Winter 2014

Adeline is almost 18 months old now.    She is so very busy.  

She loves: kicking her ball, sorting and hiding socks, climbing up and walking down the stairs, riding Chester (rocking horse), playing hide and seek and chase, giving hugs and kisses, 'helping', dancing and imitating. 

She says a few words: dada, mama, all done, ball, diaper, upa (jump), Ada (Adeline), a-go (mango)...and more that I can't remember now. 

She understands so much and can show us where her belly and feet are located. She feeds herself with a spoon (oh, what a mess!) climbs up on the coffee table, and spends endless hours moving things about the house.  

December

Happenings in Addie Land

Sorry for the blurry phone pictures

She loves 'helping' push the stroller.

Walking all by herself.

She loves this basket. I plop her in it and she 'reads' her Winnie the Pooh book ...usually upside down. 

 She will not stay out of the drawers! "why can't I eat it?"

Helping daddy fix the table. 

Hmm, another drawer to explore. 

One year old!

This is a very belated post. Addie was sick on her birthday and then we have been busy with work and life.

Addie is walking, babbling, and getting into everything. She loves her shape sorter, going on long stroller rides, and dragging belts out of mommy's dresser drawer.  She is getting to be a picky eater and throws tantrums when she doesn't get her way (already!).  Definitely a toddler now. 

The weekend before her birthday she got a visit from her grandparents. 

Our present to Adeline was a new high chair that lets her eat at the table with us. 

Loving her birthday waffle. 

Learning to share.

Walking

Adeline took her first independent steps today.  This past weekend her Aunt Susie taught her to run (not walk!) while holding our hands.  She loves making her way around the house just as fast as she can go looking a little something like this

I don't have any pictures of her walking but I do have pictures from our recent apple picking adventure. 

Adeline was a great help. She did a lot of sorting, unpacking and repacking. 

11 months

My sweet baby has very quickly become a little girl.  I can't really call her a baby anymore as she hurries her way into toddler-hood.  She is walking (while pushing a chair or holding hands), climbing up stairs with finesse, and learning new tricks all the time.  On Sunday I watched her spend a solid 20 minutes trying to put a screw on lid on an empty container.  In the end, she figured it out and now can screw and unscrew lids of all kinds.  I am totally amazed by her everyday.

Algonquin 2013

 Adeline had a grand old time in Algonquin, although her reluctance to sleep in this new exciting place was a bit challenging for everyone else.  Hard to believe a year ago I spent my time at Arrowhon lumbering around with a giant belly.  

We celebrated Grandpa's 80th birthday with a surprise party. 

Addie kept everyone amused including Aunt Jane. 

And Uncle Ian

She even went for her first canoe ride.  

I think her favorite part was watching her cousins, Evan and Kate. 

Thanks to Ian for all the great photos!