Yesterday we went down to Lucky Ladd Farms to pet the animals and have some autumnal fun.
Ouida Mae had a ball feeding and petting the animals and playing in the corn box.
Today we went by the local pumpkin seller to pick out some pumpkins to carve for Halloween. Ouida Mae had more fun just carrying them around than anything else.
It has been a while. Too busy living life instead of writing about it. Ouida Mae went with us to dragon*con and I think she had a good time. She loved most of the costumes and she played peek-a-boo with some Predators while waiting for the elevator. This promoted me to say, “We’re from Nashville, she’s a big Predators fan…”
Yesterday we went to TACA. Ouida Mae just ride around on Kimberly’s back the whole time.
Today she was hanging out reading a catalog.
Today, malachi took ouida mae to the zoo. It was late on the afternoon, so they almost had the place to themselves.
Today we’ve been practicing gathering Easter eggs with Ouida Mae in a cute spring dress. It’s a bit long, so she’s tripped on it a couple of times.
Yesterday Malachi was teaching origami at the Nashville Cherry Blossom Festival, so Kimberly and Ouida Mae came out. Ouida Mae got to play in the fountain a bit at the courthouse square.
This weekend was also free weekend at Cheekwood, so we all went there and wandered around for an hour or so.
Kimberly got some good video of Ouida Mae walking around the local fabric store this week.
Sorry, we’ve been slacking at this again. Ouida Mae had a grand birthday in December, and a great Christmas (maybe Kimberly will links to pictures later).
More recently she’s been a little under the weather, as have I. This weekend we got some snow, though, and she got to touch it. At first she was kind of upset that she had something on her hands, then she didn’t like that it was cold.
Also, after a month of intermittent runny noses and watching me all week, last night she took a tissue from the box and then rubbed it on her nose before trying to give it to us and then pulling it apart in little bits. Very cute.
Because it was a nice day out and some friends from church were going, Kimberly decided we should all go to the Nashville Zoo today. We set out at around 10am and walked around until almost 3pm. Ouida Mae had a good time and was generally engaged the entire time. She showed a lot of interest in the various types of animals, but she loved the aquariums the most. I think she could sit and watch the fish for hours.
meeting up with friends at the zoo
watching the elephants
Her favorite by far were the camels at the petting zoo. She grabbed the fence, jumped up and down, pointed at a camel and said “Doggie!”
Ouida Mae checks out the camel
We also got a membership while we were there, so expect more zoo pictures in the future…
We really are terrible about updating this. If you want that to change, you might email Kimberly and ask her to spend a few minutes on here instead of MDC each week…
Anyway, I won’t be able to due the missed time justice. Here are some high points.
Ouida Mae has six teeth. Four upper and two lower, but they seem to just keep coming.
Ouida Mae crawls like lightening and cruises a lot, but doesn’t quite stand by herself.
She’s learned a few words, notably “doggy”, but she mostly babbles in her own language only she understands (maybe).
She was dressed as Chewbacca for a few Halloween events.
She’s currently recovering from a bout of bronchitis.
For the 4th of July we went to East Tennessee to visit with family.
Kimberly, Ouida Mae, and Rosa at The River
Ouida Mae in the 4th of July dress from Happy and Joyce
JB, Ouida Mae, and Dar at The River
Malachi, Ouida Mae, and JB in hippie attire
Ouida Mae at swim lessons
Ouida Mae and Kimberly at swim lessons
Toothy says hello
We took a trip to the Wilson County Fair.
At the petting zoo
watching the animals at the petting zoo
Sleepy in the sling
Later in the summer we took another trip to East Tennessee to visit with JD and Arlette.
riding on JD's boat
At 9 months, Ouida Mae was going to town on goldfish.
OM NOM NOM
In October, Ouida Mae went to a fiend’s birthday party. There were a lot of babies there, and one dog (part border collie). Ouida Mae seemed most interested in the dog.
party hats for all!
Anyway, that’s a quick recap. Hopefully we can do better in the future…
I hate that I so seldom get a chance to update this journal. Ouida loves to play with my lap top, so it’s very hard to get anything done on it when she’s awake as she’s climbing all over it and trying to pull the keys out.
She was six months old on June 11 (there is a video in the works). Last week at the doctor she weighed 16 pounds. She is sitting, crawling, pulling up, and eating solid food. I believe she slept through the night last night, but it’s possible I just slept through nursing her. She continues to act like she’s cutting a tooth with no evidence to support it.
We try to take her out and expose to new experiences as often as possible. Here she is in her new sun hat:
At the American Artisan Festival in Centennial Park:
And at Percy Priest Lake at Long Hunter State Park:
