Surprisingly, it still fit. The top was a little tight, which made Adia unhappy. I won't be taking it with us. She'll wear her Little Mermaid suit instead, but it was fun to see her in it again.
1 year ago
Thursday, May 29, 2008
We're getting ready to fly to California. We don't leave for 6 more days, but any parent knows it's better to get stuff done way ahead of time. I packed our clothes today since the laundry had just been done. It's always tough to pack for Adia since she outgrows stuff so fast and clothing sizes are bizzare. I don't want to pack anything that doesn't fit so I had her try on her swimming suit. It's the same swimming suit she wore a year ago. It was huge on her then and is supposed to fit a 13-18 pounder. Adia's now 19.5lbs so I thought I'd try it and see.
Surprisingly, it still fit. The top was a little tight, which made Adia unhappy. I won't be taking it with us. She'll wear her Little Mermaid suit instead, but it was fun to see her in it again.
1 year ago
Surprisingly, it still fit. The top was a little tight, which made Adia unhappy. I won't be taking it with us. She'll wear her Little Mermaid suit instead, but it was fun to see her in it again.
1 year ago
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Walking with DiDi
We took a walk to the mall with DiDi this afternoon. The weather was beautiful, if not a little on the warm side. It was supposed to rain, but it never did. Adia was in the stroller in the beginning, but she never lasts. There's too much to see and do and walking is way better than riding.
To infinity and beyond!
She pointed at a dandelion so I plucked it and handed it to her. She thought it was pretty cool. She sniffed it at first, but it was a high pollen flower. Her whole nose was yellow orange. It actually looked like she had rubbed the powder from mac and cheese on her nose. She held onto the flower for the longest time. Scott managed to put it behind her ear. She kept knocking it off, but eventually kept it in place.
She was soon sidetracked by a flock of geese and their goslings. They were everywhere! The goslings ranged from newborns to almost adults. I couldn't believe the size difference. We got hissed at by several geese, but they were on one side of the fence and we were on the other.
When she stopped holding our hands, Scott picked her up and put her on his shoulders. She started giggling and smiling. We were able to pick up our pace too. We were once again slowed by another animal, a squirrel. I seem to have passed on my love of squirrels to Adia. She'll stop dead in her tracks when she sees one, point and yell, "Squirrel." We watched him forever until he finally ran off into the bushes. I think Adia wanted to follow and wasn't very happy when we kept walking.
When Scott grew tired and Adia started lunging, I took over. She was happy holding my hand for a little bit, but soon wanted on my shoulders. I hadn't picked the best shoes for her since I hadn't expected her to do much walking. Sitting on my shoulders didn't last long though. She was squirming and trying to get down. I put her back in her stroller, which didn't go over very well. Scott started jogging with her and doing wheelies, which improved her mood a bit.
She kept trying to take off her shoes, so Scott took him off for her. While he was trying to stow one of them in the stroller, it flew through the air and off the bike path. Normally, that wouldn't be a problem, but we were stopped on a bridge. He had to climb over the railing to retrieve the shoe.
Adia complained the rest of the way to the mall, but grew quiet when we got inside. We bought some ice cream and Adia shared with Scott. She really enjoyed his raspberry frozen yogurt. It was hilarious to watch him feed her because she'd open her mouth huge to take bites, but then only take itty bitty tastes. She showed us a new skill of hers. She reached halfway across the table to grab a napkin and then daintily wiped her mouth. I thought for sure it was a one time occurence, but when she felt ice cream on her top lip, she reached for the napkin again and dab her mouth. DiDi, Scott and I just stared at her in shock. It was one thing to see her do it, but she actually wiped where she needed to wipe and was successful.
When the ice cream was done, we headed to the pet store. I fell in love with an adorable baby guinea pig yesterday and was hoping it would still be there today. I don't need a new guinea pig, but I wanted to show it to Adia. We were of course sidetracked by the giant stuffed bear. She didn't try to drag him away this time, but she did snuggle up to him. The only way we could get her away was to ask if she wanted to see kitties and doggies. She ran towards the pet store.
She was already grinning several feet from the pet store. She could see one puppy jumping around his cage. I think she was in love. We checked out the kitties, but Adia wasn't too interested because they weren't moving. Most of the dogs were sleeping too. We then headed for the guinea pigs. My guinea pig was no longer there. It made me sad, but he was too cute to stay for long. I did catch another pig and Adia pet him for a bit. There's one problem with baby fingers and guinea pigs though. Guinea pigs can easily mistake baby fingers for baby carrots. Adia nearly got nibbled on, but we both moved fast enough to avoid it. It would certainly not be the first time it's happened.
Adia didn't want to leave the pet store, but was soon distracted by a bunch of quarter operated kiddie rides. We set her on the duck first. I knew she wanted it to move, but the last time we tried that, she started screaming in terror. She then checked out the ice cream truck. I thought we'd never get her out of it. She threw a fit when Scott had to be the bad guy and take her out of it.
She complained most of the way home. She wasn't happy to be back in the stroller. We saw several nutrias, but I'm not sure Adia actually saw them. When we got back home, Gampa and Unky Eck were here. DiDi had to head back home too and Adia was very unhappy about that. She cried when DiDi said goodbye and followed her to the door. Within a few minutes she was ok, but solemn. She was soon playing with Unky Eck and being silly. She almost started crying when they left too. I guess her parents are just too boring for her. She ate a good dinner and took her bath.
She had been acting tired all afternoon, despite a 2 hour nap. Adia's become a good climber, which means she's also become a good faller. She was climbing on the chair by the couch when she toppled head over heels. Of course she hit the only hard, sharp thing on the way down. I jumped up and grabbed her. It was one of those falls where you're just waiting for the loudest scream ever because she's holding her breath. Almost immediately her right cheekbone puffed up and turned purple. Scott grabbed ice and I tried to hold it on her cheek, but she wouldn't keep it there. She kept trying to put it on her ear and jaw, much like Scott did when he had his wisdom teeth removed earlier this month. I guess she remembered. She was soon acting like her regular self. She attacked Scott and he started tickling her. That made her start laughing hysterically.
It wasn't too hard to get her to bed for the night. I sat down in her rocker and started reading her books out loud. That soon brought her in. She stacked all her books on the ottoman and then climbed in my lap. We read them all before she started to act tired. She was out by 8:30 with almost no crying, which was a big improvement. Normally she screams so loud and long it sounds like I'm torturing her. I hope she sleeps well tonight. She was up from 11:30pm-2am last night.
To infinity and beyond!
She pointed at a dandelion so I plucked it and handed it to her. She thought it was pretty cool. She sniffed it at first, but it was a high pollen flower. Her whole nose was yellow orange. It actually looked like she had rubbed the powder from mac and cheese on her nose. She held onto the flower for the longest time. Scott managed to put it behind her ear. She kept knocking it off, but eventually kept it in place.
She was soon sidetracked by a flock of geese and their goslings. They were everywhere! The goslings ranged from newborns to almost adults. I couldn't believe the size difference. We got hissed at by several geese, but they were on one side of the fence and we were on the other.
When she stopped holding our hands, Scott picked her up and put her on his shoulders. She started giggling and smiling. We were able to pick up our pace too. We were once again slowed by another animal, a squirrel. I seem to have passed on my love of squirrels to Adia. She'll stop dead in her tracks when she sees one, point and yell, "Squirrel." We watched him forever until he finally ran off into the bushes. I think Adia wanted to follow and wasn't very happy when we kept walking.
When Scott grew tired and Adia started lunging, I took over. She was happy holding my hand for a little bit, but soon wanted on my shoulders. I hadn't picked the best shoes for her since I hadn't expected her to do much walking. Sitting on my shoulders didn't last long though. She was squirming and trying to get down. I put her back in her stroller, which didn't go over very well. Scott started jogging with her and doing wheelies, which improved her mood a bit.
She kept trying to take off her shoes, so Scott took him off for her. While he was trying to stow one of them in the stroller, it flew through the air and off the bike path. Normally, that wouldn't be a problem, but we were stopped on a bridge. He had to climb over the railing to retrieve the shoe.
Adia complained the rest of the way to the mall, but grew quiet when we got inside. We bought some ice cream and Adia shared with Scott. She really enjoyed his raspberry frozen yogurt. It was hilarious to watch him feed her because she'd open her mouth huge to take bites, but then only take itty bitty tastes. She showed us a new skill of hers. She reached halfway across the table to grab a napkin and then daintily wiped her mouth. I thought for sure it was a one time occurence, but when she felt ice cream on her top lip, she reached for the napkin again and dab her mouth. DiDi, Scott and I just stared at her in shock. It was one thing to see her do it, but she actually wiped where she needed to wipe and was successful.
When the ice cream was done, we headed to the pet store. I fell in love with an adorable baby guinea pig yesterday and was hoping it would still be there today. I don't need a new guinea pig, but I wanted to show it to Adia. We were of course sidetracked by the giant stuffed bear. She didn't try to drag him away this time, but she did snuggle up to him. The only way we could get her away was to ask if she wanted to see kitties and doggies. She ran towards the pet store.
She was already grinning several feet from the pet store. She could see one puppy jumping around his cage. I think she was in love. We checked out the kitties, but Adia wasn't too interested because they weren't moving. Most of the dogs were sleeping too. We then headed for the guinea pigs. My guinea pig was no longer there. It made me sad, but he was too cute to stay for long. I did catch another pig and Adia pet him for a bit. There's one problem with baby fingers and guinea pigs though. Guinea pigs can easily mistake baby fingers for baby carrots. Adia nearly got nibbled on, but we both moved fast enough to avoid it. It would certainly not be the first time it's happened.
Adia didn't want to leave the pet store, but was soon distracted by a bunch of quarter operated kiddie rides. We set her on the duck first. I knew she wanted it to move, but the last time we tried that, she started screaming in terror. She then checked out the ice cream truck. I thought we'd never get her out of it. She threw a fit when Scott had to be the bad guy and take her out of it.
She complained most of the way home. She wasn't happy to be back in the stroller. We saw several nutrias, but I'm not sure Adia actually saw them. When we got back home, Gampa and Unky Eck were here. DiDi had to head back home too and Adia was very unhappy about that. She cried when DiDi said goodbye and followed her to the door. Within a few minutes she was ok, but solemn. She was soon playing with Unky Eck and being silly. She almost started crying when they left too. I guess her parents are just too boring for her. She ate a good dinner and took her bath.
She had been acting tired all afternoon, despite a 2 hour nap. Adia's become a good climber, which means she's also become a good faller. She was climbing on the chair by the couch when she toppled head over heels. Of course she hit the only hard, sharp thing on the way down. I jumped up and grabbed her. It was one of those falls where you're just waiting for the loudest scream ever because she's holding her breath. Almost immediately her right cheekbone puffed up and turned purple. Scott grabbed ice and I tried to hold it on her cheek, but she wouldn't keep it there. She kept trying to put it on her ear and jaw, much like Scott did when he had his wisdom teeth removed earlier this month. I guess she remembered. She was soon acting like her regular self. She attacked Scott and he started tickling her. That made her start laughing hysterically.
It wasn't too hard to get her to bed for the night. I sat down in her rocker and started reading her books out loud. That soon brought her in. She stacked all her books on the ottoman and then climbed in my lap. We read them all before she started to act tired. She was out by 8:30 with almost no crying, which was a big improvement. Normally she screams so loud and long it sounds like I'm torturing her. I hope she sleeps well tonight. She was up from 11:30pm-2am last night.
Monday, May 26, 2008
Mirror Mirror on the Wall
Adia saw her Gamma and met her Great Aunt and Uncle yesterday. They came up for a quick visit. We ate lunch at Olive Garden and Adia hammed it up. She knows exactly how to make everyone fall in love with her. I was worried how she'd act because she totally refused to take a nap. She ate quite a bit of the food I brought with us and mostly made faces at her Great Aunt. We waited outside afterwards because she was tired of sitting still. What you can't see is all the cottonwood fluff in the air. It's everywhere and makes it look like it's snowing. Adia likes it, but I'm hating it.
We then headed over to the mall. Gamma bought me a new dress and Adia some cute new summer clothes. Her Great Aunt bought her a cute summery outfit too. When we got home, Adia made me put the bright yellow shorts on her and her new rainbow colored sandals. I think she approved of them. We made our way towards the next store and a giant stuffed bear caught her eye. She made a break for it. She was laughing and poking him in the tummy. She then grabbed his leg and tried to pull him away. That was certainly never going to happen. In order to get her away from him, I asked if she wanted to see the doggies and kitties. Her head popped up and off she went. She knew exactly where the pet store was. We heard lots of "OOOh! Wow!"s and "meow"s and a couple "Kitty!" She definitely wants a cat and dog. I also showed her the guinea pigs.
We made one last stop for Gamma to look for clothes. They had several sets of three way mirrors and Adia thought it was the coolest thing ever. I think we could have easily stayed there all day. I missed the beginning on video because I was dying laughing, but I did get a couple pictures and a little video. I think I'm raising a little narcissist.
Adia started to act tired and get pretty cranky. She frequently laid her head on the floor and when she tried to make a break for it, she became dead weight when I caught her. Then, while trying to run away from me, she tripped and face planted right into the floor. She ended up with some minor rug burn on her forehead and cheek. Surprisingly, it was already gone this morning.
She fell asleep in the car on the way home. I was able to carry her upstairs and lay her in bed. She didn't sleep too long, but was pretty hungry when she woke up. She stayed up later than normal because she took a nap so late. She can now climb on our couch by herself and that leads to lots of falls. Last night she fell off and landed directly on her head. It made the most sickening crunch. She laid sprawled next to me, eyes wide open and in total shock. She screamed after I carefully picked her up, but it was only a couple screams before she was climbing back up. I then spent the next hour in bed trying to get her to sleep. We finally passed out around 10 and she was up at 6:30. I wasn't so awake though.
Today has been a day of too many nasty diapers. I'm starting to wonder if she has problems with milk too. She seems to go more often after eating lactose. It wouldn't surprise me since it runs in both families. At least it's not a reaction like with wheat. I got her to take a nap. It was almost 2 hours long, but she woke up cranky. She's acted tired all day.
We ate lunch and then I opened the sliding glass door for some air. Adia sat down in front of the screen and stared outside. She giggled every time the breeze hit her, but then really started chattering, giggling and becoming very animated. I had no idea what she saw, but she was happy about it. Then she started crying. That's when there was a knock on the door and it was DiDi. She could see DiDi in the parking lot! Adia was so happy to see her, but started getting suspicious when Scott and I put on shoes. DiDi said she never complained the whole time we were gone (we saw Indiana Jones). They played outside, ate lots of snacks and when we got home, Adia was eating dinner.
The second we opened the door, she yelled "Hi!" She wouldn't let me set her down. Somehow we got her to take a bath and the it was back to bouncing on mommy. She really started to get tired and cranky around 8. We had a small fight before she finally fell asleep. She's really been fighting sleep lately and I wish I knew why. I'm always here when she wakes up.
We then headed over to the mall. Gamma bought me a new dress and Adia some cute new summer clothes. Her Great Aunt bought her a cute summery outfit too. When we got home, Adia made me put the bright yellow shorts on her and her new rainbow colored sandals. I think she approved of them. We made our way towards the next store and a giant stuffed bear caught her eye. She made a break for it. She was laughing and poking him in the tummy. She then grabbed his leg and tried to pull him away. That was certainly never going to happen. In order to get her away from him, I asked if she wanted to see the doggies and kitties. Her head popped up and off she went. She knew exactly where the pet store was. We heard lots of "OOOh! Wow!"s and "meow"s and a couple "Kitty!" She definitely wants a cat and dog. I also showed her the guinea pigs.
We made one last stop for Gamma to look for clothes. They had several sets of three way mirrors and Adia thought it was the coolest thing ever. I think we could have easily stayed there all day. I missed the beginning on video because I was dying laughing, but I did get a couple pictures and a little video. I think I'm raising a little narcissist.
Adia started to act tired and get pretty cranky. She frequently laid her head on the floor and when she tried to make a break for it, she became dead weight when I caught her. Then, while trying to run away from me, she tripped and face planted right into the floor. She ended up with some minor rug burn on her forehead and cheek. Surprisingly, it was already gone this morning.
She fell asleep in the car on the way home. I was able to carry her upstairs and lay her in bed. She didn't sleep too long, but was pretty hungry when she woke up. She stayed up later than normal because she took a nap so late. She can now climb on our couch by herself and that leads to lots of falls. Last night she fell off and landed directly on her head. It made the most sickening crunch. She laid sprawled next to me, eyes wide open and in total shock. She screamed after I carefully picked her up, but it was only a couple screams before she was climbing back up. I then spent the next hour in bed trying to get her to sleep. We finally passed out around 10 and she was up at 6:30. I wasn't so awake though.
Today has been a day of too many nasty diapers. I'm starting to wonder if she has problems with milk too. She seems to go more often after eating lactose. It wouldn't surprise me since it runs in both families. At least it's not a reaction like with wheat. I got her to take a nap. It was almost 2 hours long, but she woke up cranky. She's acted tired all day.
We ate lunch and then I opened the sliding glass door for some air. Adia sat down in front of the screen and stared outside. She giggled every time the breeze hit her, but then really started chattering, giggling and becoming very animated. I had no idea what she saw, but she was happy about it. Then she started crying. That's when there was a knock on the door and it was DiDi. She could see DiDi in the parking lot! Adia was so happy to see her, but started getting suspicious when Scott and I put on shoes. DiDi said she never complained the whole time we were gone (we saw Indiana Jones). They played outside, ate lots of snacks and when we got home, Adia was eating dinner.
The second we opened the door, she yelled "Hi!" She wouldn't let me set her down. Somehow we got her to take a bath and the it was back to bouncing on mommy. She really started to get tired and cranky around 8. We had a small fight before she finally fell asleep. She's really been fighting sleep lately and I wish I knew why. I'm always here when she wakes up.
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