Kisses, feet, teeth, graduation, and rolling over? Check.
It's been a busy past couple of weeks. Addie has started giving kisses, grabbing her feet, is perhaps teething, has 'graduated' from college, and, yes, has finally rolled over.
We'll start with the kisses. We were in Springfield two weeks ago to see family and friends, and Addie decided to be rather friendly with my mom. My mom would hold Addie so that she was facing her, kiss her on the cheeks, and then Addie would kiss back. And by "kiss back," I mean that she grabbed my mom's face, leaned forward with mouth wide open, and rivaled the best dog kiss in terms of wetness. I think that "slobber" would be a more appropriate term than "kiss," but given that she's only four months old, I suppose we can excuse her for the time being. Mom and Dad have since been kissed, but only very little.
Diaper-changing time is now a grand opportunity for Addie to reach down and play with her feet. As soon as the diaper is off, the feet shoot up and are instantly met by her hands. I don't think it'll be long before her feet finally find her mouth.
As for the teething, we're not sure, but we think she is. She had a bit of a temperature a few days ago which, accompanied by some rather interestingly filled diapers, is one sign of teething. Plus, she has come to enjoy chomping down on our fingers whenever she's able to get them in her mouth (which is quite often).
And our baby isn't quite a child prodigy. Ame has been taking Addie to class with her this semester, and it has been a bit of a running joke that Addie is starting off her college education early. (As an aside, Ame had only one class this semester which met for an hour and a half each Tuesday and Thursday. Addie may not have actually qualified as a college student, though, since she didn't attend class very often, due in large part to someone else not attending class very often. Anyway...) So graduation was Saturday, and Ame, possessing the means of feeding the baby, took Addie with her for the first hour or so of the festivities. Ame then passed the baby off to me after finding her seat, and I held a sleeping (through air horns and shouting, nonetheless) Addie for the remainder of the ceremony. So, Addie's college experience is now done, for the next 18 or so years at least.
And no more need for an armless baby; Addie has finally begun rolling over by herself. She did it the first time by rolling from her stomach over to her back, what appears to be an easier maneuver than the from back to front. So she did that a couple of times, and then last night finally just flopped on over from her back to her front. It happened so quickly we almost weren't sure it even happened. "Did she just roll over?" "I think so..." Addie then gave an encore performance, albeit about 18 hours later, today. If you happen to hear a low hum in the background sometime over the next couple of weeks, it's probably us making a mad dash to baby proof our apartment.
Those are the big updates for now. I'll hopefully get some new pictures up as soon as I find my battery charger so I can recharge the camera batteries. At any rate, I've still got a few older pictures that I've been meaning to put up but just haven't gotten around to yet. So until next time...
We'll start with the kisses. We were in Springfield two weeks ago to see family and friends, and Addie decided to be rather friendly with my mom. My mom would hold Addie so that she was facing her, kiss her on the cheeks, and then Addie would kiss back. And by "kiss back," I mean that she grabbed my mom's face, leaned forward with mouth wide open, and rivaled the best dog kiss in terms of wetness. I think that "slobber" would be a more appropriate term than "kiss," but given that she's only four months old, I suppose we can excuse her for the time being. Mom and Dad have since been kissed, but only very little.
Diaper-changing time is now a grand opportunity for Addie to reach down and play with her feet. As soon as the diaper is off, the feet shoot up and are instantly met by her hands. I don't think it'll be long before her feet finally find her mouth.
As for the teething, we're not sure, but we think she is. She had a bit of a temperature a few days ago which, accompanied by some rather interestingly filled diapers, is one sign of teething. Plus, she has come to enjoy chomping down on our fingers whenever she's able to get them in her mouth (which is quite often).
And our baby isn't quite a child prodigy. Ame has been taking Addie to class with her this semester, and it has been a bit of a running joke that Addie is starting off her college education early. (As an aside, Ame had only one class this semester which met for an hour and a half each Tuesday and Thursday. Addie may not have actually qualified as a college student, though, since she didn't attend class very often, due in large part to someone else not attending class very often. Anyway...) So graduation was Saturday, and Ame, possessing the means of feeding the baby, took Addie with her for the first hour or so of the festivities. Ame then passed the baby off to me after finding her seat, and I held a sleeping (through air horns and shouting, nonetheless) Addie for the remainder of the ceremony. So, Addie's college experience is now done, for the next 18 or so years at least.
And no more need for an armless baby; Addie has finally begun rolling over by herself. She did it the first time by rolling from her stomach over to her back, what appears to be an easier maneuver than the from back to front. So she did that a couple of times, and then last night finally just flopped on over from her back to her front. It happened so quickly we almost weren't sure it even happened. "Did she just roll over?" "I think so..." Addie then gave an encore performance, albeit about 18 hours later, today. If you happen to hear a low hum in the background sometime over the next couple of weeks, it's probably us making a mad dash to baby proof our apartment.
Those are the big updates for now. I'll hopefully get some new pictures up as soon as I find my battery charger so I can recharge the camera batteries. At any rate, I've still got a few older pictures that I've been meaning to put up but just haven't gotten around to yet. So until next time...
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