Long Time No Write!!!

I suppose it is update time. My secretary really needs to be fired because she has been doing a lousy job of keeping everyone updated. I am pretty much recovered from my illness. My cellmates have been trying to get me sick again but so far they have failed!!

I have a new morning Warden and I just love her! She is so nice to me and I am always happy to see her. Actually, she has been out of town this week so I have been having to have someone else take care of me. Yesterday she said "Hi Jake" when Mommy dropped me off. Mommy said, "Hi Zachary." The temporary warden said that Jake and I look so much a like. Mommy doesn't think so because I am way cuter. Mommy also says that Jake's parents know that I am cuter too. Daddy told Mommy that he doesn't think that Jake's parents realize that I am the better looking one. Mommy told Daddy that if they don't know it then they are just blind and dumb. Mommy also quickly added that she is not biased, she is simply honest! Anyway, I got off point. This morning when Mommy dropped me off, the warden said "Hi Zachary." Mommy quickly responded, "You mean Hi Jake!" The warden laughed but said that wasn't very nice!!

Daddy and I have been doing our usual doughnut run on Saturdays. Lately we have wrapped Starbucks into our journey. The other weekend the Starbuckians gave Daddy extra shots in his coffee for some doughnuts! Can you believe that Daddy gave away some of my doughnuts just for some extra shots of coffee??? Anyway, last Saturday Daddy had the doughnut lady divide our doughnuts up into two boxes. Then we headed off to Starbucks...ha!! The doughnut swappers were off!!! It worked out though because Aunt Patty, Uncle Fester, Ryan and Jessica came over so we had doughnuts for them too. Can you believe that Uncle Fester ate all my doughnuts!!! Then he tried to get onto Aunt Patty saying she ate too many doughnuts. My Aunt Patty loves me and wouldn't eat all my doughnuts. She kept giving me the doughnuts! Daddy gave me a doughnut and a cookie for breakfast on Sunday. He got into trouble when Mommy woke up and found out that he didn't give me anything nutritious for breakfast. Mommy just needs to mind her own business. What Daddy and I decide to have for breakfast should just be between us men folk. Daddy will have to explain to me one day what he means by it just doesn't work that way.

I am still having a great love affair with the vacuum. I just love that Kirby!!!! The first thing I do every day when I get home and when I get up in the morning is to make sure that the vacuum has not left the house. The vacuum did make me mad last week because it kept falling over. Mommy got tired of me crying and screaming about it, so she spanked the vacuum, told it that it was a bad vacuum and sent it to bed without dinner. I am only 13 months old (at the time) so I can admit it without being called names. I fell for it. I was completely satisfied with the vacuum getting spanked and sent to bed without dinner. Served it right!! I had the same issue with the vacuum cleaner the next night. Mommy really thought that I might be gullible and tried punishing the vacuum again. What was she thinking??? I may have fallen for that trick once but hey, I was a day older and I wasn't going to fall for it again!!

Next topic--Tongue depressors. Sommer got into trouble because Mommy told her not to step on my two grape tongue depressors that were on the floor of the car (I have a collection of tongue depressors that the doctor gives me. I usually end up throwing them at the doctor but I like hang onto several). So what did Sommer do??? That's right, she stepped on my tongue depressors. I have been collecting them and since her nasty shoes got all over my sticks Mommy won't let me play with them. Sommer had to get me two new grape tongue depressors. Mommy says that Sommer got me a box of 50 grape tongue depressors and a box of 50 cherry tongue depressors. Mommy won't get the boxes for me and only took two replacement grapes and two penalty cherries. So now when ever I see Sommer I can beg her for a couple of tongue depressors for my collection.

We that is all for now--I think!!! Ooohhhh!! Where's Joey??

I Am Hot!!!

What a week!!! Mommy had to come fetch me from the Baby Penitentiary last Thursday because I was running a temperature!! She took me to see the doctor. I had to get a sinus x-ray taken so he could see if my sinuses were infected. Mommy was mad because the x-ray guy had Daddy operate the machine while Mommy had to stay in the hall. I guess my sinuses were sick because the doctor gave me some antibiotics that I have to take for three weeks. The doctor thinks that he hasn't been treating me long enough for my previous sinus infections and is hoping that three weeks of antibiotics and another sinus xray before that time period ends will cure the problem. I went to work with Daddy on Friday...guess what, I was running a temperature again so Aunt Kay and Uncle Carl thought they better get Mommy involved. Mommy took me to see the doctor again because my temperature was high and I wasn't looking too well. The doctor decided that I might have a virus and it would have to run its course.

Guess what, Friday night (or Saturday morning depending on if you believe the glass is half full or half empty) my temperature got up to 105 and I got to go to the emergency room. I'll tell you what, I saw Nurse Naomi there and I thought she was hotter than me if you know what mean. Anyway, they told Mommy and Daddy not to worry about my temperature because I was acting fine. Mommy told me that she doesn't care what the doctor's say, if I am running a fever of 105 she is taking me to the doctor even if I am laughing and have the biggest smile on my face.

My temperature was perfect all day Saturday and most of the day Sunday. Mommy and Sommer had a road trip planned and since all looked well they decided to go ahead and go...HA!!! They got checked into the hotel and then had to turn right back around and come home because my temperature shot up to 105. All I wanted to do is see Nurse Naomi again (Daddy was kind enough to take me to see if she was working---Okay, so maybe Mommy told him to take me there). Anyway, Nurse Naomi wasn't there so I decided that my temperature and attitude would get better so Daddy and I could go home. I laughed when Mommy walked back in the door! Anyway, I had a little fever on Monday but Mommy made me go to the doctor again anyway...just to be safe. My fever was almost gone by Tuesday morning.

Guess what else??? I got new shoes!!!! Mommy got me some Nike Shox because I have been sick. I just love my big boy shoes! Daddy is jealous because he does not have cool shoes like me!! Mommy told me to be careful because the other cellmates may try to beat me up to take my shoes. I am not too worried about it because I am the biggest boy in the room and I can take all of them on!!

Well it was back to the Baby Penitentiary today. I wasn't too happy to have to go but Mommy said that I cannot go to work this week because she wants me to be calm so I can fully recover from being sick. I tried to convince Mommy that it would be okay for me to go to work and that I could be calm there but she knows I can't control myself at work. I can't help it, I get so excited to see Aunt Kay and Uncle Carl and all my toys there!!

I Am Officially A Big Boy!!!

Mommy and Daddy finally succeeded in getting me my flu shot! I should have known that something was up when Mommy left me at home with Daddy on a Tuesday!! Oh well, I am just relieved that I don't have to worry about getting a bad case of the flu (knock on wood)!!

I have been on an apple kick lately. Mommy has to give me my apple every night before I go to bed or I won't! Daddy forgot to give me one the other night when Mommy was at the gym. I was in bed when she got home. When Mommy came to bed (she took over from Daddy sitting with me) she had a cut up apple on the night stand. Well I smelled it and sat straight up and demanded my share! It was good too!!!

Well I became an official big boy today!!! Daddy took me to get my very first hair cut today (Mommy went with us to make sure that Daddy didn't get me a hair cut to match his!)! Mommy and Daddy were real sad because I look like a big boy with my trimmed up hair. I didn't like getting a hair cut but I must admit, I look good!!

Tomorrow I am going to have brunch with Grandpa Len and Granny Bev. I know they are going to be impressed with my grown up look!!! Well that is all for now.