Tuesday, January 20, 2015

Amélie Eight Months

^^Let's just say Amélie had much more important things to do than a photoshoot with mommy. It was so difficult to get a good picture of her this time around! 

Amélie is already 8 months old and on her way to becoming very mobile, though her favorite method of getting around is still rolling. She's 17 pounds 11 ounces (8.07 kilos) as of Monday and is currently napping. Last night, she slept from 7:30pm to 7:15am...amazing! Most nights she usually wakes up just once and it is usually right before I am heading to bed so it isn't too bad. She's sleeping in her own room now in her big crib which is actually a nice change though we do miss her being in our room.

Solids are going well - she's having chunkier mashed foods now, but still has no interest in finger foods which is my next worry/challenge. Her favorite is definitely still split pea soup followed by little pasta stars with chicken and parmesan. Bananas are her favorite fruit by far with pear coming in a close second. She still doesn't like drinking water from her cup by herself, but will take a few sips after every meal if I give it to her. I'm still breastfeeding about 4-5 times per day, but the sessions usually don't last more than 5 minutes each and she usually gets very distracted by whatever else is going on around her.

We no longer put any pillows behind her when she's playing since she's great at sitting up now and is also attempting to crawl. She kind of slowly commando crawls and swivels, but rolling is definitely her strong suit. I feel like she'll be there in a couple of weeks, though I am glad she still pretty much stays in one area for now.

Being shy is a new thing for her too and one of A's favorites. Whenever there is someone new around, she nuzzles up to either me or A though still cautiously smiles and wants to interact. It's very cute and we love that she sees us as her comfort. She's still super smiley and happy most days. I do think that her teeth might be starting to come in since she's been drooling like crazy recently and chewing on random toys.
^^Playing with her toys was much more fun than a photoshoot. 
^^With her cup. 
^^We had a mom and baby lunch date at Wagamama and another one with daddy at IKEA. 
^^Selfie with an avocado!

aaand it's dinner time. Chicken parm with spinach, Amélie gets the same! (just super mashed up)

Tuesday, January 13, 2015

Vacation in Famara

Here are a few of my favorite moments during our vacation to the Canary Islands. We based ourselves in Famara, which was our favorite quiet beach town we frequented last year. Amélie enjoyed getting lots of attention and finally started to eat solids like a champ.
^^Enjoying one of her Christmas presents.
^^A pretty sunset and the door to our villa. 
^^Quality time with daddy.
^^Beach walk.
^^We had lots of seafood and rice.
 ^^We had a walk around the Jardin de Cactus
^^plus visited all the Manrique sites.
^^And of course had lots of tapas.

We are back home now, busy making our home more homey and getting into the swing of 2015.