Traverse City

Dave, Adelaide and I escaped to Traverse City, MI for an overnight this weekend.  On Friday, we drove up mid-morning and toured Old Mission Peninsula and some of the wineries in the afternoon.  We checked into our hotel and after Adelaide woke from her late afternoon nap we were off to find dinner. 

 As we drove down Front St., I saw "local sustainable cuisine" and we were sold.  We circled back around and entered "The Cook's House" not quite knowing what to expect.  It was a very small restaurant, only 6 tables with 

seating for 18 people.  We wavered bringing Adelaide into such a small space but the environment and the promise of local cuisine won out.                                                                     

It was by far the best meal we have had in a while.  Amazing flavor combinations, creative dishes, and all masterfully

 done.  Adelaide was a doll throughout the entire meal (we took 1.5 hours to eat), the chef even brought her some stewed apples, which she thoroughly enjoyed.  If you are in Traverse City and have the chance, check this place out.  It is a little pricey so be prepared but it was well worth it.

After dinner we headed back to the hotel and even though we were pushing bedtime we decided to take Adelaide swimming in th

e indoor pool.  It was her first time and she loved it!  Dave took her back to the pool in the morning. :)  We took our time

 getting out in the morning, so we had just enough time to stroll through p

art of downtown Traverse City and grab some lunch before heading home.  Adelaide did really well with the car travel (2.5 hours) and we had a fantastic time as a family.  The one tragedy of the weekend is that we lost Adelaide's pacifier, which she was starting to wean herself from but still definitely needed it for naps.  It's the only pacifier that she takes and it's not sold in stores.  Therefore, she's quitting cold turkey, poor thing.  It was a little rough getting her down for a nap this morning.

 

Eating

We're trying to make up for the lack of posts over the past several weeks.  Adelaide has made great progress in her eating.  She's becoming more adventurous, which has made feeding her much more relaxing and fun. 

I've had a lot of fun preparing her food and making all the purees.  I received a Magic Bullet for Christmas and love the convenience of a small little blender.  This week I made prunes (I had quite the time trying to find those in the grocery store) and apricots.  Our daycare provider thought it was a bit funny when I gave her apricots to feed Addie.  While the purees have been giving Adelaide 2 solid meals a day, we've also been experimenting with giving her parts of our meals.  Addie is always eager to try anything we have on our plates and has fast little fingers that often find their way into the messiest of foods (i.e. spaghetti, maple syrup).

Movement

Hi All,

Well as predicted we had a couple busy but good weeks.  We had great times with family and Adelaide did really well with a full house.

It is looking like Adelaide may skip crawling and go with walking.  She's been pulling herself up to standing on anything she can get her hands on and is always reaching out for our fingers to help her up so she can walk.

The past two nights Adelaide has been up for several hours at a time and so we're wondering if her first teeth are coming soon.  The other theory is that she is discovering so much her mind might be on overdrive.  Often when we try to soothe her in the middle of the night she ends of practicing all her sounds.  Usually, we find it very cute, just not at 2 in the morning.  The other morning, right after waking up, Adelaide was pinching her forefinger and thumb together and bringing it to her mouth, over and over and over again.  Practice makes perfect.

Pig Tails

We are heading into a couple busy weeks.  This coming weekend G&G Bell, U. Bryce, and G-Ma. Schweigert are going to be in town for Adelaide's baptism.  G. Schweigert is then staying the following week and braving the cold Michigan weather during her spring break, all for her granddaughter.  The G-Pops decided to stay in the warmth of Texas and needed to keep A. Jamie company now that she found her way to San Antonio. 

Dave, Adelaide, and I had a great weekend at U. Bill and A. Jan's cottage.  We got to cross country ski, go snowmobiling, be cozy around a fire and enjoy the company of family.  Thanks U. Bill and A. Jan!  On the way home yesterday, we attempted an early afternoon car trip and Adelaide did really well.  She slept for the first 2.5 hrs and then played and ate cheerios for the remaining hour making the trip quite pleasant and much easier on Dave and I.  Perhaps we are turning a corner with car travel.  Wouldn't that be exciting!