Sorry for the crummy quality. I didn’t want to disturb her by getting up and getting the camera, so I recorded her with my tablet and then cleaned it up as much as I could on the computer.
This is adorable:
Heather "Reading"
February 3, 2013 6:37 pm
Bubbles!
3:07 pm
Jess bought some bubbles at the store the other day figuring Heather would enjoy them. So while she was blowing bubbles to amuse Heather I was taking pictures. And, man, it is tricky to get a good shot of a bubble with a shallow depth of field. It turns out they move a lot. So I put my camera on manual with manual focus and practiced tracking the bubbles while zoomed in and simultaneously trying to get the image in focus. I got a few that came out interestingly.
Jess caught a couple of bubbles on the wand in order to let me dial in my settings and figure out what I was doing.
I really like this one because it looks like a planet and a moon. Too bad it’s not better focused.
Christmas 2012
January 25, 2013 6:53 pm
Heather rather enjoys getting various things on her head and walking around with them there. Here is her majesty with a cloak and staff:
Jess’ parents came to visit for Christmas. Christmas Eve was a relaxing evening of snacks and enjoying the fire. There was wassail and cocktail weenies as required by Dickerson tradition.
During the night, Santa came to visit and filled the stockings and such.
The obligatory Christmas morning photos:
Heather received a wagon in which her favorite stuffed animals waited for her to get up. Despite the tag with her name on it, she was still a little unsure of the situation. But she warmed up to the idea fairly quickly.
While Jess’ parents were visiting we decided to finally go see Alcatraz. Heather got to wear her fancy Google beanie, but she didn’t leave it on her head for very long.
Heather loved the library. We had to finally carry her away in order to finish the tour.
And here are just some nice pictures:
One giant leap for Heather-kind…
December 13, 2012 5:46 pm
Heather’s been walking more and more over the last few weeks. And we finally got around to capturing it in a video. This is probably about an average distance for her to walk nowadays, but she’s a bit more unstable than usual.
Let’s travel back in time…
December 12, 2012 9:32 pm
…to the end of October.
Heather is one year old! I can’t believe it. She has grown and changed so much in the last 12 months, but it seems to have gone by so quickly.
She is currently obsessed with picking up multiple things at once. She’s really good at grabbing two or three of her links in one hand, and it makes her very happy. She’ll try it with pretty much anything, though.
She can point to Mama and Daddy, though she’s not saying anything yet. And she knows more objects, too—if you ask her where certain of her toys are (Mousey or Penguin, mostly), she’ll crawl to them and pick them up. And then hold them up in triumph! Heather loves both those stuffed animals; she’ll hold them close and snuggle them. It’s too cute.
She’s just starting to stand independently, but usually only for a few seconds. Oh, and she’ll fold her arms for prayers! It’s awesome, but only lasts a second or two.
At Heather’s 12-month checkup, she weighed 19 lbs 4.1 oz, which the doctor said is her best growth so far. Yay for chunking her up a bit! And she’s 30″ long—time for a new carseat. Guess we should have known she’d outgrow her infant seat in length long before weight.
Kyle and I both love our little bear so much. She has certainly changed our lives in this last year, and we look forward to whatever this next year with her will bring!
And now, some pictures from her birthday. Enjoy!
