Amelia's turning into a little girl.
This weekend has been a fun one for our family. Despite the work that Michael has had to do this weekend, we've taken time out and time off to do some fun things around town.
Yesterday, we wanted to take Amelia to the park, but decided to wait until after her afternoon nap to do so. Well, her nap was later than expected so we ended up alone in the park as the sun was setting and the temperature was dropping. None of this changed the fact that Amelia hated to leave the park behind when it was time to go home. At least I thought to bring her new mittens along with us. The baby was great about wearing her new pink mittens, but they look just humongous on her - very funny.
Today we went back to the park, out to lunch and out for ice cream. Amelia sat in a booster seat for the first time. She did really well, too. She didn't squirm too much and did not try to get out of her seat. As long as she isn't feeling too rambunctious, we'll have to try this again soon.
I bought Amelia her first necklace last week. It's a delicate chain with a gold heart. When I put it around her neck so that she could try it on at the store, she beamed. She fussed and cried when I tried to give it back to the sales lady so that it could be rung up. Obviously, Amelia can't wear her necklace to bed; in fact, she only wears it a few hours a day...but she loves having a necklace like mommy and seems really excited about her first piece of jewelry.
Other funny news, Amelia's latest thing is answering questions in the affirmative with an "okay." I don't know why, but her saying "okay" to questions like, "Would you like a cookie?" just strikes me as terribly funny. She's also playing at swimming in the bathtub these days. She goes through phases where she loves or hates the bath. She's in the "love it, can't get enough of it" phase now. She's completely prunified by the time I manage to get her out of the tub at night. In fact, tonight she wouldn't even leave after all the water was gone. She sat and played and slapped her hands and feet against the floor of the empty bath tub a good ten minutes before I finally coaxed her out.
Oh, and I can't forget to tell you about Amelia's exciting adventure with the escalator. Amelia and I ran around the IU library while daddy was scanning documents last night. When we found the escalator that leads to the building's basement cafeteria, Amelia was intrigued. We watched a couple get on the escalator and slowly glide down. Amelia clung on to mommy and stared at the moving stairs. I asked if she wanted to ride the escalator and she said, "No." Well, once I talked her into riding in mommy's arms she thought the escalator was the coolest ride since Space Mountain. We went down and up three times before I got bored. I walked away from the escalator, put Amelia down so she would walk, and she rushed right back to the moving stairs. I was impressed she found them as quickly as she did. I took her down and up again and then found daddy. When Amelia saw daddy, she got excited and made it clear she wanted to show daddy the escalator, so we took a fifth and final trip down and up before leaving the library.
I wish I got that much fun and excitement out of a visit to my campus library.
Lisa
Yesterday, we wanted to take Amelia to the park, but decided to wait until after her afternoon nap to do so. Well, her nap was later than expected so we ended up alone in the park as the sun was setting and the temperature was dropping. None of this changed the fact that Amelia hated to leave the park behind when it was time to go home. At least I thought to bring her new mittens along with us. The baby was great about wearing her new pink mittens, but they look just humongous on her - very funny.
Today we went back to the park, out to lunch and out for ice cream. Amelia sat in a booster seat for the first time. She did really well, too. She didn't squirm too much and did not try to get out of her seat. As long as she isn't feeling too rambunctious, we'll have to try this again soon.
I bought Amelia her first necklace last week. It's a delicate chain with a gold heart. When I put it around her neck so that she could try it on at the store, she beamed. She fussed and cried when I tried to give it back to the sales lady so that it could be rung up. Obviously, Amelia can't wear her necklace to bed; in fact, she only wears it a few hours a day...but she loves having a necklace like mommy and seems really excited about her first piece of jewelry.
Other funny news, Amelia's latest thing is answering questions in the affirmative with an "okay." I don't know why, but her saying "okay" to questions like, "Would you like a cookie?" just strikes me as terribly funny. She's also playing at swimming in the bathtub these days. She goes through phases where she loves or hates the bath. She's in the "love it, can't get enough of it" phase now. She's completely prunified by the time I manage to get her out of the tub at night. In fact, tonight she wouldn't even leave after all the water was gone. She sat and played and slapped her hands and feet against the floor of the empty bath tub a good ten minutes before I finally coaxed her out.
Oh, and I can't forget to tell you about Amelia's exciting adventure with the escalator. Amelia and I ran around the IU library while daddy was scanning documents last night. When we found the escalator that leads to the building's basement cafeteria, Amelia was intrigued. We watched a couple get on the escalator and slowly glide down. Amelia clung on to mommy and stared at the moving stairs. I asked if she wanted to ride the escalator and she said, "No." Well, once I talked her into riding in mommy's arms she thought the escalator was the coolest ride since Space Mountain. We went down and up three times before I got bored. I walked away from the escalator, put Amelia down so she would walk, and she rushed right back to the moving stairs. I was impressed she found them as quickly as she did. I took her down and up again and then found daddy. When Amelia saw daddy, she got excited and made it clear she wanted to show daddy the escalator, so we took a fifth and final trip down and up before leaving the library.
I wish I got that much fun and excitement out of a visit to my campus library.
Lisa
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