December 6, 2015

Jeremy introduced a game to SJ that led to all kinds of unexpected learning.  While holding her, he simply counted 1….., 2….., 3….. JUMP!  She squealed with delight, and he repeated this exercise about 20 times.  Out of the blue she started saying “twooooo….” – demanding to continue the game.  So now we’re counters.  I’m reinforcing the concept of counting by holding up one finger, then two fingers, and so on.  And I’m trying to push her beyond three so that maybe she’ll associate it with counting (rather than jumping).  🙂

We took Selah June to see Christmas lights with the family at Bellingrath Gardens.  It was breathtakingly beautiful, and Selah June was in a state of zen awe for about the first hour we were there.

December 4, 2015

Selah June and I had breakfast together and played for a while before getting ready for my work and her playdate with Satie and Sebastian.  She was super stoked about her morning banana.

going bananas

When we got dressed and got belted in, she just looked too cute for words.  I had to take some pictures.

Apparently, she played really really hard at Jessica’s house.  I got pictures throughout the day of the destruction.

When I arrived to pick her up, I got a prompt “shhhhh…  You’re going to crack up when you this!”  And here’s what I found.

Somebody wouldn’t go in her crib.  She kept yelling “SAT!!”  “BAST!!!”  So she continued to chase the kids, crawling all over the place, trying to keep up.  And then finally she just couldn’t do it anymore.  Nap in place…Bastian-style.

December 3, 2015

Selah June decided to show off her mad walking skills tonight after dinner.  I grabbed my phone just in time.

walking

What cracks me up is that she has picked up on my habit to say “Whoa!!!!”  every time she does anything scary, hits her head, falls on her bottom, etc.  So now she says “Whoa!!!” when she’s showing off a new trick – such as walking or throwing the ball.

She’s a mess….

December 2, 2015

Over my Thanksgiving break, I tried to spend quality time with SJ doing something memorable each day.  We mostly went to the park and explored various parts of the baby playground.  She loved the baby swings, but she mostly loved watching other little kids swing and squeal and swing and squeal some more.

She also loved the section devoted to gradual steps to a baby slide, including a arched bridge and a suspension bridge made from tire rubber.  It was bouncy, and she got a kick out of holding her monkey blanket and bounding on her knees in the middle of a whole bridge all to herself.  On Friday, I took my own pictures.  On Saturday, I got Mom and Dad to stop by, and Dad took GREAT pictures.  On Sunday, Jeremy and I took her together, and I just left the camera in the car.

Here are some of the best shots.

As you can tell, I might have a little bit of a bias when it comes to discerning “best of Selah June.”  🙂  You can never have too many pictures, right?  Tell that to my poor Mac.

So that was the weekend.  Then, on Monday, we were back to work.  I’m still fighting this dumb cold.  It’s taken up residence in my chest, giving me horrible coughing fits at night.  Ashley is busy with final projects for school this week, so SJ has been spending a good deal of time with Grammy.  Yesterday, I received a video from Mom.

movie

There is was.  At the Medicare office, Miss SJ decided to full on start taking steps.  That little cheeky booger.

To be fair, she kind of did take a few steps the night before when neither of us were really paying much attention.  But with all eyes on her, she decided to spice up the health care mumbo jumbo talk with a little baby walkin’ action.

It’s like she’s trying to turn into a toddler or something…. (sigh)

November 30, 2015

I have a bunch of stuff to say about our weekend, but it’s late and I’m sick and tired.  BUT!  I do have to put a placeholder in here to mark a milestone for Miss Selah June.  I’m pretty sure she took a few steps this evening when she didn’t think anybody was looking.  It even happened a couple of times.  These sightings are most likely to occur when she is already standing up, holding onto something, and sees an object at a distance that is of interest.

I’ll try to catch it on film, but that’s kind of like catching Sasquatch.