Amelie Turns Five Months Old!

Amelie is five months old now! Time is flying by, and it's getting harder and harder to get her to hold a paper sign! She is way too interested in crumpling it up. I think next month I'll have to come up with something new.
Here is what Amelie is up to- she loves to stand and practice walking while she holds onto your hands, she loves her rice cereal, she loves Fred and Ginger and trying to claw their eyeballs out, she likes making noises- especially saying guh guh guh. She loves her new exersaucer and her new bumbo seat, she loves bath time with her dad and she loves music. What she doesn't love is runny noses, when I obsessively nasal aspirate her, nap time, vacuums and any time she is not getting 100% of your attention.

Finally!

Amelie's Christmas Festivities Part 2

After we got back from California we celebrated Christmas with Jeremy's family at our house. Here are a few photos.

Amelie Swims!

After Christmas we took Amelie to my grandparents house and then on to Palm Springs. While in Palm Springs Amelie had an exciting first- her first swim! She took to the water right away which was great since we have a summer at the beach planned for her!

Amelie and her great grandparents!

Amelie and her grandpa.

Amelie testing out the water.

And practicing her backstroke!

Amelie working the angle. What a pose!

Amelie's First Christmas

We had a great time in California this year at Christmastime. We spent Christmas eve in LA with my dad, my cousin Robyn and the rest of my dad's family. We then went to Mission Viejo on Christmas day to spend time with my mom's side of the family. Amelie was great on the plane yet again and absolutely loved spending time mesmerized by Robyn's daughters Riley, Katie and Sophie. I can already tell she is going to look up to them and think they are so cool!

Amelie on her second plane ride.

My Aunt Sherry making her famous baked Alaska!
Amelie and her cousin (more like Aunt) Kristyn
Katie and Rebecca.
Amelie in her first set of Christmas pajamas.
Amelie, Katie and Nigel the giraffe.
Amelie and her cousin (also more like Aunt) Robyn.
Amelie making her way downstairs for her first Christmas.

Amelie Eats

Recently Jeremy and I started giving Amelie rice cereal at night. She took to it right away and loves sitting at the table with us. We think she gets more food on her face, hands, table and bib than she actually does in her mouth but hey, at least she's trying!

She loves to watch daddy do his Kobayashi impression!

Then we let her partake.

She loves being included!