5 Months Old and Already a World Traveller

Hi Everyone,

It's me Caspian writing the blog. Mommy has been so busy, she's been neglecting my blog. So finally I got so fed up, I decided to do the blog entry myself. I know it's been awhile since the last entry, and I've grown up a lot. On May 1st, I turned 5 months old. Mommy just about cried when she realized how fast the time is going by. I told her, "Don't worry Mommy, I'll still be cute for a long time, until I hit about 13 years old" ;).

As the title of this entry suggests, I am also now a World Travelller! Well, ok, a North American Traveller at least. Earlier this month (for two weeks at the beginning of April), Mommy, Daddy, Grandma Jan and I went to Orlando, Florida! The vacation was really for Mommy and Daddy. I just came along for the ride and Grandma came to take care of me. But I had a lot of fun too! The trip there was really long, we drove to Calgary, flew to Toronto, waited 4 hours, flew to Fort Lauderdale, and then drove another three and a half hours to Orlando. I am such a good traveller though. I slept through both flights. When we got off the plane, the attendants commented that I was so quiet they forgot there was a baby on the airplane!

In Orlando, we went to all the major amusement parks. Four Disney World parks, two Universal Orlando parks (Universal Studios and Islands of Adventure), and Seaworld. My favourite parks were Seaworld and Animal Kingdom in Disney World. At Seaworld, I loved walking through the huge aquarium with fish swimming all around me, and I liked the Dolphin Show, with dolphins, acrobats, and parrots. At the Animal Kingdom, we went to see a Lion King show. The music, acrobats and bright colours made me get so excited I was almost jumping up and down!

Mommy and Daddy liked Universal Orlando the best. They bought passes that allowed them to skip the lineups at the rides for one day and they went on rides all day while Grandma took care of me at the park. They felt like kids again. I guess I have to allow that every once in awhile.

We also went to Sunday Gospel Brunch at the House of Blues in Downtown Disney. It was great Louisiana food, and awesome southern gospel music. I loved the music! And after the show, I met one of singers and she said to me "God bless him" in her cute southern accent. Actually, I heard that a lot from all the southern ladies.

Since the last entry, I have grown in leaps and bounds. I am now about 26 inches long and about 19 pounds. I'm still in the 95th percentile for weight and wearing 12 to 18 month size clothes. I have such a cute little Budha Belly that not a lot of pants with waists fit me (they're too small), so Mommy has learned to buy lots of stretchy one piece outfits. My parents are getting a good workout carrying me around. I think I'll be a Eskimos Linebacker when I grow up.

As for my new skills and developments - typing is one of them (just kidding). I have learned many things in the last two months. I have learned to grasp toys and manipulate toys (like spinning them) - I can shake my rattle on my own now. I can grab my feet (I found them in Orlando where I was left barefoot most of the time, and naked half the time) - now my feet are one of my favourite toys! In fact I can almost grab things with my feet, they are like an extra pair of hands. I can laugh - which Mommy and Daddy absolutely LOVE! They do everything they can to make me laugh and sometimes I oblige them. But what makes me laugh always changes, so they have to be creative. And my most recent development is that I can sit up all by myself! I just mastered this skill in the last few days. Daddy loved to get me to practice sitting on the bed, where I topple from side to side like a wobbly weeble. I can also stand with support (all I need to do is hold someone's hands). I'm also teething now. No teeth have appeared yet, but Mommy's watching carefully. For some reason, Mommy's not too excited about me getting teeth. I'm not sure why. Maybe it has something to do with the fact that I bite her with my gums when I'm eating, and then when she scolds me, I smile at her. What can I say? I'm charming!

Anyway, I have to go now, it's my nap time. Hope everyone enjoyed my blog entry! Keep in touch!

Love,
Prince Caspian

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