The Update

More than once I've caught myself visiting this blog to see if anyone had updated it... nope! Again, the same old post. I guess its time to update it, as that would be me, the updater.

All's well. Calvin had a two week training for work up in Folsom, and Adessa and I went to visit him last weekend to break up two weeks without Daddy! Calvin couldn't believe how much Adessa changed, mostly she's been working on growing hair, and has finally sprouted two shiny little teeth. We had a great time, eating out and walking around, and we visited friends and family in the Sacramento area. It was lovely.

Adessa is scooting around, not crawling but ooching and scooching all over the place. She has developed quite a belly laugh, which normally surfaces when her tummy is getting tickled or attacked with kisses. Today, I heard her laughing when I wasn't around, though, she was cracking herself up! I'd give more than a penny to know her thoughts. She leans in for kisses, open mouthed and slobbery, she makes lots of sounds and sound combos, the latest was nah-nah-nah, bringing to mind all kinds of fun songs to sing. She's starting to enjoy her play dates more, and likes to pet the other kids: she's very gentle with them.

I had a funny thought the other day. There's so much that I love about Adessa. Hey, (I thought,) there isn't much I don't love about Adessa. It made me kind of sad, as I'm sure there will be times when I am not so enamored of every single thing about her, as she tests us and becomes her own tiny person. I know I'll still love her, and maybe feel I love her completely, but it might not be in the same way. Interesting.

Christmas, 2007. Hello ,2008

Okay, so it's been a while. I'd like to tell you that I was so busy writing a Christmas letter that I just couldn't update the blog. But I didn't do that, either. I've been playing with Adessa.

At her six month appointment, her doctor told us to watch carefully, as six months is the blasting off point. She's just been getting ready, now's when she really becomes herself and starts learning so much. Blast off! It's so cute to watch her: eating solid foods, playing peek-a-boo, bath time, playing with other babies in the mom's group, scooting backwards on her tummy, etc. I took her swimming (yes, we're crazy- the pool was warm, but outdoors was cold!)and she loved it. She flailed her arms, splashing away, and then tried to drink the water.

Christmas was great fun, with a little family time before the big celebration at my parents. Adessa seemed to like the Christmas music and lights, and especially the tissue paper that presents were wrapped in.

Our Felton Mom's group got together for New Years, with daddies this time. We did the New Years party a bit differently, though: we counted down with cake and champagne, all at 7:00. Then we took our babies home and put them to bed. I remember hearing fireworks at midnight, but rolled over and went back to sleep.

The best part of the whole season (besides Jesus being born, of course) was getting two weeks off of work and being with Adessa all day everyday. Some days we were both very glad to see Daddy get home from work and give me a break, but it was a precious time, overall. I tried to sort out her naps and sleeping schedules, and had a small degree of success. That's okay, we're all rested enough and doing well. Blasting off!