It has been ages, so I won’t even bother playing catch up, but Adele has been doing so many things that should be recorded that I thought I’d put a little something on this space to help me remember.
*When she wants to be picked up, she says “hug?” which is as close as we get to an actual hug, because she is such a busy bee who can’t be bothered to show affection (a trait she may or may not have gotten from her mother).
*We went to a little mommy and me music time and the leader asked everyone to sit in a circle. Everyone did, except for Adele, who spent the rest of the hour dancing in the center. She loves attention.
*She is super friendly and says hi to practically everyone she encounters. Quite often people stop to interact with her. She’s a total charmer (a trait she definitely got from her dad).
*She struggled with puzzles for a very long time, until one day it just clicked, and she now does them over and over again. She sometimes gets a bit frustrated and lets out a shriek and throws the puzzle piece, only to pick it up again and put it in the right place almost immediately.
*Her favorite things these days are necklaces, hats, balls and cars. You will rarely see her without at least one of these things.
*A few months ago we went to Utah to visit my family while the hubs was in Manila for work. We stayed with my sister who has an adorable little dog, who kindly tolerated Adele (at least most of the time), lots of cousins (and their friends) who adored her, and she was in heaven! Every morning she would wake up and say “Hat? Ball? Rosie/Brosie (the two are interchangeable)?” One day she climbed up the stairs saying in a sing-song voice “Brosie, I love you!”
*If you ask her what her name is (or in an attempt not to encourage her typical response (“I am mommy, who are you?”), she will answer “Name.”
*I was trying to teach her her age, and said “One.” She answered, “two.” I replied, “7” she said “8.” Amazed, I continued “6” and she followed with “5” me: “5” Adele: “4.” She then broke the streak. I know it was a fluke, but we were pretty shocked at her apparent genius. I didn’t even know she knew the number 8, let alone the fact that it comes after 7!
*She loves Yo Gabba Gabba, and while I try to limit her viewing to one show while I get ready in the morning, we do listen to the soundtrack quite often. There is a song called The Freeze Game, and she will move around until they yell Freeze! at which point she stops and hold her arms outstretched in front of her with her fingers spread until they start singing again. It’s pretty adorable.
*We went to a Christmas concert put on by our local high school, and during one of the little acts between songs, there was a lag between the dialog of the characters on stage and Adele yelled “YAAAAY!!” The entire auditorium looked at us and laughed. I think the conductor said something about it as he continued on the show.
*She has quite the personality. She doesn’t need a mirror or phone flipped on her to give her best performances, but it does help.
If you haven’t had enough cuteness, or if you’re curious to see more of Adele’s antics, you should check out my instagram page here. There is so much good stuff there!
See you again soon (or in another 6 months, if the pattern continues).
