rolling over teaser"

 stretching it out after a nap

who would have thought the up/down game would be so much fun? 

 i like to ease into my mornings snuggled up in daddy's robe

 i know it was her birthday and all, but mommy didn't need to keep me up that far past bedtime!

it's amazing how bringing out an old toy like a playmat is so exciting for the cousins who have outgrown it!

just hangin'

i know, i know...i've been m.i.a lately.  it's cold here in chicago and other than chillin' on my playmat i haven't been up to much.  i've heard a lot of curse words come flying out of mom's mouth as she tries to figure out how to load video onto the blog.   what is the video of, you ask?  me....rolling over.  ya, i know you're jealous that only mom, dad, aunt megan, aunt ellen and coo coo have seen me do this, but give mom a few days to figure it out and then the whole world will see.  until then, enjoy me in the johnny jump-up

i've almost got the paris hilton over the shoulder pose down

 can't a girl get some private time in the jumper?

 

a december to remember

no, i am not referring to the annual Lexus sales event.
I am talking about MY first december

i developed my fine motor skills

 i laughed (and developed another chin)

i got bit on the cheek by my dog chili

i met santa

i grew a beard like santa

 

i dressed like santa (and managed to get a family photo)

i pooped

 i spit

i ruined a family photo

i hung with aunt courtney and aunt nellie (that's not me in aunt courtney's lap though)

i started a crying chain reaction with my friends molly (far left) and payton (middle) 

i hung by the christmas tree (yes all those presents ARE for me)

i'm exhausted