Amelia's 5 Month Photo Shoot

Here I am, 5 months old - so elegant, so petite, so lovely.  At 4 months I set some goals for myself:

By the time I turn 5 months, I hope to:
1) Be able to sit like a puppy for a full minute;
2) Sleep through the night again (I'm trying Mom);
3) Limit my drooling to meal times only (this is a stretch goal); and
4) Slam dunk on Michael Jordan (he's getting older and hopefully shorter).

Well, you'll be pleased to know that I successfully accomplished goal 1 (See the pictures)!

I've made definite progress on goal 2, especially since I started sleeping on my tummy.  Tummy sleeping has also helped me be less gassy (yeah for everyone), and helped me realize how to put my soothie back in my mouth when it falls out.

My drooling has vastly improved... I tend to only drool on Dad's head when he's lifting me up. 

Finally, MJ has had too busy of a schedule - he hasn't fit me in yet.  I'm not sure what he's really doing, especially since he's retired.  But I'm patient and my skills will only continue to improve.

Anyway, please enjoy my 5 Month Photo Shoot shots (fixed the link 1/15).

 


Lots of Love,
Amelia

Santa Babies

When you live close into the City like we do, there are all sorts of cool things.

• I can walk (or ride in the stoller, I call it taking a stroll) to nearby parks to meet my posse.  
• My friends live a few short blocks away.
• The farmers market is a short stroll away,
• There is a Chinese food place around the corner.
• Cars go beep all the time.
• There are metros and trains that come by the house.
• And Santa, instead of riding a sleigh, rides the free trolley down main street.

Last Saturday, Santa made his appearance in Alexandria via trolley... I love trolleys and I love guys in clown suits. So, I was naturally excited (despite my lack of a smile in the photos)! Here are our pictures with Santa - he gave me crayons and a coloring book with buses. I love buses too.

Happy Holidays everyone!

Peace Out,

Phin

Amelia's Four Month Photo Shoot

Four Months is a lot of fun (or phun, if you are my big brother). It was a special treat to turn four months old while we in St Louis for Thanksgiving; we were able to spend the week/day with my grandparents and other family members Thanksgiving pictures are coming soon). It was also special, because the weather was beautiful, so we could go outside. You may recognize the scenery in the photos as Mom's childhood bedroom and Nana & Papa's backyard - the same places Phin took his 3-month photos (only everything is green, instead of snow covered). Very excitingly, I made it through the entire photo shoot without peeing on the bed, crying, or spitting up on Dad - something Phin could not do (correct ion: he did not pee on the bed either).

 

After turning four months old, I have been working on a lot new skills. For instance, I can now sit like a puppy without falling over, right away - still working on staying in that position for a prolonged time. And, I have become better at holding coo-ing conversations with Mom, Dad, Phin, and anyone holding me. Despite these successes, like any driven and successful woman, I still have improvement goals for my four-month old self.

By the time I turn 5 months, I hope to:
1) Be able to sit like a puppy for a full minute;
2) Sleep through the night again (I'm trying Mom);
3) Limit my drooling to meal times only (this is a stretch goal); and
4) Slam dunk on Michael Jordan (he's getting older and hopefully shorter).

Happy four months. I hope you enjoy my 4 month old photo shoot pictures.

Lots of Love,
Amelia

Our First Family Portraits

About a month ago, Mom and Dad decided we needed some family pictures.  They thought this especially important because no one (including my grandparents) had taken any photos (or even offered to take any photos) of the four of us.  Everyone is always concerned about holding Phin or myself, or having their photo taken with one of us that they never considered if a photo could be taken with the four of us.  Well, now that situation has been resolved thanks to our family friends James, Chery, and Zoe.  At nearly 3 years old, Zoe is a fantastic photographer (and a good friend of Phin's).

 

To capture the wonderful fall colors, we headed out to one of Old Town Alexandria's few remaining cobblestone streets and the waterfront.  For those wondering, it is extremely difficult to push a stroller across a cobblestone street.   Enjoy the pictures from this chilly fall morning (we should have had on coats - maybe Phin wouldn't have cried as much than).

 

Lots of Love,

Amelia

 

 

 

I realize that it's now December, November sure was a busy month, but I wanted to share my Halloween fun with all. Back in October, Dad and Mom took me to a pumpkin patch (with our neighbor Thomas and his mom and Dad). I really enjoyed visiting the farm. There was a corn box to play in (like a sandbox). They had animals. I got to try and eat as many pumpkins as I could before Mom or Dad would stop me. And, I even got to drive a truck. Pumpkin picking is totally fun.

After picking the pumpkin, Dad let me partake in a new holiday tradition (at least new to me - as we moved right before Halloween last year) - pumpkin carving. As avid blog readers know, I love trains. I have a bunch of trains in my basement that I get to play with; I even live near the train tracks so I can watch them drive by. So when Dad asked me who I wanted to carve into the pumpkin, I was obviously perplexed. Carve what into who, I thought? I don't know what a carve is and I'm not allowed to use knives (except the completely fake, not sharp ones in my play kitchen). Once Dad explained the procedure to me, I voted to carve Thomas the Tank Engine into the pumpkin. Who doesn't love Thomas (not my neighbor, I mean the train. But I like my neighbor Thomas too, just not as much as the little blue train engine).

My favorite part of Halloween was definitely the dressing up. I dressed up as a chocolate bar for the holiday; although I've never had chocolate, so I don't really know what that is. Amelia wore a fire tutu and had marshmallows on a stick pinned to her onesie. Mom and Dad were grahram crackers. So together we were a bunch of s'mores - like when we went camping! Next year I suggested that we all dress up as Thomas the Tank Engine and his friends. We'll see how my idea pans out.

One of the cooler things about Halloween is that if you go door to door people give you stuff. This year I went 'trick-or-treating,' as mom and dad called it, with my buddy Max. Max and his dad were very motivated to knock on doors and get lots of good stuff - we got so much! After I got sleepy, we went back home and gave out Fruit Snacks to people that came 'trick-or-treating' at our house, fun! The next morning I woke up and wanted to sample some of the goodies that I collected (while out with Max) the prior night - Mom and Dad told me it was 'gone.' But secretly, I think they ate it or gave it to the people who trick-or-treated at our house.

Oh well. Check out all of my Pumpkin Picking and Halloween photos here.

Peace Out,

Phin