Too cute for words!

So many cute things have happened in the last few weeks. I wish I could remember them all! The other day, my friend Rachel was blowing bubbles outside with her daughter when I drove by. I saw this, stopped and Amelia saw her daughter Hannah and got sooooo excited! Amelia and Hannah ran up to each other and gave a little hug, or as "Nannah" says it, huggieee!

Other cute things recently also involve Hannah. One morning we ran into Hannah and Rachel at Peet's. While I was inside to get coffee, the girls were tooling around in Hannah's cool car. Amelia sat on Nannah's lap and Rachel pushed. This worked out quite well because A could then honk the horn, which she loves to do and H could point to A and say "Me, Me" her name for Amelia.

This afternoon we came upon another cute event. Grandma Glenda was here and, after a long day of being out and about, drank her bottled water and let out a big, refreshing, "AH!" Of course, Amelia, with her little bottle of water, took a swing and gave out her own cry of refreshment! After that, after every sip came and "Ah!" I wish I had the video camera on that one!

Uh-oh!

Amelia has started her foray into words and a few weeks ago started to say uh-oh! Sooooo cute!

Baby is thirsty!

Jami's house: Controlled chaos!

I have been lucky enough to become friends with some really awesome women with kids all around Amelia's age. Some of us formed a little dinner/cooking club where we will get together once a week and make enough of one dish for all of us to take home for dinner. Ok, we've only done this a few times, but it has worked and it's yummy!

The first set of pictures is from Jami's house where we made awesome cookies! We started meeting because of the rain (can you believe it, rain in LA?) and have kept meeting because it is both fun and a good way to make a meal.

Caught watching the other kids play.

Everyone wants to play with the same toy.

One day, while making cookies and salad at Rachel's (I know, a bit contradictory, but cookies are important!) Amelia NEEDED to give her friend Eden a bottle. This bottle belongs to another girl, Hannah, but it made the rounds to all the kids. Hannah's pack-n-play has been turned into an awesome ball depot, which Amelia insists on getting into the instant we get there. Usually, at least two kids clamoring to get in. Luckily, I had my camera and got a picture of Amelia feeding Eden with the bottle.

Rachel's house: Amelia feeding Eden the baby bottle full of water.

The ball dept on the pack-n-play.

Stroller madness!

For some odd reason, Amelia likes to be pushed around our apartment in the morning. It's pretty tiny for those who haven't visited before so we usually make many many trips from the bedroom to the kitchen until she is done with that activity.

Amelia is happy in her stroller!

When I say we, it's usually Eric who does this at, oh, 6:30 in the morning! It's a crazy little quirk Amelia has. Another thing about the stroller is we end up putting her in it at night. Not every night, but many nights when she can't fall back to sleep. Eric is very patient and will push her back and forth in the stroller until she falls asleep. Most of the time, it doesn't take very long. Some nights, however, it doesn't work. We are not sure what the difference is. We do know, however, that, although the Bugaboo is an expensive stroller (and probably worth more than my car at this point!) it was worth every penny! What would we do without it? Some nights she will reach out for the stroller--like she knows that might be her only chance for some shut eye. I wish kids came with translators!

Lounging happily in the Bugaboo.

Diaper Change

Amelia is obsessed with diapering all of her stuffed animals and her dolly. So cute!

Sunny Sunday

Time change can be rough! We tried keeping Amelia up a little late last night, Halloween (pictures to come soon). It kind of worked since Amelia technically slept until 6:30ish which would have been 7:30ish if not for the switch.

I took Amelia to Peet's, our favorite morning hangout, for a little over an hour so Eric could get some exta sleep.

When it was clearly time to come home, I put her down for a nap, which only lasted 45 min max. My friend Jessica's son, Garland, seemed to be on the same wavelength as Amelia and took a similarly short nap.

To give Eric yet another break, and give Amelia some fresh air, Jessica and I met at the park.





It was perfect in the shade, though it always moves and makes it difficult to settle in. We hung out for almost 2 hours--playing with stacking toys (which Amelia has mastered already), and used Garland's walker toy to chase after all the cute doggies on Ocean Ave.





After all the walking and playing, we were hungry and went out for lunch. Tender Greens is a favorite in Culver City and both Eric and I ran into friends while waiting for the food!

A nice patron gave us a hat from the nearby Hello Kitty art show. It fit Amelia perfectly!





All in all, a really nice Sunday afternoon!

Posted by Allyson from my iLifesaver.