i don't want to work...

i just want to...you know...

like any other activity, what the camara caught isn't nearly as good as before the wonderful picture-taker came out, but i'm really proud of addy for actually playing her drum (yay for free stuff) instead of just trying to eat it

Not Fond of Peas

Addison tried sweet peas last night for the first time. At first we thought she liked them because she didn't make a face and just ate them like anything else. After about the 5th bite though she made it known that peas are definitely not going to be a favorite.

Addison Laughing at Rusty

Rusty came to visit us for the weekend a couple of weeks ago. (Rusty is my mom's dog.) Addison enjoyed playing with him.

Six Months Old

Wow, it's been a while. I have quite a bit of updating to do.

I can't believe Addison has been with us for half a year. Some days it seems like she was born just yesterday. She is turning into a very happy little girl, which we are really enjoying. The first five months or so were difficult and somewhat frustrating because Addison was a pretty fussy baby. The last month has been very enjoyable though and everyday she is changing so much. She is talking and babbling all the time, she laughs and giggles and it is just so cute. She loves music and loves sitting in her jumperoo and watching Scott and I play guitar hero. She is sleeping through the night (8:30-7:30 or so) and eating so good. She loves her oatmeal and we just started sweet potatoes last week. She also got her two bottom teeth this last month.

We started Gymboree class this month. Addison absolutely loves it. She gets excited the minute we walk in the door and starts flapping her arms. Her teacher is wonderful and Addison loves her. Addison's favorite part of Gymboree class is laying on the mat on her back while we raise and lower the parachute.

Today we went to the doctor for her six month checkup. She is getting so big. She is 90th percentile for length and 75th for weight. She had to get five shots today (poor baby).

Here are some pictures over the last month.

Look at those big cheeks!!

Playing at Gymboree

Chillin' in my duck bath

Eating sweet potatoes

Swingin' at the park

She's a talker

Addison has become quite the talker. There was a point a couple weeks ago when I wondered why she was so quiet. Now, she talks all the time (while eating, taking a bath, playing and putting herself to sleep). She even will wake up in the middle of the night, talk for 30 minutes and then go back to sleep. It is very cute. In the last few days, she has also begun to giggle. I just melt when she does it.

Here's a video of her talking and laughing.

Look What I Can Do!!!

I can't believe she is getting so big.

Cereal

Addison has been really interested in watching us eat and will occasionally open her mouth and "chew" so we decided it was time to try cereal. She did good in that she opened her mouth a few times and swallowed the cereal, but once she got a taste of it I don't think she really liked it. Oh, well...we'll try again in a few days.

Here's a few videos of today's adventure. The first is the first few bites. She took them and swallowed the cereal and then started crying. The second video is after about 10 minutes of trying to get her to eat, she took the spoon out of my hand. I think she was saying "that's enough of this nasty stuff mom."

Santa

I took Addison to the mall this morning to see Santa. She did really well, she was too busy chewing on her hand to realize I even passed her off. The Santa was really good. He had a real beard and looked very "authentic."

Catching Up

I've been a bad blogger lately. Addison is changing so much. She has started laughing and is getting close to sitting up and she loves to stand up (with assistance of course). I cannot believe how much she is changing and how big she is getting. I was boxing up some of her 0-3 month summer clothes a couple of weeks ago and it was so sad.

Here are some pictures of new things she is doing.

In her jumperoo



Lifting her head



She loves to watch football with Daddy.

New York, New York

Mindy & Peyton and Addison & I headed to New York last Sunday to visit my parents one last time before they move back to Houston. Both the kids did amazingly well on the plane trips. We had lots of fun!!

Play Day With Peyton

GG's Visit

Addison's GG came to visit her for the first time and was also able to be here for Peyton's 1st birthday. We were so happy that GG was able to come. Addison sure loves her GG (and so do Scott and I).

Addison also loves the quilt that GG made for her. Thank you GG.

Here's one more pic of the princess. She is starting to love sitting up and she loves her Bumbo seat.

It's Official!!

We travelled to Kansas City this last weekend to attend the adoption finalization court hearing on Monday morning. Not that we haven't felt like Addison's parents since the beginning, but now we are officially her parents.

Here are a few pics of the day:

Addison has changed so much this last week. She has really started to talk and coo. She had a good talk session with her MiMi (Scott's mom) this last weekend.

Here is a picture of her sitting up.

2 Month Checkup

Addison went to the doctor today for her 2 month checkup. (It was scheduled for last Friday but her doctor had jury duty so it got moved.) My little girl is getting too big. She weighs 10 pounds 15 ounces (50%) and is 23 inches long (75%). She also had her shots today. She cried some, but once I was able to pick her up she calmed down, so she did really good.

Here's a new pic of her playing with her star.



Here's a pic of her cuddling with her blankie.

Pictures

There isn't really much to report on Addison so I thought I would just post some new pictures of her.

Addison loves her Papa and Grammy.





I am just loving all her smiles now.



She is looking less and less like this every day:



She goes to the doctor Friday for her 2 month checkup and shots. I am not looking forward to the shots, but I can't wait to find out how much she has grown.

Smiling

Addison has started smiling some off and on in response to our voices and smiles. We finally were able to capture a smile on camera.

She is still doing really well. Around the 3 week mark she became a very fussy baby, but I think we are on the downward end of that and she seems to be less and less fussy every day. She is starting to have more alert "happy" times. She is sleeping really well. At bedtime, she gets her bottle and then sleeps for about 5 hours, then another bottle and sleeps another 4 hours, so we cannot complain about lack of sleep.

We love seeing all the changes she is making every day.

Pictures

We had a friend come and take some family pictures and 4 wk photos of Addison. They turned out really good. She took over 200 pictures and then did some editing to them, so we have many, many new pics of Addison. Here are a few of them:

And this is just a sampling. There are so many good ones, I had a hard time choosing just a few to show.

One Month Old

I cannot believe it has already been one month. It has gone so fast. Addison has changed so much. Today at her doctor's appointment she weighed 9 pounds 2 oz and was 21 1/2 inches long.

Here are some new pics:

Enjoying Parenthood

We are home and adjusting to life with a newborn. Although, it really is an easy adjustment. Addison is really a good baby and we are so in love with her. She sleeps well, eats well and is very good sitting in her carseat so I can run errands or go shopping. We are really lucky to have gotten such a good tempered baby. Not to mention that we think she is the cutest baby around.

She is starting to have more wakeful periods through the day and likes to law on her playmat and watch her star with plays music and lights up. She also doesn't mind her "tummy time." It is amazing to watch her change literally overnight.

Here are some new pics of her:

Scott is also trying to adjust to going back to work. He started back last Monday, but it has been difficult with the nighttime feedings (he wants to help out with these). I found him like this the other day.

Coming Home!

Giddyup! We got the call this afternoon around 2:00 that we get to go home!
Right now the plan is to rest up this evening, get up early, and try to get home before it gets too terribly hot.

Mommy, Addy, and Grammy are already working on the resting up.