Baby in a Basket

I needed something cute to look at while I folded laundry, so I put her in the basket.  Of course she thought it was great fun.

7 months

I can't believe Adeline is seven months old already (as of the 21st, I am so behind!)...and getting more precious by the minute.  She says Mamama now and seems to understand what it means.  She also says Dadada but I don't think she connects it with Daddy yet.  I got a kick out of watching her with her Daddy yesterday.  Every time she said "Dadada" he would say "What?" and she would look surprised.  She cut her two bottom front teeth last week.  There was one day that she was really fussy and when she was hurting and distressed she would hold her arms up to be picked up (another first) and cry "MAMAMAMA!"  It was so pitiful and cute.  Then she proceeded to bite my chin, which is how I discovered her first tooth!  She wants to get her hands on anything Mommy or Daddy has.  She is sure that my computer is a fabulous toy since I play with it so much.  We found out completely by accident that she loves the theme song/intro from Star Trek: The Next Generation.  We don't have the TV on much and she never pays attention to it, except one day she was sitting there when the show came on and she bobbed around to the song.  Now every time we play it for her she gets a big smile on her face and sometimes she even laughs.  I don't know why she likes it so much, but it is hilarious!  She begs Daddy for a sip of whatever he is drinking by leaning towards him, staring at his cup and smacking her lips.  She loves getting out of the house and riding around in her stroller at the mall or anywhere there is shopping to be done.  She pays attention to everything like she is trying to figure it all out.  I took her to the post office with me last week and she stared intently at the lady behind the counter and watched everything she did, to the point that another woman working there noticed and commented on it.  I love you sweet girl!

Sassy Addy

Mother's Day, Turning 30 and Miscellaneous Cuteness

I had a wonderful weekend.  On Saturday I turned 30.  I think it was my best birthday so far.  My Mom came to visit for the weekend, and my Grandma stopped by for a little while too.  On my birthday Mama cooked a delicious lunch for us and had a beautiful and very tasty chocolate cake for me.  My wonderful husband took me out to dinner on Saturday night, just the two of us, for the first time in a long time.  On Sunday, we spent time together as a family, and Mama and I did a little shopping together.  I am very blessed to have such a wonderful family and this precious little girl for my first Mother's Day.  My husband bought me flowers for Mother's Day, from him and Addy of course.  He says it was her idea.  For my birthday he got me a new laptop to replace my 5-year old one that was on its last leg.  I am a lucky woman!

Puppy Dog

Addy's Grandpa (my Dad) sent her a stuffed beagle puppy.  This was her reaction when I took it out of the box and gave it to her.  She loves it!  We had two different beagles when I was growing up, both named Poochie.  What can I say, we are not very original with our pet names in my family and we like to reuse them!  Poochie II is 13 years old now and still living with my Dad.  I got Poochie when I was 17 and he was a very cute 5 week old puppy.  It was a lot like taking care of a baby actually. Except the potty training started immediately and I'm pretty sure he was weaned on the day I took him home.  I swaddled him so I could put him down in his little crate at night and he wouldn't cry.  Don't laugh, it works for puppies too!  So now Addy has a little pet substitute until she is old enough for the real thing :)  It was funny to watch her interact with her stuffed puppy.

When she started biting it, I was definitely glad we are waiting for the real thing until she is older!

She's 6 months old!

Adeline is 6 months old today.  I can hardly believe it's been that long.   Just last night she perfected sitting unsupported for a few minutes at a time.  Until yesterday, she could sit only long enough for me to snap one or two pictures and then she would topple over.  I love you sweet little girl!  Your mama is so proud to have such a precious and wonderful baby.

Here is a little video I took of her sitting last night...

Wordless Wednesday - Sweetness Herself

Easter Baby

This is the first time Addy's really been outside for more than a few minutes since it got so warm.  She was so distracted by everything that was going on it was hard to get her attention.  Her cousins did a little easter egg hunt in our yard and we took pictures of the kids together.  Addy was fascinated by the brightly colored plastic eggs.  Precious!

Those are MY eggs!

Cutest little Easter Bunny