Thursday, June 14, 2012
4 Months Old!
Our little Addie is not so little anymore. Here are your 4 month stats sweet girl!
Weight : 15 lb 9oz (75th percentile)
Height: 26 inches (90th percentile) ---->Daddy has the basketball waiting for you!
Clothes Size-some 3-6mo, 6-9 mo
I kept thinking, Gosh these clothes sure do run small. HA! I figured it out after a lady brought her daughter into my triage room at work. She had her infant daughter with her. I noticed how cute she was and figured she was about Addie's age and size. I said "What is she, about 4 months?" The lady said, "No, shes 6 months, almost 7." It hit me then, Addie is a little bit bigger than other 4 month olds! :) But that is okay, we love her little fat legs and chubby cheeks.
We see a lot of different family members in your face each day. Sometimes I think you look just like me when I was a baby...other days I see Brandon or my brothers expressions on your face.
I am so grateful that I get to spend most days with you at home. I am only working two days a week so I get to watch you grow and do new things each day. Our day usually consist of waking around 8 on my off days. I used to get up at 6 before you came along, but these days we snooze until your Daddy wakes up to go to work. We usually get up and have a bottle. Sometimes you will take a morning nap around 10. We like to go outside and water the flowers. You still love the outdoors and love to look at the trees. You sits in the bouncer while I work in the yard sometimes. After a little run in with a scary pit bull a few weeks ago we don't let you sit in the bouncer unless you are in the backyard. We recently got a new privacy fence so I feel even better about us being outside.
We still have not put you in the nursery at church. I guess we might start soon. We did finally get a babysitter recently and we love her. She is our neighbor and is super sweet and does great with you
Developmentally you are doing great. You are reaching for things now after you see them and with great success! You love to grab onto Mommy's hair, arm, and nose. You grab onto your toys and most everything you put into your mouth. You suck on your hands constantly.
You roll over from your back to your tummy, but can't get back over. You are holding your head up great while on your tummy.. You usually look around for a while before you get fussy.
We are still breastfeeding. I usually breastfeed you and then give you a bottle. You are up to a 4 ounce bottle now. You used to hold only my shirt, and sometimes you still do while you feed. But now you like to hold onto one of my fingers very tightly while you eat. You are starting to grab onto your bottle a good bit and can hold it up, but can't really do anything with it yet but assist! ;)
You are still sleeping though the night. You get ready to go to sleep around 8 and by the time we feed you and you fall asleep it's close to 9. You still sleep in the pack/play next to my side of the bed. Two weeks ago we put you in the crib two nights in a row and you slept all night. But-Mommy had a hard time letting you be so far away. So, you are back in our room. You recently started rolling over onto your belly to sleep and this made me nervous. So I thought I'd give you a few more weeks. Okay, I thought I'd give me a few more weeks. Hey-it makes it easier to feed you in the middle of the night. :)
You are on your way to sitting up already. If your hold onto my fingers you start to pull yourself up into a sitting position, but only make it about 1/8th of the way. It won't be long.
You laugh all the time. Anytime I smile at you you start to laugh and start usually pull your hands up to your mouth. You kick your feet a lot when you giggle. It's so cute.
You are definitely used to the camera. You have been incredibly patient while Mommy learns how to take pictures of you. Sometimes I have to sing to you to bribe you to smile. Your favorite song is I'm a Little Teapot. I can almost guarantee a smile out of you if I sing that that.
You certainly have a sweetness about you. Your smile lights up a room and I know you are going to grow into a caring, loving little girl. I am sad that you are growing so fast but I am truly looking forward to all the wonderful times we have ahead of us as well.
We have our first beach trip coming up next week. I'm looking forward to playing with you in the pool and walking on the beach with you and your Daddy.
Our little Addie is not so little anymore. Here are your 4 month stats sweet girl!
Weight : 15 lb 9oz (75th percentile)
Height: 26 inches (90th percentile) ---->Daddy has the basketball waiting for you!
Clothes Size-some 3-6mo, 6-9 mo
I kept thinking, Gosh these clothes sure do run small. HA! I figured it out after a lady brought her daughter into my triage room at work. She had her infant daughter with her. I noticed how cute she was and figured she was about Addie's age and size. I said "What is she, about 4 months?" The lady said, "No, shes 6 months, almost 7." It hit me then, Addie is a little bit bigger than other 4 month olds! :) But that is okay, we love her little fat legs and chubby cheeks.
We see a lot of different family members in your face each day. Sometimes I think you look just like me when I was a baby...other days I see Brandon or my brothers expressions on your face.
I am so grateful that I get to spend most days with you at home. I am only working two days a week so I get to watch you grow and do new things each day. Our day usually consist of waking around 8 on my off days. I used to get up at 6 before you came along, but these days we snooze until your Daddy wakes up to go to work. We usually get up and have a bottle. Sometimes you will take a morning nap around 10. We like to go outside and water the flowers. You still love the outdoors and love to look at the trees. You sits in the bouncer while I work in the yard sometimes. After a little run in with a scary pit bull a few weeks ago we don't let you sit in the bouncer unless you are in the backyard. We recently got a new privacy fence so I feel even better about us being outside.
We still have not put you in the nursery at church. I guess we might start soon. We did finally get a babysitter recently and we love her. She is our neighbor and is super sweet and does great with you
Developmentally you are doing great. You are reaching for things now after you see them and with great success! You love to grab onto Mommy's hair, arm, and nose. You grab onto your toys and most everything you put into your mouth. You suck on your hands constantly.
You roll over from your back to your tummy, but can't get back over. You are holding your head up great while on your tummy.. You usually look around for a while before you get fussy.
We are still breastfeeding. I usually breastfeed you and then give you a bottle. You are up to a 4 ounce bottle now. You used to hold only my shirt, and sometimes you still do while you feed. But now you like to hold onto one of my fingers very tightly while you eat. You are starting to grab onto your bottle a good bit and can hold it up, but can't really do anything with it yet but assist! ;)
You are still sleeping though the night. You get ready to go to sleep around 8 and by the time we feed you and you fall asleep it's close to 9. You still sleep in the pack/play next to my side of the bed. Two weeks ago we put you in the crib two nights in a row and you slept all night. But-Mommy had a hard time letting you be so far away. So, you are back in our room. You recently started rolling over onto your belly to sleep and this made me nervous. So I thought I'd give you a few more weeks. Okay, I thought I'd give me a few more weeks. Hey-it makes it easier to feed you in the middle of the night. :)
You are on your way to sitting up already. If your hold onto my fingers you start to pull yourself up into a sitting position, but only make it about 1/8th of the way. It won't be long.
You laugh all the time. Anytime I smile at you you start to laugh and start usually pull your hands up to your mouth. You kick your feet a lot when you giggle. It's so cute.
You are definitely used to the camera. You have been incredibly patient while Mommy learns how to take pictures of you. Sometimes I have to sing to you to bribe you to smile. Your favorite song is I'm a Little Teapot. I can almost guarantee a smile out of you if I sing that that.
You certainly have a sweetness about you. Your smile lights up a room and I know you are going to grow into a caring, loving little girl. I am sad that you are growing so fast but I am truly looking forward to all the wonderful times we have ahead of us as well.
We have our first beach trip coming up next week. I'm looking forward to playing with you in the pool and walking on the beach with you and your Daddy.
Sunday, June 10, 2012
We'll be uploading all of Addie's photos to Youtube. So here is the link to her rolling over. There are also more videos of Addie
Addie Rolling Over
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
My First Mother's Day
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Thursday, May 3, 2012
3 months!
Addie is 3 Months Old!
My sweet girl. You are just amazing. Sometimes I stare at you in disbelief. You have such a sweet kind soul. You melt my heart with your smiles and little giggles. You are a very happy baby. You only get fussy at night when it's time for you to go to bed and occasionally when Mommy has kept you out shopping too long.
You love being outside. We go for walks often and you just stare up at the trees. All the neighbors love to stop and and talk to you. You usually smile for just about everyone when you meet them.
Last week you started going to the play care at the gym. Mommy was very nervous and even cried when she dropped you off...even though you were only 20 yards away. Mrs. Earline takes good care of you and you haven't cried once. Mommy is feeling much better now that she gets to exercise.
You suck on your hands a lot. You still don't like a paci too much, but Mrs. Earline got you to take it for a few minutes the other day.
You are starting to try to roll over from your back to your stomach. Your turn your head way back and try but you haven't mastered it just yet.
You like your swing a lot more these days and often take naps in it. You like to watch Mommy and Gigi cook and do dishes while you swing. The swing sits right in front of the washer and dryer so I think those noises are soothing to you.
You are sleeping like a champ. Like clockwork every night around 9-930 you get a little whiny and I know it's time to give you a bottle and when you fall asleep you don't wake up if we make too much noise, unlike during the day. Lately you have been sleeping until 5-6 am and then back to sleep until 8 when Mommy and Daddy get up.
Gigi has been keeping you two days a week since Mommy went back to work. It was so hard for Mommy to leave you, but Daddy made her. :) Just kidding. We have spent all our days and nights together so far. So when it came time to leave you for 13 hours, Mommy was very sad. Thankfully Gigi was here to take care of you. She sings you songs, reads to you, plays with you, and makes sure you get a good nap or two each day. Daddy comes home and takes over for the evening shift. This is about the time you get cranky.
You are in size 2 diapers now. You are wearing 3-6 month clothes and even some 6-9 month onesies. Last week you weighed just a little over 13 lbs. You have not been sick yet..although you did have the start of a little eye infection last week that we caught early.
You are grabbing onto things now very well. The sweetest moment for me is when you are eating and you hold tightly onto my shirt. Your little fist holds tight until you are finished or until you fall asleep. You tug on Mommy's hair all the time. You have learned to tug on the toys hanging from your play gym also...and you put them right into your mouth.
You like tummy time more-so these days, especially if I put you tummy side down on the nap nanny. You can sit up in my lap so well if you are supported a little bit. You hold your head up all by yourself now even though every now and then you have a little bobble, mostly when you are tired.
You are such a blessing and I love you very much!
You love being outside. We go for walks often and you just stare up at the trees. All the neighbors love to stop and and talk to you. You usually smile for just about everyone when you meet them.
Last week you started going to the play care at the gym. Mommy was very nervous and even cried when she dropped you off...even though you were only 20 yards away. Mrs. Earline takes good care of you and you haven't cried once. Mommy is feeling much better now that she gets to exercise.
You suck on your hands a lot. You still don't like a paci too much, but Mrs. Earline got you to take it for a few minutes the other day.
You are starting to try to roll over from your back to your stomach. Your turn your head way back and try but you haven't mastered it just yet.
You like your swing a lot more these days and often take naps in it. You like to watch Mommy and Gigi cook and do dishes while you swing. The swing sits right in front of the washer and dryer so I think those noises are soothing to you.
You are sleeping like a champ. Like clockwork every night around 9-930 you get a little whiny and I know it's time to give you a bottle and when you fall asleep you don't wake up if we make too much noise, unlike during the day. Lately you have been sleeping until 5-6 am and then back to sleep until 8 when Mommy and Daddy get up.
Gigi has been keeping you two days a week since Mommy went back to work. It was so hard for Mommy to leave you, but Daddy made her. :) Just kidding. We have spent all our days and nights together so far. So when it came time to leave you for 13 hours, Mommy was very sad. Thankfully Gigi was here to take care of you. She sings you songs, reads to you, plays with you, and makes sure you get a good nap or two each day. Daddy comes home and takes over for the evening shift. This is about the time you get cranky.
You are in size 2 diapers now. You are wearing 3-6 month clothes and even some 6-9 month onesies. Last week you weighed just a little over 13 lbs. You have not been sick yet..although you did have the start of a little eye infection last week that we caught early.
You are grabbing onto things now very well. The sweetest moment for me is when you are eating and you hold tightly onto my shirt. Your little fist holds tight until you are finished or until you fall asleep. You tug on Mommy's hair all the time. You have learned to tug on the toys hanging from your play gym also...and you put them right into your mouth.
You like tummy time more-so these days, especially if I put you tummy side down on the nap nanny. You can sit up in my lap so well if you are supported a little bit. You hold your head up all by yourself now even though every now and then you have a little bobble, mostly when you are tired.
You are such a blessing and I love you very much!
May flowers
April Showers bring May Flowers!
I can't believe it's already May! It seems like just yesterday I was taking pictures of my big belly and counting down the minutes until my sweet Addison was here with us. She is growing so much...just like a weed! :) I have already began to teach her all about flowers and planting this Spring. Last year I was too sick and tired to do much in the yard. I wondered how I would plant flowers and work in the yard with an infant this Spring. But we have done a great job together. Addie sits in her bouncer while I plant flowers and kill weeds. While I'm watering the flowers I teach her everything I know about each one. I have such wonderful memories watching my Mother make our yard so beautiful. I watched and was interested as much as a little girl would be at 7 or 8, but I didn't come value those memories until I was much older. Our front yard was a masterpiece...She had tons of flowers lining the fence in our front yard. I remember her teaching me to pinch off the dead marigold blooms and sprinkling the seeds around the flowerbed so new ones would grow. Just a few weeks ago we were out front in my yard and there she was, teaching me to pinch off the marigold blooms and sprinkle them about! I hope to give Addison the same gift my Mama gave me.Not only are there tons of new plants and flowers growing in the yard, we have some other new things this year. Last week...and I never thought I would be so happy to say this...we got a new barn and a privacy fence! If you had told me when I was say 20 that I would be so excited about a barn and a fence, I would have laughed. The old barn/shed that came with the house was not appealing to the eye at all...it was time for it to go. We decided to get a privacy fence for several reasons and had just been putting it off. The old chain link fence worked fine for Kobe to stay safe, but it too wasn't too pretty. It also didn't give us any privacy from the main street on the other side of the hay field that connects to our property. The fence gives me a lot more peace about being outside with Addie this summer. We are excited about the warm weather and can't wait to get a little pool for Addie to play in. We have decided to sell the wave runner. We want to spend our free time with her and would rather not have someone watch her so we can go to the lake. There is no sense in it staying in the garage so we'll find a new home for her. We love it and hate to see it go, but we'll maybe buy a boat in a few years. We are lake people and would love to spend the summers on the lake with our kiddos. :)
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