51 Weeks Old

Jadyn is one week shy of her first birthday, and she seems so much bigger than just a few weeks ago at Christmas time! Daddy has shown her how to turn lights on and off with the switch, and she LOVES it. She has taken to trying to hug the cats, and occasionally Cosmo will allow her to get close enough, with some parental supervision, to let that happen. She still prefers to 'cruise' using objects to steady her rather than walk, though we have noticed her scooting upright on her knees. Also, sometimes she'll pull herself to standing with the help of furniture or a parent's leg, and then, with a toy or two in her grasp, she'll forget to hold on with one or both hands. She's mostly just steadying herself now, as her balance is pretty good. We figure one day she'll just make up her mind to let go, take a few steps, and never look back.

Here are some photos taken over the last few weeks. Visiting the coffeeshop on Saturday mornings for o's and pushing chairs around is still great fun, as is emptying the kitchen cupboards. The music table is a post-holiday gift from Mike, long-time friend in MD. Thanks, Mike! She adores it, and her parents appreciate something so fun and interesting that keeps her busy for a few minutes at a time. We've also included a few photos of her playing at daycare -- Mommy remembered to bring her camera one day this week. Jadyn is now the oldest (by a few days) in the infant room and will be transitioning to the toddler room before too long.












Jadyn has been branching out with new foods -- broccoli and spaghetti with meatballs have gone over well at home. At school, she has enjoyed cauliflower, cheese lasagna, and vegetarian chili. She'll eat vegetables as finger foods, but she has been refusing fruits (unless we spoon feed them to her, pureed). Go figure! She has also been more playful at the dinner table over the last couple of weeks, occasionally throwing in a round of pat-a-cake during the meal, or trying to balance her sippy cup of water on her head, or reshaping her slowly lengthening hair with sticky, food-caked hands (see below). What fun!


Tonight Mommy and BabyJ spent a few hours at Rosemary's with a bunch of colleagues for food and fun. There were a couple other kids there, and Jadyn immediately wanted to play with 3 year old Sophia (check out the shot from Jadyn's first tea party, complete with hot pink 'cups'). She ate a good dinner picnic style (on the floor), explored as much as the adults would let her, opened an early birthday gift, and then conked out immediately once we hit the car for the ride home. TGIF!