My sweet Adeline is another month older, wiser, bigger, etc. She's had a great month and continues to amaze us in her development, her sweetness, and her beauty. She's the most darling, little thing there ever was.
Here's what she's up to now days:
- Evie started calling Adeline "Adel" a few months ago. It was Evie's endearing, little nickname for her baby sister. Well, it has really stuck and now we all call her Adel. So, Adeline truly responds to 3 names now . . . Adeline, Addie, and Adel.
- She's eating solids way better. She now loves her rice cereal when I mix it with fruit. She still has her favorite veggies . . . sweet potatoes and carrots. She enjoys fruits now. I've tried her on a few baby foods with meat in them and she is NOT a fan of those yet. I'm going to try making my own instead of using store bought to see if she'll tolerate it a little better. She loves the baby snack items (puffs, yogurt bites, etc.). She still LOVES her bottle the best.
- She has 3 more teeth, folks! They appeared in her upper gums. She now has 4 teeth on top and 3 on bottom. This girl is ready to eat! Let's give her a turkey leg or something. LOL.
- She is sleeping ALL the way through the night now. She'll sleep 10-12 hours at a time. Well, unless she's teething or sick. But, that goes without saying.
- Her interest in animals has piqued. She is becoming more and more drawn to them. Her favorites around our house are our little, black cat Louise as well as our giant mule Tiny. She tends to get more excited around both of these pets as opposed to the others. However, she still loves to watch the others too.
- She LOVES to watch us brush our teeth. She's actually loved this for months, but I've forgotten to write it down. She grins and giggles when we brush our teeth. It's pretty funny.
- She loves fabrics, clothes, and jewelry. It's becoming very obvious that she is quite the girlie girl. It cracks me up how she is drawn to clothing and jewelry. She loves to play with her clothes and dig in her clothing drawers/baskets. She also loves all jewelry and will tug and play with anything I have on.
- She is a hair puller. She's pretty sly about it too. She'll gently grab your hair and then she'll quickly yank. As you can imagine, it doesn't feel super awesome.
- She's finally babbling. I've been waiting and waiting for this and she's finally gibber-gabbering. It's ADORABLE! She's unleashed all sorts of sounds . . . just within the last week. Dada, Gaga, Zaza, ShaSha, VaVa, GuyGuy, and last but certainly not least . . . Mama. :) The babbles are so fun and it's hard not to HIGHLY encourage them. We all get excited and chat right back with her . . . mimicking her every sound.
- She loves nature. She's love this for many months too, but I haven't really written it down. She loves to watch the leaves on trees blow in the wind. She even loves to be on the grass. Her first touch of the grass never bothered her, it just intrigued her. She doesn't hate the texture of it at all.
- She can now officially crawl on her hands and knees. She still prefers to "army crawl" because she's more efficient and can get places faster this way, but she can officially crawl.
- She can now get herself in and out of a sitting potation.
- She's pulling herself up much more now. She can even crawl up stairs (oh no!). She loves to pull herself up like a big girl, but often times finds herself stuck there afterwards. Sometimes she'll plop back down on her bum and sometimes she'll whine for me to help her. She's even starting to walk a little while holding on to furniture, but she's super wobbly.
- She's starting to show more sensitivity. One day she grabbed something she shouldn't and Evie hurried to grab it and tell her no (which I often have to remind Evie that I'm the mom and can tell her no when needed. . . .ha, ha). A big frown showed up on Adeline's face which was quickly followed by big alligator tears. She was so sad. She's also been known to sympathy cry when others are crying.
- She's starting to tap to the beat of music. She'll sometimes bounce a little, but she mostly waves her hand/arm in line with the beat of a song. She's loved music since birth (well, probably even before that) so it's fun to see her start to move with it now. She really loves it when I dance with her in my arms. She has huge smiles and loud coos.
- Oh my word! If there is anything to be found on the floor that will fit in her mouth, she'll find it and eat it. I am vacuuming constantly. She'll seriously put everything and anything in her mouth.
- She is totally understanding certain phrases. It's amazing how fast these babies learn languages. She responds and acts accordingly to the following phrases: No, Good Job, No Touchies, Look, Look at Momma, Where's Evie, etc.
- She's still a momma's girl. She hasn't "grown out of it" yet. Speaking from a mother's intuitive place, I don't think she really will. I'm sure it will ease over time, but she's just not one to get too far from her momma's eyesight or arms. I'm perfectly okay with this. That all being said, she has really formed a darling bond with her daddy. And, she still adores Evie to pieces.
Adeline is a happy, happy baby. She loves to smile, she loves to play, she loves social interaction, and is a pure delight to be around. Needless to say, she's irresistible to squeeze and kiss. We love, love, LOVE her!!
