Did you guys have a good weekend? I had a great weekend. Sunday was my swimming lesson and I laughed almost the whole time! I went underwater and didn't fuss at all and I got to practice using my arms to scoop towards a toy. Let's be honest here, I made Mommy scoop, I just giggled and tried to chew on the toy.

The big day this weekend was Saturday! I went down for my morning nap just like normal but when I woke up we were in a park. And there were guys in armor! Mommy and Daddy are part of a historical reenactment group and it was time for one of their weekend events. I even got my own costume! Mommy made me a Viking dress like hers but in opposite colors. I got felted wool slippers that are super soft and comfy and a head-scarf to complete the look. And it didn't stop me from crawling around at all. I think I like this.

Here is a picture of me meeting my first dog. He let me pet him and everything. I got to meet a bigger dog later, a St. Bernard. She was the same age as me, Dad said, but I'm not sure how that's possible since she was much bigger! I wasn't scared though, I got to pet her too!

Here's a good shot of me in my dress. I think I look quite fetching. And you can see my little shoes too! She picked me up and we walked around the field looking at the fighters and the other people in their costumes, I got to crawl around and play with my toys and with Daddy's new scabbard, and when I got tired she put me in the sling and I napped for a whole hour. This being cute is tiring!

The cuteness never ends around here! Mommy particularly likes this shot of me in my head wrap and dress. That's our friend Ani holding me, she was nice and fed me peaches and carrots. I'm giving Mommy my best serious portrait face but you can see the smile breaking out around the edges!

Wooo! It's swimmin' time!

Last week I started swimming lessons with Mommy. We had such a good time. We sang songs and I jumped off the side of the pool (Ok, Mommy lifted me up and splashed me into the water, but I'll be jumping on my own soon!) and I even practiced kicking. At first I thought it was just a big bathtub but this is so much cooler. There are other babies and I can really splash around and I even go under water and come back up. I was a total pro, didn't cry or anything.

By the end of the class I was laughing and giggling. I wasn't a big fan of the shower we took afterwards, but I'll get used to it. We had so much fun and I can't wait to go back. I'm putting up these pictures of my new swimsuit so you can see how cool I look at the pool. I love the flowers and swirly bits, but does this swim diaper make my butt look big?

Everyone? This is Daddy. You can tell he's my daddy because no one else would let me hook my fingers into his lip and pull like this. Sometimes I do it to his nose, too. Daddy has lots of patience.

Sunday was Dr. Seuss's birthday and Daddy and Mommy and I went to the mall for Read Across America. I saw lots of Cats in the Hat and Daddy got me a book from the table of books they were giving away. He says it's a little above my current reading level but that means I have lots of books to look forward to! Daddy reads to me every night, sometimes Mommy reads a book, too. I love reading and Mommy says soon I can even have my own bookcase. It might even have my name on it!

Mommy got a new camera. Everyone beware! These are some of the early pictures she took with it and you can see she's playing around with the settings.

Some other things we're up to: I've got some new foods! I like apples, but only when they're mixed with oatmeal. I like peas and carrots, but not together yet. I even like prunes, but I have to be really hungry for them. Tomorrow I get to try sweet potatoes. Mommy's been making lots of food for me and I can't wait. There's squash and beans and broccoli and avocados and mangoes and she says even papaya someday! I'm up to two meals a day and my appetite is getting bigger. Last night I at two whole ounces of apples mixed with almost a quarter cup of oatmeal. Yum!

I'm on the move folks! First I started getting up on my knees like this:

Then I started wiggling and rocking side to side like this:

Then I started reaching out and turning to look at things like this:

And now? Now I'm like this:

That's right, just a blur! Batten down the hatches people, Chloe can crawl.

Six months old!! Check me out! These pictures are little old but I wanted to make sure my adoring public could see them. Plus? You can see the cool shoes Mom made me and my favorite soft fuzzy blue shirt. I wasn't sitting up on my own yet, but I'm getting really good at sitting in a chair.

And here's another one because.. well.. sometimes it's not all sitting up straight and behaving? Sometimes it's just lounging around chewing on the binkie with my old pal the bunny.

Mommy's pretty proud of being able to catch me doing this:

I didn't pull myself up, can't do that yet, but I like standing and holding on to the chair so I can see the cows. Of course, I can only do it for about a second but hey, it's better than not getting to see the cows at all!