Photo Fun!

During the last month, we've made an effort to get the camera back out to capture all the fun things Amelia is doing.  

She's crawling EVERYWHERE and is curious about everything.  She's helping us baby-proof our house in a hurry!  The first day she lit up when Tom got home from work and then crawled to him just melted our hearts.  She crawled to his feet, put her hand on his shoe, sat up, and grinned at him.  So sweet!  

Amelia LOVES other babies, and is constantly touching their heads and faces.  

She's Miss Independent and constantly wants to feed herself, which is tough because she only has two teeth, so she can only chew on foods she can gum to a pulp.  Speaking of teeth, she's got those two bottom teeth in, and 6 bumps on the top.  I think I'd rather they all come in at once and get this over with, but I really am not looking forward to it either way.  Sounds like pure torture, for all 3 of us.  We're definitely going to miss that gummy smile!

Amelia is "talking" a lot, but she's not saying much. :)  We think she's trying to say "bottle" and "hi."  However, nothing comes even close to approximating "Mommy" and "Daddy" yet.  Sometimes she will whisper (not sure why), but she usually does it with a mischievous grin on her face.  Who knows what's going on in that little head...

Tom & Amelia having a stare down after he got home from work. 
This usually ends with Amelia laughing.

Amelia and her friend Taylor.  We often amuse ourselves by putting words to their expressions. 
(Hey, you've gotta get your kicks where you can!)
It looks like Taylor is pleading for help in this photo before she's attacked.

We decided to have a photo shoot in our friends Brad and Leona's backyard.  They have a beautiful flower garden!  Amelia hasn't been in the grass a lot because the summer was so hot.  So, she wasn't too sure of herself.  She was also very curious about her new surroundings. The following photos give you a good idea how that photo shoot went...

"Oh look, dirt!"

"Look Mom, I found some mulch!"

"Those meanies took my mulch away!"

"A petunia?  Delish!"

 

"I wonder how this one tastes?"

"Fine.  I'll snack on Daddy's jacket."

Getting worn out from exploring... Finally, some good photos! :)

 

And, my personal favs!

 

Amelia has discovered the edge of the bed.  She thinks it's great fun to play there.  No fear.

"I'm supposed to stay away from THIS edge Mom?"

"But why?!?"

 We went hiking with some friends at Ledges State Park on September 30th.  The colors were beautiful!  You can't beat good scenery mixed with great friends!

Amelia and her porter, Brad.

Playing in the living room.

Look at those crooked teeth!

She sticks her tongue out all the time. 
We think she's rubbing it on those bottom two teeth.

On a mission...

Best chew toy EVER! (to her parents dismay...)

Bath time!  There's that tongue again!

We read to Amelia every day, but usually in her bedroom.  Last Friday Grandma came and read this stack of books to her at least 3 times.  Now they are the coolest toy. (And she's figured out how to take them all off the shelves, bonus!)  She'll sit and look at them and "read" to herself.  Adorable!

Our dog Chloe is not sure what to make of this jump in mobility!