La cuisine

The kitchen is one of my favorite rooms in the house. Not only do I get to eat yummy things here, like apple sauce and bananas, but I get to watch Mommy and Daddy cook and do the dishes. They look like they are having fun!

La Garderie

I have started going to a place called the "halte garderie." It is a place where they put lots of kids together without their parents! It is pretty nice. They have big playmats, and a little corner for the "bébés." For some reason they keep trying to put me in the "coin bébé" even though I am a big boy! I don't understand that at all. It reminds me of when my parents refuse to let me slide off the couch so that I can walk around on my own. Everyone is always trying to hold me back.

I discovered a new food I like - Cheerios! Mommy was complaining about them because apparently the multi-national corporation Nestlé only makes sweet cheerios, whereas on her home planet she can have plain cheerios. But I have to say, they taste pretty good!

I like bathtime, as you can see from the big smile on my face! I get to sit up and splash water around. Plus I have my own rubber ducky!

Busy Busy Busy

I guess you've noticed I've been away for a while! My life has been terribly exciting in the past month, so I've hardly had any time to update my blog. But I finally have a few moments to look back on all of the wonderful things I have been doing! First, there was Mom-Mom and Pop-Pop's visit to Toulouse. We had a lot of fun jogging, walking, and shopping. They liked to take me to the market, too! Here we are relaxing at home.

Then I went to spend time with my other grandparents, Mabé and Papé, in Trets, not to mention my great-grandparents, Pageo and Nanou. I started to discover all sorts of wonderful things, like Léo Le Chien. Plus I learned how to slide backwards on my tummy. I'm finding it to be quite practical for getting around, except when I end up stuck under an armchair! One of these days I might try going forwards, but I think backwards is pretty fun. You never know where you might end up. I also started trying lots of new foods and even ate my first cookie! I have almost four teeth now, which is going to come in handy for eating all the things that Mommy and Daddy seem to like to eat.

After Trets, we went to La Rouine to pick up Daddy. He and Papé took me to see snow! I hadn't seen snow since I was a little baby in New York. It was quite tiring going through all that snow. Afterwards I was happy to relax with Mabé for a while.

I also saw something really exciting in the Alps - little lambs! I don't have any pictures of them, but they were very cute. Not as cute as me, of course, but they reminded me of my stuffed animal Noé l'Agneau. He sleeps with me at night and I like to chew on his ears.

I also developed a new interest in watercolor painting. Actually, to be honest, my real interest is in eating paper, but I have been learning about a few other things on the side, too!

Quoi de neuf?

Mommy and Daddy have been so busy unpacking things from boxes (including my beloved swing!) that they haven't had a chance to update my blog! So I bet you are wondering what I have been doing.


Well, first off, we got back to France, and we went to visit Mabé and Papé for a weekend. It was quite relaxing.

Then, Mommy went to work for a few days so I got to stay home with Daddy. It was fun hanging out, just us guys.

And there's one more big thing - I started eating solid foods! Well, they call them solids, but they are still pretty mushy. So far, I like sweet potatoes, but I'm not sure about zucchini. I like carrots when they're nice and mushy too. But my favorite thing in the whole world, besides Mommy's milk, is apple sauce!!!

Uncle Gary

This is me with my Uncle Gary. Don't we look cute? When I first got to California I went to Uncle Gary's house and saw Cousin Julianne. She is bigger than me and she already likes to read books!



But we had to go back to Irvine to meet Daddy, too. I saw my aunties Mary, Belle and Nina. They are like my Grandma - they like to spoil me!

Dada Dada

Mommy and Mom-mom think it is funny that I say Dada all day long. They think I miss my Daddy. Mommy says he is coming soon, now that he is done with his big interview! That will be fun. I have been having fun playing with cousin Julianne and her parents, though, too. Julianne always comes to check on my when I cry. She thinks it is mean when my parents put me in my crib and I don't feel like sleeping!

We are going back to Irvine to wait for Daddy tomorrow. I will miss San Francisco and the big bridge. I don't even need a night light here, because there are lots of lights on the bridge!

California Adventures!

I guess you have been wondering where I have been lately. Last Thursday Mommy took me on a big plane and we got to see clouds and mountains from way up high, and then we arrived in California, where we saw Mom-mom, Pop-pop, Uncle Gary, Aunt Michelle, and cousin Julianne, and even Everett and Griffin, who are big boys. The big kids like to run around and make lots of noise. I wish I was bigger so I could play with them.

I have been having a good time, though Mommy was complaining because it took me a while to learn to sleep here. I have teeth growing in too, which means I will be able to eat real food soon. Though I am not sure I am ready for that. Last night Mommy ran off and Mom-mom tried to give me formula, and I said no, no, no!

I can almost sit up on my own, and I roll over when I need to reach my toys. But my favorite thing is still jumping up and down!