Chewing and scooting

Adelaide has hit some milestones this past week. She has been scooting for a while now - backwards - but she has picked up speed. She can really get across a room in no time!

Also, not only can she work a sippy cup, she can chew grown-up food. I have been giving her puffy baby cereal moistened with water, and she loves it. She mushes them around her tray and then eats little bits at a time. She is so pleased with herself when she is chewing.

A few weeks ago she learned to really stick her tongue out and she spent a whole week or so with her tongue only outside of her mouth, catching flies. Her new trick now is a puckered lip-sucking fish face of sorts (hard to explain). She has forgotten completely about the tongue, and is now focused on the lips. What is next, I am afraid to ask.

We have also been ramping up on our new house project - picking out the tile, fixtures, countertops, etc. Lots of fun! I don't want this phase to end, though I want to see it all come together, because then it means we have to move to the next phase - PACKING! Ug. :-)