Over last weekend, we had a photographer come to the house for our family pictures and Addie's one-year photo shoot. I know she won't be a year for another month and a half, but we wanted a good pic to put on her invitations (which will be sent out in two weeks). The session went..... well..... less than desired. Addie was NOT in a great mood through most of it. She hasn't been sleeping through the night lately so I think it was a combination of being sleepy and moody.
After some family pics, we changed Addie in her birthday outfit. She went from angry to P*SSED! It was pretty clear that there was not going to be much cooperation on her part. We then decided to move on to the "smash cake" (Addie in a diaper and a small cake to destroy). Although her mood settled a little, she was still quite whiny and not too interested in smiling. She didn't seem to enjoy getting messy upon the first touch of the cake and looked for the first place to wipe her hand off. After her leg went in the cake, it was all over! She decided she was done!!!
Mommy and Daddy then remembered how happy their baby girl gets in front of the mirror, so we got the bright idea to sit her in the master bathroom in front of the large closet mirrors. We should have done the whole photo shoot there! Addison immediately smiled at herself and began cooing at her reflection. So even though our family pictures may not turn out as we hope, maybe the bathroom pics will. :)
Milestones:
Water Baby - On Monday it was 80 degrees outside. We took advantage and set up a small baby pool on our upper deck. Addie couldn't get enough of it! She kept kicking her legs and splashing around laughing.
Shy - Within the last few weeks, Addison has been showing a "shy" side. Where in the WORLD do babies learn this? It's so funny that this shy behavior came out of NOWHERE!! If someone comes up and smiles at her she will smile really big and turn her face away or bury her face in something.
Photo Shoot - We had our first family photo shoot on Saturday. Addie had a photo shoot of her own when she was about 4 months old, but this was the first time we had our pictures taken (professionally) as a family. Although the shoot didn't go "as planned", some of the best memories are the ones that aren't mapped out.
Climbing - Addie is displaying some new signs of climbing. If she is being held, she will try desperately to climb over your shoulder. She has tried climbing onto the couch when standing next to it too.
Reaching to be held - She hasn't really ever "asked" to be held but recently she will put her arms out when you say "UP". It's super cute!
"MaMa" - Addie will now repeat "maaaa-maaaaaaa" in a very distressed tone when she is tired of playing on her belly. During the day I will let her play independently for a bit. Addie does really well finding new places to explore and new things to play with and doesn't require help getting around. Eventually though, she will get tired or hungry or just bored and will begin to look for me.
Food Update - Addison became incredibly finicky over the last two weeks with food. She decided she wasn't interested in solids as much and would much rather the bottle. Shane and I have been really good about not "force feeding" Addie and letting her have a little bit of freedom in what she eats so at first, we were giving into her pickiness and just giving her the bottle. After a few days though, we realized that it would only hamper our efforts of introducing solids. Now, we are still giving her the bottle but not as often and only between meals.
Another big change in her diet is that she will eat the dried yogurt bites that she used to HATE. We tried giving them to her when we first introduced solids and she gagged. We waited a bit and then tried a few more times only to receive similar reactions from her. On Monday, I tried again and despite an initial sour face, she ate several!
Bangin' Around - On Wednesday, Addie seemed really interested in the cabinets around the kitchen. Mommy decided to get some pots and pans out for her to bang on. It was a HIT! At first she seemed unsure but once mommy showed her how, she figured it out.
More Pictures from week 46:
The dogs usually aren't allowed on our bed, but
we decided to let it slide one morning :)
Addie testing out her baby pool. She is SUCH a
water baby, she loved it.
Mommy and Addie taking a break from
playing outside in the baby pool.
She was all giggles!
What a sweetheart!
She thought the baby pool was the greatest thing EVER!
It was adorable watching her bang on the pots & pans.
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