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Often we drive past the gas station where, on the way home from Bible class one night, we had to park there so we could take turns soothing an inconsolable baby. My parents were in town that night and my mom spent a lot of time with me trying to figure out what was wrong with her...I think Amelia was maybe a month old. Finally my mom, being the rockstar superhero that she is, soothed Amelia with a combination of song and belly rubbing. I know now that it was painful gas causing my baby to get so upset.
So, I'm here now. I have to get back on the proverbial horse and write about my sweet baby. It makes me so happy to go back and read the few posts I did manage to write when we first brought her home and the months that followed.
Here are some things about my 10 1/2 month old baby girl:
- She doesn't like anyone to touch her hands. At all. I was able to put a finger puppet on her pointer finger tonight in Bible class before she slipped her hand out of my grasp. I think it was just an attitude thing, but when I was holding her tonight I had my hand on her leg and she kept pushing my hand off.
(Picture to the right is of Amelia and her pediatrician. We love her!)
- She still only has 2 teeth that are all the way through and those are on the bottom. The white of her left eye tooth is clearly visible but no sign of her two front teeth yet.
- She loves graham crackers, green peas, cheese, all fruit, Costco hot dogs and buns, and beef. She's not a big fan of chicken or turkey.
- She loves Tess. Every morning when she first sees Tess, she claps and says "Hi Teh!" She's constantly grabbing Tess's toy rope and waving it in front of Tess's face until Tess grabs it and they play some tug-of-war.
- She hugs me every time I get her up in the morning and after her naps. I love it. She will give me hugs and kisses any time I ask, and I ask a lot!
- She's a daredevil. Climbs on things, including our couch, and loves to be tossed into the air.
- She says "Mama", "Dada", "Bah" (Book), "Teh" (Tess), and tries to say a lot of other things. She's just at the age where she'll look at your mouth when you're saying something and she really tries to figure out how to say it. She babbles all of the time. I can't wait to see what she says next!
- Her favorite games are "Peek-A-Boo", "I'm Gonna Get That Baby", and "I See a Belly!" She loves her books, especially "Open the Barn Door" because I make the animal noises. Every time I say "Woof Woof", Amelia laughs.
(Picture to the left is her about a week ago when she fell asleep for the night using her stuffed bunny as a pillow)
- She loves her daddy. When she hears him come in the door, she crawls over to the gate and claps and bounces up and down. She wants him to hold her right away and she'll spend until dinner snuggling and playing with him. She loves repeating noises that he makes. He'll say "Ha ha ha" and she will repeat it. They do a lot of "Ah!"s back and forth.
- She has learned on her own how to uncap lipbalm and Vaseline as well as how to push the button on the wipes box and start pulling wipes out of the container.
- If she is done with something it goes on the floor. This applies to books, toys, and especially food. Tonight I gave her pieces of cooked chicken breast dipped in mixed veggie puree. On the floor. Then I tried salvaging the pieces (they had dropped onto a clean towel which we had underneath her) by putting a small piece of pineapple on top of each piece. That did the trick. My baby loves pineapple, just like her mama and completely unlike her daddy. The "on the floor" thing has become an issue in the middle of Bible class or worship services when she just lets go of whatever toy she's done holding and it falls loudly onto the floor. So, we are teaching her not to drop things on purpose. It's a fine line between purpose and accidental at this age.
- She's not so much a drama queen, she stays pretty even tempered. However, her whine/cry sounds like the most pathetic noise in the world. Sometime I'll record it and post it. There are days when she's not in the best mood and that's all I hear. It makes me want to saw my ears off with a spoon.
I think that's enough for tonight. Good timing on her part - she just cried out. Hopefully (praying!) she isn't really awake and that was just a squeal in the night. We'll see. Mama needs sleep. I planned to get up with David tomorrow morning but I also planned to go to sleep 2 hours ago.
Happy Thursday!
(Picture to the right is of Amelia and her pediatrician. We love her!)
- She still only has 2 teeth that are all the way through and those are on the bottom. The white of her left eye tooth is clearly visible but no sign of her two front teeth yet.
- She loves graham crackers, green peas, cheese, all fruit, Costco hot dogs and buns, and beef. She's not a big fan of chicken or turkey.
- She loves Tess. Every morning when she first sees Tess, she claps and says "Hi Teh!" She's constantly grabbing Tess's toy rope and waving it in front of Tess's face until Tess grabs it and they play some tug-of-war.
- She hugs me every time I get her up in the morning and after her naps. I love it. She will give me hugs and kisses any time I ask, and I ask a lot!
- She's a daredevil. Climbs on things, including our couch, and loves to be tossed into the air.
- She says "Mama", "Dada", "Bah" (Book), "Teh" (Tess), and tries to say a lot of other things. She's just at the age where she'll look at your mouth when you're saying something and she really tries to figure out how to say it. She babbles all of the time. I can't wait to see what she says next!
- Her favorite games are "Peek-A-Boo", "I'm Gonna Get That Baby", and "I See a Belly!" She loves her books, especially "Open the Barn Door" because I make the animal noises. Every time I say "Woof Woof", Amelia laughs.
(Picture to the left is her about a week ago when she fell asleep for the night using her stuffed bunny as a pillow)
- She loves her daddy. When she hears him come in the door, she crawls over to the gate and claps and bounces up and down. She wants him to hold her right away and she'll spend until dinner snuggling and playing with him. She loves repeating noises that he makes. He'll say "Ha ha ha" and she will repeat it. They do a lot of "Ah!"s back and forth.
- She has learned on her own how to uncap lipbalm and Vaseline as well as how to push the button on the wipes box and start pulling wipes out of the container.
- If she is done with something it goes on the floor. This applies to books, toys, and especially food. Tonight I gave her pieces of cooked chicken breast dipped in mixed veggie puree. On the floor. Then I tried salvaging the pieces (they had dropped onto a clean towel which we had underneath her) by putting a small piece of pineapple on top of each piece. That did the trick. My baby loves pineapple, just like her mama and completely unlike her daddy. The "on the floor" thing has become an issue in the middle of Bible class or worship services when she just lets go of whatever toy she's done holding and it falls loudly onto the floor. So, we are teaching her not to drop things on purpose. It's a fine line between purpose and accidental at this age.
- She's not so much a drama queen, she stays pretty even tempered. However, her whine/cry sounds like the most pathetic noise in the world. Sometime I'll record it and post it. There are days when she's not in the best mood and that's all I hear. It makes me want to saw my ears off with a spoon.
I think that's enough for tonight. Good timing on her part - she just cried out. Hopefully (praying!) she isn't really awake and that was just a squeal in the night. We'll see. Mama needs sleep. I planned to get up with David tomorrow morning but I also planned to go to sleep 2 hours ago.
Happy Thursday!
2 comments commented:
oh how cute is she!? i love the picture. all these things you're putting down will be so wonderful in years to come. :) i did it but the old fashioned way, with paper and pen. i sure wish blogs were around 12 years ago. :) this is awesome.
i love the dropping things bit. that's funny!
Amelia is absolutely adorable! I can't believe she is almost one!
Let me know how the not dropping things is working out. I may have to try that with Alice soon.
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