Pointer Sister

I said Adia's new thing was pointing, well she proved how good she is at it. I took a picture of her at dinner a couple nights ago. After the flash, she started squinting and pointed at the light fixture and then the camera. I think she was trying to get a point across. Hmm.. "flash bright like light" maybe? She'll also point at whatever she wants, like more Eggo or some water to drink.


pointing at the light


pointing at the camera (and me!)


Bread Rocks!



We seem to have abandoned sippy cups for now too. She has better luck drinking out of a regular cup. I have to hold it and tip it for her or she ends up soaking wet, but she chokes and gags less on it. We're still trying to figure out how to get her off the bottle though. Once she hits a year, it's bye bye bottle for sure. It would be nice if we could wean her off it before that though.


She'd already bathed herself in water at this point.


That cup was Scott's when he was little.

The crib is out too. She absolutely, positively refuses to sleep in it, or stay asleep in it. I don't know if she gets cold or she's about to hit some new milestone, but she'll only stay asleep in bed with me. If someone would have told me that I'd still be sleeping with her at 10 1/2 months, I would have thought they were crazy. I was definitely going to have her sleeping in her crib at 6 months, and for a few weeks, that was true. Someone had other ideas though. The other night she was asleep on Scott's side of the bed when I fell asleep. I woke up 5 hours later and she was asleep on my chest. I'm still trying to figure out how that happened. Every night she ends up in that same position and it's killing my back. I do enjoy the cuddles and heat she gives off.

Adia has been eating more lately too. She demands breakfast every morning around 10am. She eats her whole wheat Eggo and 1/2 a jar of fruit with some Bee Buzz (bee shaped graham crackers). Today she gobbled down 3/4 of her Eggo and probably would have eaten the whole thing if she'd hadn't dropped part of it on the floor. She's also started eating a snack while I have lunch. I found out she loves string cheese yesterday and rye crackers.


I think she's holding a piece of toast, but I could be wrong.
After breakfast, it's shower time with Mommy. I really feel like the primate I am when we shower together. Adia clings tight to me the entire time. I feel like a chimp with a baby on her back (in my case, my front). It's sweet. Today she kept laying her head against me and rubbing her eyes. I thought the second we got out that she'd want a nap. I was wrong. She wanted to play a little bit before, snuggling up and falling asleep with her bottle. She was especially goofy while I put her diaper on and got her dressed though. She kept playing with her feet and putting them in her mouth, something she doesn't normally do anymore. She also gave me some lovely tooth grins (which she wouldn't let me capture on film) and I was able to see that her second front tooth has now broken through. No more cranky baby, hopefully or Tylenol junkie. Her fangs are very pronounced. I hope I can get another good picture of them because it's hilarious looking when she smiles huge.


Until I find a better solution at keeping Adia warm, I think walks are out. We walked down to Barnes and Noble in the middle of the day and I ended up with a babycicle on the way back. She was wearing multiple layers, including a warm snowsuit and blanket, but her hands, feet and face were like icicles. She wouldn't let me put mittens on her. I got the first one on before she realized what was happening, but when I tried to get the other one on, she spazzed out. She did not like losing her dexterity. I was thinking that maybe I could walk with her in the Kozy and a coat around us both, but I'm not sure that would work either. Why does it have to be so cold?

Oh.. and before I forget, Adia demonstrated how she can climb on the couch. She uses a pillow as a step stool and up she goes. She was rather efficient and smart. That means nothing's safe anymore. While I was brushing my teeth this morning, she tried scaling the baby gate in the bathroom too. This coming from the baby who refuses to stand alone, even though she's perfectly capable of it. She even tried climbing the cubes under the window too. We're going to be in serious trouble once she figures it out. I bet she'll try getting on top of the bench in front of the TV next. So many electronics to mess with!

And a picture to make you smile. She's really starting to love the ball popper.


That's her new happy face, by the way