Thirteen months three weeks

Hello world!

It was still hot outside this week so I got to play with nakey bum every day again; it's the best! I shared a bone with the dog and kicked my ball around the lawn. I also threw toys to the dog, and hid behind the laundry hanging up.

I have new teeth again. I had six teeth for ages, now I have seven and a half. I bite pizza with my teeth, but I don't bite mama.

I helped my mama weed by putting weeds in the bucket. Then I noticed the bucket had a handle so I picked it up at walked around with it. I left it in a different place but mama said, "put this one in the bucket," so I picked up the weed from the ground and took it over to where I left the bucket and put it in. I'm good at following directions.

When I want my mama and she's not nearby, I shout, "Ah ah ah!" It means: come here, mama! Sometimes I shout it for my dad, too. And one time, we were on a doggy walk, and my mama shouted to the doggy, "come here!" and so I shouted too. After we both shouted, the dog came here.

Love,

Franklin

Thirteen months two weeks

Hello world!

In my family I have three best friends. My first best friend is my mama, then my dad, and my third best friend is our dog. I play games with her and we laugh so much! I like to push my push cart into her so she jumps out of the way. I also like to chase her round and round the chair. I give her pieces of my toast, and she eats them from my hand: tickly!

My favorite food (after milkies) is baby oranges like tangerines and clementines. Sometimes I eat two at a time, I like them so much. I also love cheese, toast, and dog food. I eat pretty much anything. I don't have as much milkies as I used to; I think I have it maybe three times a day, or sometimes four. I used to drink it in my cup when my mama wasn't here but I don't need to now. I just drink water when she's not around.

I love having nakey bum. It's also fun to poo while nakey--inside or outside. We have wooden floors at our house, so I can poo all I want!

Love,

Franklin

Thirteen months one week

Hello world!

I went for a walk by myself down my street. It was really fun--I walked out of our driveway and then down the sidewalk. I was going to see the world! But then it was bathtime so I came inside with my dad.

When I go in my big boy bed at night, my dad gets me in my jammies and my sleeping bag. My curtains are shut and my radio plays quiet static for me. Then I touch the moon (it hangs from the ceiling) and my daddy lays me down. I sleep best on my front. I skootch around till it's just right (bum in air), then I place my fingers just so into my mouth, and I'm asleep.

Our dog needs to move out of my way when I'm walking. Otherwise I might step on her tail. She should know by now.

I went to a different play group for big and little kids this week. I played with lots of toys and watched lots of kids, and we even had snack time! I ate a cracker and cheese and drank juice. I sat at a table in a chair just my size, and I didn't fall off. When we were finished, I went home and had a great sleep. Playing with other kids is really awesome but tiring.

Sometimes when there's a lot of grown-ups, I get kind of bashful. I'm not shy around kids, though. If there's too many strange grown-ups, I want to stay close to my mama. But if there's kids, I want to play with them.

Love,

Franklin

Twelve months four weeks

Hello world!

I had three shots in my legs last week. It hurt really bad and made me bleed and the only thing that made me feel better was milkies. Milkies makes everything better.

This week I decided it's ok to walk without holding on. I walk around the house, no big deal. Other places, like outside, it's safer to crawl.

I got to swing with my mama. There's a swing in the fields where we walk with the doggy. I like it best when I get to ride in my sling on doggy walks, because I can see everything. I showed my mama all the leaves on the trees that we walked by, and I showed her the ducks (and how to make a duck noise). I even got down and walked, too. I found some flowers; picking flowers is nice.

When our dog is in her bed I climb in with her. Then she climbs out, so I climb out. Then she gets back in, so I do too. I like our dog.

Love,

Franklin