here & there

bonjour!

I’ve had a lot of work lately getting ready for the event in copenhagen.  a couple days ago, after anabelle’s morning nap only lasted 1 1/2 hours, I decided that we’d give ‘java mama’ a try.  it’s a coffee shop with an enclosed play area (& a supervisor during certain hours).  there is a high bar around the play area so I sat there with my computer so I could easily peek in and check on anabelle.  she did great . . . for about 20 minutes.  it was quite busy that morning, mostly what seemed like 2 & 3 year olds, and one girl decided to give anabelle a bit of a choke hold hug and just kept pushing on her.  she seemed sort of surprised, like she was thinking “check that out.  everytime I push on it, it moves.”  anabelle was over it – and honestly, I sort of was too.  It was worth a shot.  it’s close by and I only spent a few bucks so no biggie.  once we got back home I realized I had forgotten to take off anabelle’s nametag.  cute photo op, right?  sure.  what isn’t?!

mealtime has been a little hot & cold lately, but anabelle had two new teeth pop through last night!

we did a little shopping yesterday – all accessories.  trucker hat, beanie, shoes, sunglasses (pair #3 – Papa sat on the first pair and the second pair got pitched out of the stroller without me realizing).

a little after nap video.

this one is sort of long, but I think it’s a fun one.  I was putting away anabelle’s clean clothes while we were chatting.  this week I’ve noticed her starting to understand what things are and how they should be used – she put her hat on her head, she put her sunglasses on her face, she puts phone-like things up to her ear, she even tried to wash my leg with her washcloth during bath tonight.

oh, and she has discovered the world of belly buttons!  she has surprised us both by lifting up our shirts while we’re out & about on the hunt for mine or chris’.  I think she’s pretty impressed that mommy & daddy have one too.

anabelle just started sleeping with a blanket (& her monkey, carter, is in there too).  she has been doing great going down for naps and bedtime, yah!  I hope it will be the same when she has to have a sitter a couple times next month.

I couldn’t keep anabelle out of the 2nd drawer from the bottom so I recently switched it out so it now is full of bibs, bowls, cups – much better than graters, peelers, pizza cutters.

she is quite the unpacker!

just doing a little hat & shoe inventory this morning.