tiny swimmer

Today Adelaide started swimming lessons - so cute! Wendy (her instructor) wears a 'cat in the hat' hat and sings as well as she swims - we had tons of fun - you can see us here practicing our kicking feet - we practiced holding our breath too (babies react by inhaling quickly when you blow in their faces) so that next week we'll be ready to go underwater! At this age they focus more on water safety than swimming skills but we think we'll be ready for the lap lanes pretty soon :)

first camping trip

Last weekend was Adelaide's first backpacking trip - we did the Oregon Coast trail north from Manzanita - it was a great time (despite a bit of rain and some poor planning) - she's such a trooper!! We had so much fun looking at all the gorgeous scenery. She is now a professional "bubble blower" and we have to work hard to keep up with the drool production in order to keep her shirt dry. We were so close to the beach all weekend, but it seemed she was trying to create her own ocean!

movie madness

At the risk of being one of "those parents" (you know who I mean!), I put two (short!) videos of Adelaide on the Flickr, playing her two favorite games. I think she's super cute, but you'll have to see for yourself: http://www.flickr.com/photos/nelson_jam/

don't blink!

Adelaide and I were playing on the floor today, and I left the room for about 0.5 seconds to grab the camera. When I came back, she had rolled over!! I missed it! Thankfully, she was nice enough to throw in a repeat performance so that I could experience the rolling action first-hand :)

Hurray, Tiny Girl!! This is a great first step in the quest for mobility (and I am only half-mourning this movement toward loss of control over my house!).

tiny traveler

Adelaide just returned from her third trip in just three months of life - California, Floria, now DC for her first national Academic Emergency Medicine conference. And of course she had a great time - five whole days of grandma time!! All I can say is, we better take a break from this jet-setting lifestyle - the bank account can't keep pace with this little adventurer :)

a Grandma's touch

Adelaide had a visiting playmate for all of last week, and she had so much fun showing off her favorite toys. Grandma taught her how to grab onto the stuffed carrot and wave it around - fortunately the carrot is soft so it doesn't hurt when she hits herself in the head in search of the mouth! Adelaide says "ooooooo, ooohhh" which I am pretty sure means "thanks for visiting, Grandma - please come again soon!".

dealt a good hand

Adelaide has discovered her hands: She's been studying them intently for several days now (such interesting little items, and they move too! who knew?!?) and she has finally got them up to her mouth in a "that was not quite an accident but I'm not sure I could do it again" sort of way. Now she'll have something besides my arm to drool on :)