boat rides and elephants

Hey guys! It’s only been a few weeks but it seems like so much has happened!

First of all…my first MOTHERS DAY!!!! It was great :) Jay teased me a little because I would tear up at the commercials haha. Even fake deliveries on tv make me cry now (yeah I know…corny) It’s just such an overwhelming feeling to love someone so much. You would think some of that would wear off in the day to day living but we still are amazed every time she smiles or laughs.

We went to NWA a couple weeks ago. She had a great time playing with Jennie. She hung out with Aunt Stevie for a while and we also got to see Papa and Grandma! She got to show off her army crawl for everyone =) We’re still not crawling on all fours but I know she can because I’ve seen her do it. I think she just feels she can get around much faster her way!

 

We spent this last weekend at Pappy and Gida’s house. My nieces, Anna Grace and Ava, were there as well and Adalynn had a blast playing with them. Anna Grace is such a great cousin. She would hold Addy and say “Aunt Danielle I just love her sooo much”….so sweet! I wish we could’ve got Ava and Addy on camera. They were on the floor of the kitchen and Ava kept pressing her nose to Adalynn’s and giving Eskimo kisses :)

 

While we were there we took Adalynn on a short boat ride on the Little Red River. Needless to say Jay didn’t get to stay long enough to catch a fish! She liked riding but she and Anna Grace weren’t big fans of the life jackets. We also went to an elephant sanctuary. Addy didn’t really pay attention to the elephants but I had fun =)

And guess what? She’s got another tooth! We’ve got two on the bottom now and it looks like a top one might come in soon. She’s started eating some finger foods now and loves it! Rice husks and puffs are a life saver. I was afraid were about to be eating a lot of take-out but it looks like we can still go to restaurants for a while longer haha

BBQ

We had another great day today! There was a church BBQ and gospel singing down at the river so we figured we’d go check it out. Adalynn looked adorable with her big hat and all her sun block =) I think she had a great time...she was trying to talk and make friends with the kids sitting nearby lol. There was some awesome music as well as a dance team. The dance team was definitely interesting…it was a group of teenagers who made up routines to Christian hip-hop. I think Jason’s nervous bc Adalynn looooved it haha. She was dancing, bouncing and squealing away!! Between that and her love of beat-boxing, he’s just a little worried she’s going to like rap music…which will break his heart =)

We've got a tooth!!

Well kinda =) It’s broke through the gums and you can feel how sharp it is if you rub your finger across, but you can’t see much. Jason says it doesn’t count but I’m the one nursing and I say it definitely does haha.

She ate her first meat tonight! Technically it’s her second time but we’re not counting the first…after the first bite she made a horrible face and refused to swallow anymore. She stuck out her tongue and gagged…it was turkey and gravy though so I can’t say I blame her ;) Tonight she ate sweet potatoes and turkey. After the initial bite she said “mmmm”!

Happy Day

Addy was so much fun today :) She is learning how to play peek-a-boo and keep away. She was lying in bed with us and would pull the covers over her head then jerk them down and wait for us to say PEEK-A-BOO!! At first I didn’t think she was doing it on purpose but she did it 15-20 times, and she would wait for us to say it before she pulled the sheet back over her head lol…Then she had her paci and would offer it to me, but when I would pretend to get it she would jerk it back and giggle like crazy hahaha. Every time I would say “What??? That’s my paci!!” She would just laugh her sweet little belly laugh and do it again…by the end of the game she was laughing so hard she almost rolled off my lap :) Adorable!! She's ornery like her daddy hehe... I was happy she was in such a great mood bc she’s been teething and has been a little cranky the last few days. I think she will have her first tooth really soon =)