Grandma Grandma

Sunday was fun for Adia. She got to spend time with both her grandmas. DiDi was still here until just after noon. Scott took me to breakfast and she sidetracked Adia by walking around outside and playing with her farm. When Scott and I came back, the whole living room was picked up because DiDi couldn't find the farmer. Once she did find him, Adia ran off with him and now the farmer's missing again. I have (more like had) a clean living room though.





We took Adia on a couple adventures too. DiDi needed to get her car washed so Adia experienced her first trip through the car wash. I thought she was going to start crying, but she just held my finger in a vice grip until it was over.




After the car wash, we went to Borders. Adia loves her books as much as her shoes. She proved it too. The second she saw all the books, her eyes lit up and she said, "Books!" She kept trying to grab them all off the shelf. We made it to the children's section and she went nuts. She picked out a few books and also a small tote bag. She also made a new boyfriend. She seems to make them everywhere we go. There was only 1 little boy in the entire children's section and guess where Adia headed. She sat down right next to him. He looked a little worried until I redirected her. She was getting tired though so we had to leave.

It was way after her normal nap time so I had a very easy time getting her to sleep.
DiDi and I talked on the porch while Adia slept for awhile before she left. Gamma showed up just minutes before Adia woke up.


Adia was starving. She showed Gamma how she likes mac and cheese, hot dogs and pears. We then headed off to Target and the fabric store. Gamma's making Adia some Little Mermaid curtains. We ran our errands and when we got back, Scott was awake. That meant dinnertime! I made Adia a grilled cheese sandwich to take with us. That way Scott could pick anywhere and she's have something to eat. I also grabbed a fruit cup.


Scott picked PF Changs. Very yummy, but nothing Adia can or would eat. (They do have a gluten free menu on their website) She chowed down on her grilled cheese and made googly eyes at everyone. She made yet another boyfriend too. One of the waiters smiled at her every time he walked by. He even stopped to talk to her and told her that she was cute. She smiled shyly and totally wrapped him around her finger. She knows how to work it.






Adia was pretty beat when we made it back home. She took a quick bath and hardly made it through two stories before falling asleep. She had a pretty good night too, only waking up around 10 to let out a huge burp. She then joined me in bed at 1:30 and was up at 6. Normally I'd be dying at 6, but we had to be up by 7 anyway. Scott got his wisdom teeth removed today, but that's a whole 'nother blog.

Outside fun

Yesterday was gorgeous here and the weather's supposed to get better and better. In the early afternoon we went to Walmart. I've been wanting to get a BBQ for awhile now. Adia got some new summer clothes and sandals and I picked up some tomato and herb plants. Scott gave me a herb garden for Valentine's day, but I seem to have killed them. When we got home, Scott was just getting up.

He took a shower and we wandered around outside. Adia wanted to go down the slide. Last time she was on the slide, I let her go on her own. She was perfectly fine, of course, this time was different. Scott asked me if it was safe for him to let go. I told him yes and it was bad. Her clothes must have been slicker and she gained too much speed. Halfway down we knew it was going to end badly and we couldn't move fast enough. She went flying off the end, sideways and landed face first in the dirt. We rushed to her and waited for the screaming, but she just looked at us while we brushed the dirt and wood chips off of her. She never cried, even though she had mud in her mouth and up her nose. She didn't want to slide again though.


After that fiasco we took her over to the swing. Scott swung with her in his lap. She looked really disinterested, but she was probably still dealing with the slide.


Adia was over the playground after the swing and wanted to walk around instead. We started to make a loop before she got sidetracked with the rhododendrons. I plucked her a flower and she slowly took it apart. She looked so sweet with her little flower. We soon turned back and headed back to the house.






It was almost dinnertime and I had to get cooking. Scott cleaned off the deck and started building the BBQ. Adia was fascinated with everything Scott was doing. She was a little mad that she couldn't help though.


Adia ate a big dinner and took her bath before crashing. She was out before 8 again and actually drank quite a bit of milk. She even drank milk at dinner because it was coming out of a straw.

Today Adia spent most of the day with DiDi. Adia was up at 6am, which was tough on me. She ate a pretty good breakfast before demanding a bath. I got her down for a nap at 11, but she only slept a hour. She was still tired when she woke up, but I couldn't get her back to sleep. She was so serious when she saw DiDi. I'm thinking she woke early because she was hungry. She ate a BIG lunch before going back to playing with DiDi. Scott and I then left to go see Mama Mia. DiDi was worried about how Adia would react to my absence. I don't leave her very often and it's been several weeks since the last time. Adia was perfectly fine. They played the entire time. Adia helped with the laundry, the read a tons of books and had a great time. When we came back, Adia gave me a million hugs, but wasn't phased in the slightest. She used to always scream when I came back.


I made dinner, Scott went back to bed and Adia hung out with DiDi some more. Adia had another big dinner, mac and cheese, hamburger, peaches and an attempt at steamed broccoli. I'm hoping that if I give it to her enough, she'll finally eat it. I love broccoli and so does Scott. She then shared a popsicle. I'm really surprised she hasn't had brain freeze yet. She was covered in peach juice when I put her in the tub. She was so sticky and gooey that I had to wash her hair. At least she's good about me tipping her back to rinse out the shampoo. She then got to run naked around the house. She was in such a good mood that I didn't want to hold her still long enough to dress her. I did manage to get a diaper on her before she escaped again. She spent at least a hour running around in just her pj top and diaper.

Adia played with DiDi some more and for the second time today, I heard her tell DiDi, "I love you too." It's so sweet to hear her say it. Around 7:45, she laid down on the floor with her head on a pillow. We got the hint that it was bedtime. Adia fought sleep again tonight, but after 5 minutes of screaming at me, she fell asleep. I hope she sleeps longer than 6am.

Every night she's been waking up around 1 or 2. She doesn't cry. I just hear "mama" and then her climbing out of her bed. Then her little feet on the ground. I love seeing her wobbling in to my bedroom. Her arms opened wide and so happy to be climbing in bed with Mommy. Little does she knows, Mommy loves having her in bed too. Someday soon she'll not want to snuggle like that so I'm trying to get as much snuggle time as possible.

I guess it's been longer than I thought it had. Where has the time gone? I can't believe that I last posted a blog Monday. I thought I had lost days before, but wow!

Tuesday - Scott and I had to honestly talk about it to remember what we did. Apparently I'm not the only one losing days. We didn't do a whole lot, just drove to the mall and walked around. Adia wanted to play in the play area, but there were just too many big kids. She would have been trampled. We did check out the pet store though. Adia was in love with the dachshunds, kittens and especially the guinea pigs. She's always so gentle with them. She slept pretty well that night too.

Wednesday was our shopping day since Scott got paid. Adia and I went to Costco, the grocery store and Walmart. While in Costco, she started saying "Hiya!" to people we passed. It was so funny, especially when they'd respond. Then she'd wave and say, "bye bye." She's obviously mastered those. She was good in the grocery store too, but only if she was sitting next to the bananas. She has a thing for bananas. Walmart was another story though. She was getting hungry and tired and let me know it. I had to make it a fast trip and she gobbled a snack when we got home. She also demonstrated how she can climb on the couch. She's getting really good at climbing. She stood on top of her closed potty chair in the bathroom and tried to climb over the baby gate. When she didn't have luck there, she just went after anything she could reach on the counter.


Chillin' before bed
So far, Thursday's been pretty ok. We're dealing with teething though. I discovered on Wednesday that Adia's getting her bottom right molar. She complains about it periodically and luckily the Tylenol and teething tablets have been working. The weather was nice today so we spent quite a bit of time outside. Adia's been walking more on her own and is getting more stable on her feet. We spent time on the swing and Adia went down the slide all by herself.


















After Scott woke up, we had to head to the dentist office to pick up some medication. He's getting his wisdom teeth removed on Monday. Adia was a goofball in the waiting room. They have a tub of toys and she only wanted the brochure at the bottom. She was a perfect angel the whole time until the very end because she just wanted to leave. She did keep asking, "What's that?" and "What ya doin?" She's always so curious. We made a quick stop at Blockbuster before heading home. Adia ran all over the place. She loves Blockbuster. One of the employees was walking around with keys and Adia tried chasing after him, yelling "da keyz." I had no idea she could say that.

We came home and Adia was starving. I swear she's always starving. She ate a grilled cheese sandwich, hamburger and some peaches before her bath. She was really happy and silly in her bath. Scott kept trying to get a spoon to stick on her nose, but I couldn't get a picture of it. We decided a spoon behind the ear would have to suffice. That was hard enough to get. After her bath, Scott helped me make some Mother's Day presents. It was definitely a two person job, but Adia at least cooperated.


Adia's now sleeping. Naps and bedtime have been getting easier and easier. I'm not dreading them as much anymore. Around 11 every morning, Adia starts getting really cranky. We head to her room, I put on her music and I read her a couple books or the same book several times. I then tell her it's "nigh nigh" and we rock in the chair. She's stopped screaming about it, she just relaxes and within a few minutes, she's asleep. Sometimes she wakes up a little when I lay her down, but I just rub her back or hold her hand and she goes right back to sleep. Bedtime is similar too. Just before 8pm we head to her room after asking her if it's "nigh nigh''. She gets to pick some books, or lately, just two in particular and we read them until 8pm. Once again, she just relaxes in my arms and goes to sleep. She's been sleeping in her bed for most of the night too. I can't believe how easy it was to get rid of the bottles.

Eating has also been going amazingly well. She ate 2 pieces of french toast for breakfast the other morning. She loves grilled cheese. She's even been eating the rice mac and cheese and the special hot dogs. Today she ate 2 hot dogs, 1/2 cup mac and cheese and a pear fruit cup. That was after a pretty good breakfast and then she also had two snacks and a big dinner. She's gotten so much taller lately too. The gluten free diet has done wonders for her. She's getting good eating with a spoon and fork and only wants to eat off a plate. She's been really good about not throwing her plate too.


And a few more cute pictures. There's only one cartoon that Adia's remotely interested in. it's called Super Why. She watches it every morning. She'll even cut breakfast short if she hears it come on.


watching it with Daddy, eggo in hand


and with Mommy when it was time for Daddy to sleep