Not much to report. We're mostly just recovering from being sick, but Adia's still having diarrhea issues. She's not going through so many outfits a day anymore, but she is on her second sleeper for tonight. At least she's started eating normally again. She'll finish a whole yogurt and drink at least 24oz of formula a day. She still has her horrible cough though.




Adia started pointing at everything she wants. It's really cute and pretty effective. She was just pointing at Scott, but now, if it interests her, she points at it. Yesterday I was running a bath for us and she was standing next to the tub in her diaper. She kept looking at me and pointing at the water. Then she's smile and jump up and down. She's really good at letting us know what she wants. She'll also point at her sippy cup or puffs when she wants them.

We put the baby gate in the bathroom to keep her from the toilet. She gets really mad when we're on one side and she's on the other. Today the bathroom door was open and she crawled in there. I wasn't too worried since I could see her and she couldn't get near the toilet. Big mistake! Apparently she can close doors when she wants, but can't get them reopened. I looked down for a second and when I looked up, the door was closed. As I was getting up, the screaming started. She realized I was on one side of the door, I was on the other and she couldn't get to me. So there I was, trying to push the door open while she was sitting behind it, pushing it closed. Eventually she moved far enough back that I was able to wiggle in and grab her. She had tears streaming down her face and her forehead was all splotchy. We'll definitely be keeping the bathroom door closed, and latched, at all times unless we're in there too.


Sleeping hasn't been on Adia's agenda lately, which means it hasn't been on mine either. We had one good night where she slept until 6:30am in her crib and then until 9 next to me, but it hasn't been like that since. She's been up constantly and every time she wakes, she starts screaming. The only thing that makes it stop is a bottle. It seems that she knows she's about to lose bottle time when she hits 1 year. She's always loved her bottle, but it's like it has become an obsession. Soon as she hits 1, bye bye bottle, hello sippy cup. We've been trying lately, but she refuses. At least she'll drink water out of them.

While Adia was playing today, she reached up and turned on the stereo. We didn't even know she could reach that high, but with one easy movement, the music started. She seemed pretty proud of herself and started dancing. She was really mad when Scoot turned it off. She tried turning it back on, but didn't have any luck the second time.

Her Little People dollhouse is a favorite toy now (along with all her other Little People toys). We finally put batteries in it. She particularly loves the cats. She'll press on them, listen to it "meow" and then mimic the sound. We thought we were just hearing things the first time she did it, but she's repeated it several times since then.

Adia's started doing the "tada" again. She does it on cue, most of the time, unless there's a camera present. I did get some of it on video though.



Now it's time to get Adia to sleep. She's half asleep in my lap right now.

10 months

Somehow we're arrived on 10 months. Adia's still crawling everywhere and getting into everything. She's become really good at climbing over barricades. It usually ends up with an injury, but also the desired effect, Mommy! She is definitely Mommy's girl. She's also still sick and hasn't been letting me got online very much. We've been giving her Tylenol, but it's not helping much. I think it must just take the edge off.

She has had a fun week though. She spent New Year's Day with DiDi so Scott and I could go on a date. It was the first time we've ever left her to do bedtime with someone else. She had tons of fun with DiDi, even though she would hardly eat. When we got home at 9, Adia was peacefully asleep in her crib. She had gotten up shortly after falling asleep the first time and looked for us. She checked our usual spots on the couch and when she didn't find us, she was upset, but tired.




leaving to go on our date

The next day Gamma G came to visit. Adia spent a couple hours with her so Scott and I could run some errands. Adia had fun with her Gamma too and when we got back we all went to dinner. Adia sat in the high chair for a little bit, eating yogurt and cheerios, but it didn't last. She only wanted to be in my lap. I managed to hand her off to Gamma so I could eat with both hands.


Tanae and DiDi came back to visit yesterday. Adia and Tanae are almost the same size and love to play together. Tanae loves it when Adia chases after her. She starts giggling hysterically and then Adia starts laughing too. Adia's started having jealousy issues though. If DiDi or I pick up Tanae, Adia comes crawling over, demanding attention. DiDi let Scott and I go to another movie last night while she stayed with both girls. Everything would have been fine, but Tanae kept waking up Adia.




getting ambushed

This morning Adia and Tanae took a bath together. Adia was all smiles until Tanae tried to stop her from standing in the tub. Adia wanted out ASAP and started crying. They were back to being buddy buddy afterwards. The best part of having Tanae here is that Adia will actually eat. If Tanae eats it, Adia wants it too.


After breakfast, we headed to Walmart. Adia and Tanae rode in separate carts and weren't happy about it. Sometime we want to take them to Costco so they can sit next to each other. Adia didn't survive the shopping trip in the cart so I ended up holding her and we abandoned our cart. Tanae kept giving Adia hugs and trying to kiss her. Adia would smile at first, but then get spooked.

When we got back home, DiDi and Tanae headed back to the coast. Adia fell asleep, but it didn't last long. She didn't hardly nap at all today so she's starting to get a little cranky. Scott, Adia and I went to the store and Adia refused to ride in the cart. Scott ended up carrying her on his shoulders and she was in heaven. She loves being that high in the air. She was really cranky when we came back and has now fallen asleep in Scott's lap. Dinner will be slightly delayed tonight.

It's been one week..

It's been one incredibly long week. I planned on getting on here to tell everyone about Adia's "second" Christmas, but Adia's been increasingly demanding. Not only is she still sick and has severe separation anxiety, but she's teething too. I can see her top left front tooth just below the surface. We're now surviving on Tylenol and lots of TLC. Needless to say, it doesn't leave too much time for blogging.

On the 26th, we had a second Christmas at Gamma and Gampa G's house. Adia wasn't too interested in actually tearing the paper off, but she did like the bows. We'd stick them to her head and she'd smile. She also managed to sit on one and get it stuck to her butt. It was funny to see her crawl off with it still attached. She really liked her new truck. She can ride on it and walk behind it. She mostly just likes all the sounds it makes. She was happy to play with the trains again too and then took a before dinner nap on Gamma. Gamma and Gampa G also gave her a really neat winter hat. It's too big for right now, but it's really cool looking it. She wasn't too happy to wear it, but enjoyed taking it off.















On the 27th, we went to Coos Bay and Shore Acres. We ate dinner at Sizzler with Gamma and Gampa G, DiDi, Auntie Colie, Unky Eck and Oma. Adia loved being the center of attention, as usual. It was pouring rain and very windy at Shore Acres, but we layered Adia and then used the Kozy, wrapping a blanket around the two of us. I think she liked the rain and wind better than the lights. We stopped by the gift shop and Adia picked out a stuffed red squirrel that chatters.




Scott went back to Eugene on the 28th and Adia and I stayed a little longer. We did some shopping and Adia did a lot of playing. Every morning she'd head for DiDi's closet to play with the shoe laces. She already has a thing for shoes. She was still really cranky though and DiDi took her a few times in the middle of the night so I could get some sleep. She had fun in her baths every night and even learned to "TaDa!" She'll put both her hands above her head and make a noise that sounds like "tada!" She always does it with a huge grin too and waits for you to respond. It's the cutest thing ever and I wanted to get it on film, but of course she wouldn't do it then. I did get an adorable picture of it though.







DiDi drove us back on the 31st. Adia was having a particularly cranky morning and starting crying in the car. Eventually she went to sleep and she woke up happy. DiDi dropped us off and Adia was happy to be home. She went crazy over the toys she got for Christmas. She hadn't seen them in a week so they must have seemed brand new. She started to get cranky again so I cuddled her and she took a two hour nap. I was very lucky to be in a comfortable position when she fell asleep.


Adia was very happy to see Scott. She nearly jumped out of my arms to get to him. She couldn't stop smiling at him and giving him plenty of hugs and kisses. We headed out to run a few errands and Adia got cranky again. She was always happy to get out of the car, but couldn't decide who she wanted to hold her. We then attempted going out to dinner. It started out all right. She survived the 30 minute wait (most of it sitting on my shoulders), but started screaming the second I got my salad. It was horrible. She only wanted me to hold her so eventually I obliged. She didn't want to eat either until she realized I was trying to give her sweet potato. She really liked that, but it didn't last. She cried and screamed the whole way home.

Scott gave her a bath when we got home and she was in heaven. She splashed and splashed and had tons of fun with Scott. She soon started screaming though. She screamed through Scott dressing her and was only happy when I picked her up again. After the Tylenol kicked in, she seemed in much better spirits. Scott, Adia and I played on the floor for a long time before she started to act sleepy. After a little fighting, I managed to get her to sleep and in her crib. She didn't last long though. She started screaming 30 minutes later. After fighting to get her back to sleep, I left her to cry it out in her crib. I felt horrible leaving her like that, but my patience was running thin. She was fast asleep withing 10 minutes though and slept until a little after 5am. Then I brought her to bed with me and she slept until 9:30. She's been a pill off and on today, but the Tylenol I just gave her seemed to help. She's actually taking a nap.