Adelaide is eight months old! As hard as it was to go back to work when she was three months old, it is really nice to be home with her at this age. We're having so much fun! Adelaide is scooting on her belly still, she hasn't moved to true crawling. This is mainly because she doesn't seem to care about crawling. The 'worm' gets her where she wants to go, and this way she can concentrate on learning to pull up and climb. To that end, here is a picture of her climbing onto 'the baby shelf.' We think that the coffee table designer must have designed it as such. She pulls off all her books, and then climbs in.
Another favorite activity each day is our music time. Addie is big on singing - she sings on walks, when she plays, looking in the mirror, and in the car along with late 1990's Latin pop. She has her own ipod playlist for the stereo, which includes much world music, Johnny Cash, and blue grass. She also likes to play her piano/xylophone. We thought the xylophone would be too hard, but she can get a pretty good sound out of it, when she's not teething on the mallet.
Here's my bathing beauty! Adelaide now loves swimming, and I finally got a baby pool so she can practice for her swim class. She loves the water, and isn't afraid to put her face in! Unfortunately, putting her face in allows her to drink the water. s At least the water at home has less chlorine than in the pool. She will kick and paddle, and splash.
