Tuesday, December 4, 2007

The Tank

Gampa G and Scott have started calling Adia "The Sherman Tank". It's actually a very fitting name for her. She climbs over EVERYTHING like it's not even there. Eeyore no longer guards the kitchen entrance because he barely slows her down. Toys in front of her. No problem, up and over she goes. Laying on the floor. Your just a small speed bump that doesn't even register. It's crazy! She's also pulling up on everything too. I'm waiting for her to be able to climb on the couch. She can easily go from sitting, crawling, standing and back again without even blinking an eye. It's like she's been doing it for years.

Today was spent with Gampa G. We ate breakfast together and Adia was actually interested in eating. She mostly ate cheerios and my instant oatmeal, but I got a few bites of baby oatmeal and pears in her. Then she turned into cranky pants, so it was nap time. She slept for a good hour and woke happy and refreshed. It was terrific. I cleaned out her toy basket while she attacked me. I tried playing with her, but she deliberately turned her back on me.




We've been trying to limit her TV time because she's very much a floor tater tot. It's awful how addicted she already is. You can see her brain shut down every time she looks at it. She did get cranky again though so I put on Lilo and Stitch for background noise. She ended up falling asleep with a bottle in Gampa G's lap. I think he was surprised at how little maintenance she was today. She mostly played by herself and slept. Not really demanding for much of the time. She was also in a really silly mood.

Gampa G left after Scott got home and we headed out for dinner. Adia was good a dinner, but also incredibly loud. If I didn't feed her yogurt fast enough or give her cheerios quick enough, she started babbling at the top of her lungs. It wasn't too quiet in the restaurant, but she was audible enough. She finished her entire yogurt without making too big a mess. The cheerios and puffs are another story. When Scott picked her up, she had at least a dozen stuck to her butt. And the floor! I'm really surprised she managed to eat any of them. I really felt bad for the mess she left. At least they're easy to clean up.


Adia almost fell asleep on the car ride home. Scott stripped her down to a diaper when we got home to get ready for her bath, but she wasn't interested in bathing. She wanted to play. We played for at least 30 minutes and had a blast. I even turned on Adia's Christmas cd and she started dancing. She really loves music.




She started to get a little cranky so we headed to the bathroom. She stood next to the tub and watched the water before trying to take off to investigate the toilet. She doesn't stay put for long. She had fun in the tub. She probably would have stayed in longer, but she kept trying to stand up. Scott picked her up and tossed her hooded towel over her head. Apparently it wasn't the best toss because it was nearly backwards and she couldn't see at all. Scott took her out to the living room while I cleaned up the bathroom. Seconds later I heard giggling, coming from Scott. Adia was trying to crawl around with the towel in front of her face. She was also trying to pull it off her head, but she was pulling it farther down her face. Her top half was completely covered, but her butt was sticking out.


Once he finally got her dried off and dressed, he handed her to me on the couch. She snuggled up and drank her bottle. She was out cold by 9:30. Since I'm still not supposed to be picking her up and carrying her, Scott carefully picked her up and took her to the crib. She didn't wake when Scott laid her down so we thought we were good for the night. We weren't. 15 minutes later she was up again. I carefully picked her up and burped her. She let out two HUGE burps and started to go back to sleep. I had her out again, but it was nearly impossible for me to lay her back down. She woke the second she hit the mattress. Then she was Scott's responsibility. I haven't checked, but I think they're both asleep on the floor of Adia's room.

Hopefully she has a good night tonight. Tomorrow is her second flu shot and then I have a post op appointment. We also have a million errands to run.