...but this was my favorite part of the weekend!

i just wanted to share another picture of me and my doggie together. he is so happy to have me here that now he's sleeping on top of me!!!

this weekend was a HOOT!

just thought i'd share a little bit about my third full weekend here in this world. it was jam-packed; we did so much that i slept for almost 5 hours straight two nights in a row (let's hope tonight goes just as well!). let's not talk about the night before that though...i thought mom and dad were going to go crazy because that night i cried for 5 hours straight!

anyway, yesterday we had a big pasta dinner with all my grandparents, mom and dad, and uncle eric. it looked and smelled really good but i just wanted to sleep through the whole thing!

today, i went for a walk with mom, dad, nana, gramps, and charley. again, i slept through the whole thing (notice a trend here?). we took some pics to capture the moment ;)

me, nana, and gramps...

me, mom, and dad...

after our walk, charley and i were tired, even though i slept through the whole walk...

good thing i woke up just in time for the bears to play the bengals, dad and uncle eric's favorite teams! dad told me to "look tough" for this picture...it's pretty hard to look tough though when you are wearing clothes that say "little pumpkin" on them!

happy birthday, nana!

nana, i just wanted to wish you a special day from your favorite grandchild (oh wait, i am your only grandchild!). i am excited to see you this weekend! i love you!

just pretend i am in this picture with you...mom didn't have any with us together so i had to improvise.

OWL these pictures are of ME!

for those of you whom i have yet to meet, i thought i'd post some pictures of me since my first day here.

unfortunately, mom and dad have been busy feeding me and changing diapers, and most of the pictures are at my grandma tina's house and in my auntie leelee's twitter account ;) but let me show you some of the pictures that mom and dad have had time to take of me!

my first minutes of life...

my comfy outfit in the hospital...

my first day home...mom and dad were being silly and wanted to see how small i looked in my new crib...

my first ride in my new stroller...they really bundled me up!

just yesterday...my mom made me show you this because it's her favorite outfit and my dad made me show you because i was wearing his favorite hat. go yankees! (turn your head, i am still learning how to work this blog thing.)

speaking of soft pretzels...

so i played a trick on dad today. the smell of soft pretzels filled the air. literally! after i ate, dad changed my diaper...or at least attempted to, but i had something else in mind.

mom was upstairs with auntie leelee and heard dad scream and ask for help. when she came into my bedroom, she saw that i left 'soft pretzels' on the carpet, the diaper genie, the crib, the mattress, the crib skirt, the wall, and worst of all...the brand new personalized pictures that she bought to hang above my crib.

all dad could do was laugh. later i heard him telling mom that he will remember that moment forever. and good thing auntie leelee remembered to capture the scene on camera so we could share it with all of you too! notice that they had to take my entire crib apart to clean everything!

i love OWL this attention!

hi, world!

it's me, joey. joey andolina.

nice to meet you!

my mom and dad told me to start this blog for all my friends and family who don't get to see me a lot. (i mean, i can't even talk yet and i'm writing a blog.)

i was a little guy when i was born (6 lbs., 11 oz., 18.25 in.), but i'm getting bigger and bigger every day. i'm already up to 7 lbs., 2 oz. and a whole inch longer after being home for only two weeks!

(btw, this place called "home" is pretty cool. we have a great view of downtown cleveland from our roof!)

dad's already got me cheering for the yankees and the bears (and something called a fantasy football league), and mommy is dressing me in owl outfits almost every day.

mom and dad are pretty funny too. so far, their best joke is when they say my poopy diapers smell like soft pretzels. maybe that's because mommy ate so many of them when i was in her belly!

daddy goes back to work tomorrow, so things are going to be interesting around here. come back soon for an update!

xoxo -
joey