Trip to DC!

We decided to go with Daddy to DC for Memorial Day weekend... However, when I saw the hotel bedroom I didn't like it... at all! I mean I found the room too small for me to run around as I generally do at home, my crib was just average despite my blankie, doll and multiple pacis my parents brought with us, and the tub did not have any inner tub like I am used to... For those of you who know me, these were basic ingredients for a perfect storm...

And I let my parents have it (for the whole 4 days we were there):
* I did not sleep enough and therefore was crankier than usual
* I protested forcefully whenever my parents wanted me to go in my stroller (nothing new there you might say)
* My whining and screaming reached new heights in volume and length (I of course reserved my best performances for restaurants and bookstores)

Fortunately, my parents figured out that the Zoo was a safe place for tantrums, and that in the zoo I could actually turn out to be manageable and even come across as cute:





My trick to keep my parents from going nuts? Give strategic hugs:

How to get your kid in her car seat... Fast!

As some of you know, our little one has been having quite a hard time with being strapped in her car seat... Since she was a newborn, she has energetically been letting us know how unhappy she is in her car seat... Remember? No, well to refresh your memory see our posts 1 and 2 on this topic...

But tadaaaa... We have found a good trick! When we want Amélie in her car seat, we pretend/play that if daddy gets in the car before Amélie and mommy, he is going to leave without us! You should see how fast our little one gets in the car, lets her parents strap her in her car seat, and even cheers her mommy on as mommy gets in the front seat 'just in time ;)...' Tadaaa!

Let's hope that sharing doesn't mean spoiling our nifty trick! In the meantime, here are some smiles over this big achievement:

Mother's day!

This Sunday the weather was so yucky that our plans to go to the Zoo had to be changed. So we took another fun trip to our local supermarket... Amelie selected this balloon herself and wouldn't let go of it. Here is a little clip of her quietest moments (when she wouldn't charge down the aisles at full ballistic speed!)



In the afternoon, we went to Wonder Lab, and Amelie spent a good part of an hour climbing the vine up and down. She's almost doing it all by herself. The main problem is at times remembering to duck her head so as not to bang it!

Well, it turns out we uploaded this movie instead of the spiderwoman clip. But this is too funny and we'll let you see how we educate our child, hahah.



Well, here it is. After the eating performance, the spiderwoman act is pretty boring!

human mountain

Amélie likes to climb, jump, escalate, ..., you get the picture.
So here's the human mountain for you:

Elementary my dear Watson!

At dinner:

D: Hey mimi, what did you do at daycare today? Did you race?
a: yeah

D: Who did you race with?
a: Rena

M: Who won?
a: Logan!

Prepping for the Olympics!

With days of better weather, Amélie has been able to be outside a bit more, and is very much enjoying it!

When we ask her at night what she enjoyed more during her day, her answer is generally: Race with Logan!

We saw that she loved running while we were in the park this weekend. We also helped her learning new tricks:

Getting ready for future acrobatic circus auditions:


Hanging from bars by herself:


And she also showed us that she can do some serious climbing:



Conclusions: No concerns about her motor development!

Monkey see, monkey do

Here we have Amélie imitating the parental ritual she witnesses in the morning...