I'm developing at an astounding rate!!

Greetings gorgers. I have much news for you in my post today. I turned five months old on Monday. My parents continue to be amazed with the wonder that is me - George.

First off, I have been sleeping in my own crib in my very own room for several weeks now. Mom and Dad were unsure of how this would go since I had been in their room until then. The first night, I made it until about midnight but from then, I have been sleeping all night - that's from about 9:30 pm to 7:30 am, folks - in my own crib. Impressive, no?Some of you have also been impressed by my ability to feed myself my own bottle... using my feet! Well now I have video evidence proving this feat. Get it? Feet, feat? Also, eating cereal is going a tiny bit better now that my Mom gives me my own spoon to use. I'm an independent little fella and like to learn to do things for myself.

I've heard that 'a rolling stone gathers no moss' so I continue to roll whenever I can. Here are a couple of pictures of me just after successfully completing a roll - one wondering why on earth I have a blanket on my head, another of me looking like a handsome devil after my bath. Plus, a third random photo of me with a wash cloth on my head.



I've also started riding my bee. No, not real bee... I'm not that small.

Finally, after a long day of learning new things, it's nice to have a little cuddle so here's me and my pal, Morris the Monkey.

That's how I roll

I must apologize because I've been horrible at updating the gorge recently. But I've been sort of busy and have lots to talk about!

First, an exciting new developmental milestone. I can now roll easily from my back to my front and I do it constantly. Every time my mom or dad puts me down on my back, I roll to my front. Of course, I don't always particularly enjoy being on my front, and rolling back is a whole other thing I haven't quite figured out yet, but I thought you might all be impressed by my new talent.

This week I also had a chance to talk to my great-grandma over the web cam. I tried to be extra cute and hope I impressed her!

I also started day care last week and am adjusting nicely. I have a new friend, Henry, who is ten days older than me. I think we're going to get along famously.

We've been enduring an extended heat wave down here with temperatures in the high 90s and 100s, so I've taken the opportunity to hang out indoors and eat and sleep a lot in an attempt to bulk up. And it's working. I gained eight ounces in the past week! I also taught myself how to hold my own bottle...with my feet! My parents continue to attempt to feed me cereal from a spoon and I get angrier and angrier each time they do it. I get even by swallowing as little as possible and getting as much as I can on my face, clothes, Bumbo etc.

George discovers cereal

Hey blog fans,

Today was a big day for me. After 4 months and 10 days of eating only stuff that comes out of a bottle or my Mommy, I have now ventured into the complicated world of spoons. My parents tried to feed me something called 'cereal' with an implement they called a 'spoon.' I liked the novelty factor at first, but then I just got frustrated with the general inefficiency of cutlery. They tell me this is something that will happen more frequently in the future, but I was happy to get a bottle shortly after the cereal fiasco. Spoons are for goons.

In other news, after dinner I was rocking some dope bling up in the nurseryfoshizzle that Uncle Braden gave me. I was also frontin' my new Maple Leafs outfit from Uncle Garrett and Aunt Isla. Daddy says that this is a very important outfit and that I will have a better understanding of this Maple Leaf thing when I get my leaf tattoo, whatever that is.

That's all for now. G-unit out.

- George

George loves a pow wow

Hi everyone,

I thought you might find this interesting. Somewhere during the 1000+ mile drive home from Canada I was pretty upset and my parents tried everything to get me to stop crying. Eventually my Dad stumbled upon som pow wow drumming on the radio and that did the trick. Now that we're home again Dad has been experimenting with the magic of the pow wow drum. It turns out that I prefer the songs of the plains tribes, but in a pinch any pow wow song will do. Here is a link to a Youtube video proving that point.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfSUi7rNkf4

Journeys with George Pt. 4

Well folks, I've been back in Missouri for a few days but have been a bit tired and haven't been able to post. But now, here's what you've been waiting for, the exciting conclusion to 'Journeys with George.'

The final week of my trip was spent back at the cottage with Nana and Grampy Pete. I also met some new people including my Uncle Garrett, Aunt Isla, Uncle Braden and cousin Briana.

I also had some new experiences including my first swim in the lake and my first boat ride. I impressed my parents by reacting surprisingly well to both experiences. I just chilled out for a lot of my week there, napping, sitting in my bouncer or bumbo on the deck, getting passed around to my many relatives. All in all, we had a good time.

I ended my vacation with a bang and pooped on my Nana on my last night at the cottage. I ended up taking a bath in front of everyone. My parents say it's because I'm so cute when I take my baths but I think they did it to embarass me. Oh well, something to discuss with the therapist, I guess.

The car ride home was aggravating but now it's over and I can finally get back to my regular routine, which includes more frequent blog posts, so keep checking back!