We had another great weekend. All week, Adia was asking to go to DiDi's house because she knew DiDi was setting up a play kitchen. I kept telling her that she'd be there soon enough and that she'd be spending the weekend. Adia wanted to leave Friday and was very upset that we couldn't leave until Saturday. She was super excited in the car, singing, "Going to DiDi's house!" She fell asleep just before the tunnel and Daddy was out cold too. When I got to DiDi's house, this is what I saw.


When we got to DiDi's house, DiDi wasn't there, but Gramma was waiting for us. She had an anniversary card to give us and didn't want to miss us before she visited Colie and we headed to Yachats. Adia was confused at first, but as soon as she saw the play kitchen, she wouldn't leave it. We had a hard time convincing Adia no to actually eat the play food, but by the end of the weekend, she understood it was fake. We ate some lunch and watched a movie before Daddy and I left. Adia was completely fine with us leaving.

DiDi said Adia only asked for Mommy a couple times. They went to dinner with Papa and Eck and then got in some play time. Adia asked for me after they left, but DiDi sidetracked her with picking a movie to watch in bed. She fell asleep with no problems and slept all night. She wanted to know where I was in the morning, but DiDi let her know I'd be coming back later that day. That put Adia's mind at ease and there were no tears.

When we did get back and Adia opened the door, her whole face lit up. She grabbed me and wouldn't let go. She wrapped her arms around my neck and covered me in kisses, the whole time saying, "I miss you mommy" and "I loves you." It was so sweet. I admit, I missed her horribly too. I don't know how I'm going to survive the hospital without her.

We went out to Gramma and Papa's house. Adia wanted to play with Papa and Eck. They chased her around the house, drew with chalk and then Adia asked to play in the pond. She likes to throw the pea gravel in the pond. Luckily, there's nobody living in it. After telling her for the millionth time that she needs to sit back from the water and no put her hands in it, she got banished from the pond.


She had a tantrum, but relaxed after sitting on the swing. She sat with Eck at first, but then wanted Papa to sit with her. That would have worked, but she wanted all of them on the swing at once.


We were all going to go to dinner, but Gramma wasn't home yet so Daddy and I planned to take DiDi and Adia. Adia had a meltdown at the restaurant so DiDi just took her home, leaving Daddy and me. We went back to DiDi's house after dinner and Adia was gobbling down steak. She loves steak. She also had Papa, who was going to join us at the casino while we waited for Gramma. Adia didn't want Papa to leave her, but DiDi sidetracked her with a bath. When we got back from the casino, Adia was fast asleep with DiDi. She ended up waking up in the middle of the night and only wanting me. I slept with her on the floor until her early morning wake up when she ran down the hall to find DiDi.

DiDi, Daddy, Adia and I went to breakfast. Adia was hyper, but actually ate her food. Then we went to Freddie's so Daddy could spend some of his winnings. I think Adia played with every toy on the toy aisle before having a meltdown. She obviously needed a nap.


We went back to DiDi's and tried to convince Adia to nap. I wasn't having any luck and I was falling asleep myself, so I took a nap. When I woke up, Adia was asleep on Daddy's legs on the couch. She looked so sweet and peaceful. Meanwhile, it was really storming outside. Papa called to let us know that they had lost power, but could still BBQ chicken. It was getting late so I started kissing Adia. That's always the best way to wake her up. She slowly woke up, a little grumpy at first, until I told her she had been sleeping on Daddy. She got the silliest grin on her face.

When we got to Gramma and Papa's house, Adia was set to play. She wore Eck out with all the chasing and didn't mind that there were no lights on. We had a good dinner, but Adia refused to eat. She did eat dessert though and didn't make too big of a mess.






She wanted a Papa bath, but that just wasn't possible with no power. She ended up getting sidetracked helping Papa roast marshmallows for s'mores and then climbing into Gramma's lap for books.




Adia let us know when it was time to leave. She was getting tired and had DiDi put her pjs on. I still had to drive us back to Eugene, but at least the weather had gotten a bit better. We took DiDi home and headed out. Adia and Daddy quickly fell asleep. Daddy took Adia to bed, where she kind of woke up. I snuggled with her for a few minutes before she went back to sleep. I dropped into bed not long after.

Yesterday marked a big day for Adia. We were in the grocery store parking lot and Adia refused to sit correctly in her seat. I was tired of arguing with her so I told her we'd flip her seat around. It took me 30 minutes, with her bouncing around the back seat, to install it forward facing. During that time Adia pooped the nastiest smelling diaper. Not great in a confined space. I changed her and then she looked at her seat. She told me to fix it back. Nope, not happening. I strapped her in and we drove home. I think she liked the new view, but she was confused by the opposite turns we appeared to be making. When we got home and Adia went to climb out of her seat, she more like fell out. That is certainly going to take some adjusting to, but it's definitely easier to get her in and out of her seat.

Adia loves playing outside. Lately it's been, "Play soccer?" She'll definitely be a soccer player when she gets older because she's getting pretty good at controlling the ball. We've had a few great sunny days so she's been able to go outside more. It's a little hard on me because I can only stand for so long and I can't exactly chase her around.


She did find some dandelions. Those were fun. She picked them, all two of them, and wanted me to smell them. Then she smelled them too. That left yellow pollen on her nose.




She was an absolute doll outside and let me take some great pictures. She even wanted to play "hide and seek" around the tree.


Adia was still a goofball at dinner. She really has a great sense of humor.


Unky Eck came back from Italy last week too. Adia was super excited to see him. She acted shy at first around him, but quickly warmed up. She only wanted him to sit with her in the car, when we got ice cream and he was the only one who could hold her too. That made him feel very special. She passed out in the car on the way back to the house and Unky Eck carried her to her bed.


We've been working on letters with Adia lately. She still refuses to count, but she's getting good with the letters. It still makes me laugh when she says, "A B C D O P R S T." She's getting really good at recognizing both upper and lowercase letters. It's surprising me how fast she's absorbing it. At meals we'll look at her Sesame Street placemats, one of which has letters on it. She'll point at the letters she knows and ask me the ones she doesn't.


DiDi visited this last weekend. She brought PigPig with her. Adia was excited to see both of them. Adia helped DiDi fold laundry or should I say, she enjoyed lounging in it while watching TV. Adia loves clean laundry piles.


Adia also loves her PigPig. She held her all by herself and requested leaves to feed her. She was great with her. PigPig quickly ate the "leaves" and then Adia requested carrots. PigPig's not as big of a fan of carrots. She's the first pig I've ever met that didn't devour them. Since PigPig wasn't eating it, Adia ate it instead. Thanks to DiDi and PigPig, Adia actually likes baby carrots now. It works for me!


On Daddy's day off, we went to the mall. Adia got to play and then asked for Orange Julius. We all shared one, but I think Adia drank most of it. I was surprised when she actually shared it. She's normally very possessive of it. We also rode on the escalators. It's one of Adia's favorite things to do at the mall. I laughed so hard this time though because she called them "Funalators!"


We went swimming on Wednesday night, like usual. DiDi didn't come this time since she was still busy rearranging her living room. She bought a play kitchen for the girls to play with at her house and it didn't fit where she thought it would. That resulted in a complete room rearrange. Adia can't wait to play with it this weekend. We did have Gramma and Unky Eck for swimming though. She had a blast with Eck. Daddy and Eck took her down the slide over and over again and out deep in the wave pool. Then Eck chased her around in the baby pool or she towed him around. She loved it. She fell asleep hard in the car and slept through dinner afterward. Luckily, I got her to eat a bunch before swimming. She ate almost an entire can of Dinty Moore stew by herself! She slept all the way home and until 7 this morning with only a brief wake up around 5:30.


Before swimming, Daddy also introduced Adia to the Nintendo Wii. Adia's seemed interested in it so we thought we'd try it. They played Duck Hunt and somehow, Adia got some points. She doesn't quite understand that she has to point the controller at the TV, but she understood pulling the trigger. It really made time fly before we had to leave for swimming.

3 day weekend

It was supposed to be beautiful and sunny on the coast last weekend so Daddy took an extra day off and we drove over. Adia had been begging for the beach and sand and playing with toys at DiDi's house. When I started packing the night before we left, she had a fit that we couldn't leave right then. She even put her shoes and coat on and headed for the door.

Daddy and Adia napped on the car ride over. Daddy brought in the bags and then fell asleep on the couch again. Adia was bouncing off the walls with energy. She was so happy to be back at DiDi's house even though DiDi wasn't there. DiDi happened to be at the store when we got there. Adia searched the house for her and when she couldn't find her, she busied herself with the piggie and lots of toys. When DiDi got there, Adia started running laps. DiDi watched Adia while I took a nap. I had been up since 7 and really dragging. Adia woke me up a couple times, but then they left for the park. I joined them at the park after a little bit. Adia had made a new friend who was a couple years older than her. They were playing in the sand and then they both got on swings. For the first time, Adia actually enjoyed the swings.


She then decided she wanted to climb the big kid equipment. She made it to the top without any problems, got on the slide and down she went. She did it over and over again, but her new friend was too scared to come down the slide. Her new friend soon had to leave and we coaxed Adia back to the little kid play equipment. We spent a long time at the park and Adia really didn't want to leave.


We headed out to Fred Meyer afterward and Daddy was still sleeping. I was hoping we could find Adia some more stretchy cotton pants. We didn't have any luck, but she did get a cute butterfly dress, a green polka dot nightgown, a seahorse shirt and some new sandals. She really likes the new sandals since they're purple, easy to put on and comfortable. I hope she can wear them a while. I probably should have bought a size bigger too.

We came home to find Daddy had just gotten up. We had dinner and Gramma and Papa arrived a little bit later. Adia was already getting tired and wanted to watch Pete's Dragon with DiDi. Daddy, Gramma, Papa and I went to the casino while DiDi and Adia stayed home. DiDi was hoping Adia wouldn't have any problems going to sleep and she didn't. DiDi texted me less than 30 minutes later to tell me that Adia was asleep. We didn't stay out too late and I actually got to sleep without any interruptions. Adia slept with DiDi all night long! Too bad I didn't sleep well though. I just couldn't get comfortable.

Sunday was a beach day for sure. It was hot and sunny. We called Gramma and Papa, and we (Gramma, Papa, DiDi, Daddy, Adia and I) all headed to the beach. Adia couldn't wait to play in the sand. Gramma had even brought new beach toys. It was a bit of a hike to the water, but Adia liked the feel of sand in her toes. She quickly got digging and so did Daddy. He tug deeper and deeper while DiDi and Gramma used the wet sand to make sand castles for Adia's demolishing. She's now called Babyzilla.






Gramma took her to "run on the beach" and DiDi set to work building as fast as she could. When she got back, she quickly stomped on all of DiDi's hard work so Papa took her for a run too.




There was plenty to destroy when she got back since DiDi, Gramma AND Daddy were all busy building. Her face lit up when she saw it all.




Daddy had also continued to dig. His hole was getting deeper and deeper and of course, that's where Adia wanted to sit. She also tried to "help" Daddy dig more. It was up to her chest and when she sat down, she would disappear.




It was soon time to leave because the pregnant lady was getting hungry. Adia, Papa and Gramma all filled in the hole with Daddy still standing in it. Adia thought it was pretty funny that Daddy was so short.


She also found a stick and used to draw in the sand. She even managed to draw an "A"!


Adia was getting tired and when Adia's tired, only Mommy will do. That's a problem when it's a long hike back to the car and Mommy gets winded easily. I was able to carry her on my shoulders without too much of a problem. It was easier than a hip or front carry for sure. She kept laying her head down on mine and we thought for sure she'd fall asleep up there. Luckily, she didn't.




We got back to the car and the grandmas helped desand Adia. She was covered. I later discovered about a cup of sand in each pocket of her coat! We stopped by DiDi's house to grab some food for Adia since I was craving pizza and there's nothing there she could eat. The pizza hit the spot and Adia nearly fell asleep eating. As her head was about to land in her plate, she lazily said, "Mommy, I hold you." She was out in seconds once her head was on my shoulder. We were able to put her back in the car and then in her bed at DiDi's without a peep. She slept for a few more hours after that too! She was adorable when she woke up. She didn't cry for me, she just casually walked out into the living room, all smiles. She was rested and happy.

She asked for some apple before we headed out to Gramma and Papa's house. She didn't want it cut though so DiDi sliced her half the apple and Adia fed piggie the center. She was taking the biggest bites and had juice drooling down her chin.


It was BBQ time at Gramma and Papa's house. We all piled into the car and off we went. Daddy's Aunt and Uncle were there too. It took Adia a minute to warm up to them, but not long. She wanted to play soccer and draw with chalk. Papa made her a special burger and she ate almost the whole thing! I was shocked. We had M&M ice cream bars for dessert and Adia was one happy camper. She didn't make too bad of a mess either. She was soon demanding a Papa bath to get cleaned up. After her bath, she did her naked run before asking to watch Lilo and Stitch. It was hard to convince her to leave, but we were all getting sleepy. When we got back to DiDi's house, Adia was still awake and didn't want to go to bed. I ended up falling asleep next to her on the twin bed. I was actually more asleep on the floor than the bed. It was another rough sleeping night for me and Adia was up with the sun. That was bad and good though because DiDi had to go to work. If Adia had slept in longer, she wouldn't have been able to spend as much time with DiDi.

We were planning on heading to the beach again so after eating breakfast and getting dressed, we headed out to Gramma and Papa's house. Mommy also needed her double chocolate mocha from Dutch Bros. (Don't worry, it was decaf.) Once we got to Gramma and Papa's house, Adia didn't want to leave. She just wanted to play soccer and draw with chalk again. On our way to the beach, Adia fell asleep in the car. That's what early mornings will do to you. We got to the beach and the fog was rolling in and the wind was freezing. We decided that a beach attempt wasn't going to work so we headed to the lake instead. Adia woke up when we got there and was pretty confused. Once she saw the sand, she was good to go though. For some reason, she asked me to take her skirt off though. No idea why, but she spent a good amount of time in just her diaper.






Adia did more sand castle destruction and then had Daddy carry her up the big "mountain." He put her on his shoulders and carried her to the top. It was a pretty high dune too. When they got to the top, he set her down and they ran to the bottom. Surprisingly, she didn't fall. After the run, she wanted pants back though.




Our next stop was Old Town. We decided to get lunch and check out the toy store. Adia was getting tired and cranky again, but she did eat her burger. She was really good in the toy store too. She mostly played with the Thomas the Tank Engine train set while we looked around.




We bought some candy at the candy store before getting back in the car. I don't know how she stayed awake, but she did. We drove back to Gramma and Papa's house and off she went with Papa. They played on the swing out back and she checked out the pond. Then she saw the motorcycle. He let her sit on it and pretend to ride. After they came back in, Papa made a fire so we could make s'mores. Adia ate marshmallows and chocolate. DiDi came after school was out and had a couple s'mores too. Then Adia dragged her outside for more chalk drawing. Papa soon joined them and Adia was all about playing with Papa again.




She didn't want to leave and was especially upset that DiDi wasn't in the same car. It was getting late and we had to drive home. We stopped at DiDi's for a little bit so Adia could eat something, play and relax for a little bit. Adia was ok with leaving. She didn't scream for DiDi this time, but fell asleep almost immediately. She never knew we got home or that I put her in her bed. When she woke up in the morning, she looked around for a minute or two before saying, "My room? My house? My bed?" She was happy to be home, but also missed everyone.