Wednesday, but not Wordless!

Hard to keep up with everything these days!! Especially this wild child! Lincoln is into EVERYTHING!! As you can tell by this picture, he is pushing everything around the house. Dining room chairs, toys, the ottoman, boxes - pretty much anything tall enough for him to push! We are expecting him to take off walking any day now, but he's obviously working on his own time. He had his first "real" sickness this week - rotovirus... Yuck... Lasted a good four days! He was a little whiney, but never really acted sick. I assumed it was molars coming in when it started!! So, mommy got to learn about the BRAT diet this week!

On another note, we are getting AWFULLY close to a BIG birthday!!! Only a couple more weeks and Lincoln will be 1!! Hard to believe... We are planning a Halloween birthday party with some of Lincoln's buddies. Obviously, I'm more excited about it than he is! But, I have to know, what in the world do you get a one year old?? I'm completely stumped...

Such a happy boy...

So, this week is Fall Festival. My personal favorite thing in Evansville. Mom was up Monday babysitting, so I conned her into going with us. Then yesterday, my brother and sis-in-law were here (they wanted to experience the festival, too!). What a great day it was for the festival. The temperature was perfect - as was the food. The big new thing this year is "turkey testicles" - and yes, they actually really are turkey testicles. We just had to try them, to say we did. I don't recommend them.... Anywho, if you happened to catch Regis and Kelly this morning, they even mentioned it!! Who knew famous people would publicly recognize Evansville for turkey testicles?? Nice... On a much better note, we have learned that Lincoln LOVES chicken and dumplings, puppy chow, and Bread pudding thanks to the festival! I'm proud to say I think he likes it as much as I do!

This boy is talking up a storm these days. He's now saying "Moo" (for Moose), "woo-woo" (for woof-woof), and when you even mention the word food or hungry, he starts smacking his lips! Yes, this child is not particular when it comes to eating. The only thing we've found so far that he's not wild about it applesauce - and he'll eat it, mind you! He just doesn't LOVE it like he does everything else.

Might I mention that we've also become a semi-professional dancer? Anytime upbeat music comes on the TV or radio, Lincoln starts jammin! I mean, he really gets down! It is hilarious! Too bad you can't really tell it in a picture!

We are still hanging in there with 8 teeth. He's learned NOT to bite - now he'll pretend to bite, but won't really bite down. He mostly just kisses now. And he really loves to kiss Moose. Speaking of Moose, he's also learned not to pinch the dog. He now pats him just like we do. And we are afraid he may be learning a little too much from Mr. Moose. His favorite new way to transport toys around is in his mouth, just like the dog does it!

And we really like to pretend to talk on the phone. As you can tell in the picture... He will pick up any phone and put it up to his ear (well, around his ear) and say "uh-uh." And in case I hadn't mentioned it before, he can comb his hair now too. According to my great-grandma, that means he's old enough for a whippin!

11 Months old today!
Well, I'm sure I'm leaving a lot of important milestones out here, but I'll catch up on the next post. We should have some new family photos coming soon too!!