Dear Adelaide,
Playing with you is so much fun. Daddy's loves to copy all of your sounds. You two get into yelling matches. You will say, AHHHH, and then Daddy repeats it. Then it's AH, and again, Daddy mimics you with his AH. You think it's great. Daddy's favorite sound is when you say "Da da da da da."
You and Daddy also play a game called "Let's get Mommy!" where Daddy holds you facing out, and then pretends he is going to throw you to me, saying "Let's get Mommy!" He never actually throws you, but you have fun "getting me."
Along with the games Daddy plays with you, you're good about playing by yourself, too. You have a purple bin where we keep a lot of your toys. Any time I need to get something done, I just set you on the floor with your purple bin and you are quite happy to entertain yourself. You love to play with your laptop from Granny (opening and closing it is your favorite!). You also enjoy taking all the different shapes out of your shape box. The best is when I peek in on you and you are curiously peering over the side of your box of toys, trying to figure out which toy to pull out next. If I leave you for long enough, you will have all of your toys spread around you and your bin will lie empty on its side. Then you will notice me watching you and your face will break out into a smile that lights up your whole face.
Although you love to smile, you don't give away belly laughs easily. Early in February, we visited Grandma and Grandpa for the weekend. At church on Sunday, Grandma took you back to the nursery midway through the service because you were being too social for the rest of the congregation. During your time with Grandma in the nursery, she was able to coax your first belly laughs. You thought one of the nursery toys was the funniest thing--for about five minutes. By the time I came back to pick you two up after church, the toy was old news. We still haven't been able to replicate that laugh.
You do, however, enjoy a good game of peek-a-boo. I have a great video of it, but my phone is not cooperating.
Earlier this week, you and I took a nap together and you reminded me of one of my favorite habits you have. When you really struggle to fall asleep, you do the cutest thing. You turn your face and push it right up next to mine so that our foreheads and noses are touching. Sometimes you lay your hand lightly on my cheek, too. It's the most comfortable feeling in the world to lay with you, face to face, as you sleep peacefully.
Happy Eight Months, Sweet Laidey Bug!
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