Hope Adele doesn’t mind traveling with Santa Hats in years to come! Get used to it, kid!
Photo taken in Yosemite National Park in August.
Santa’s Little Elves December 23, 2012
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The Princess and the Pea December 21, 2012
Adele sleeps really well through the night. She falls asleep easily in her crib and stays there for 12-13 hours straight.
But naps. That’s a whole different story. She naps great at Daycare, but when the weekends roll around, she only sleeps in the car, in the stroller or strapped into the carrier on either Irving or I. She doesn’t nap in the crib. [To her defense, we really haven’t put in my effort to make her try….]
To her, naptime = playtime and she laughs and plays for an hour doing this:
(Peek-A-Boo)
But this weekend, we figured it out. She just wanted to nap in mom & dad’s bed instead!
She slept like that for 3 hours Sunday afternoon! Apparently she just needs pillows and a duvet cover to catch her Zzzz’s! File that one under #spoiled.
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Baby Does Yoga! December 20, 2012
This week, I took Adele to a Mommy & Me yoga class. (Actually, it was my old prenatal class, but they don’t mind if you bring your babies!) The class was at 7pm and I wasn’t sure how she’d do sine it was smack dab in the middle of her bedtime. She slept through the first few minutes of class, and then woke up. I laid out a big blanket and scattered some toys around and continued with the class.
She LOVED it! She was fascinated by everyone in the class and watched us go through the flows. And then all of a sudden, she started to imitate us! When we did downdog, she pushed up on all fours! When we laid flat on the ground to stretch, she rolled over and did the same! When we meditated, she thought it was a great opportunity to practice her squealing. I whispered: “Shhh, baby has to be quiet…” to which she responded with more (louder) squeals and laughter.
At the end of the class, the mama-to-be’s all laid down and put their hands on their growing bellies to send positive messages to their babies. I did the same, only I placed Adele on my tummy and played with her during that part of the meditation. She looked into my eyes, grabbed my cheeks, put her fingers in my mouth and stuck her tongue out at me. I smiled back, stroked her hair and kissed her back. Those moments were some of my favorite as a mother. I felt such appreciation for Adele. I can’t believe she was in my belly a year ago when I started doing Yoga.
I think we both had a great time and we both slept really well that night too. My muscles, mind and heart felt strong that night. Namaste.
And because a post isn’t complete without some kind of photo or video… here’s a recent one of Adele practicing her cat/cow poses. =)
The Evolution of the Bath December 19, 2012
My what a difference 6 months makes!
ONE WEEK OLD
ONE MONTH OLD
TWO MONTHS OLD
THREE MONTHS OLD
FIVE MONTHS OLD
SIX MONTHS OLD
AND NOW AT 6.5 MONTHS!
She’s in the Big Girl Tub now!
And she just discovered she can read in there at the same time! Baby loves her books!
She’s getting so big!
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