Baby

I am not sure what Christmas is all about yet, but I know there is a sleeping baby and a manger involved. I REALLY hope that doesn't mean they put me in a trough to sleep....surely not. Right? Hate to say this, but I am accustomed to my 400 thread count sheets and I am not ready to rough it. I do like the idea of three wise men bringing me gifts and angels singing all around me though...that would be kind of cool. What I don't understand is why they keep calling the baby, Jesus and the mommy, Mary. My name is MARIA, and mommy's name is MOMMY. Mary is grandma and yia yia's name. I think they have everybody mixed up.

Winter

Buuurrrrrrrrr! This weather stinks. Can we go back to Key West?

Food strike

I decided I am over my food strike. There really wasn't any good reason for it, but just thought I would mix things up a bit. I could just say I was proving the point that I can get all my nutrients from milk and food is only an extra, but really I just thought I would have some fun with mommy. :)

Sitting and scooting

I am moving and shakin' with the best of them! This sitting up thing is easy peasy now and although I haven't quite figured out how to move forward, I can definitely move backward without a problem. There's no stopping me! Mommy and daddy keep on saying it's time for baby proofing, but I am totally fine....I know exactly what I am doing (most of the time, or at least some of the time...maybe).

Busy

Wow, I can't believe 3 weeks have passed since my last entry. It has not been because I've been slackin' - it has been pretty busy around here. First, we went to Michigan to celebrate Thanksgiving with Grandpa, Grandma, great Grandpa, great Aunt Carol, Uncle Kev and Aunt Tia and cousins Renee, Elijah, Claudia, and Julia. Everybody else had turkey, but I thought I would stick to my vegetarian diet and had sweet potatoes and squash. We stayed an extra day b/c mommy got sick and after we got back home, then daddy got sick. I am just glad I did not get what they had...yikes. Then last week we were in Key West for a week. I will write more on that later....I need to go practice sitting up and working up an appetite now.

Cold

I think I may have my first cold. My nose has been a snotty mess for the last week. The whole running nose and snot sucker thing is getting old. I get it, I need to blow the snot out, but come on...can you give me a little help...maybe some pepper or something to make me sneeze? Although mommy thinks she is pretty clever by buying a cute blue elephant sucker thinking I will be distracted by its cutest and not notice her sticking it up my nose.....HELLO MOMMY....I know what you are doing!

Anyway, I just started a real cough (I have this fake cough I do for mommy and daddy when I want them to look at me - it was pretty effective at first, but I think it is losing some of its impact). The cough is what tipped me off this might be a full on cold. Ugh.

Big girl

I am a big girl now (sort of). I am wearing big girl clothes and I am sitting up almost on my own - although I get pretty weebly wobbly when I don't focus. I've got to stop getting distracted....it's hard though...so many colorful things to look at and so many sounds to follow all around me. Am particulary enjoying the Marco and Zoe show that seems fairly consistent every evening. They are definitely good dinner entertainment despite mommy's frustration with them. Anyway....sorry, got distracted :) I am going tonight for a weigh in and am really feeling good about my extra cushioning that I've put on. Really think I might have gained a whole pound, but I do not want to get overly optimistic.

Change

I vote for change... which includes the following: changing my outfits a couple times a day, changing my food selection every few days (sweet potatoes, sweet peas, carrots, maybe mixing something new in there as well), changing my hair style (hair, no hair, fringe, peach fuzz), changing the times I wake up during the night (3am, 4am, 5am - there are so many options with this one), and most important, diaper change!

Daddy's little ghoul

Happy Halloween! I was listening to NPR (national public radio) this morning and heard that despite the economy, there is no holding back on spending for Halloween. Mommy tried to be strong against the evil marketing temptation and did not buy me a costume, but instead had me in hallow gear for the last three days....am not really sure how that translates to refraining, but I am only 6 months old so what do I know. I am looking forward to another color besides black and orange next week though!

Today I am going as daddy's little ghoul....ghost hat by target - $1, boo socks by babies r us - $2, onesie and pants by old navy- $5, daddy - priceless.

Food

Last week mommy started feeding me this horrible concoction of slop. I think she said it was called rice cereal. It was vial and I had to get a little dramatic to communicate my dislike for it, but I feel it was merited.

Then yesterday to my delicious surprise she gave me sweet potatoes. Now that's what I am talking about...give me some more of that!

Daddy's birthday

Daddy told me a secret this weekend and I almost fell over in shock (well I guess I fall over a lot, but I am not being literal this time). Since I am the only one that reads my diary, I will just say it....daddy turned 39 YEARS OLD! Wow, that is ancient! Did they even have BPA free bottles and organic rice cereal? Were there such things as Baby Einstein, Sprout Pouches, and Mylicon (a few of my favorite things) back then? How did he survive!

TS Anonymous Meeting

Hello. My name is Maria Poulakidas and I am a thumb sucker.

I hear step one is to admit your behavior.

Pumpkin patch

A couple weekends ago (I know, I am getting way behind on my posts....if mommy would just remember to download photos, I could be on top of it. Anyway....) we went to Beasley Orchards just outside of Indianapolis. It was so much fun! There was hayride that took us to a HUGE pumpkin patch with pumpkins as big as me in it. We had cream soda, well mommy went first and I got it about an hour after that, and daddy had a walking taco.....it kept walking all the way home too (and they say I am a stinker!). I learned that mosquitos love me which I am not happy about.....they had an all out attack on me...one got me right by the eye, another on the side of my head, and the queen squeeter got me on my foot which swelled up and blistered. But, the coolest part of the day was the corn maze. I was so worried that we would get lost in it and be there forever since mommy and daddy are so directionally challenged--I even suggested they go get their GPS unit out of the car, but they acted like I was talking jibberish. Thank goodness we made it through!

Birthday party

I went to my first birthday party on October 1st for my sweetie Liam. It was his 1st birthday (I love older boys! Don't tell mommy and daddy though as they might start to worry....I don't want daddy to start talking about guns again). Anyway, there were Elmo cupcakes, potato chips, and ice cream...oh my! I dressed up in my Marie Antoinette "let me eat cake" outfit and tried to get me some cake. When I was with Aunt Holly I came so close, but Liam saw me going for his special cake and foiled my plan. Rats....next time I guess.

After the cake fiasco, I thought Liam decided to make it up to me by playing me a song on his brand new baby grand piano. Although when he put out his hat for tips, I realized he was playing for the crowd, and not just me. Double rats.

Sisterhood

I want to give a shout out to my new friend Briley Lynn who arrived October 8th. Power to the sisterhood! And congrats to Kris and Stacey and mammow...they were a lot of fun at the hospital when I went to visit. Now I am not one to talk with the fringe that I have going on, but while at the hospital I actually saw a girl with a mullet! Unbelievable.

Trickery

Mommy thinks she is tricking me at DayCare by mixing breastmilk in formula so I will drink it.....but I am on to her. Ms. Judy at DayCare says I am too smart for my own good. I would just say that I have a very refined palette and only like the best. This formula stuff is for the birds.

Friend

Marco and I have been bonding lately now that I have my phat mini pad on the floor. It is totally souped up with all the latest technology. I invite him over to play and he loves the surround sound I can make. Zoe gets jealous a lot, but I figure that is normal sister rivalry. Last night he started telling me what he and Zoe were getting up to while mommy and daddy were downstairs, but I better stop there because he told me not to tell anyone. Although, I think daddy might have figured it out when he was walking through the kitchen and called out Marco's name and said something about a wet sock.

Debate

Daddy is helping me prepare for the debate this evening. The US seems to be in a hole and there are some things that need to be said. I am ready to bring my red meat (even if it is pureed a bit).

Song

Mommy loves to sing to me and my favorite song is "if you're happy and you know it clap your feet"....wait...or is it clap your hands? I can't remember now...although I am pretty sure there is something about feet in it because it is my favorite part.

I spy

Daddy and I were trying to sneak up on mommy working in the kitchen, but daddy's fro totally gave us away!

Coffee

Mmmm, coffee.....if I can just get a little closer.....I think I can reach it.... Mommy said this was the juice of life so it must be good!

ChaCha

ChaCha to the left.....chacha to the right.....

So what....I know I have a bit of a leak on my mouth and can't make it seem to stop dripping all over my outfit. I tried to pull my pants up far enough to cover it, but they didn't reach.

Greek Fest

This weekend we went to celebrate with other people who eat, drink, talk, and talk about the next time they are going to eat and drink....yasou Greek Fest !!! Grandpa, Grandma, mommy and daddy all went to celebrate our greekness. Mommy told me how she and daddy got married at the church we were at for the festival and they had MANY prayers for her to be fertile. She said was very glad for those prayers because they helped me to arrive.

I ended up taking a little snooze at first, but I was ready to go when the dancing began. The greek dancers did a pretty good job, but I think I could have done better. I've got these moves that are untouchable. In the market area, daddy put this hat on me that matched mommy's and we looked like total tools, but they seemed to think yia yia and papou would like it.

Labor Day Weekend

This weekend mommy, daddy and me hung by the pool and relaxed. It was wonderful! I can totally get used to this kind of life. By the way, is this an occupation?
Also, I was able to fit into my cool bathing suit that I have been wanting to wear all summer. All this eating is hard work! The benefits are paying off though - I've got an extra chin that mommy likes to tickle, a buddha belly that daddy likes to rub and chunky monkey legs that I am sure will be some use to me sooner or later.

Zzzzzz

Sorry, but I need to squeeze in a a little cat nap.....the party can go on without me!

4 months

I can't believe it...I am four months old! Where does the time go.... Unfortunately with being 4 months, I had to get more shots which I didn't much like, but it is okay now...I barely remember it. Also with age, apparently comes weight...I weighed in at 9lbs 13oz. this week. Hurrah! My life has been pretty cake lately...a little nap here...a little boob snack there...some smiling/laughing in between. I have been trying to communicate to mommy and daddy, but they just look back at me all crazy and make these weird faces and noises back. Do they not hear what I am saying! I tested this theory the other day and confirmed....I said you have something in your teeth mommy, but she just smiled bigger showing it off. I swear...sometimes I get so embarrassed being with them in public.

Aunt and Uncle

I have a new Aunt and two new cousins! Hurrah! Uncle Kev got married this past weekend. The wedding was beautiful...it made me cry a bit, but I pulled it together. The ceremony was at this romantic french chateau with gorgeous gardens. We took tons of photos there. I totally want to get married there when I am older.

Also, it just so happens that I was a bit gassy that day (maybe it was something I ate...or mom ate) and while I was sitting there in the middle of the prayer I started to feel something well up. Luckily I made it through without releasing the Crackin, but if it would snuck out, I guess I could have blamed it on daddy.

Love

Ahhh....I love you!!!! I think I have contracted love tourettes from mommy and daddy as I keep having these random outbursts of pure joy.

Etiquette

Ummmmmmm.......I don't think this is proper date etiquette. Daddy said that when I get older.....blah, blah, blah......he has a gun......blah, blah, blah..... I am not sure what he was talking about, but he assured me we would revisit this conversation later.