Getting Our Big Girl Pants On (and Dresses Too)

Adalyn's getting her big girl pants on, and it's not just from the chubbitude. Adalyn can now roll over onto her tummy, roll onto her back, army crawl on the floor, push her chest up off of the floor, and sit up mostly unassisted, all while still ruling over her minions with a baby fist. Here are some pictures of our tummy time extraordinaire:

"This zebra looks tasty...I will make sure to drown it in drool before I eat it."

Adalyn's drunk with power

That baby is going to get somebody...I don't know who, but somebody.

RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!!! IT'S A...baby?

That spit bomb was just biding its time on her chin waiting for the perfect time to strike.

EXTREME BABY CLOSE UP!

OM NOM NOM NOM NOM

Playtime's not over until the zebra's been nommed and the place has been covered in drool...

It's exhausting wearing big girl pants all the time, so we decided to try on some other clothes, including our first dress!

...And happy everything else.

Great Grandma Ada picked out these cute shirts!

Even though it looks like a self portrait, I don't think she can operate the camera yet...or can she?

Gravity claiming another victim

"My arms runneth over..."

Adalyn's mouth is like a black hole...everything near it goes straight in.

"Don't look at the light!" "I can't help it, it's so beautiful..."

Even cute, tiny tyrants have to take a break from world domination and play sometimes.

Cats and babies seem to be interested in the same things.

"Baby Airlines, requesting permission to land."

WARNING: Baby Airlines come equipped with spit bombs.

Adalyn tells Daddy about all of her adventures

Under The Sea

Here's our latest stats from the last pediatrician's visit: 14lbs 9oz, roughly 24.5 inches long (she was squirming a lot so who knows?).

Adalyn's world has now expanded to the sea - we went to the Aquarium on Saturday! Adalyn saw people, other babies, fishes, sharks, stingrays, eels, turtles, lobsters, etc. We had a lot of fun, and it kept her entertained, which is getting harder and harder to do these days!

To begin our journey, Adalyn boards the belly carrier express. ALL ABOARD!

Even though it looks like serious business, Adalyn is having a blast!

"Daddy, did you see that? It moved!"

You must be this tall to view the tank

"Mommy, there's no time for pictures! Look at all the stuff over there!"

"OH NOES! That fish is going to get us!"

Adalyn and Mommy laugh at a silly fish

Bright lights, big fishy

Adalyn also had a few laughs in her sea swing at the mysterious Siren's song and her flowing hair...

Uncle Alex is in town visiting his favorite niece. Adalyn has snagged another minion....MWAHAHAHAHA! Look how helpless Alex has become in her midst.

"Okay, I want one of you to close your eyes, and one of you to open them. Go!"

"...And switch!"

So, with all of the pictures that I've been taking, I forgot to post a few last week! Here are some "bonus" pictures. :)

"Watch me grow...HUGE and CHUBBULAR!"

Outfit courtesy of Mommom before we knew boy or girl. She looks cute in blue.

Yin/yang

Cheeks in picture may appear smaller than they really are

"And ye shall weareth thy name on thy shirt..."

How do you spell cute? A-D-A-L-Y-N

Tiny Adventures

Adalyn's four months old today, and she already has some tiny adventures under her diaper-belt. She will definitely be world-weary by the time she's one year old! Let's recount some of our adventures...

We went for a ride on the belly carrier express...

Just like when I was pregnant, except she's bigger, has clothes on, and is right-side up. But she probably made that face in the womb...we'll never know.

"RAWR! I'm having adventures!"

We navigated the treachurous passes of the ginourmous mountainside and battled the troll on the path to food and beverages...all in our insta-teddy bear outfit.

Maybe Daddy helped battle the troll, but I supervised.

"Oh hai!" At Sandia peak

We found out what it means to be a bunny...this is important because teeny, tiny bunnies will be here soon!

Bunny in the headlights look

Bunnies only fly when no one is watching

Aunt Holly begins bunny classes

Learning how to perk our ears up

"I'm a real bunny!"

"I'm a get you!"

Adalyn reminisces about lush, grassy fields

We learned how to celebrate Saint Patrick's Day...

Adalyn had so much milk that she stored some in her chipmunk cheeks for later

We conversed with jellyfish...

Adalyn tells the jellyfish about her many adventures

We put on different hats...

"To hat or not to hat...wait, what was the question again?"

Too many patterns...blech

Curtsying. "Pleased to meet you ma'am."

"I could be a chef...or French...or a cupcake."

After deciding to be French, Adalyn adjusts her expression accordingly.

Adalyn now tries on the cupcake persona

You have to ask yourself one question..."Do I look delicious? Well, do I...punk?"

Whew! That was a lot of adventures for one baby! Let's relax with Aunt Holly and the kitties...

"I count one kitty..."

"Hey, where's Peeper?"

NOM NOM NOM NOM NOM

Ninja relaxes on the couch

There's Peeper!