Fans and Farting are Funny!

Here's hoping that my video worked! We caught more laughs on film tonight....yay! Yesterday I tried to save Daddy from embarassment (yeah right..) and didn't share that the way he got Adele to laugh was by making farting noises and saying, "farting is funny" over and over again, but he edited the video and you can clearly hear him farting and saying "fans and farting are funny" (she was watching him spin the ceiling fan in the kitchen) so I guess he's not too embarassed about it!

Adele was in a great mood tonight considering the busy day we had! I finally got her in to the doctor....right at naptime! After the nurse took her stats, she fell asleep while we waited for Dr. Freeman. This was probably the only time I was glad that it took a long time for the doctor to come into the room! She probably got a good 15 or 20 minute nap while we waited. Amber-you were right, it is eczema :( Oh well, at least it isn't a contagious fungal rash or anything! I do have to put special cream on her "creases" twice a day (it's not only behind her knees, but on her ankles, elbows and wrists too...poor baby!)

She was a trooper at CVS. I had to do bicep curls with her carseat while we waited, but as long as she was moving, she was happy. Fortunately, I didn't get worn out too quickly. I don't care how much fun Daddy pokes at me, I know my Tae-Bo efforts are paying off!

For lunch, I managed to make Taco Soup (recipe and pictures later) while Adele took a nap IN HER PACK N PLAY! She slept for half an hour in there...YAY!

Tonight, after laughing for Daddy, Adele and I spent some time "playing" in her room. She stared at herslef in her little mirror and smiled and smiled. Then she spent a long time (6 minutes is long when you're not quite 3 months old!) watching me shake some links for her. I don't know what it is about red, yellow, white and black that grabs her attention, but she loves those links! As we played, I just kept thinking about how amazing she is and how much she has grown in the past (almost) 12 weeks! She is working on starting to grab things (and put them in her mouth, of course) I'll bet within the next week or so she will be grabbing at things all by herself. It was very peaceful spending that time with her tonight! I have to remember to treasure all of these moments because she is already getting too big too fast!

Daddy's Funny!

No pictures today...sorry. We have video footage, but I'm still having trouble figuring out how to add video on here. I have figured out how, but appear to be missing an icon if that makes sense....oh well.

Today was a pretty big day for Adele. We finally braved taking her to church. She didn't start out as the loudest baby there, but I think at the end she did bring that title home. We sat in a different spot than usual...close to the door. That was very smart! There were 2 other little babies sitting right by us, and one of them started screaming right away. Fortunately, she was happy when we got there, but about 10 minutes into mass, it was naptime. Surprisingly, she took her paci FROM DADDY! without any problems, but she didn't really want anything to do with falling asleep. (Too much new stuff to look at, I'm guessing) So, he took her into the lobby. After a while, Daddy brought her back in to me because he wasn't getting anywhere with her...but she was calm. I had her almost asleep without even standing up (sometimes she just wants mommy...) but then she remembered that she is Adele and that she must put up some sort of fuss at naptime (or something like that) and she did start fussing. It was my turn to take her into the lobby. Of course, she slept fine as long as I was up and walking around with her, but when I tried to sit down she'd fuss again. And soon enough, mass was over. All in all, I think she liked church, it's just that the timing was off a bit today. We'll try again soon I'm sure.

When we got home, Daddy went to get groceries, and I fed Adele. When he got home, I put her in her bouncy chair and helped put groceries away. Daddy started talking with Ellie and apparently he's a pretty funny guy because she had her first belly laughs and tons of giggles. We tried to caputre it on video, but she clammed up when she saw that we were taping her. We did get one little laugh on tape though. It was VERY cute! I think she has been trying to laugh for a while, but instead of laughs, coughs come out, then she will fuss and think she's upset for a minute....that's pretty funny to watch too, but the real laughs were better!

She had lots of really intense crying today, I'm not sure why. She slept really well last night and although her naps were short, she took several of them today. (The crying usually came right before a nap, or as I was trying to help her fall asleep). The doctor wasn't open on Saturday, so I'm hoping to take her in tomorrow....maybe the rash/infection on her legs is making her uncomfortable, it sure seemed that way tonight. Poor baby!

Well, she's asleep, so I should be going to bed too!

So Much Fun!

The one good thing about Adele growing up so fast (I can't believe she's almost 3 months old!) is that she gets more and more fun each day! I've been bragging about her peek-a-boo piano, which is still her favorite, but she has been interacting with us so much more with everything we do! It's pretty amazing! She is also trying to sit up so much...it's crazy to see her strain her little muscles to pull herself up higher!

She is still not reaching for much with her arms, but she loves to kick! She was cute in her bouncy chair, kicking at the toys I hung from the bar. She couldn't care less about the "doggies" that came with it, but she loves when I hang different toys on there. I wish I could have captured her smile when she realized that she could kick those toys today! With as much kicking as she's been doing, I can't help but hope that dancing will be next! I couldn't resist the "little dancer" shoes...they're size said "0-9 months" and they're really too small...come on...her feet aren't THAT big...are they?! Hey, maybe she'll be an Irish dancer, they don't move their hands much, and there's tons of kicking involved in Irish dancing! (Daddy can't believe I just said that, and Aunt Katie is laughing and thinking about the Beckmanns...)

She has also been more and more interested in books. Her favorites are Chicka Chicka Boom Boom and Brown Bear Brown Bear What Do You See? probably because I sing them to her all the time...that and they have really bright, but simple illustrations. My copy of The Very Hungry Caterpillar is pretty small, so she hasn't been as interested in that one.

Unfortunately she has some sort of rash thing going on behind her knees so I have to call the doctor in the morning. It has been there for a while, but today it was wet like she was extremely sweaty all day (even right after I would wipe it off). Of course, I didn't decide that I needed to get it checked out until after the office closed for the day. (I didn't want to overreact, but Daddy and Memaw both said to get it checked out...) I believe our pediatrician has hours on Saturday mornings, so I'm at least going to call and see if I can get her in.

I know the quality of the pictures isn't that great this time, but its hard to catch her in action!!!

Well, I'm going to enjoy my evening, since Adele went to bed pretty early (and with that said...hope she doesn't wake up soon!)

Gloomy!

It's probably a good thing that it is gloomy outside today....the house is nice and dark. I didn't sleep well last night, neither did Daddy. Adele slept fine, but neither of us could stay asleep...that's a pretty mean trick to play on the parents of an infant! I think I got about 3 hours of sleep total last night. (And Adele got about 11) ARGH!

I tried to nap with Adele this morning, but she wouldn't stay asleep...of course! At least she has been laid back and is content to sit on my lap and look around. She actually sat on my lap and watched me eat my lunch...how exciting! She has also been loving her piano (of course). We did go outside for a little while, but it is much cooler than yesterday, so I put a hat on her. That didn't go over so well! She hasn't been on any kind of schedule at all today which is fine with me! I'd like to do Tae-Bo, but sleep is much more important!

Right now she is sleeping on the couch. If I curl up in a little ball, I can lay on the couch with her, which sounds like a really good idea! Maybe I'll take some pictures after my nap!

Another Milestone!

Probably only one that Mommy cares about, but today she fell asleep for Daddy!

Woo Hoo! We had another fairly stressful day, Adele woke up pretty much for good around 5 this morning...that's WAY too early! And she fought me when it came to napping all day long. So, when Daddy got home, I got a bottle ready for Ellie and headed to Target for a break. We needed lots of baby stuff, and it all was on sale, so everything worked out! When I got home, Daddy was working on giving Adele her bottle. She's not too keen on taking the bottle from him, but she drank about 2 ounces....then fell asleep! I couldn't believe it! He didn't have to rock her or anything, she just spit out the bottle and closed her eyes. She only slept for about 15 minutes, but by then it was almost 5:00 and I don't like her sleeping for too long in the evening anyway.

Like I said, she's been going from one extreme to the other today, and has been fighting her naps like crazy! She did sleep on her boppy for about 45 minutes right around my lunch time, which was VERY nice! But the rest of the time, she cried and cried when she got tired and would only sleep (in my arms, of course) for about 3 minutes at a time. Then I had to stand up and rock and shush her all over again. When she was awake (or, not overtired...) and happy, she played and played with her peek-a-boo piano and would scream if I tried to get her to do anything else. I'm so glad Tim and Laura gave her that! It has been a lifesaver today!

Too Many to Choose From

Titles, that is! Some days I can't think of any, and today I've thought of a ton! Here are some of the titles that crossed my mind today:

Bodily Fluids!
Tae Bo!
Pretty in Pink!
Walk on the Sunny Side

I have been very laid back today, and nothing is getting to me! That is actually saying a lot, because on the whole, it's been a pretty rough day! It started when Adele spit up ALL OVER HER CRIB at around 4 AM. I was excited because her middle of the night feeding was a short one (probably because I forgot to burp her...oops!) I put her in her crib and walked over to the CD player to turn it on for some background noise, and BLAGH! Puke all over! So much for a short feeding! I didn't want to change her sheets at 4 AM, especially since I have to take the mattress out to do so (which means taking the bumper off, etc) so I wiped it up the best I could. Adele just watched me (I had scooted her out of the worst of the mess). She didn't fuss, and had been sound asleep before spitting up, so I decided to just leave her there and see what she'd do. I went back to bed and just waited for her to start wailing. She never did. I guess she went back to sleep, I hope so, because eventually I did too. She also puked all over during tummy time, and she had just been burped!

She was up early, at 7, so I fed her in the chair in her room and eventually she fell back asleep until 8:30 when Cookie couldn't stand it anymore. Everything went pretty smoothly until 11:30. At 11:30, she was poopy, so I changed her. I guess she wasn't finished, because she proceeded to poop ALL OVER her changing table...twice. I hate those diaper changes! Of course, she cried the whole time. It did dawn on me that if she'd been clothed at the time, it would have been a huge blow-out I was changing, so that made me feel a little better about the whole mess!

After her massive pooping, it was getting to be time for another nap...probably the most important nap of the day, because I wanted to eat lunch, and I've learned time and time again that pasta and holding a baby don't go well together! Since she was already screaming, I didn't see any sense in calming her down enough to sit and play on her own while I ate (It would have taken forever, especially since I knew she was getting tired) so I just went for the nap. It took over an hour to get her to stay asleep, and even then, I think she only slept for a total of 10 minutes. (I was eager to set her down as soon as she fell asleep so I could eat). Instead of going hungry (therefore leading to a headache and almost certain crabbiness...) I attempted to eat my leftover pasta while rocking her. I spilled on her new clothes. Of course. Oh well, I already had sheets to wash!

After eating my lunch I decided I'd just go ahead and feed her, since she was adamant about not staying asleep! She ate and was in good spirits when she finished, so I decided to try another one of her favorites; The Swing. I wanted to do some exercising and I figured I'd be too lazy by the time Daddy gets home. Amazingly, she sat in her swing and watched me do Tae-Bo! She probably thought I was just being silly for her benefit :) When I finished, we walked around the backyard (I never thought I'd be thankful for cloudy days...) and now it is nap time again. Unfortunately she's fighting sleep again, and I'm geting tired of typing one handed...

Here are some pictures of my little pink princess! Yes, she was trying to sit up by herself this morning!

Pictures

Finally!