Week 37

Dear Zayde,


I guess the secret is out.  I assumed (foolishly) that Daddy would keep my crawling under wraps, but he decided to blab this new development all over town.  He even captured some of my early morning crawling on video to prove to everyone that he wasn't fabricating these episodes.  I suppose this means I learned that Daddy only keeps certain secrets, such as that time I peed on him on the way to the bathtub or the day he let me put the remote control in my mouth.  Those buttons were tastier than I'd ever dreamed.

On the topic of Daddy, this week I learned that sometimes he takes his suitcases to work.  On Saturday, Daddy put his pin striped suits and fanciest ties into his suitcases and loaded everything into his car before leaving for work.  He and Mommy seemed sad that he was taking his suitcases.  My baby senses indicate that something strange is happening.  I promise to keep you in the loop.

This week I learned that being in the sun changes the color of skin.  Mommy always covers me with gobs of sunblock and protective clothing, but the Florida sun is mighty powerful, and the result is a pleasant "glow" on my once alabaster cheeks and forearms and legs.  I don't think anyone would have noticed if it hadn't been for the tiny tan lines created by the indentation between the plush rolls on my arms and hands.  (Mommy says that someday I'll have wrists where these indentations currently reside.)  It looks like I'm wearing very thin white bracelets, which makes me a trend setter.

I need to cut this short so that I can crawl over to the shelves.  Mommy finally took my advice and replaced those useless picture frames and glass vases with stacks of my favorite board books and the plush blocks that she loves to stack but I prefer splayed across the floor.  (She also put plastic things in all the electrical outlets and rubber boarders on the coffee table, but I don't see the fun in those home "improvements.")  Today I shall practice removing each item, in turn, from its place on the shelves and arranging the lot in a semi-circle around myself for easier access.  It's all about efficiency and user-friendly design.


More mobile than ever,
Zelda