Forty-one weeks five days

Hello world!

My mama says I've been out longer than I've been in. I was in for 39 weeks.

Yesterday was just like any other day, except my dad was at home with me and my mama, and I finally got to touch the boxes under the shiny tree. Then I played with some new toys and I had a nice long nap. For dinner we had pork, potatoes, green beans (I'm not sure if I like them but I eat them if they're mushed up with something else), and carrot mash. I ate tons. I also really like Christmas plum pudding but I didn't eat it yesterday. I got too full on dinner.

I have way too many toys. How can one person play with all these toys? I don't even like toys that much, unless I can eat them. Everyone got me toys, even people I never met.

When we go for a walk after breakfast, I wear socks and shoes, long johns and jeans, one undershirt and two overshirts, cardigan and coat, mittens and hat. Then I have three blankies and the stroller cover. I don't get quite so cold with all that on, except my nose. If we walk too far, my nose gets too cold and I yell until we get home.

I still have snot but not so much cough. I feel better.

Love,

Franklin

Forty weeks four days

Hello world!

I don't feel so good. It might be my teeth (definitely two coming), but it might be bugs. I cough and have snot, and it's hard to sleep. No good.

A little while ago I stayed with my friend Zak for the night. He's five years old and he lives across the street. His mama gave me dinner and a bath and I watched TV. I don't watch TV at my house because my mama thinks I'm too little. Then I went to bed. Mama said she would come and get me when I woke up in the morning. So I woke up at 2 in the morning, and she came and got me. Then I had a drink and a snuggle and I was tired again so I went back to sleep in my own room. I really liked staying at Zak's house. I go there to play during the day with mama sometimes.

I can walk almost by myself. I only need to hold on with one hand. My mama holds one hand and we walk all over the house. I grew too big for my shoes, but my next shoes aren't small enough yet. I better get some new ones.

It's really cold outside, and my snowsuit is almost too small. My mama said I'm not allowed to grow any more till spring. But I can't help it! So mama made me some long johns for my legs. They used to be my dad's woolly sweater. They're nice and toasty.

Love,

Franklin

Thirty-nine weeks four days

Hello world!

I have a new tooth coming through. It's nearly there; I hope it hurries up because I'm tired of waking up four times at night, even if I do get a snuggle. When I wake up, I have to stand up in bed. I can't explain. I just have to.

My other two teeth are right in the middle at the bottom, and the new one is on the left side at the top. My mama says I'm a little wolf baby with my sharp teethies. I can bite pieces of apple with my teeth.

I have my own library card so I check out books. There's a special shelf at the library just for babies. I got a book that has things to touch, like fur and fuzzies. I used my finger to touch, then I realized that some of my toys have cool textures too! I use my finger to touch all sorts of things now.

The snow all melted, mostly. Now I can go in my stroller again. Last week we walked in my sling. I kept taking off my mittens in the sling, then my hands got cold. My mama had a big stick for walking so we didn't fall on the ice.

We have a shiny tree in our house. I'm not supposed to touch it.

Love,

Franklin

Thirty-eight weeks four days

Hello world!

This is how I play in the snow. The snow got taller than me, so I stayed inside mostly. But I went outside a few times and also made a snow angel (my mama helped). I can't move very much in my snowsuit.

Don't pick my nose. I like it just fine the way it is.

There's so many cool things to play with in our house, but when my mama says "ah, ah, ah" then I know I shouldn't touch it. So I leave it alone till next time. She uses the same voice for the doggy, only she says "dog!" Then the doggy doesn't touch it.

But I like to touch the doggy. Sometimes I grab her foot, or her tail. She says "yip!" to me. Then I chase her, but she always gets away. I also like to play with the dog dishes. I eat dog food if I can get it.

Love,

Franklin