Mealtime version of Bed-head!

What do you get when you mix 

a very tired baby with lots of hair and mealtime??

Ultimately... a bath! 

Yesterday's lunch started off with Piper's hair tied back in a tidy little side ponytail.

By the time I took these photos, 

she was over-tired and had yanked that elastic out of her hair...

and then... 

well, you'll see!

Remember, there was also food involved here!

xo

I'm tired.

Did you hear me?
I said I'm tired!

Why isn't anyone listening to me?
I'm tired!

Do I need to pull my hair out to get someone to listen to me?
Put me to bed!

Umm... is anyone even there anymore?
Why can't I see you?

Oh, there you are!
I'm tired!

Yea! Bedtime!!
Finally! Thank you!

Baby in a Basket

Today we were playing with Dolly.

Piper likes to have a picnic with her and to feed her from a spoon.

She will put the spoon to Dolly's mouth 

and then say "num num num"!

Today I brought the laundry basket downstairs to see what Piper would think of putting Dolly to bed.

See for yourself just what she thought of it!

Jealous maybe?

xo

Shhhh, Dolly is sleeping!

Get lost Dolly! This is my crib!

Dolly who? I don't see a Dolly!

Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.....

This post is going to be short 

because I'm going to go and do what Piper is doing in this photo!

xo

Sleeping beauty!

Calling Poppy Cee!

Since Piper calls my dad "Poppy", 

we decided that she should call his dad, Cyril, "Poppy Cee". 

Today while I was talking to Poppy Cee on the phone,

I turned around to find Piper sitting in her bumbo chair (sideways of course).

She had taken Poppy Cee's photo off of the end table 

and was saying "Pop" "Pop" "Pop"!

Honestly!

I'm not lying. 

I think it was a little creepy.

My mother just thinks that Piper is brilliant. Ha!

xo

Pop Pop Pop

And pointing at him to be sure I knew who she was talking about!

Smash the Cake Photo Shoot

Since Piper was practically asleep when she was given her cake on her birthday,

we decided to ask a friend to take photos of her in a 

"SMASH THE CAKE" photo shoot.

We did this photo shoot last week and it was heaps of fun.

I'm still surprised that Piper didn't get as crazy with the cake as we had expected.

She was a little restrained again,

as if she was expecting me to stop her at any second.

I swear... if I left a cake on the floor by mistake and DIDN'T want her to touch it,

I would be cleaning it off of the ceiling! 

xo

Another cake??
For ME?

Yes, my hat is adorable!

Baby face!

Are you SURE I can get messy again?

I'm getting messy!

Cake is delicious!

Oops! Her hat slipped down over her face!

Really getting into the smashing!

Gone to the Dogs

As parents of a toddler, 

we are encouraged to partake in "cause & effect" activities.

We try to do this as often as possible with Piper,

but more often than not, she finds her very own versions!

In the early high chair days, 

she quickly learned that if she dropped food on the floor,

Blue would sneak under the table and eat it. 

This, apparently, is incredibly funny!

Two days ago, however, she learned

that if you time consecutive food drops just right...

you can get the food ONTO the dog instead of INTO the dog!

Did I mention I had to wash birthday cake icing out of Blue's fur?

Sigh...

xo

Piper becomes Blue's favourite person at meal time!

Piper after she has made a successful drop onto Blue's back!

What?
Do I have something on my face??

Oblivious and waiting for more!

For the record:

Piper took quite a few steps on her own today. She'll walk from mom to dad, or from the window to her little table, etc. She's not very sturdy or balanced just yet, but it's a start! 

Also, as of today, here is a list of the words that she will say: Hi, Ball, Uh oh, Dad, Down, Mum Mum (eat), bahhhhh (sheep), Pop, eye and Ahhhhh (when she's hugging something or sees Blue).

I actually think there are more works than that, but I can't think of them right now. She can be quite a little chatter bug!

Child's Play!! (The creepy movie!)

 Piper is STILL playing with the Little People Farm box!

I could post photos from every day for the two weeks.

Yes, she does play with the farm...

but the box is always more fun!

Today was the funniest day ever though. 

Not only did Piper have heaps of fun playing with it, 

but I got the best, yet CREEPIEST photo of her EVER!

Honestly, check it out!!

xo

Sitting on the box and pointing to the sheep and saying "bahhhh"!

Using the box as a stool to climb onto the chair!

Houdini?
All her yoga practice is keeping her flexible!

Squeezing in there!

The cute version of Piper in a box...

and the CREEPY version!
Honestly, do you not just think of the movie Child's Play when you see this?
Hahaha!