Dear Adelaide,

What a month this has been for you! You are now walking, which is still amazing to both your Daddy and I. You had been working on standing and were certainly getting more confident when reaching from the coffee table to the couch, but all of a sudden, you decided you would be able to take steps on your own. And you have not looked back since! You now want to walk everywhere! While I was taking a shower last week, I sat you in our bedroom with your toys, as I always do. A few minutes into the shower, the water became really cold. I looked out of the shower, and you had walked into the bathroom and were now flushing the toilet! You also learned to pull the toilet paper, something which we are trying to convince you not to do.

Along with your new ability to walk, you have also learned to fall on your butt quite well. It makes me feel a lot better, especially since falling gracefully is not a skill your Mommy has acquired yet… Oh, and a few days after you started walking, you decided “what else could I do to surprise my parents?” And you started crawling – slightly backwards in terms of development, but we are still super proud of you.

You have also been pointing at everything in sight, as a way to let us know where we should be devoting our attention. It’s as if we are now your puppets, doing exactly wat the finger says. Check out the wall! Look at this banana! Look at that man’s nose!

Look at the chair Mom! Do it!

You have also developed an adoration for shoes. One of your favorite games is to walk around the coffee table and pick up Daddy’s shoes or my sandals. You then wave them in the air and smile and laugh. It’s really cute! You also love stepping in our shoes, or anyone’s shoes that are available. Even your Uncle Will’s work boots!

Check out my boots Mom!

 You have also become quite an avid reader. You love picking up books in the bookcase in your room and looking through them. You especially like the ones with animals, so you can point and say “dahh” (aka dog) and “cahh” (aka cat). It’s very cute!

Reading and making phone calls

Reading, and in French no less!

The other big thing that happened this month was your Tante Rika and your Uncle Will’s wedding. We all wondered how much we could stretch your patience, but you were wonderful. You were patient when we were getting ready, you were patient while we were taking pictures and you were patient during the ceremony.

The girls getting ready before the wedding

We also had our first family pictures this month. You look adorable Munchkin and we are so lucky to have such a wonderful daughter. Love you Addie.

love,

Mama

Our family