Wild Animal(s)!

There are some days where a new noise comes out of Addison and I look around the room, expecting to see Kenai, or, perhaps more fitting, a potbelly pig, staring back at me. The snorts and grunts do not amount to the "pretty girl voice" we have come to love, but the noises are hilarious and always appreciated. Addison loves to "talk" and really likes it when we talk back. Its become a fun new way to keep her entertained.

 

Last weekend we decided to take our little "wild animal" to see some real wild animals at the Woodland Park Zoo. I hadn't been to the zoo in ages and Bob kept asking me if it was a good one. I didn't remember it being anything amazing, but when we got there we were pleasantly surprised! The zoo is less than a mile from our house and will certainly become a new family hot spot in the years to come. This trip was more for us than Addison, but something tells me that she will be a huge fan of the zoo soon enough.



Elephant hiding in the background :) And while you can't see it.
Addison is wearing her daddy chosen zoo outfit complete with
ZEBRA print pants!

Big 'ol elephants :)

Hop, hop, hop!

 

Definitely going to have to watch little fingers with the Emus!

Zebra hiding behind the tree...

Our little wild animal is becoming quite the gourmand. To date she has tried oatmeal cereal, pears, apples, bananas, sweet potatoes, carrots and sweet peas. Aside from the peas she has liked it all! We will keep experimenting with new flavors (and forcing peas :)) - fingers crossed that she will keep up the good eating habits. We are quickly learning, however, that Addison has a small window during which she is OK eating like a big girl. If she isn't in the mood for her "solid" menu, she quickly blows bubbles into the spoon, spits out food and clenches her mouth closed tightly. We are still working our way towards the high chair. We have tried feeding her in a Bumbo chair. but she really doesn't like it and the best system we have found is to sit her on our laps while holding her arms down. We learned the arm holding trick on solid food day number one when Addison nearly knocked her cereal onto the carpet with one quick grab!

In other news, we have a roly poly little one! Addison started rolling from her tummy to her back consistently a couple of weeks ago, but just last week started rolling from her back to her tummy. Now that she knows she can roll both directions, she doesn't stop! She works her way around in circles and can make it pretty far just by rolling around. Sounds like baby proofing is going to have to happen sooner versus later. I am not quite ready for this!

LOVE eating the weekly sign :)

...And my ducky

So much love for this little girl!