Hello everybody, how was your long weekend? I spent my first Memorial Day weekend on Long Island with my family. Apparently, a lot of people drive out to the Hamptons to spend their summer weekends there, and now I know why -- I got to play outside, go for walks on the beach, and I even got to go swimming for the first time!

Here's Daddy and I going for a nice walk.



Mommy's got me all ready for my first swim!



I have to get used to the water first...



...and then here I go!



And then a little post-swim relaxing in the sun.

I didn't have room for these pictures in my last post, so here you go. It's me playing poolside with my cousin Jesse!

Sharing is good.



Jesse is pretty cute, but we know who the real cutie is...



I was only kidding, Jesse!

It's been a rough week for me. I came down with pneumonia and an ear infection, but I'm a tough girl so I'll be fine. I'm already feeling so much better! In fact, I've been well enough to just about perfect sitting up on my own, and I think that I may try this crawling thing soon.

Once I started feeling better, I got to hang out with my friends again.

Hang on, Matteo, I'm on an important call!



Here, it's for you!



Back in the swing of things with Mikey.



Me + a spoon + a pot = noise!



Reading with Mommy.

Yesterday was a day they call Mother's Day. I don't get it, isn't every day Mother's Day? Anyway, I saw a lot of mommies yesterday -- my mommy, my daddy's mommy, her mommy, and my aunt who's also a mommy.

I'm also going to a fun music class with my mommy's mommy now. Wow, this is getting confusing.

Here we are:



A new friend at music class.



Happy Mother's Day!



Fun with my cousins Ethan and Ellie.

I've been a busy bee! I'm eating 3 solid meals a day, I'm over 17 pounds now, I'm going to creative play classes with Mommy, I have teeth coming in, and I even got to visit Mommy and Daddy at their jobs. I can sit up a little bit but I'm still working on my balance.

Here's something that I realized: I've now spent more time on the "outside" than I have "inside." Cool.

Yay!



My jungle gym is still lots of fun.



Among my new favorite foods: Cheerios and Goldfish.



Lazy Sunday



On the job with Mommy