Ameliah's 10 months!

I can't believe Ameliah is already 10 months old! It seems like yesterday we had just welcomed her into our world. Among her new talents are signing "milk" and "tired", high-fives, patty cake, waving bye-bye, and eating finger foods. We're working on adding new words to her repertoire. No steps yet, but she's really fast on all-fours. Baby-proofing is a daily experience, as she figures out how to get into things more and more every day.

This is our little scholar on her 10-month-birthday. She loves to look at the pictures and flip the pages. She even reads the words in her own little language.


Then she figured out that I was taking pictures of her...



The phone is one of the things in the house that she doesn't get to chew on/play with, so of course it's one of the things she wants the most...

Here she comes!

Jet-setter Ameliah to Pacific Northwest

In September, the three of us took a trip to the Pacific Northwest to visit some friends and to watch the Huskers beat Washington (yay!). We had a great time visiting our friends the Johnsons in Portland, OR, and then the Larsons in Seattle.

In Oregon we had the chance to visit a few wineries in the Willamette valley near Portland. Ameliah had fun "climbing" on the barrels.

We had a fun hike up to the Multnomah Falls. It was a pretty easy ride on daddy's back for little A.

We went to visit uncle Mark at the Starbucks a couple of mornings while we were there... nothing like taking a ride to the Bux in your jammies.

We took the train from Portland to Seattle; it was a beautiful ride. I think Ameliah was excited that she didn't have to be in the carseat.

We took a quick peek at Snoqualmie Falls near where the Larsons live.

Ameliah - 8 1/2 months

A few fun pics...

Ameliah has recently figured out how to pull herself up to standing, but hasn't mastered how to get down. This was Ameliah trying to go down for a nap...

Here she is with Aunt Coartney while we were back in Nebraska for Aunt Jenny's bridal shower... note the Husker red!

With Ameliah's new-found freedom in getting around, we finally had to get a baby gate for the top of the stairs. Here's Ameliah testing her limits.

Just bein' cute...

"Hello??"

Go Big Red!

This Saturday was a momentous occasion -- Ameliah's first game day!

Giggles...

#3

#2

6 months...

Laughing with mom....

Laughing with dad....

A few videos....

a fun video

She is just starting to get it. Won't be long till we need to baby proof everything.

Some fun pictures...

Sweet Potatoes

We've been attempting to introduce new foods to Ameliah's repertoire, with not a whole lot of success. First it was rice cereal, then oat cereal, then squash, and, finally, sweet potatoes. You can tell from her facial expressions how much she's enjoying them! We'll keep trying...

Midwest Trip

Ameliah met all sorts of family and new friends on our trip to Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, and Wisconsin! Lots of time in the rental car, but she was a trooper. We had a beautiful day for a baseball game at Wrigley, I wish we could say as much for Kenzie and Justin's wedding. Great days to be out on the lake in Wisconsin too!

Fun Video

Ameliah talking?

I think if she didn't have her hand in her mouth all the time we would be able to make out words =) She likes to make noises and we think she mimics our tone and volume.

Some random fun pics....

Wearing Cubbie Blue at a Cards Game

We all wore Cubs stuff to the game and we got some strange looks from people. One guy said that they should call child protective services on us.

Playing with Dad

We have this game where we move her hands back and forth and she progressively giggles. Its good fun for both her and us.

Playing with Mom

Ameliah almost exclusively self soothes now which is nice because we don't have to go in her room in the middle of the night to help her to sleep.

Tummy Time

We took a little tummy time this afternoon, and Ameliah ended up rolling over from her tummy to her back! She's so talented...