it's been awhile

Sorry there's been on posts lately. I've been sick, Adia hasn't been sleeping well and just haven't had the strength or energy to blog. So this will be an update on the last few days.

We headed back to DiDi's on Saturday so we could attend my friend's daughter's 1st birthday. Adia slept most of the way and so did Tanae. We made a quick stop at Freddie's to grab a present for the birthday girl. Adia tried out the Kozy again. I didn't have it folded enough and she could barely see over the top. Somedays it just doesn't get on right. Tanae kept grabbing Adia's hand or trying to hug her. When we got back to DiDi's we fed both kids and then got ready for the party. We were a little worried that Tanae would take apart the house, but for once in her life she was actually shy. Adia was the livewire instead. She started squealing and babbing. She really liked watching the other kids.

When we got back, we tried to get both babies to take naps. That never seems to work. Tanae completely refused, even though she was exhausted, but Adia did fall asleep. She woke up happy. By then it was dinnertime. Adia sat on my lap while she ate. She had fruit cheerios for the first time and LOVED them. Next time we got to the store we're going to have to buy some. She also almost ate an entire yobaby. That was a surprise, but she just kept opening her mouth for more. Then it was bathtime. She didn't last too long in the tub, but she still had fun.

I thought she'd go to sleep quickly, but that didn't happen either. Instead she wanted to play with Tanae. They did play for quite awhile and we were both terrified that Tanae was either going to fall and hurt herself or land on Adia. Well, she did fall and reopened her wound from last week. She was a very unhappy camper. After DiDi washed her up and gave her Tylenol, I shared some ice cream with her and she was back to her silly goofy self. Adia was still wanting to play. She managed to crawl/inchworm to the coffee table and pull herself up. She did it all by herself and boy did she look proud. She had the biggest grin and then surprised us all by taking a few steps too.

Shortly after all that excitement Adia and Tanae fell asleep. DiDi and I followed shortly after. Adia slept pretty well. She only woke up a few times and after she woke up around 5am, my mom took her. She was up for the day at 8ish and quickly learned that the more noise you make, the more likely you are to wake up Tanae. DiDi said that every time Adia made noise, Tanae would twitch and then Adia would grin. She eventually succeeded in waking up Tanae, who was not entirely happy to be awake, but when she saw Adia she said, "Hewoo!" How sweet is that?

It was a pretty lazy morning for me. I was really starting to get sick so DiDi took care of Adia as much as she could, but Tanae doesn't always make that easy. I did sleep through most of the complete blowout. It was everywhere and DiDi ended up giving me a naked baby while she threw everything in the wash. Adia was NOT happy. She wanted a nap. DiDi dressed her, handed her back to me with a bottle and we took a little nap. Meanwhile DiDi got Tanae to sleep. I eventually was able to leave Adia sleeping while I got up. Adia didn't stay asleep for long. I went back into the bedroom to see her little head poking up above the blankets. It was so cute and I wish I had had my camera in my hands.



I took her out into the living room to play so she didn't disturb Tanae. While she was playing, DiDi got a phone call that let her know she needed to go do something at school so she took Adia with her while I stayed to take a shower and watch Tanae, in case she woke up. She didn't wake up the whole time DiDi was gone. Once again it was Adia who woke her up. We were sitting at the table, eating something and Adia grabbed a stacking cup that Tanae had left sitting there. She started banging it as hard as she could against the table. The banging soon woke up a grumpy Tanae. It was cute though because when DiDi brought her into the living room, she smiled when she saw Adia and me. Tanae has the sweetest sleepy smile.


Tanae soon left us to go back home and DiDi, Adia and I headed back home. Adia was not happy to be stuck in her car seat and plainly refused to sleep. The sun kept getting in her eyes so I moved her sunshade down to block it. This meant that it wasn't attached to the back of her car seat. She then used to to play peek a boo with me. She'd hold it up, smile at me and then put it back in front of her face. We played like this for a good part of the trip. Then she started to get tired and fell asleep. I, on the other hand, had been playing with my wedding ring because it's been loose. It ended up flying off my finger and fell directly into the slit in the seat where the seat belt buckles go. It was long gone. When we got back to my place, we took DiDi's car apart, but never found it. I'm now wearing the ring Scott gave me in high school.

Adia was really happy to see Scott. Scott needed his haircut so we stopped there first. Adia was babbling up a storm and just being a total cutie. Then we went out to dinner. By then I was starting to feel really icky. When we got back home, I took a bath with Adia and gave her a bottle. She fell asleep immediately. I just couldn't get warm so I knew I had to have a fever. Adia slept together and she slept all night. She woke up a few times, but only because she wanted to lay on her tummy. I didn't sleep straight through though. I was running a fever and felt horrible.


waiting for daddy to get a haircut
Scott took today off because I was definitely sick and Adia had an appointment to get her flu shot at 8am. There was no way that I could take her. He told me that he nevers wants to take her for shots again. She looked alarm when it happened, but didn't cry until they got out to that car. She clung to him the entire time. When they got back, Scott gave her Tylenol and she slept for over two hours. When I finally got out of bed, she was still asleep. We spent the rest of the day just lounging around the house. I made chicken noodle soup and Adia played with Scott.

Dinnertime was fun. Adia ate 1/2 a YoBaby, some sweet potatoes and puffs. I also shared the peas from the soup. She LOVED them. She really had fun trying to pick them up. She also discovered that peas can roll.

Then it was off to the bathtub. I took one with her and she was silly. She was splashing water all over the place and got it everywhere. She didn't even seem to mind when she got it in her face. She also kept leaning all the way forward and would stick her tongue in the water. She can be a little strange sometimes.

After her bath she acted like she was going to fall right to sleep. Of course she didn't. She slept for a little bit, but I coughed and it woke her up. She was then all smiles and wanted to play. I hope she falls asleep and stays asleep tonight. Scott can't take tomorrow off, but he's getting sick now too.

Yay for milestones!

When I thought things couldn't get any worse, it did. Adia was up constantly last night. She just kept screaming and I have no idea why. She may be getting sick or possibly starting to teethe again. Or is it nightmares. I just hope it ends soon because I really need some sleep.

She was up for the day at 7. I set her on the floor with all her toys and she started moving around the living room. She saw me sitting on the couch and started rolling my direction. When she got to my feet she started crying. I picked her up and it was obvious that she had pooped. I cleaned her up and set her back on the living room floor. She started cruising around again and headed my direction. I thought that I had barricaded the couch so she couldn't go under it again. I was wrong. She found the only section that wasn't and proceeded to go under it. She was right under my legs so I didn't think too much of it until she started screaming. I went to grab her to pull her out and she didn't move, but the screaming got louder. That's when I realized that she was stuck. Her head was stuck because she had gone underneath with her head to the side, only to have turned it once she was under. She couldn't get herself out. I careful maneuvered her out, but she was screaming with tears just streaming down her face. I felt so bad for her. I told Scott we needed to get rid of the couch and he agreed. It's going to be our Christmas present from his parents, hopefully.

It was nearly impossible to get her to stop crying. She was also tired and cranky too. I made her a bottle, which she quickly finished so I made her more. She finished half of that and fell fast asleep. She slept for over 2 1/2 hour in my lap. I was a little worried since she never normally sleeps that long, but she had a tough night too. She was happy when she woke up. I set her on the floor to grab her clothes since she was still in her pjs. I was going to just change her, diaper and all, in the living room. Then we'd go take some pictures outside and grab the mail. The second I opened her pjs, I knew that wasn't going to work. She had poop all the way up her back, all the way to her shoulder blades. I carefully picked her up and took her into her room. It took a lot of work to get her all cleaned off without getting poop anywhere else. She was really happy to be clean though.

After getting her dressed, we headed outside. I was trying to get some good, happy pictures of her, but she refused to look up. She only wanted to eat the leaves, the grass, anything she could reach. The whole time she never even noticed I was there. It didn't work too well, but at least she was happy. She really enjoys being outside. I did get a couple cute pics though. The hat's a little big, but it still worked. Adia got mad when I took it off. She really enjoys wearing hats, probably because she doesn't have much hair to keep her head warm.





When we came back in she wanted to play on the floor. I set her down and off she went. She first headed towards the TV, then in my direction. She grinned huge when she got close and reached both her hands up, grabbing onto the side of the couch. In one swift movement, she was standing. Her grin got even wider, along with her eyes. I think she was just as shocked as I was. I didn't help her at all. She just stood there for a moment and then did a little jig in excitement. Of course she happened to let go at that moment and fell flat, hitting her head hard on the ground. The screaming started the second she hit and I just couldn't seem to comfort her. It broke my heart. I held her for the longest time before finally making a bottle. She drank it and fell asleep for over a hour.


She woke up right before Scott got home from work. She was all eyes for Daddy when she saw him. They played while I started dinner. Adia was a live wire, moving and climbing all over the place. It was starting to get late so we got her ready for dinner. She ate 1/2 a container of sweet potatoes and almost 1/2 a container of YoBaby. We tried mixed berry today, but she prefers the apple. (I do too.) She also had a few puffs, but wasn't that interested in them.

I took a bath with her tonight. By then DiDi and Tanae had arrived. Adia and Tanae were really happy to see each other. Adia splashed like crazy in the tub and Tanae joined in without ever climbing in with us. Adia had no interest in sleeping when she got out though. She just wanted to play with Tanae. They did for a bit. DiDi discovered how much Adia wiggles anymore and how hard she is to hold onto. It's amazing how quickly they change. Adia also demonstrated her attempt at crawling.

Eventually both Adia and Tanae were getting cranky. DiDi took Tanae to try to get her settled down for sleep. I took Adia back. She drank a bottle and fell asleep. I hope we have a good night tonight because I'm really getting tired.

Adia's going to a birthday party tomorrow, my friend's daughter's 1st birthday! I can't believe she's already a year, but I'm also in shock that Adia's almost 8 months. They really do grown up too fast.

Oh, and I forgot to mention. If you hold Adia's hands now, she actually takes steps. It's a new development, a very new one and can definitely surprise you if you're not expecting it.

It was an absolutely horrible night last night. We had hopes that she would sleep straight through in her crib, but she woke up at 1am. I gave her 4oz and she fell back to sleep. I thought for sure that she was out, so I put her back in her crib. She woke up 10 minutes later. When I picked her up, she relaxed. I once again thought she was going back to sleep, but the second I laid down in bed with her, she started babbling at the top of her lungs. I was glad Scott didn't have to work because no one could sleep through that. I tried to get her back to sleep, but I wasn't having any luck. Eventually I just set her back in her crib because she was kicking and punching. She cried for the next 10 minutes. Scott got up with her this time and changed her. Then he took her out to he living room and made her another bottle. She drank another 4 and fell asleep. They slept in the living room until Adia woke up at 7.

Scott let me continue sleeping, even through the total blow out. When I got up Adia was asleep on the floor, propped in Scott's legs. She looked so peaceful. It ended up being a 2 hour nap. She got the biggest grin on her face when she saw me. Then it was all outstretched arms for Mommy. I got her dressed and we got ready to run a bunch of errands.


We went to Walmart first, but they didn't have what we were looking for. Then it was Costco for formula. Adia rode in the Kozy and loved it. She's fascinated with the buttons on my sweater. I'm really worried she's going to pop one off and choke on it. Every time I hid it, she'd find it. We picked out some Christmas presents and then headed to our next stop.


We decided to have lunch at PF Changs. Adia started off in the high chair with no problems. She gladly ate puffs and the table edge. I even remembered a sippy cup for her. Everything was great until she choked on a puff. I gagged when I went in to retrieve it and she ended up puking a little. She was not happy after that and wanted nothing to do with the puffs or the high chair. Her new spot was Mommy's lap. She soon wanted a bottle. After drinking just a few ounces, she fell asleep in my arms. She slept through the rest of the meal. She was a happy girl when it was time to leave and she woke up.


Our next stop was Borders and Old Navy. Adia went back in the Kozy. While in Borders Adia saw a book she wanted. It was shaped like a turkey and all the tail feathers were metallic and fabric. She started babbling at it. When I picked it up and handed it to her, she smiled huge and started chomping on it. We definitely had to get it for her. Then it was a quick stop at Old Navy for a birthday gift. Adia just stared at everything. Our last stop was the post office. Adia started babbling at everyone and everything. I sat her on the counter and she used her hand to smear drool all over it. Then it was back in the car to go home.

Adia was happy to be home. I put her in the Kozy to pay rent. We took a very short stroll and checked out the playground. Then it was back to the house. Adia played with Scott while I cleaned her room and packed up the stuff she's grown out of. I can't believe how much stuff she has!

It was dinnertime by the time I was done. Adia started screaming "MaMa!" when she saw me. I stripped her down and plopped her in the high chair. She had puffs, YoBaby, sweet potatoes and a biter biscuit for dinner. She was eating like a pro and really surprised me. It's been a few weeks since she's eaten like that. She was also in a very good mood. She kept laughing at Scott and squealing in delight.




Her bath was also a blast. I was in the tub with her and she took full advantage of it. We were splashing up a storm and going absolutely crazy. She soaked Scott and he said we needed a splash zone warning. We had so much fun and she got thoroughly cleaned. She was all giggles with Bob and was even smiling when Scott put her diaper on. I managed to get a hilarious picture of Adia. Scott and I were laughing so hard that he had to bring her into the living room to dress her. She just watched us with a confused look on her face.


I made her a bottle and hoped she would take it. Of course she refused and wanted to play instead. Scott had to go to bed to get up early tomorrow and she was wide awake. I set her in the middle of the floor so I could hopefully clean up a bit. I went into the kitchen to throw some trash away and when I came back, she was in the middle of a pile of hangers. She seems to have reached the baby teleporting stage and is definitely mobile. She was perfectly happy exploring the living room so I took the time to fold laundry. When I was finished she started to get fussy. By then she was in a completely different spot again. I picked her up, snuggled her and gave her a bottle. She promptly passed out in my arms. Now she's asleep in her crib, hopefully for most of the night.


You can bet I didn't leave her here.

Or here.