Can't believe we have hit the 11 month mark and at this time next month we will be celebrating a one year old's birthday....time has flown by, CRAZY!!!!
Jade is going to be T-R-O-U-B-L-E!!!! From the time she figured out she could crawl & also stand, she has been trying to get into anything and everything...I mean everything. You know something isn't right when there is lots of noise then all the sudden 0; usually means she has found something she knows she should not be playing with.
We are pretty lucky in terms of her taking a bottle and sippy-cup. This kid seems to love her sippy-cup; I will put it out on the carpet with water for her to grab anytime and she just goes to town on it. She also seems to watch "real" food vs "baby" food, of course the sweets are still the go to.
Jade definitely has picked a best-friend and it isn't anybody human; rather it's Dexter.....NOOO, not the character Dexter but my parents chocolate lab. I have spoken of her love for him before but it only continues to grow and it seems to be the only "person" that she gets super, super excited for and searches out. She will sit at the gate down to where he is and just pull on the bars. If she isn't sitting she is standing or trying to wiggle under it. It is truely amazing how Dexter is sooooo calm around her as he can't seem to calm down around anyone else.Hmmmm...is that the ultimate cure for ADHD, baby therapy....could I be on to something here? Like all great friendships, the two of them did have a little spat when Jade tried to steal Dexter's brand new bone. Of course, Dexter didn't attempt to nip or hurt Jade, he just growled and let her know it was his and off limits to her. That is all in the past now and the two of them are back to loving eachother.
Some of her current t.v. enjoyments are American Idol and curling, yes curling. My mom records American Idol and watches it with Jade who often sings along (of course not in english though) and often will try to dance as long as she has something to hold onto. There is also softball which I discovered when she stole the remote from me, paused what I was watching then flipped it to softball and sat there watching it...thinking this could be a sign she is going to take after her aunty Ashlee.
Our poo-tastrophies have unfortunately continued. Thanks to some intuition though, she has managed to not do anythign on the carpet but rather, she situated herself on the laminate floor so easy to clean that up. It is pretty dang gross when you go to change her, thinking there is something in there but not realizing it is more than just in the diaper and you put her hand nicely into it. Grossed out??? Glad I shared??? Well I want you all to experience what I did...lol...:)
Jade can offically call herself a rink rat as well. Her and my mom have come to a few games now and my golly they MUST continue to come. Honestly, I hadn't scored all season then the first two games they come to, I get three goals, go figure...I always said they were my guardian angels but this just goes to show it even more.
Bestest thing ever, yes that is a word by the way....she said it on St Patty's Day....mama. She has continued to say it and many times will say it while pointing at me or looking at me. Ya, I know she said dada first but I am still stoked...must be the Ginger in me that got it on St Patty's Day.
We had a busy day on the 18th. Started off with Ted and I getting a glimpse of what we have got ourselves into via Zoey's 3rd birthday party. It was pretty neat, they had a gym with a bouncy castle, various balls, a slide and play mats then a separate room for chow time. There were about 20 kids running around plus all the parents...ahhhhh, do I regret this....um, do I really need to answer that??? Helz no with a capital H, I love my life with a baby. Jade got right into the playing, especially with her pal Kenzie. The two are total opposites, Jade shows no signs of shyness with her giggles, smiles and gabbing to anyone while Kenzie just sits back, plays and takes it all in. Most ironic thing here is that if you were to pick which kid belonged to who based on our own personalities, you would probably think Kenzie was mine and Jade Leanne's, lol. This was the first time Jade had pizza and cake as well...ok, well not a real piece of pizza but little bits of cheese and ham then some cake for dessert...mmmmmm. Anywho, Jade had an awesome time and it was so great to get to be apart of that; she had no issue sleeping a little on the way home.
We raced home from the party and Ted had to race out to the ferry to pick his mom up which made timing tight but all worked out. The four of us went to the aquarium for Jade's first time and Ted's first time in a long time. At first Jade was pretty frightened but once given the chance to explore on her own and not have someone making her get closer than she wanted, she began to warm up. I would have to say her favourite was the same as mine, the monkeys. Jade was pretty exhausted by the end and passed out in the car on the home; but, of course, once we got home, she was ready to go, or should I say ready to sit with mommy to have some food while Oma and daddy had ice-cream. She seemed to be getting kind of fussy so thought she might go down early but after Ted drove his mom to the ferry and got home, exhausted from the day of driving and ready for a nap, Jade was ready to PARTAY, and decided she would yammer away and crawl all over him.
Not only did Jade get to celebrate Zoey's birthday but more importantly she got to celebrate her daddy's. The two of us surprised Ted at work with some brownies and smiles. She got to spend more time at grandma and grandpa's while mommy and daddy went for dinner. Of course, that is like heaven to her so she was probably cheering to see us walk out the door :)
Jade continues to exercise her vocal chords but thankfully in a cute manner rather than a screeching manner. Whether we are out for a walk or she is watching American Idol with grandma, Jade loves to sing or hum her way through it. She also is great at using this to try to keep herself awake but I think it works against her and soothes her to sleep. She also has quite a few moves in the dance department. If you were to categorize her dancing type, it would probably be hip-hop with the hand motions she does. Eeek, she also has a little bit of the sexy girl dancing going on sometimes. Much of the time, she holds herself with one hand on the table then bounces and flails the other arm....very cute to watch.
We have done lots of visiting this past month. Popped by to see Aunty Rachel and Tier who Jade was a little timid with but very intrigued by. We also stopped in at my papa's office where Jade stood at the window and greeted passer-bys as well as crawled all over the desks and attempted to eat business cards. In addition to the family, we also made a trip out to visit Kenzie and Zoey as well as a high school friend of mine and her two little ones. Jade got to visit with her new boyfriend Kjell again when we met up with Mette and Mike for coffee. This was also the first time we experienced Jade being a little jealous when I was holding Kjell. Another "visit" was via the technological world when Jade and Aunty Ashlee face-time each other which I guess is very similar to Skype.
Last week Jade and I joined my mom, Dr B and another gal to talk to some UBC psychiatry students. Jade was great throughout the talk and of course caught everyone's attention half the time as she attempted to give some advice as well.
Jade had her first Easter but we kept it pretty quiet, next year will be a different story. Jade got an awesome little laughing monkey from grandma and grandpa which she seems to love as well as a sweet ass puma tracksuit with water shoes and a stuffed animal from papa and Deanne. We went for a great dinner at mt suy parents where Jade let everyone know that she is in charge at that house.
I have concluded Jade is a replica of the Energizer Bunny as she just keeps going and going and going....Sleep?? What is that? Catnaps are apparently the way to go....much to my shh-grin.
As we move into Jade's final month as being "ageless" we get ready for her first birthday and no doubt her walking and getting more teeth than just the one (she has about 3 looking like they are going to give that 1 some company). Tomorrow Jade and I begin aquafit classes together which should be interesting. Ted will be having his surgery on the 13th so Jade will be able to tend to him in her own personal way and show him her daily happenings.
I think that about concludes this entry for the reasons I can't think of anything else and Jade is attempting to type on here and she is RANK!!! Again, please check out jadegayle.shutterfly.com for the latest pictures of the stinky monster.
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