Saturday, September 22, 2012

Little Prima Ballerina



If Adeline is awake.....

....she's wearing her tutu. 
And don't try to tell her she can't!


Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Addie Antics

This kid....she's got personality. Here's what she's been up to, as of late. 

*Being animated.*
She can't help but move her body at the slightest sound of music or any rhythm.
She practically flings herself to the ground with her interpretive dancing.
She's mastered the art of peek-a-boo by looking AROUND the blanket. 
Yeah Mom, I know you're back there. 
She points at EVERYTHING and asks, "Wassat? Wassat? Wassat?" with a whisper of a lisp.

*Wanting her way.*
She is bored with her baby board books. She only wants the "real" paper books which are located on a shelf too high for her. She points and whines until we bring them down. I am trying to instill the importance of "please" by using sign language, but she thinks a very sad cry will suffice.

In the picture below, she wanted all of her available stuffed animals on the floor and blanket with her. She gestured to me until I helped her in this task. Then she sighed and laid among them, quite content.

*Loving Water.*
She screams with delight at the sight of water. Gerrit is in Texas at the moment, so I have had to take showers with the door open in the mornings. She likes to peek in, get her face wet, grab a toy from the living room, and throw it in at me. Repeat that 10 times and we have a morning routine. While I get the tub full of water for her bath she has also thrown in 2 books and 1 pair of fuzzy bunny slippers.

*Missing Dada*
She has walked around the apartment looking for him everyday. She was shocked to find my grandma sleeping in his spot in the bedroom the other morning. She makes sure to point him out in pictures around the house, "Da....dada. Dada."

*Being my sidekick*
I can't do anything without Addie on my heels. She wants in on the action. She wants to be in the shower, to get her hair blow-dried, to check email, to eat what I eat (even if her dinner is the same OR more exciting). If I'm very lucky, I might get one kiss a day from my non-snuggly daughter. I must soak those in! 

Adeline is a treat. Sassy, serious, smart and spunky. That's our Addie Rose.