9 months old.... a long time ago

Since Adelaide is almost 10 months, I figured it was time to put up her 9 month pictures :) She has turned into an eating machine, which was evident when she out-ate Brad at Thanksgiving... seriously. She has gone from walking to running, so keeping up with her is quite the exercise routine.




We were able to take a quick trip to Chicago over the Thanksgiving week, and Addie got to visit Santa for the first time. Let's just say she does not have her mom's love of everything Christmas.... you would have thought Santa was beating her she was screaming so loud. But, of course, as soon as we got some food in her face she was all better :)

Oh No, She's Walking

Happy Halloween!

Oh Adelaide loves Halloween (besides crying whenever Brad put on his scary mask). She would wave to every person who came to the door, and loved wearing her costume all night. 

Meg says Addie was two things for Halloween: a pink & purple butterfly and a boy...  At least that's what everyone at church thought.



Addie's Halloween outfit without any pink to tell everyone she is a girl.



Our haunted house.

She's all grown up...

This little girl loves the fall! We have been to a few pumpkin patches, apple orchards, a corn maze, and even rode on a horse-drawn carriage!

Now that she is 8 months old, she is crawling like a champ, standing up on her own, crawling up the stairs, and doing lots of other accomplishments that she is very proud off (since she cheers herself on) Her new thing is to stick her tongue out while she is doing something (either she is thinking very hard or just showing her homage to Michael Jordan)



She is quite the baby model!  Thanks to our friend Allison for taking pictures such beautiful pictures.



Now Adelaide is finally getting the hang of feeding herself.  She looks like she was in a food fight after every meal!

Our little chiquita banana

Seven months old and so grown up!  Adelaide is a crawling master (her new favorite game is to make a beeline for the dogs water bowl until we run to stop her) and is now pulling herself up and "crusing" around holding on to the couch or her walker (pictured).  We had a visit from Grammy and Grandude this past week, and we were glad they were able to celebrate the big 7 month milestone with us.  Grammy taught Addie how to wave and clap her hands. The funniest thing happend when I went to get her at 3am last night as she was crying in her crib, as as soon as I showed up she stopped crying and started clapping. This girl apparently has trained me well.....

Last Days of Summer

Since school is starting and fall is on its way, we have been trying to take advantage of the nice weather here before it is gone! Here are some pictures of Addie's big beach adventure, a hike in our neighborhood nature preserve, and of her favorite activity, bath time. She is now fully mobile, and can scoot along with the best of them. She has said her first word "mama" :) Our only worry is that she does not run off to the circus when she gets older, since she seems to really love the juggling acts.

 

Happy 1/2 Birthday Addie!

Adelaide celebrated her six month birthday last week with some mashed up pears and sweet potatoes.  Sorry dad, no cake for this one.... : (

She has been working hard to get a little more mobile and has nearly figured out how to crawl. Check out the video from earlier this afternoon: 

Growing Baby

Its been an exciting month! Adelaide has started eating "real" food, and has her daddy's appetite. She already has two teeth (front bottom) and it really hurts when she bites down on your finger! She loves to exercise her vocal cords, and seems like every day she tries to get louder and higher pitched then before. She is not crawling yet (you can tell she is thinking about it) but she can "schooch" herself backwards, and it is hilarious to watch her try to follow the dog around the living room.

We enjoyed a visit from our friends Marisa and Brian who came to see us from Chicago. We introduced them to a New England boil... and as you can see, Addie wanted to play with the food.

Next, Grandpa John stayed with the girls while Brad went on his final sailing trip. I don't know what he misses more now that he is gone, Addie or the Navy Exchange :)

A few more days and the little one turns 6 months old! Keep an eye out for some 1/2 birthday pics soon!