Miss Independent

Adelaide has gotten really into using her own utensils lately. 

And when I say "really into," I mean she refuses to eat unless she can stab it with her own fork and put it in her mouth all by herself.

It can be a little messy.



And when I say "can be a little," I mean it ALWAYS is VERY messy.

Big Drummer Boy

For Adelaide's birthday, Dana and Brad sent Adelaide a really awesome toy. A drum with little drum sticks. Adelaide likes it. She really likes it. She plays with it a good bit... probably every day.  She has learned how to beat the drum with the sticks and she thinks it's pretty fun. 

But Schub. Schub LOVES the drum.  He has said multiple times that the drum was SUCH a good gift. And in the evenings when Schub has play time with Adelaide, guess what he likes to play with. That's right. The drum.  And he plays and he plays and he plays with the drum. 

Just to give you an idea of what our house has sounded like ever since Adelaide received the drum about a week ago, I took a little video footage last Friday night. Yes, this is what our Friday nights look like these days. Actually, we had friends over for dinner on Friday, but they also have a little baby, so nights with friends end early these days so that kids can go to bed.  So this is what our house sounded like on Friday night after dinner.

This is a longer video than I would normally post, but I wanted you all to get the full effect.


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Thanks Dana and Brad! We ALL love the drum! :-)

The birthday strut

I believe I have forgotten to mention that Adelaide is officially a walker. She took her very first steps - the kind that are kind of accidental where she falls right away - around 10 months.  And for the loooongest time she just preferred to crawl no matter how much we tried to get her on her feet.  And then about 2 weeks ago she just decided she was ready and just took off.  This video is a perfect example of why I should post videos much more quickly.  This was taken only like 4 days ago and already she is so much more stable and she can walk so far.

(she still enjoys putting on her fake laugh)

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Some other things about Adelaide at age 1:

28 3/4 in long (50%)
18lbs 6oz (15%)
Claps (esp when she hears other ppl clap or when we say "yay")
Blows kisses
Gives (open mouth) kisses
Waves and says "hi,"
Signs "more" and "all done"
Puts EVERYTHING up to her ear like it's a phone and says "hi"
Knows where her ears, tongue and head are
Know where OUR nose, toes, and fingers are (i don't know why she won't point to her own)
Tries to put hats on her head and socks/shoes on her feet (unsuccessfully so far)
Can go up AND down the stairs by herself
Mimics lots of sounds, but doesn't really use them as words yet ("Da" when we say daddy, "Ma" when we say mommy, "Na" when we say Nacho, "May" or "me" when we say Amen)

Also, Adelaide is FINALLY loving books (she has never really liked sitting still long enough to listen to a book). She points at them and signs "more. more."  Her favorites are I Love You Through and Through by Bernadette Rossetti Shustak and What do you Say by Mandy Stanley. Each page of What do you Say asks what kind of noise you make to different animals. On the last page it asks "What do you say to a little fish?" and the answer is "Hello little fish!" Adelaide LOVES to wave at the little fish before we even turn the page. So cute.

The day of

On Wednesday, Jason and I wanted to do something as a family for Adelaide's actual birthday.  We learned on Saturday that lots of sugar = no sleep for Adelaide, so we went out and got a few donuts and picked up one with no glaze, sugar, etc on top for her. It was still plenty tasty for her, and we all enjoyed a little morning outing.


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More pictures... you know you want them

So here are the GOOD pictures... taken graciously by my sister Brooke.

*I promise Mike was there too. I just only have him in the background of pictures. Sorry Mike.

The amazing sign by Aunt Dana and Uncle Brad... skyping from China in the morning.

sister pic. dare i say we kind of resemble each other in this picture?  Or at least that I kind of look like I belong, considering Brooke and Dana get mistaken for each other all the time.

Dana and Brad put together an amazing birthday song mix, with literally everyone from Barney to 50 Cent. Adelaide enjoyed it, as you can tell.

D.I.G.G.I.N.G. in!

Adelaide ate mostly icing... very little actual cake...

And she actually didn't eat too much more than this before she gave us her "all done" sign.  This was apparently MORE than enough b/c when we finally put her down for her afternoon nap (an hour later than usual) she did.not.sleep.  not one wink.  In fact when I finally went back in there after 45 minutes she was literally giggling to herself, bouncing up and down, and running back and forth in her crib.  That is not a lie.

Good thing her big cousins were there to help with the present opening!

The Schubert fam.

All the cousins.

 

Adelaide with her Gram and Pop.

O-N-E

That's right... Adelaide is ONE! The year did, in fact, go by pretty quickly.  It has been truly amazing to watch Adelaide pick up new things every single day. She is SO fun. SO sweet. SO smart. SO stubborn. Also silly, determined, strong, friendly and ADORABLE.  But you guys all knew that already.

Last Saturday we had a little birthday party for her.  All of our family got to be there - even Dana and Brad skyped with us all the way from China. It was a perfect day.  Burgers on the grill, cupcakes, presents, cornhole, and kickball.  It was fun and Jason and I are SO grateful that everyone made the loooong trips up to celebrate Adelaide with us. It would not have been the same without them all there.

 

 

It was the PERFECT day for an outdoor party (in our newly fenced-in backyard), and it was fun to celebrate with the family! More pics and more about our 1 yr old to come.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ADELAIDE!

We are so so thankful for you and all the joy you bring to our family and the smiles you put on our faces every single day.  We are so excited to continue to watch you grow and learn this coming year and many many more after that. Your little personality and your smile fit just perfectly into our family; we are so glad God gave us YOU!