This month has been full of exciting developments! Addie is interested in everything and is not content sitting in one spot. I knew this day would come but I didn't think it would be this quick. Grocery shopping is now difficult because if I don't pay attention, she will grab (and drop) things from the shelf. Same thing at home. Good thing I moved all breakable items out of her reach. It is fun to see her explore things around her and see more of her personality.
Addie can do so big, wave good bye, clap, dance, and play peek-a-boo. The key here is when she wants to. If she isn't interested, then good luck. She will just stare at you. But she will do these - mostly when she is happiest. And that is when she is sitting in her high chair eating. The girl likes her food. Baby food? That was so last month ago. Addie now wants anything and everything that you are eating. If you don't give it to her she will demand it. Loudly. Her new favorite foods are grits, fried chicken, and macaroni and cheese. Guess the south is in her!
We visited Jamie's family in Alabama. It was a nice trip. We were able to spend 3 days hanging out. The whole time we were there, Addie had only 1 jar of baby food. The rest was all food that we were having. I think it is funny that some people refer to non-baby food as "table food" or "people food". Makes me think of a dog. She took her first picture with Santa and it was surprisingly uneventful. On the way there I imagined one of those classic baby screaming pictures. If you were around Addie enough you would figure out pretty quickly that Addie has a short fuse. She is a feisty little one (Flo the 2nd). So I thought she would be upset that we would dare to place her on a strange guy's lap to take a picture. Nope. Not even a whimper! Couldn't get her to smile but we always have next year.
Addie will be 9 months in a little over a week. The day she turns 9 months is the day my family is coming out for Christmas. I can't wait to see them interact with her. She is a lot different from when they saw her in July and August. I'm sure there will be many new and fun things to write about.
These are a few of Adalyn's favorite things:
1. Dancing. She will do her little bop when she hears music and I think it is adorable.
2. Her dog, Violet. This dog is from Leap Frog (I think) and it will talk and sing to her. The neat thing about this is that I can put in favorite foods, songs, and Addie's name. So the dog will say "I love you, Addy" or "My favorite color is pink". She gives her hugs and will snuggle with her.
3. Cookies. I found some cookies in the baby food aisle and she loves them. They get really sticky though and by the time she is done eating one, she has sticky cookie mess in her hair and all over her hands and clothes. But to see her face light up when I get the bag of cookies out to give her one is worth all the cookie mess in the world.
