Aria loves to play the piano, as you can see in this photo. She also plays guitar and drum, which don't even require adult help because we leave them on the floor for her enjoyment. She hasn't had a chance to play violin yet, but enjoys watching Karen's friend Laura play. She also loves watching Karen, Laura, and Beth sing every Wednesday afternoon. Ted likes to play his guitar for Aria and makes up little songs about her. We are a musical family, and plan to continue to provide Aria with opportunities for musical expression, though we promise not to push her to do anything she doesn't enjoy. Photo taken November 8, 2008.
Sunday, November 30, 2008
Little pianist
Aria loves to play the piano, as you can see in this photo. She also plays guitar and drum, which don't even require adult help because we leave them on the floor for her enjoyment. She hasn't had a chance to play violin yet, but enjoys watching Karen's friend Laura play. She also loves watching Karen, Laura, and Beth sing every Wednesday afternoon. Ted likes to play his guitar for Aria and makes up little songs about her. We are a musical family, and plan to continue to provide Aria with opportunities for musical expression, though we promise not to push her to do anything she doesn't enjoy. Photo taken November 8, 2008.
Saturday, November 22, 2008
Mirror mirror...
... on the wall, who's the fairest of them all? Why, Aria, of course! Photo taken November 8, 2008.
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Aria spots an owl... then takes her first swim class
Aria and I went for a walk in the woods the other day. Aria started wiggling vigorously like she does when she sees a dog or a cat or any animal (she loves seeing animals). I didn't see anything at first but heard some rustling in the trees. Aria was looking up and there it was - a large owl up in the tree. Two woman came by and we all watched the owl in the tree above. One woman mentioned how my baby had spotted the owl. Yeah Aria!
Then yesterday Aria started her first swim class at the community pool in Bellingham. I had assumed that only one parent could attend but Karen said the instructions said both parents could attend... so all 3 of us attended. It was great fun. It turned out that Aria was the only baby enrolled so she got a private class. The teacher showed us games and songs to help Aria get used to the water and get started learning swimming skills. Aria absolutely loves the water and, after getting used to a new person and a pool (much larger than our bathtub!), she did great and enjoyed it. She blew bubbles (which usually doesn't happen until babies are over a year old according to the teacher) and got started splashing and kicking. She even got started crawling out of the pool and falling into one of our arms on cue. The class may not continue because there need to be at least 3 babies enrolled by this coming Thursday but we can go to family swims together and enroll for the next class in January.
p.s. by Karen: I just wanted to tell everyone how much Aria loves her bath. She's always enjoyed it, but it seems she's getting even more excited about it as time goes by. On Sunday night when she heard us start running the bath water, she got really excited. She went to the tub and couldn't wait to get in. When she's in the tub she kicks and splashes and smiles and laughs. It seems to be her favorite thing to do. That's partly why we decided to start her on swim lessons ... because she's obviously such a water baby. The other day when I was washing the dishes she got real excited about the water in the sink, almost like she wanted to get in. When we walk in the park she loves watching and listening to the waterfalls just about as much as she loves watching squirrels and ducks.
Then yesterday Aria started her first swim class at the community pool in Bellingham. I had assumed that only one parent could attend but Karen said the instructions said both parents could attend... so all 3 of us attended. It was great fun. It turned out that Aria was the only baby enrolled so she got a private class. The teacher showed us games and songs to help Aria get used to the water and get started learning swimming skills. Aria absolutely loves the water and, after getting used to a new person and a pool (much larger than our bathtub!), she did great and enjoyed it. She blew bubbles (which usually doesn't happen until babies are over a year old according to the teacher) and got started splashing and kicking. She even got started crawling out of the pool and falling into one of our arms on cue. The class may not continue because there need to be at least 3 babies enrolled by this coming Thursday but we can go to family swims together and enroll for the next class in January.
p.s. by Karen: I just wanted to tell everyone how much Aria loves her bath. She's always enjoyed it, but it seems she's getting even more excited about it as time goes by. On Sunday night when she heard us start running the bath water, she got really excited. She went to the tub and couldn't wait to get in. When she's in the tub she kicks and splashes and smiles and laughs. It seems to be her favorite thing to do. That's partly why we decided to start her on swim lessons ... because she's obviously such a water baby. The other day when I was washing the dishes she got real excited about the water in the sink, almost like she wanted to get in. When we walk in the park she loves watching and listening to the waterfalls just about as much as she loves watching squirrels and ducks.
Friday, November 14, 2008
Just another cute picture...
What can I say? She's just an incredibly photogenic little girl. Aria loves to smile at people. Wherever we go she smiles at people, and they comment on what a happy baby she is. We are so lucky to have her in our lives! Photo taken October 27, 2008.
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Election Day
Aria took her Election Day choices very seriously: "Shall I pick the red one or the blue one?" As you can see in the second photo, she decided to dump the red one and keep the blue. Photos taken November 4, 2008.
Friday, November 7, 2008
Stairs -- mastered!
Well, almost mastered. Getting there. Notice toward the end of the video what provides Aria inspiration to quickly complete her ascent. Video taken November 6, 2008.
p.s. November 8 -Aria can now "charge" up our longer flight of stairs all by herself. She's getting quite good at it. The first time she climbed the longer stairs our cat Spirit sat a few steps above her as she proceeded upward and gave her a goal to try and reach him. We called it "Aria's first ascent of Mount Spirit." Maybe she'll grow up to be a mountain climber. (p.s. written by Ted)
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