10 Months!
Is Adisyn really 10 months already? She has had a busy month so it really flew by fast! Not only has she been doing some new and exciting things but she has also been to a lot of new places!
To start, for the long weekend on October 19th to the 22nd the three of us drove up to New Jersey to see my dad. The trip was supposed to take about 10 hours but took over 12 with traffic. Adisyn did really good on the drive, despite having to be in a car seat for so long. We spent Saturday with my dad in Philadelphia. We took in the sights, got some cheese steak and went to the New Jersey Aquarium. Adisyn really liked watching the fish, the sea turtle and the penguins.
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| Adisyn loved watching and trying to touch the Sea Turtle |
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| Adisyn watching the penguins |
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| New Jersey with Philadelphia in the background |
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| Adisyn and Pops watching the divers |
We left Sunday morning, but wanted to make the most of our drive and take our time, so we stopped in Washington D.C. There, we went to the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History. Adisyn loved the Butterfly room! She really wanted to touch them but the #1 rule was that we couldn't touch! After leaving D.C that afternoon we headed towards Richmond, Virginia, which was about the 1/2 way point for us. We spent the night in Richmond before heading out the next morning for home. We really enjoyed the ride home much more because we got to take our time and stop more frequently. We had a great trip and I was glad my dad got to see Adisyn for the 1st time.
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| Me & Adisyn in the Butterfly room |
On October 28th Adisyn and I went to a Halloween party. All of her friends were there dressed in costume and it was so cute! I love to see how she is able to interact with her friends more and more.
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| The cutest bumblebee ever! |
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| Attempt at doing a group shot at the party |
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Adisyn and Jefferson (the magician) playing
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On October 27th we went to the apple farm. It was our 1st time there, and we're thinking about making it a tradition. We went to the pumpkin patch, went through the corn maze, and bought some apple butter. Adisyn loved the big pumpkins there that were bigger than she was!
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| Checking her height |
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| Not in the mood for pictures after her nap |
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| Adisyn loved playing on the big pumpkins |
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| Pumpkin patch |
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| Mommy & Adisyn in the corn maze |
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| Corn maze |
The following week was Adisyn's 1st Halloween. That night, we headed over to our neighbors across the street and sat outside with the fire pit to hand out candy. Adisyn dressed up as a chick and it kept her warm! It got really cold that night and the fire pit really helped. Adisyn got to see her friend Hunter, who was a lion. His older brother, Jackson, was Mario. We also had hot apple cider, spider cupcakes, mummy hot dogs and apple bread (all of which Mark made). We had a total of 1200 trick-or-treaters before we ran out of candy at 8:00. It was a fun night! Adisyn held in pretty good, kept her hat (or chicken head) on the whole time and at about 7:30 or so she started getting a little sleepy. Mark is already thinking about what he wants to do next year!
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| "My 1st Halloween" picture |
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| One happy chick |
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| Daddy and Adisyn getting ready for Halloween |
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| Adisyn & Hunter (the lion) |
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Over the Sims house
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Besides all the festivities, Adisyn has been up to a lot of new and exciting things this month. On October the 6th Adisyn started dancing! It is the cutest thing but I haven't been able to catch it on video yet but she does it whether she is crawling, sitting or standing. She will pretty much dance to any type of song or beat she hears, but she really loves her stuffed dog that plays music. As soon as I get it out, she starts to shaker her head a little, letting me know she wants to dance.
Since the 25th, she standing has been standing on her own and has been pulling up to standing in th crib. Now, when I say "standing up" she was actually in her bathtub, put her hands on her knees and stood up without holding onto anything or pulling up on anything to a standing position. When she did this she was so shocked (as was me & Mark) that she started crying when she realized she was doing it on her own! That night, she wouldn't stop doing it in her crib, in fact, the rest of the week she didn't sleep so well because she was so excited to stand up every chance she got! She is able to take a step but then dives towards you because she's still afraid to do it on her own....she'll get there!
Her new favorite thing to do is chase the cat around the house in her walker. She can go so fast now and the cat is terrified (but yet still comes out for her to find him again). She just runs, giggles and screams as she follows him everywhere.
Since Adisyn has been more mobile our dog Zoie has taken a new interest in her. Zoie really likes to be with her no matter where she is. One day when Adisyn was crawling around and Zoie was playing with her favorite stuffed squeaky toy and Adisyn seemed interested. Zoie looked at Adisyn like she wanted to play but then placed the toy right in front of Adisyn and walked off as if saying "you can play with it". You have to understand that Zoie
loves her toys! But, if Zoie wants to be in the same room as Adisyn is in, she stops at the door and waits for us to tell her it's OK for her to come in. Adisyn really likes Zoie and loves to watch her play!
Adisyn has had a few new foods this month: beets, eggplant, whole pieces of bananas and avocado as well as different flavored yogurt flavors like peach. She still really likes bananas and avocado no matter what form they come in. She is getting more efficient with her sippy cup and is cracking down on the paci habit and uses it only when in her crib or out in a restaurant.
For the first time Adisyn has had some separation anxiety. Any time I leave, whether at church or before I go to work, she cries. It seems like this month she has been more attached to me than before. She prefers to play with Mark, but cuddle with me, but I'll take it! I know this won't last for long so I want to enjoy it while I can!
This has truly been a fun and busy month! We are so proud of Adisyn and how much she is learning every day!
