Day 158

Cheerios

Adeline I love how you are just such a good sport. Today you had a (yes as in one) cheerio stuck to your face...with snot. Then I thought it would be funny to see how many cheerios I could make stick to your face before you got really upset. Just to let you know the ones that are not sticking to your face with snot I did the whole lick and stick trick to ;) I could not stop laughing therefore needed to stop at 6. Honestly, I am really proud of myself for taking such a great picture while my body was shaking with laughter. I had to wipe tears from my eyes when the laughter finally stopped. I just could not help myself...look how c-u-t-e cute you are!!!!!

Day 157

Friends

There seems to be only one baby in the world who can handle your need to talk and touch other babies...and that's Jack. He is even more demanding with physical contact from other babies than you are. After swimming lessons today we went to Jack's house for some lunch and play time. When Jack finally woke up from his nap you would not stop talking his ear off. Then when he was finally over his groggy, I just woke up stage Jack would not stop trying to hug and kiss you. Fortunately you are a HUGE fan of other babies and will let them do pretty much anything to you as long as you can be near them. Here are a few picture Bethany snapped today from your encounter together:

Kisses From Jack.

I think you like Jack's Kisses!

Here is Jack sharing a good book with you. You were very insistant that Jack to tell the story, but you had to be the one to turn the pages...just like when you read with Mommy and Daddy.

Jack was standing up, so you wanted to try it out too...until Jack wanted to give you a hug and thus tackled you to the ground. He is such a kind and loving friend ;)

Day 156

Snakes

Adeline, today we went to a trade fair. I had you facing me in the carrier and you spent the whole time talking...to EVERYTHING. You were just so happy to be out and about and surrounded by people. You were very intrigued by the reptile booth and especially by the snakes. When we first walked up the the booth the man working the booth had a snake around his neck and you were so enticed by it that you reached right out and grabbed it...but then you were a little taken aback by how it felt that you pretty much kept your hands to yourself the rest of the time were checking out the reptiles. That did not stop you from giving them intense stares though ;)

I feed myself, mom!

So now do you not only want to feed yourself you bottle, but you also want to be in total control of your food too. When I used to give you these pouches of food to try and feed them to yourself you would just squeeze them so hard that the food would squirt out and get all over the place, but today when we tried again you were in complete control. You would take the pouch in your hand, then put your finger in the hole where the food comes out (I think to make sure there was still food in there), then finally you would put the hole to you lips and suck out all the food you could get in one long draw. You were quite pleased with yourself after learning how to eat like a big girl...you ate the whole pouch all by yourself. - P.S. make sure you take note of you hair in the picture...we are trying out a new style!

Day 155

Starbucks

As you may know Daddy and I LOVE Starbucks! Daddy works there and you and I visit there about once a week just to get a coffee and hang out, just us two girls. Well today we went just as Daddy was getting off...so the whole family got a yummy beverage, had a snack and just hung out together. You and Daddy shared a greens drink blended with ice (I thought that was really yucky, but you just loved it!) and I had my usual latte.

Day 154

Bracelet

Today you got some mail! It was what was supposed to be an anklet from Uncle Timmy...but apparently your ankles are a lot bigger than your uncle's estimation! But fortunately it fits perfectly as a bracelet! For the first 10 minutes all you wanted to do is play with it, try and rip it off and even try to eat it (no surprise there), but after that you didn't even notice it was there. It is abou the cutest baby bracelet that I ever did see! You are so happy every time you look at it, because it makes you think of your Uncle Timmy who you love very much!

Pow Wow

You went to your very frist Pow Wow this afternoon...and I do have to say you were a BIG fan! You absolutely loved it! You could not stop gyrating while sitting in my lap. You kept waving your arms and you had a beautiful, permanent smile pasted on your face. The drums were very LOUD (probably the loudest thing you have heard in your 10 months of life), but that didn't bother you. You loved watching the men and women dance and only stopped staring at their beautiful traditional regalia to look back to make sure I was watching too.

Day 153

Standing

You are not yet able to independently stand (or even pull yourself up), but you sure enjoy doing it when holding on to Mommy or Daddy or the couch or a laundry basket or the table or the side of your crib (pictured above) or even Chloe. One of your favourite things to do lately is kiss all the bugs on your mobile. And now that you can stand and hold onto your crib with one hand you are able to grab and kiss the bugs with the other. Each and every time we go into your room you stare longingly at the mobile, hoping that you will be able to kiss the bugs again...and most times I let you, because it's just so darn cute ;)

Food?

Today you came outside with Daddy and I to play while we got some much needed yard work done. I plopped you in the middle of a blanket, next to a tree, with a bucket of toys within reach and what do you do...get onto you knees and stretch as far as you can so you can reach a pinecone. You were quite fond of how it felt as you fingered it in each hand and then in both together, but you were not a fan of how it felt in your mouth nor the way it tasted on your tongue. But Daddy and I are very proud of how you are so adventurous and willing to try new things!

Day 152

And We Have Lift-Off

Wowzers Adeline! You have become so good at getting up onto your knees in such a short period of time. It fees like just the day before yesterday when you couldn't even get up onto your knees without pushing against something...oh wait that was just the day before yesterday. And today you were pushing up and you even walked you hands forward a bit (now your arms just need to coordinate with your legs). Everyone kept saying that you might not crawl, but I just kept telling them that you WOULD and I can see now that you will!

Also you were rolling up a storm today...really using rolling as a way to negotiate the obstacles of your toys. You were so excited when you made it all the way across the room right to your Mama, you could not stop laughing. Daddy calls you roly-poly-guacamole! Go Adeline Go! Keep up all the great work (we know you will not let us down ;)