High Chair

As I've demonstrated before, and again below:


...it's basically impossible to take pictures of Ada with the laptop cam these days.She just leaps for the computer, starts pounding on the keyboard and drooling on the mouse pad. Not good, although she does seem to enjoy herself.

The easiest way to get a good photo is to stick her in her high chair. I have captured several lovely moments that way.

This is her 1000-yard stare -- what is she looking at? What is she thinking? I don't know but it's serious! Immensely important. Don't distract her!

Oooh, fancy! This is a little hallmark-y but the light was coming in through the window and it was sunset and it was all pretty and stuff.

Finally, we figured it out -- she's an alien! She doesn't eat food, only webbing. Thank god her high chair came equipped with a supply of it. Those Swedes sure are smart.
Actually, in a funny coincidence, the high chair was actually a gift from Jane and Shannon, the lovely ladies at brunch in the last post. We're actually pretty lucky we got this one -- it's the only one I've seen that's small enough to be reasonably useful for Ada, who's still fitting into 3-month stuff at 8 months. Thanks, Jane and Shannon!

Babies Who Brunch

Brunch is the absolute perfect social occasion for babies -- they're alert and happy but very, very close to taking a nap. What could be better? Ada has been out to bunch a lot lately. She had her first dim sum (although I forgot the camera!) and thoroughly enjoyed her tofu jelly soup (I know, soy is allergenic. Won't happen again!) She also brunched with my friends Shannon and Jane last weekend at Back Forty, a lovely restaurant in the East Village. After brunch we went for a long walk in the strangely balmy weather. I guess I'm not complaining but sheesh -- it is February, after all.


She also joined me this week for brunch with my Grandparents, Pete and Betty, who are spending the month here in NYC. Here's a sweet picture of Ada and Betty:


We went to Artie's, and old fashioned deli on the Upper West Side. I thought the filling from a cheese blintz would be baby heaven but unfortunately it made her gag and throw up. Hmm... so she likes Chinese but not Deli... interesting.

Breakin'

So, you can't totally tell from these photos, but she's scooting herself along the floor on her back by whale-flopping her legs. Unfortunately, she looks more like MC Hammer than Grandmaster Flash here, but what can you do? She's just learning these things:

Backlog: The Series

In which Cowgirl Ada teams up with her Posse to bring outlaw babies to justice.

"After him! Ride, Jean, Ride!"
"Put me down! I'm the boss of you, Dad, erm, Cowpoke!"
She gets no respect from the posse! Despite all our tampering, she does seem to be able to hold her own.

Backlog: The Next Generation

In this third installment of backlogged images, I'll proffer evidence that Ada is just the happiest baby on the planet. Look at her little grin:


OK, so maybe the last one is more just amused than totally happy, but I think it still counts, don't you?

Backlog: Son of Backlog

In this series, I think you'll agree that it's not all fun and games -- she thinks deep, serious thoughts too:

That's right -- she's very advanced... she's reading on her own these days. Or rather, she looks at books she likes and decides whether to EAT THEM!

Backlog

For those of you who check Ada Today every day, I have two things to say: 1) I'm sorry for being so delinquent and 2) you've hit the jackpot today. I'm finally getting a chance to put up a bunch of cute new pics of the little one -- all from the last weeks. She's doing great -- breakdancing all around her play mat, babbling loudly, drinking from a sippy cup and mostly babbling at high volume. I've broken the images up into a few different themes, and because I believe in eating dessert first, I'll start with the goofy ones.

Goofiness, Personified:

It's fun to take her picture but she just won't stop trying to eat the camera, which is a little difficult to manage. I must admit, maintaining this blog was a LOT easier when she just stayed put and slept a lot. I keep dropping the camera and preventing her from getting herself tangled up in something!