What a Weekend!

As Ashlyn approaches the 10 month mark, she has conquered quite a few milestones in her short life. About a week before Christmas, Derek and I decided that it would be a great time to introduce Ashlyn to baby sign language. At that point in time she was beginning to have more control of her hands, not to mention pick food up with her fingers. The first sign she was able to use in context was 'more' and boy does she know how to use that one. 'More' food, 'more' milk, 'more' being held, more, more, more. It's absolutely adorable and of course, Derek and I encouraged her to use the sign by laughing hysterically every time she uses it. On Saturday, while putting away Ashlyn's laundry, she was playing in her crib (a good place to confine a very mobile baby). All of a sudden she starts signing and I FINALLY was able to catch a bit on tape. I would have to say that I was in absolute shock. She is really starting to grasp this sign language thing. Now I do have to tell you, she proceeded to crawl around the house all day today signing milk...she is so proud of herself!

Before the sign language lesson by Ashlyn, Derek had a softball tournament at Freestone Park. I dressed Ashlyn in her appropriate sporting attire, a pink Adidas warm up suit, and took her to the ballpark. I was not ready to see the surprise that was lurking inside of her. She surprised not only Derek and me, but a group of spectators who just happened to be watching! (I'm sorry this is sideways, not sure on how to change that yet)

Ashlyn has turned into quite the experienced crawler. She is exploring the unknown and using that curiosity to find new treasures, such as opening cabinet doors, finding new rooms with smaller doors(aka the doggie door), rooms with toilet paper, and even doggie treats. Just this evening she found her way into the kitchen while I was putting something away in the freezer and found some frozen foods...she started screeching with laughter! Again she was so proud of herself for finding something new. I'll tell you, when Ashlyn is crawling and you just happen to blink your eyes, she will be four feet past the point you last saw her. However, I did notice that if you take out the camera, she will be happy to stop what she is doing to pose for a picture.