Messy girl

Not exactly sure how she got it on her forehead, but Amelia loves the pasta I make with pasta shells, marinara sauce, italian sausage, and mozzarella cheese, almost as much as she loves feeding (painting) herself.

What are you looking at?

What's got Amelia's undivided attention?

The Backyardigans!!!!

Amelia loves the Backyardigans, and watched it every day. It's a cartoon on Noggin about 5 animal kids who live in the same neighborhood and have adventures in their shared backyard. Unfortunately, it also has these annoyingly catchy songs that drive themselves into your head so you are singing them for days.

The Little Pink One

Foofa's on the left

If Amelia were a cartoon character she'd be the Tasmanian Devil. No, wait, she'd be Foofa from Yo Gabba Gabba (like the theme song goes..."The Little Pink One." I love, love, love Yo Gabba Gabba...it's probably the weirdest kids show, but it's hilarious, and entertaining for Amelia and me.

And yes, even though we live in New Mexico, it is cold enough for a jacket and hat at night. Amelia's Alabama grandparents sent a gift card for her birthday, and we used it to buy this super cute jacket.

Fall is here!

We had our first day of fall weather today...it was about 62'F this afternoon, so I actually had to put a sweater on Amelia. Nothing too exciting to report...all 3 of us are sick with the flu/cold, but I took Amelia in the backyard today to get some fresh air, and she looked so cute in her sweater that I took a few pictures of her.

Baby Mozart?

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She's probably a little too young for piano lessons, but she really likes banging away on her piano.

Probably not exactly "camera ready!"

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I tried to get a cute video of Amelia, but all she was interested in was crawling on my lap and eating the camera.

Can you hear me now?

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Ever since Grandma Sally sent Amelia a cell phone for her birthday, she has loved "talking" on the phone, and she will pretend to talk to anything!

Official One-Year-Old Pictures

I took these pictures today of Amelia, trying to get some of her smiling, but she was definitely more interested in the pumpkins!

New Word!

Amelia has mastered "Hi!" and the other night while we were practicing saying it with her, she burst out with a new word: "Bye!" And she learned how to say it twice, so she can say "Bye Bye." She even makes a cute face before saying it, with a huge frown just to get the "B" sound out, just like in the picture above.

Amelia and her birthday cake

We had a small birthday celebration for Amelia over the weekend, just the 3 of us. I took about 80 pictures, but I knew I couldn't possibly include all of them, but there were so many cute ones to pick from, so I made a slide show of my favorites.

Visit to the Pumpkin Patch

Amelia and I went to a pumpkin patch south of town this morning, to pick out our Halloween pumpkins. We picked out three: a tall one for dad, a round one for me, and a tiny one for Amelia, all for $3. It was really windy and dusty, so we weren't out there for long, but Amelia had a good time while we were there.

She's a Big Girl Now!

Now that Amelia is a year old, and big and tall enough, she can ride front-facing in the car, which she loves, because then she can watch her daddy when he drives!

She's a Pro!

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About a month ago, I predicted that Amelia would be a pro at walking by her first birthday, and this video, taken last night on her birthday, is the proof! A few minutes before I took this video, she walked from the far side of the living room, down the hall, and into her bedroom, about 25 feet...definitely the longest she'd ever walked.

Cutie Pie!

Here are some cute pics taken of Amelia on the night of her first birthday.

Amelia loves grapes!

Amelia is a good eater...she eats whatever we are eating, but since we don't eat enough fruits and veggies, I have to test some out on Amelia to find what she likes. She definitely likes grapes, and will eat them until she is stuffed!

Thanks Grandma Kathy and Grandpa Keith!

Unwrapping her present
Checking it out for the first time

I love it!




Amelia received this birthday present today from her Grandma and Grandpa in Montana. It's a chair and side table that plays music and teaches her the alphabet. It's really cute and Amelia loves it! Amelia is still in the middle of a cold, so I apologize if there is any snot in the pictures.

Happy Early Birthday Amelia!

We got Amelia this early birthday present this weekend, a giraffe that is both a rocker (sitting forwards) and a chair (sitting backwards). She's not too crazy about it (she's only smiling in the first picture because she loves having her picture taken. So, it's pretty much another large toy to add to the jumble.

Thanks Grandma Sally!

Here's Amelia with 2 of her birthday presents from her Grandma Sally, a cute pair of kitty cat pajamas, and a Lilo and Stitch cell phone. The pajamas are super cute and Amelia loves the phone! She actually talks into it, and she likes pressing the buttons.

Bubble Bath

About 2 months ago, we established a routine to make bedtimes more predictable and a little easier. So Amelia gets a bath at night, around 8pm, then it's pajamas and lotion, then goodnight to Daddy, then nursing, then a cuddle, and bedtime. For the most part, it makes things easier, and even if the bath routine takes about a half hour, it's better than her being a Crabarella for 3 hours while we wait for her to go to sleep, since the bath signals to her that it's almost bedtime.

So she really likes her bath, and to make it special for her last night, I dumped the rest of her baby bath into the tub for a bubble bath. She didn't know what to think at first, but she really loved it. She played with the bubbles and splashed around for a long time.

Random Monday Pics

Taken while we were waiting for Amelia's doctor appointment today.