For Adisyn's second year we decided to change the pictures up a little. Even though I really loved the monthly stickers, it was getting difficult to get her to keep them on. Mark, then, thought it was a good idea to use the chalkboard, seeing it was one less thing we had to keep from moving....Adisyn is really hard to keep in one place! She is more and more active by the day! The pictures are harder than they look, but they all manage to come out cute! I hope you like the new style!
It's been really cold lately, too cold for me in South Carolina (in my opinion), so it really limits our outdoor activities. We are more than ready for spring and being able to get out more now that Adisyn can do so many more things! We did have a few nice days mixed in with our cold weather so we got to get a sneak peak of the spring to come!
Adisyn went to her first gymnastics class. We all went to The Little Gym where they had a free introductory class for 10 month - 18 month olds. Her favorite thing was hanging from the uneven bars. At first she wasn't too sure of it and I held onto her hands. But, by the second try she wanted to do it again and she started swinging her legs and could do it on her own. She also liked the balance beam, which she was really good at, and playing with all the balls. It was really fun and it really wanted me to find some "Mommy and Me" activity that we can do together. It was even funner because Mark was there too!
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| 1/26/13 at "The Little Gym" |
This month we celebrated Jefferson's birthday. Jefferson and Adisyn were due on the same day and Jefferson was born on January 21st. Adisyn had a fun day at the big party and she got to see McNeill and Reynolds too!
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| 1/27/13 at Jefferson's birthday |
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| McNeill, Jefferson, Adisyn and Reynolds
Adisyn didn't really like to be in between the boys, as you can tell!
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We started going to story time at the library. The local library has a fun time every Tuesday where they sing, play with puppets, read a story and what ever else goes along with it. I'm hoping this will help Adisyn get more comfortable playing and following along with group activities, without feeling like I'm always "leaving" her, like I have to do at day care.
Since last month Adisyn now says the word "baby", "utt ohh", banana (but it sounds like "nana"), "up" and knows the words (and can point) to your nose (or nariz in Spanish) and tummy. She also knows so many words now that it's amazing; she can point to the balloon, cat, dog, chair, milk, fan, and more and more each day. She loves to point to our tummies and she thinks it's hilarious. Her and Mark have a cute ritual where they will just laugh hard to each other and its so cute! Adisyn just laughs louder and louder. She also covers her mouth when she coughs (most of the time), rolls the ball back to you, picks things off the floor from the squatting position and stands up to give them to you and knows what a hair brush and tooth brush are for. She actually rather "brush" her teeth herself than have you do it for her. It seems like she knows something new every day!
Adisyn still loves to wave at everyone. As soon as I pick her up from daycare, she automatically waves to everyone in the classroom. Her teachers tell me she waves every time someone leaves the room. She is walking a lot more between her toys and to her toys. She seems to still prefer to crawl when she wants to get somewhere quick but with a little encouragement, she is getting more comfortable walking!
We went to a local consignment sale and got Adisyn her first bike. It's been a cold, but we had a few days of good weather so we went to the park and so she could try it out. She really seems to like it and it allows her to see much more than she can in her stroller. We can't wait to try it out more when it gets a little warmer!
Speaking of bikes, Adisyn went on her first 8 mile bike ride! We have a seat that we pull behind the bike and she really liked it! We had one warm day and we thought it would be perfect for a bike ride. We're really looking forward to the spring!
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| Here's another one of her 13 month pictures...you can get a little view of her bottom 2 teeth |
