July 7, 2015

I went in this morning to awaken Miss Sleeping Beauty for her 8:00 appointment with the allergist.  She had already had a bottle and play time with Daddy.  This was just her first morning nap.  But she was knocked out!!! And somehow she had wiggled herself into the corner and slipped a leg out of the side of her crib.

I think it must have been easier to get through that crack than it was to get back out.  I imagine this is the first of many many jams to comes.  I guess I need to prepare myself for the inevitable questions to come over my baby’s random red marks and mysterious bruises.  Between the crawling which will turn to walking and the constant curiosity, we’re bound to have lots of accidents and mishaps.

You can’t cage the tiger!

July 6, 2015

While at work, I received this crazy little piece of joy.  Apparently, Dad came home early.  (He can almost taste retirement.)  Selah June was playing in the toy room, and Grandpa decided to join her.  I’ve noted that she likes to play her drum.  The truth is probably more that she just loves to drum.  Every surface makes for a possible drumming experience.  Last night, she was trying out the water, her whale tub, and the whirlpool tub as drumming surfaces.  Today, she was experimenting with Grammy’s glass-top coffee table.  It makes a really interesting noise — to a 9 month old, at least.

So I watched this little video about 10 times, every time wondering why I was still at work and not playing hooky for the afternoon.  Sometimes, she makes it really hard to earn my keep.

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July 4, 2015

We had a truly wonderful day spending time with family at Grammy and Grandpa’s house.  SJ spent lots of quality time with her daddy in the pool without the pressure of demonstrating her float, the fear of submersion, or the stress of being left to somebody else’s whim.  We love Mrs. Carrie and all, but swim lessons are rough on little munchkins!

Daddy eased her into the water, waiting for her to get comfortable before showing her how to splash.

I love this picture because they are both making the same face, and you can really see what people are talking about when they see resemblances between the two of them.

She was a big fan of the blue ball.  It floats with no airplane arms!

Miss Satie thought it was the best thing ever that Selah Juney was in the pool when she got to Grammy’s house.  I’ve never seen a kid change into a swimsuit so fast!  And there was no fear and trepidation from that child.  She just jumped right in!

I asked her to demonstrate her float for me.

Sebastian was not quite as excited about swimming, but he was pretty happy to see everybody in the pool together.  He changed too and joined Grammy on the steps.  The steps are safe.

But before we knew it, that little one was putting his whole face in the water and telling us what he saw.  That’s huge for Mr. Sebastian.  He DOES NOT LIKE to get his face wet.  Apparently, he turned a corner sometime over the last few weeks and decided to like the water and swimming.

We somehow convinced him that he was tall enough to touch the bottom in the shallow end of Grammy’s pool.  Here he is being a little adventurous.

I realized on the 4th that I need to spend more time wading in outdoor pools, visiting with family and friends, forgetting what time it is, and soaking in a lot of Vitamin D.

Happy July 4th!  Let Freedom Ring!

July 3, 2015

I guess she loves to hold and chew on my phone because she sees us on them?  I don’t know.  It doesn’t make noise (if I can help it).  It doesn’t flash colors.  It isn’t fuzzy.  But she WANTS it.

On Friday, while Dad was playing golf, we were playing in her room.  I decided to take some pictures and flipped the camera in my phone so that she could see herself.  She responded like it was a mirror and started talking to herself.  We always take her into the bathroom and wave at our reflections, saying “Hi, baby!!”

It was really cute, and we made a little video.

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July 1, 2015

I blinked, and Selah June somehow went from rocking back and forth on all fours, military crawling, and struggling to synchronize her arm and leg movements to full on crawling.  And she wants to touch everything she finds and ultimately put it in her mouth.  Flip flops might be her favorite find.  As she moves to put the flip flop in her mouth, I say “Ewww, yucky! Gross!” and take it away, but that just makes her laugh and go for it again.

Mostly we try to play on the floor in her room where there is carpet.  She doesn’t particularly like to crawl on the hard wood or the tile.  Who can blame her?  But that means that her room stays a wreck.  She has to have all the books pulled out, all the boxes tumped over, and puzzle pieces strewn everywhere.  (I see my future, and it’s very messy.)

June 26, 2015 (let’s pretend that this one was on time)

Selah June is a whopping 9 MONTHS OLD already!  I can hardly believe it.  Though she still fits in most all of her 6 mo. clothes, her little personality is developing at a staggering pace.  Every single day she’s doing new things that reveal her sense of humor, her fascinations, her opinions, and her intolerances.

She likes books.  She loves Elmo.  She dances when her drum or music chair plays songs.  She LOVES her puppy (though the feeling isn’t really mutual).  She likes to wave at herself in the mirror.  She is enthralled with other kids.  She likes the water (as long as she’s not in a swimming lesson).  She cherishes her softest blankets and melts into a snuggly, thumb-sucking blob when covered with one.  She won’t be still for diaper changes ever!  She turns into a roly poly, and it’s all I can do to get her little bottom covered.

I couldn’t decide which photo I liked the best, so I figured I’d archive here all the ones I liked.

She’s really into holding puzzle pieces and chewing on them.  Maybe that’s going to help her with spatial relations in the future….?

The reality of the situation….