Wednesday, November 12, 2008
The BIG Tub!
Adele learned how to get out of her baby tub, so tonight was her first bath in the big tub. She LOVED it!
Playing with Laureli
I got to watch Laureli for a few hours this afternoon. I'm glad I took the camera out right away, because we had about 10 or 15 minutes of "play time" and then the girls took "shifts" napping for the rest of the afternoon.
Laureli is 6 months old, and can sit up, but she doesn't crawl yet. This made things just a little bit...complicated. Adele was either taking all of Laureli's toys away, or attempting to crawl on her/push her down. I'm not quite sure if Miss Ellie Belly was jealous, or if she was just trying to figure out how to "play" with Laureli. The only time she really looked jealous was when I was feeding Laureli her bottle. Adele stood right by me and pulled at my pants.
Laureli wasn't very interested in eating anyhow (there was too much to see!) so I waited to finish feeding her until Adele went down for her nap. As soon as she finished her bottle, Laureli fell asleep, and not two minutes after I put her down, Adele was awake in her crib. It took me a while, but I discovered that Miss Adele was poopy, so I changed her and put her back down...just in time for Laureli to wake up. By that point I was almost in tears laughing! Adele didn't stay asleep, but it didn't matter, Josh came over to pick Laureli up. So much for a fun afternoon with two babies! Oh well, better luck next time! (Or maybe I should consider myself lucky and leave it at that!)
"Outta my way, Baby!"
Adele "read" Mommy Hugs to Laureli:
"Wanna see the cute baby in the mirror?"
"No thanks, I like this red cup!"
Here's some quality "sharing" time:
Laureli: Adele, you have the cutest dog!
Adele: I know, and her food is tasty, too!
Laureli is 6 months old, and can sit up, but she doesn't crawl yet. This made things just a little bit...complicated. Adele was either taking all of Laureli's toys away, or attempting to crawl on her/push her down. I'm not quite sure if Miss Ellie Belly was jealous, or if she was just trying to figure out how to "play" with Laureli. The only time she really looked jealous was when I was feeding Laureli her bottle. Adele stood right by me and pulled at my pants.
Laureli wasn't very interested in eating anyhow (there was too much to see!) so I waited to finish feeding her until Adele went down for her nap. As soon as she finished her bottle, Laureli fell asleep, and not two minutes after I put her down, Adele was awake in her crib. It took me a while, but I discovered that Miss Adele was poopy, so I changed her and put her back down...just in time for Laureli to wake up. By that point I was almost in tears laughing! Adele didn't stay asleep, but it didn't matter, Josh came over to pick Laureli up. So much for a fun afternoon with two babies! Oh well, better luck next time! (Or maybe I should consider myself lucky and leave it at that!)
"Outta my way, Baby!"
Adele "read" Mommy Hugs to Laureli:
"Wanna see the cute baby in the mirror?"
"No thanks, I like this red cup!"
Here's some quality "sharing" time:
Laureli: Adele, you have the cutest dog!
Adele: I know, and her food is tasty, too!
Poor Little Peanut
This has been one busy and CRAZY day!
It started with a dream that I was eating peanut butter. I felt SO awful when I woke up! It was one of those dreams where I wasn't sure if it was a dream or not...
Adele was up early this morning (well, 7:15...earlier than usual) and she was ready to play! Cookie had a treat that she was ignoring, so I tried to keep Adele away from it (she always tries to grab them, and I'm SO afraid that Cookie will bite her if she actually gets a hold of the treat!) I played with both girls on the carpet for a while, but then I decided it was time to make breakfast. I guess I figured Cookie had already eaten the treat, because I didn't even look for it when I went into the kitchen. A short while later, I looked over at Adele, and she was clearly chewing something. She had her paci in one hand, and a disgusted look on her face. Sure enough, she had gotten the dog treat and managed to bite it into three pieces. One was in her mouth, and she didn't like it!
I praised Cookie for "letting" Adele have the treat and then rushed to find the bag to look at the ingredients. I've heard that there is often "peanut product" hidden in dog food, and although I've searched her FOOD food high and low, I haven't found anything on the bag that says peanut. Well, this bag of treats was different. "Peanut Flour" is CLEARLY labeled....ARGH! How could I have missed the dog treats when I removed ALL of the peanut product from our house???
I gave Adele benadryl and watched her closely for the rest of the morning. She seemed fine, but tired (probably from both the benadryl and waking up earlier than usual.) I was a little afraid to put her to sleep in her crib, but like I said, she hadn't really shown any signs of a bad reaction, so I put her down for a nap. She only slept about 25 or 30 minutes, but I actually didn't mind that she woke up....it's easier to watch her for a reaction when she's awake!
It looks like she'll be okay, she was looking pretty rashy tonight but otherwise she seemed fine. I didn't even give her a second dose of benadry. I guess we got lucky this time, but I'm not about to try that again anytime soon!
I think I'll pay more attention the next time I have a peanut butter dream, too!
It started with a dream that I was eating peanut butter. I felt SO awful when I woke up! It was one of those dreams where I wasn't sure if it was a dream or not...
Adele was up early this morning (well, 7:15...earlier than usual) and she was ready to play! Cookie had a treat that she was ignoring, so I tried to keep Adele away from it (she always tries to grab them, and I'm SO afraid that Cookie will bite her if she actually gets a hold of the treat!) I played with both girls on the carpet for a while, but then I decided it was time to make breakfast. I guess I figured Cookie had already eaten the treat, because I didn't even look for it when I went into the kitchen. A short while later, I looked over at Adele, and she was clearly chewing something. She had her paci in one hand, and a disgusted look on her face. Sure enough, she had gotten the dog treat and managed to bite it into three pieces. One was in her mouth, and she didn't like it!
I praised Cookie for "letting" Adele have the treat and then rushed to find the bag to look at the ingredients. I've heard that there is often "peanut product" hidden in dog food, and although I've searched her FOOD food high and low, I haven't found anything on the bag that says peanut. Well, this bag of treats was different. "Peanut Flour" is CLEARLY labeled....ARGH! How could I have missed the dog treats when I removed ALL of the peanut product from our house???
I gave Adele benadryl and watched her closely for the rest of the morning. She seemed fine, but tired (probably from both the benadryl and waking up earlier than usual.) I was a little afraid to put her to sleep in her crib, but like I said, she hadn't really shown any signs of a bad reaction, so I put her down for a nap. She only slept about 25 or 30 minutes, but I actually didn't mind that she woke up....it's easier to watch her for a reaction when she's awake!
It looks like she'll be okay, she was looking pretty rashy tonight but otherwise she seemed fine. I didn't even give her a second dose of benadry. I guess we got lucky this time, but I'm not about to try that again anytime soon!
I think I'll pay more attention the next time I have a peanut butter dream, too!
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Reading With Daddy
Adele loves to read books with us. She sits up and pays attention to the whole story, and she even helps us turn the page!
Daddy couldn't be more proud of his little girl!
Here they are reading "Daddy Hugs" by Karen Katz. Enjoy :)
Daddy couldn't be more proud of his little girl!
Here they are reading "Daddy Hugs" by Karen Katz. Enjoy :)
Sunday, November 9, 2008
Good Eats!
Thursday's Dinner...she made her Daddy proud!
She actually ended up eating WAY more lima beans than that, and not really liking the french fries (maybe because they had no salt on them....even if you've never had fries before, it's just instinctual that they need salt, right?) She ate half of her burger too!
She ate her "leftover" lima beans for lunch on Friday and I couldn't feed them to her fast enough! (I can only give her 2 or 3 pieces at a time or she just keeps shoving food into her mouth). I had started out cutting the beans in half, but she was "chewing" them so well that I decided to try giving her whole beans, and she did a great job with them whole! (Yay...less work for Mommy!)
Last night, Adele ate an ENTIRE grilled cheese sandwich (I made it with hardly any butter, don't worry!) I didn't let her eat the crusts, becuase I didn't want her to choke on them, but holy cow, she ate the whole thing! I thought for sure I'd be able to finish some of it for her! She had carrots too (because I had tomato soup with mine...too salty for babies, but carrots looked about the same...lol). I think she likes eating like the "big" people!
Tonight I made stir-fry (well, really fried rice with pork...) and Adele ate all of the same ingredients as I did...just without soy sauce, and not fried, so it was a little healthier.) I did puree some of her rice and some of the veggies to make sure she got the proper nutrients out of her food, but I left plenty of "chunks" for her to practice her chewing!
It is SO much fun giving her new foods (or just preparing the same foods in a different way) for her to try! I'm so glad she's a good eater, from what I hear, we're pretty lucky with that! We're still trying to pinpoint some allergies, but we are getting used to finding things that she can eat that are also healthy for her!
She actually ended up eating WAY more lima beans than that, and not really liking the french fries (maybe because they had no salt on them....even if you've never had fries before, it's just instinctual that they need salt, right?) She ate half of her burger too!She ate her "leftover" lima beans for lunch on Friday and I couldn't feed them to her fast enough! (I can only give her 2 or 3 pieces at a time or she just keeps shoving food into her mouth). I had started out cutting the beans in half, but she was "chewing" them so well that I decided to try giving her whole beans, and she did a great job with them whole! (Yay...less work for Mommy!)
Last night, Adele ate an ENTIRE grilled cheese sandwich (I made it with hardly any butter, don't worry!) I didn't let her eat the crusts, becuase I didn't want her to choke on them, but holy cow, she ate the whole thing! I thought for sure I'd be able to finish some of it for her! She had carrots too (because I had tomato soup with mine...too salty for babies, but carrots looked about the same...lol). I think she likes eating like the "big" people!
Tonight I made stir-fry (well, really fried rice with pork...) and Adele ate all of the same ingredients as I did...just without soy sauce, and not fried, so it was a little healthier.) I did puree some of her rice and some of the veggies to make sure she got the proper nutrients out of her food, but I left plenty of "chunks" for her to practice her chewing!
It is SO much fun giving her new foods (or just preparing the same foods in a different way) for her to try! I'm so glad she's a good eater, from what I hear, we're pretty lucky with that! We're still trying to pinpoint some allergies, but we are getting used to finding things that she can eat that are also healthy for her!
More Precious Moments
Daddy's Girl:
She and Daddy snuggled for a good long while in that chair today. They looked just perfect sitting there together. Daddy says it was one of his best moments with her yet!
She and Daddy snuggled for a good long while in that chair today. They looked just perfect sitting there together. Daddy says it was one of his best moments with her yet!
Lazy Sunday...Kind Of
Last night Daddy beat the "Endless Setlist" on Rock Band (on Expert, by the way). But basically what that means is that he (well...we, I helped a little) played playstation non-stop for about 6 1/2 hours! We traded off a little so that he could take the girls for a walk, and clean up from Adele's bath, but he did the majority of the work. We're both pretty proud of him (I never thought he'd actually do it!)
However....6 1/2 hours of non-stop playstation can wear a person out! He started just before 5, which means he wasn't done until around 11:30...that's way past our bedtime! So, today we were pretty tired. Adele and I let Daddy sleep in a little bit, but we couldn't resist snuggling with him in bed around 8:30. Cookie wanted in too, and we just can't say no to her fluffy face. As my earlier blog stated, Cookie fell out of the bed. She was busy scratching herself and suddenly found herself on the floor. It was funny in a sad kind of way. We wish we could've seen her face as she fell!
There were tiny snowflakes falling while we took our morning walk...that means it's FINALLY starting to feel like fall! That's good because our downtown is already decorated for Christmas, and that just feels weird when it's in the mid-70's outside!
We went to Pizza Hut for lunch, and Adele was a little cutie. She ate baby food, but did get to chomp on the crust of one of my slices of pizza. She kept herself entertained while we ate, and did a great job of eating her own food.
Daddy took Adele swimming while I gave Cookie a bath (poor Cookie, she's had a rough day!) Then Adele napped while Daddy mowed the lawn (no more beautiful leaves...how sad).
I made stir-fry for dinner while Adele and Daddy played, and then we did a video chat with Memaw and Gramps. So, we were busy all day, but it felt like a lazy day at the same time. (And we didn't even watch any football...)
Adele was pretty much a sweetie all day long! Daddy and I weren't able to take the naps that we had planned on, but we got lots of stuff done around the house, and Adele was so fun to be around, we preferred to hang out with her anyway.
However....6 1/2 hours of non-stop playstation can wear a person out! He started just before 5, which means he wasn't done until around 11:30...that's way past our bedtime! So, today we were pretty tired. Adele and I let Daddy sleep in a little bit, but we couldn't resist snuggling with him in bed around 8:30. Cookie wanted in too, and we just can't say no to her fluffy face. As my earlier blog stated, Cookie fell out of the bed. She was busy scratching herself and suddenly found herself on the floor. It was funny in a sad kind of way. We wish we could've seen her face as she fell!
There were tiny snowflakes falling while we took our morning walk...that means it's FINALLY starting to feel like fall! That's good because our downtown is already decorated for Christmas, and that just feels weird when it's in the mid-70's outside!
We went to Pizza Hut for lunch, and Adele was a little cutie. She ate baby food, but did get to chomp on the crust of one of my slices of pizza. She kept herself entertained while we ate, and did a great job of eating her own food.
Daddy took Adele swimming while I gave Cookie a bath (poor Cookie, she's had a rough day!) Then Adele napped while Daddy mowed the lawn (no more beautiful leaves...how sad).
I made stir-fry for dinner while Adele and Daddy played, and then we did a video chat with Memaw and Gramps. So, we were busy all day, but it felt like a lazy day at the same time. (And we didn't even watch any football...)
Adele was pretty much a sweetie all day long! Daddy and I weren't able to take the naps that we had planned on, but we got lots of stuff done around the house, and Adele was so fun to be around, we preferred to hang out with her anyway.
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