Being Cute

See, here's the scoop.

First up, the usual shots of Amelie grabbing at the camera:

The adorable cupcake onesie is from Nana Jana.

I like how she sticks her tongue out in concentration.

Playing with an elephant puppet from Nana Jana.

The kitchen cabinets are tons of fun.

Wearing a zombie snack t-shirt from Cabell.

Dancing

This video post comes courtesy of Aunt Barb.



Amelie likes to push the music button on Ellie's exersaucer and then get her groove on. Ellie looks so happy! She just likes Amelie and her toys.

Flat Madi

Flat Madi came to Columbia, Missouri in a flat, brown envelope.

I opened her up and said, "Hello!" but we were going on a trip down to the Bootheel of Missouri, and so Flat Madi went right back to being folded up, and she was put in a suitcase that was put in a car that headed down to Bernie, Missouri.

When Flat Madi got to Bernie, it rained and rained and rained and rained. There was even a tornado.

Flat Madi was so relieved to get back to Columbia and to get out of the rain that she relaxed outside on the deck. "Ahhhhh," said Flat Madi. "That's better!" She could see a birdhouse with a family of birds in it in the backyard.

Flat Madi was introduced to baby Amelie (who is not even one year old).

Baby Amelie was very curious about Flat Madi, and especially about how she was so flat.

She decided to let Flat Madi play with her toys. Flat Madi drove the push toy ....

Then she read a book ....

And then she was Queen in the land of the giant Legos!

After all of that playing, Flat Madi was worn out! She was ready to hop back in the envelope and go back home.

Bye, Flat Madi! We hope you had fun in Missouri!

Happy Mother's Day!

Today was a fantastic first Mother's Day!

The day started with flowers and a new book, then Dad took baby on a walk to the store so that Mama could sleep in until 9:00. It was glorious.

We had pancakes (Mama), pizza (Dad), and potatoes and fruit (Baby) at Sophia's.

Amelie wore a pretty new dress from Nana Jana.

Baby girl loves to spend time outside, and the weather was perfect.

Cowgirl

Grandma Mary Beth sent Amelie some western gear (kind of).

It looks like she's doing the two-step.

When do you think she'll get some cowboy boots?

Mish-Mash of Things

On Friday (when the weather was nice), Amelie and I went on a walk with Liz and her baby Parker, and we saw geese and goslings at Cosmo-Bethel park.

Look! Baby geese!

We also got a big box of Duplos (and a kiddie pool) at a yardsale.

Then today, I made panda bread.

Aunt Barb took this adorable picture of Amelie and Ellie while she was babysitting:

The reason Aunt Barb was babysitting was so that Sam could do this:

And, just to complete the mish-mash, I'm not sure when this was from.

Video at Nana Jana's

"What's the deal with all of the horizontal stripes?"

Here's a video of Amelie at her Nana Jana's. First, she tries to get the dogs' attention by jabbering at them, but they're being lazy and taking naps. Next, she tries to type on the computer, but is foiled by Nana Jana. Finally, she makes a beeline for the camera (which is a habit that's making it difficult to get good pictures for the blog lately).

One More Lunch Post

This one's my favorite, even though you can't read the t-shirt very well:

Truth in advertising: This is Amelie's 4th (not 1st) Cardinals' Tee.

(Here's the first one.)

"I'm not going to eat anything until you put down the camera."

More truth in advertising: Cucumbers, Chicken, Apples, Cantaloupe

Happy Easter

It was a rainy Easter Sunday, but we took a few quick pictures before dinner.

Aunt Lana got Amelie a pink bunny Easter basket. It's just the right size.

I think Amelie was thinking about mashed potatoes instead of looking at the camera.

Steps!

Well, it's certainly not 8 steps in a row (which we now know she is capable of), but I finally got a couple on video!

No Theme

These pictures have no particular theme, but I'm posting them anyway in an attempt to get caught back up with the lady baby updates.

She's making a break for it with Mama's car keys.

It's getting hard to take a picture without her grabbing for the camera. "Cheese!"

Amelie's new favorite activity is looking out the front door.

She's stubbornly protective of her two bottom teeth (her only two teeth so far) and will only let a few people see them on very rare occasions, much less consent to a photograph. Here you can kind of get the barest glimpse of white.

And, I suppose it's safe to say she's persistent about a lot of things. "I will figure this out!"

Borrowed Pictures

Better late than never, hm?

Here are a few borrowed pictures of Grandma Mary Beth's most recent trip to Missouri.

Silly face

Silly Mama

Now that's a red-headed baby!

Bonus pictures of Amelie with her grandma and her cousin Ellie

She looks so concerned (though the clasped hands may be an act). "What's wrong?"

All better!

Some Stories

Story 1: When Sam was brushing Amelie's hair the other day, she stopped, looked offended, and then immediately messed it back up again -- rubbing her head with her hand. To top it all off, then she took the hairbrush away and proceeded to brush her own hair.

Story 2: Yesterday, she was crawling around the house and from the living room I hear the toilet flush. Usually the bathroom door is supposed to be closed, but I guess for a period of time yesterday it was not, and she cruised right around and tried out the handle on the commode.

Story 3: She's started dancing around by wiggling her body to music. It's hilarious and we really need a video.

Story 4: Speaking of videos, just now, only moments ago, Amelie was standing up next to the sliding glass door (one of her favorite spots). I thought, "I should really take a picture of this," and before I could go get the camera, she turned around and stepped toward me! She took 8 steps in a row!

Story 5: She still hasn't said "Mama." Right now, her favorite noise is "Blub, Blup," which seems to me to be more difficult than "Mama," but what do I know?

Regular Crawling

It was brought to my attention that though Amelie started regular cross-motor crawling (and not just army crawling), there was no accompanying blog post.

So here's a video from this weekend of Amelie crawling-crawling at the hotel where the International Caesarian Awareness Network conference was held. She was very good listening to the speakers and attending the panels with Mama (and it helped that she was in the sling almost the whole time).

Stairs

Amelie took 4 steps (in a row) at her Great-grandma's!

She also demonstrated that she could crawl up the stairs.

School Spirit

Amelie, Nana Jana, and Cousin Darri root for the Bernie boys (well, mostly Cousin Cameron) during the all-conference basketball game.

She wasn't too keen on the blue headband.

Amelie Makes a Friend

Since Sam and I share childcare responsibility, Amelie doesn't get to really play with other babies very often. Her cousin Ellie is just a little to young to play, though she sure looks cute. Thirteen-month-old Remington is quite the gentleman, however.

Aren't spoons fascinating?