This is Todd’s first official Father’s Day with his adorable Ada! He got to celebrate it last year but it wasn’t quite the same without getting to hold his baby girl.
I found Todd’s shirt at ThinkGeek (LOVE them) and I made Ada’s (thanks Julie!). For those of you who don’t speak geek, Todd’s shirt says DAD in binary and Ada’s says I LOVE DADDY. The most important thing is that I got all the numbers right thanks to an online binary alphabet code 🙂
Last weekend we stayed at a beach house in Ocean Shores with Todd’s family to celebrate Cindy’s birthday. We had fun sharing meals and walking on the beach. Ada enjoyed seeing her cousin Bryden who had gotten so big since the last time we saw him.
It was Ada’s first time at the beach and she loved it, especially playing in the sand! We saw a baby harbor seal trying to warm himself on the beach while the tide was out. Hopefully he made it back to the sea since he was all by himself. We also saw sea horses, well, horses by the sea. Wish I could have rode one. The last pictures are of a shop called Sharkey’s. I loved the entrance!
Ada just started saying “m” sounds this week. She also twists her tongue and moves her lips with these new sounds, like she is trying to form words. It’s amazing how all of a sudden babies start doing something new! She can also sit unsupported for a few moments if she is balanced right.
This past Saturday Ada & I went to the Scottish Highland Games with our friends Jen & Kylie. We had fun listening to Celtic music, bagpipes and watching both guys and gals in the caber (aka a wooden pole) toss.
There’s nothing quite like seeing men in plaid skirts…er, I mean kilts!
I believe I am caught up on Ada’s weekly growth…she will be 20 weeks this Thursday so I’m not too far behind.
She actually held herself up on the chair (pictured below) for a few seconds. The little munchkin has a pretty strong grip which is not so fun with my long hair 🙂
The top three are 18 weeks, bottom three 19 weeks old.
Almost there, only a couple more posts to catch up. It is taking longer than I thought it would.
Ada had fun playing with the knit toy I made a few years ago. It is supposed to be a monkey, but looks more like a rat 🙂
Something about turning thirty was tough this year. I know thirty is young because I feel young (except for my creaky knees) but still, I think I have a right to feel hesitant about getting older 🙂 I think the weeks leading up to my birthday were worse because the actual day was not too bad. It was rather nice and I got to spend it with my two favorite people! I also received some beautiful flowers from family & friends.
We had a hard time getting Ada to look at the camera, she was sooo fascinated by the sushi conveyor belt. I was fascinated too (it being my first experience) but I did manage to look at the camera 🙂
We spent the Saturday before my birthday (May 2) in Fairhaven because it was a beautiful day. For those of you not familiar with the Northwest, a “beautiful day” refers to sunshine and a temperature above 50 degrees 🙂 The cherry tree blossoms were also gorgeous so I had to take a few (more like 100) pictures as usual. We ended the day with ice cream from the Colophon Café, yum!
A few more weekly make-up shots to show how much she has changed, if you can tell. I’m loving polka dots these days too 🙂
For those of you who followed the tales & adventures of Cheesecake and Mosey that chapter has now come to a close. Mosey joined Cheesecake in greener pastures a few weeks back for some new adventures. They will be missed.
A few old pictures when they were both young and spry 🙂
La Casa Blanca 