We had another nice weekend here at the Wade residence. After a nice run/hike on Sat. I had my 2nd toe surgery, YUCK!! It's really not that big of a deal once the shots are in and my toe goes numb!! Hopefully, this will be the last time and the nail won't grow back! Daddy and Jordan kept an eye on Sydney for the rest of Sat. since I couldn't walk much.

Jordan left for the Nationals soccer tourny on Sunday so everyone send positive thoughts his way please!!

On Sunday, we started our day by sitting out front in our P.J.'s (Mommy, Daddy, Sydney, Ziggy & Zoey). Mommy and Daddy had coffee, Sydney had yogurt and Ziggy & Zoey chased lizards!! We went to church and lunch with our neighbors. Sydney really did well in church. There was a ton of upbeat music, guitar, drums, and singing which Sydney loved! She also got to try some new foods at lunch. Later that night, after Sydney was in bed, Mommy and Daddy sat out back enjoying a beer and watched the sky turn shades of pink and purple as the sun set. We were in bed by 9pm!!

Enjoy the pictures...

More Adventures

I took Sydney to the park yesterday (not something we can usually do this time of year due to the heat) and she loved it. At first, she wasn't too sure about the swing...

...but after a few minutes, she liked it and the smiles were endless.
This is Sydney walking with her push toy. You should see her cruise around with this thing!!! Look at those yummy chubber-wobbers!!
And here she is eating her peas...what a performer she is!!

Her favorite toy at the moment is a huge card board box that looks like a tunnel. We put all of her stuffed animals in there and she disappears for an adventure. It's so cute because I can hear her talking away to her "friends" inside.

11 Months Old!

Oh my gosh, 11 MONTHS OLD!!! Unbelievable that my baby is soon going to be 1. This last year has seemed like it's raced by and yet, at other times, it seems like it's been a lifetime! Tonight, before bath time, Sydney, Daddy, Mommy, Ziggy and Zoey all sat outside and let the light rain drip drop on us. It was a very nice moment. Everything I have always wanted was right there.

Sydney almost took her first steps yesterday. I am sure she will be walking by the time we go to Minnesota. She is already standing on her own and cruising the furniture. She also said the word "Doggy" for the first time last night in front of Jordan and Greg.

Greg and I had a date night last night (our 2nd one since Sydney was born)! We went out to a nice dinner with our neighbors. Brother Jordan and his girlfriend watched over Sydney while we were gone. Jordan did very well and seemed very happy to do it. He is so good with Sydney and I know he is going to miss her so much when he leaves for school. Whenever he is around, Sydney gets the cutest little smirk on her face and just loves to show off for her big brother. I still cannot believe he will be leaving soon.

Well, time to put the little one to sleep!

Our Busy Girl

Can you believe it, Sydney has two more teeth that just cut through...that makes 8 teeth!!! She is doing this funny thing the last few days, she will not say "Mama" she will only say "Dada" or "Daddy". When I say "Mama" she says "Dada" and then laughs - that little stinker!!!


She now says "baby" "Ziggy" and points out birdies and airplanes when she sees them. She also dances and is working on waving. She loves to be on Daddy's shoulders and walks very proudly with her push walker all by herself.


Because I know very little about computers, I am having a terrible time downloading video - it takes hours and then freezes up my computer. Below is the beginning part of a video that I took of Sydney but the 2nd half didn't download...sorry!

Picture Overload!!

Finally, we were able to get our Minnesota trip scheduled. I am so excited that we will be in Minnesota surrounded by family, for Sydney's first birthday!!! I cannot wait for her to meet all of her cousins, aunts & uncles, and my friends!!! I am a little nervous to fly with a child so any suggestions from all of you moms would be great!!

Sydney is growing so fast. She is now cruising around the furniture and standing alone for short periods of time. She is very quick on the steps so we have gates everywhere. She is now taking showers and sits in the big tub for baths. She continues to love the pool and anything else that has to do with water. Everyday I am amazed by her ability to learn things so quickly and love to watch her attempt and succeed at new tasks.

Enjoy the video and pictures!!

Look at those chubber-wobbers!!! They are yummy!!

She loves to empty these two cabinets out and climb inside. I now put books and toys and such in here so she can keep busy emptying it and exploring.

She is such a comedian during meals!!

My two favorite sweeties!!

She loves Daddy's hats!

YUMMY!!!

An outing at a splash park. She loves to play in the water!!

After a morning of serious playing!!

She loves to play with Zoey and Zoey's toys!!

Holy POOP!!

WARNING: The following content may be difficult for some viewers to read. Viewer discretion advised!

OMG!!! Remember the Holy Poop blog entry I wrote when Sydney was much younger and still had explosive poops? I really didn't think it could get anymore gross than poop bubbling up over the diaper onto her belly and pink papason chair!!! Well... it DOES!!!

It was so hot again today so at around 3pm, I decided to lather Sydney down with sunscreen and take her out into the pool to cool off and to get out of the house. I put on her little swimming diaper and into the pool we went. We were in there for a long time playing. Finally, Sydney had enough (actually, my arms were getting tired) so we got out of the pool. I took her up to the lounge chair where her towel was and sat her down to dry her. I looked down and saw brown all over the blanket and on me. What the heck? I then looked at Sydney's swollen diaper and saw that she had pooped, very lose poop, and it was coming out of the diaper at ALL openings!! What to do? I couldn't take off the swimming diaper right there because we would have had poop everywhere... So, I did the only thing I could think of, I wrapped her in the towel and we high tailed it upstairs into my shower. I took the pants off in the shower, there was poop everywhere. Did I mention that she had carrots today!! There was poop on her, poop on me, poop on the shower floor, poop in the swimmy, poop on the towel and there was my beautiful blue-eyed girl sitting on the floor with the water coming down, laughing and kicking her chubber-wobbers and squealing! I am glad someone was enjoying this! All I could do was sit down next to her (our shower is huge) and laugh with her.

What a day!

E-I-E-I....

Sydney continues to do something new everyday...

She now talks up a storm in this cute little voice. She can also sing "e-i-e-i" but hasn't yet figured out the "o"! We were singing it so much yesterday morning that when Jordan came downstairs for a snack, he was singing "e-i-e-i-o"! Sydney is also now a master of the stairs...keeping Mommy VERY busy!! She is also enjoying her new skill of pulling herself to a stand and then letting go to see how long she can balance. Very cute to watch. We continue to be amazed by her ability to pick up on new skills so quickly - babies are so amazing!

Our Minnesota trip is still up in the air as far as dates. I thought we would be going in July; however, Jordan's soccer team won Regionals, which means they now play in the Nationals in July. So, now I am shooting for Aug. Maybe we will even have Sydney's first birthday party in Minnesota???