Amelia has her first cold. Overall I would have to give her an A+ rating for good behaviour while feeling miserable. She’s been mostly happy and smiling and trying to ignore the fact that she can’t breathe through her nose. As Ian told Amelia earlier this week, she is coping much better than he does when he is sick.
On Canada Day while we were at the park, Amelia managed her longest free stand to date. She let go of Ian’s arm and kept herself up for about 3 seconds before slowly lowering herself down to the ground in controlled fashion. She also has been working on moving from one object to the other while standing and it won’t be long before she’s cruising around the furniture.
Amelia will be attending her first tournament this weekend, as both Ian and I are playing. Should be fun for all of us, I hope.
Despite her cold, she discovered that she could stand up holding onto the toilet and flush it repeatedly.
Our daughter loves trees. At the park earlier this week, she crawled over to a tree that was about 10 feet away and then spent several minutes standing up and patting the trunk. She also likes lying on her back and looking up at the leaves swaying in the wind. It’s pretty neat to watch her connect with nature, even at such a young age. I hope we are able to foster this love as much as possible.
For those who are curious, her dress is from Imps and Elfs (Dutch company) and her hat is from baby burrito.
A friend from college has a great little business going, bringing local Vermont fare to NYC. His farm makes the best maple syrup I have ever tasted, and I am sure the other products that he sells are of high calibre. For more info, check out his website.
In a similar vein, another friend from Vermont just launched her food blog. She’s part of a farm share and gets fresh veggies each week. Her blog is going to be a record of what she makes with the local produce. Awesome.
Here’s a cool optical illusion and the breakdown of what your eyes are seeing/brain is interpreting: http://tinyurl.com/lvj5us
And, I know this is old news by now but I’m still shocked that they are making Times Square more pedestrian-friendly. What is the fun of going to a show if you can’t fight your way through the crowds to get there? http://tinyurl.com/n5t5ff
An old friend of my brother’s just launched her blog about her daughter. It’s great to be able to follow the life and times of other new families, especially ones you know! Lisa reminded me that I am due to post a bunch of products we’ve used/are using. Maybe that post will be forthcoming shortly.
Yesterday was St. Jean, a holiday in Quebec. We went to the wading pool with Amelia in the morning. The water was quite chilly so she wasn’t too keen on putting any part of her body in it for the first 10 minutes or so. But after we sat on the edge of the pool for a while and she watched all the other kids play in the water, she let us put her feet in. Then she started splashing around and wanting to put her hands in too. We played in the water for about 10 minutes before she decided she’d had enough. I wouldn’t say Amelia is totally comfortable in the water yet, but it shouldn’t be too long before she wants to climb into the pool herself.
We also got to listen to some great African music at the stage they’d set up a few streets over. Amelia seemed to enjoy the live music. Or maybe it was just the sugar high from having a few licks of my mango sorbet from Bilboquet (which they were giving away free as part of the St. Jean festivities). Ian and I capped off the night with several episodes of Alias. We’re about halfway through season 3 (again). Even though I remember what happens, it is still so entertaining.
I should download pics from my camera more often. I should also upload the bulk of them to our picasa account. And do more laundry, dishes, vacuuming, gardening, and…. I have a list a mile long but somehow I only get a few things done off the list during the week. Going to the park or reading books with Amelia just seems way more fun than scrubbing the paint off the upstairs deck. She’s just so entertaining!
We had a jam-packed weekend of visiting friends and family. This morning, however, we were able to enjoy a little time just the three of us. Ian dressed Amelia in her Daddy loves me shirt and then put on his Amelia loves Daddy shirt. They were quite a pair.
In other news, Amelia has a new trick. About two or three weeks ago she started really clasping her hands together and putting them over her head. And then smiling. Well, we turned this into a game and started saying “Super Amelia” every time she did it. Now, more often than not, if you start counting “one, two, three” by the time you get to “three” she has clasped her hands together and has put them over her head and is waiting for you to say “Super Amelia!”
Grandpere managed to capture Amelia doing her “Super Amelia” pose:
Amelia had a playdate with her future boyfriend on Friday. He was born two months after Amelia so he’s perfecting his sitting technique but is not yet crawling. He spent a lot of time watching Amelia crawl and explore and steal his books.
Hey B, what do you have there?
A book? Can I see it?
Thanks! I’m older so I will read it to you, ok?
Ok, I guess you can have it back now. See ya, I’m out of here!
Amelia had her “show” at le Petit Gym yesterday. Ian came to watch. She even got a medal (video to come). But, for now, here is a photo of her enjoying the bubbles that end every class. It’s been a busy week. Book review and more Amelia videos/pics to come, I promise.
