Last weekend, we decided to brave the California heat and visit the LA Zoo! A bunch of our mama and dada friends came with us too, it was so much fun! It’s crazy that we have such a nice zoo so close to where we live. We’re thinking about getting a season pass so we can pop in and out all year long.
Adele slept through most of it, sadly (we didn’t know it at the time, but she was working on cutting TWO teeth the next day!)
I always love watching the monkeys, but I think this time, the baby giraffe was the most exciting. Look how cute!
I picked Adele up from school one day last week and she had her very first ponytail!!!!! I was so excited I almost cried. When I got home, I clipped a bow onto it as well. My mom started calling her “Pebbles”. haha
I tried to take her (very late) 11 month photos with her new hair-do, but needless to say, things didn’t quite work out as planned.
Sorry Adele, you can’t play the Uh-Oh game with the alarm clock.
After a half hour, a million blurry photos, and two close-calls with Adele nearly falling off the couch, this is the official 11-month photo that will be going in her baby book.
Now for the GIVEAWAY! Remember how I told you we are using Bounty’s DuraTowel to ‘clean up Adele’s Uh-Ohs‘? Well Bounty is giving THREE LUCKY READERS the chance to try it out as well! All you have to do is leave me a comment and tell me what your Memorial Day Plans are, and I’ll randomly pick 3 winners on Monday Night. Each winner will receive a 2-pack of DuraTowels in the mail. Good luck!
[Edited to add: Winners have been notified via email!]
I’m going on the record to say that Adele’s official first word was “Uh Oh”. Even beyond “mama” and “dada”, she uses Uh-Oh both intentionally and deliberately.
In fact, she not only says the word (over and over), but she is continually demonstrating her understanding of it by tossing socks, shoes, toys and food overboard and then proclaiming loudly “Uh-oh!” And then she waits for you to retrieve the unfortunate item for her so she can start her trick all over again.
Here’s an example. Video proof, if you will:
So as you can imagine, meal time has been a bit… messy. I’d say Baby-Led Weaning has been a success, but the side effect is food on the floor. It’s inevitable. But I don’t stress about it.
I usually have a cute plastic dropcloth under her chair to save my poor floors, but lately, I’m finding it’s just easier to scoop up the crumbs and spot clean the floor when she’s done. Though she definitely enjoys throwing food on the floor, I’m actually noticing that a lot more thought goes into than I though. She is developing clear preferences for the kinds of foods she wants to eat (i.e., if I put cauliflower and broccoli on her tray, only the broccoli ends up on the floor… she’s smart enough to know not to throw out her beloved cauliflower!) She also seems to throw more when she’s full, so I try to pay attention to her cues.
When she’s done, I brush off her crumbs and let her play with her toys, and it takes me 5 minutes to clean up her chair. I gather all the crumbs from the seat and floor onto the tray, and then I rinse and wash that in the sink. Done and done. Sometimes I use a dishcloth, but lately, I’ve also been using paper towels. Bounty sent me their new Duratowel (which has the strength of a dishcloth, without the germs they can harbor). I have to say, it passed the ‘Adele Mealtime Test’. One sheet cleaned her chair, tray and the floor successfully. It really does feel stronger than other paper towels I’ve used.
In the spirit of ‘going green’, I know reusable is best. But when my dishtowels are all in the laundry, DuraTowel to the rescue. This mom gives it two thumbs up.
One more Poolside Photo Recap post for ya! Just a collection of some photos from the week.
First up… pictures from the Golf Clubhouse where we met daddy for lunch one day! He had a golf PR (is that a thing?) that morning! Best round he’s ever played!
We found a patch of grass and set up shop one afternoon. Irving and I took turns on baby duty while the other one read magazines and books. Heaven. Adele just played with a shovel. ha!
This picture is so funny because Adele is TERRIFIED of grass. She won’t go near it unless she absolutely has to. She kept peeking under the towel to check to see if it was still there. Spoiler Alert: it was!
Of course, when it was my turn to read, I couldn’t peel my eyes away from these two.
I spy Daddy and Adele!
Don’t worry, I had Adele safely on land when Irving did a little waterfall dive here!
Another snack! Each one of these little puffs is 1/3 calorie! I don’t really mind if she has a handful here or there. They’re more of a distraction than anything else really.
Awe, daddy loves!
So apparently there are goats on the resort property? Kind of random, no?
Are you guys sick of Hawaii pictures yet? Few more posts and I’m done, sorry!
Adele looks too cute in her bathing suit, so I have to just do a photo dump again to share all these pictures! These were taken in our hotel pool (which was salt water instead of chorine! So nice!) Enjoy!
Love this one! Waterfall kisses!
Swim break for Baby Puffs!
One afternoon, Irving went golfing and I took Adele swimming solo. She is a fun swim buddy.
These stayed on for 1.2 seconds. Oh well, still cute!
Irving participated in the Water Slide Relay race (believe it or not, there were more adults than kids playing!) He won a prize too! Red Vines and a plush soccer ball for Adele!
Hi I'm Kelley! I'm a 30-something cancer survivor and a self-proclaimed world traveler. I am originally from Boston, but now call Los Angeles my home. Traveling is my passion, but I also love running marathons, watching soccer, eating cupcakes and planning future adventures with my Husband. In June 2012, I became a mom to a beautiful baby girl named Adele. Our lives are forever changed and we couldn't be more excited!
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