Getting back in the swing of things

A lot has been going on in the Myers' household. Turns out that Addison has thrush. Aside from a white tongue (which can also be milk residue) she didn't have any symptoms. We even asked about her white tongue and were told it was normal. It wasn't until feeding her started to get increasingly painful that we realized what it was. We picked up medicine for it today so hopefully it will start to clear up in a few days. She is 5 weeks and 4 days today. Last night she slept until 6am - its only happened twice but we will take the long stretch of sleep when we can get it! She is
starting to "talk" to us and is smiling more often although I can't catch it on camera or video.


Scott and I traded the Tahoe for a Honda Pilot. We took advantage of the Cash for Clunkers plan. Its a pretty incredible deal considering she had over 190K miles on her and was worth less than $1000 trade-in value without Cash4Clunkers. We will miss our Tahoe very much...she has been with us for so long. After all, she was the topic of conversation the night of our first kiss - Scott just bought her and I didn't believe him. She has been right there along with us on beach and mountain trips, prom night, the morning after our wedding, camping with Dylan, Scott, and I, Clemson football games, concerts, SC, NC, FL...the list goes on and on. Addison did get to ride in her one time. She will be missed greatly and we are sad that they are putting her down. So goodbye dear friend.


I began school and research related things this week. It feels good to get back into things but its a bit daunting to think that classes start on the 24th! Addison starts day care later that week. Scott is going to take off my first day back at work and my first day of classes.

Dylan is doing well. She doesn't really pay Addison any attention but does notice when she isn't around and looks for her and watches over her. Brandy watched Addison for an hour the other day and said that Dylan followed her around making sure Brandy was taking care of Addi correctly. So as much as Dylan wants to pretend that she doesn't notice Addison, we know she does!

The First Giggle & Smile

So Addi giggled and smiled at me a couple of days ago. It was awesome!!!!! We were singing and playing when it happened.

Last Saturday I met some girls out for dinner and drinks. Mom and Michelle watched Addi. It was so great being able to get out and hang with them - it was a "going away" dinner for Kristen who got into nursing school!!! We are so proud and excited for her but she will be moving to AL :-(. Luckily, she is only going to be a couple of hours away.

I am jumping back into school stuff and research this week...

Addi's 1-Month Visit and Other Life Events

Addison had her 1-month pediatrician visit. She is perfectly healthy weighing 9lbs 10oz. She has grown over 2 inches since birth measuring 21 inches.

Mom and Michelle are in town. It is great visiting with them. They watched Addi last night while Scott and I went to see Harry Potter. Scott and I enjoyed our movie date and LOVED the movie! I need to reread the last two books though.

Where has the time gone?

Okay, so its only been a month but seriously where has the time gone?!? Addison is 1 month old today and it seems like yesterday that we were in the hospital. I started thinking about sending her off to college and got all teary! Scott said I need to worry about day care first. Addison was given her first Barbie, and I got really excited remembering how much I loved Barbies and Cabbage Patches! I can't wait to play with her with them, although that's a ways off.

The last month has been challenging, rewarding, and wonderfully amazing. Being a parent is nothing like I ever imagined. Everyone said the first several weeks were really hard and exhausting, and I believed them but I never understood what they really meant until now. Addison is starting to focus and grab onto our fingers (and pretty much anything within reach). She will stare at us and turn when we talk to her. It is so cool! I gave her a bottle (with breastmilk) Friday. She did not like it. I tried again with a different bottle and she took it...temporarily. I tried again the next day and she did better. Then Scott tried to give it to her and she wouldn't take it. He tried again and she took it. I guess it just takes time and practice. We plan to continue breastfeeding with occasional bottles - she has to be use to it so that Scott (and others) can feed her. Plus she will be starting day care and/or sitters in a few weeks so we have to be prepared. I enjoy breastfeeding. It was a struggle at first - definitely a skill to practice and learn but luckily Addi is a great eater and took to nursing right from the beginning. Plus, I had a couple of friends tell me to hang in there for 2 weeks before giving up. They were right! At 2.5 weeks things completely changed and became much easier.

Addi is usually wide awake in the mornings and gets fussy in the evenings. She likes to nap during the day and days when she doesn't nap well she doesn't sleep well at night. She has naturally transitioned into eating every three hours during the day so that is pretty much her routine. Addison is sleeping well overall. We usually get a nice 4-5 hour stretch in the night. She is in her crib at night (for a couple of days now) although she doesn't fall asleep in it every time...one step at a time. We are still swaddling her as she startles and wakes up if we don't. She naps in it some and in the pack-n-play bassinet some. She LOVES her vibrating chair - as do Scott and I - such a great invention!

The beginning of our first week...

alone. Well, our first full week alone. We've had a lot of family in town the last couple weeks. It was wonderful having our parents here to help us. Scott will be out of town one night this week as well! Addison is three weeks old today. She is really starting to show her personality and is growing so quickly! Here is a 3-week old picture of her in the Clemson hat that her "aunt" Monica made her and the bootie's Sitti's friend Dicksi made and another picture of her and Daddy relaxing this past Saturday.

2 weeks!

Addison turned two weeks old yesterday and Scott, and I really can't believe it. She is just so amazing, and we really can't remember what life was like without her.

People keep asking me about her harness. She has hip dysplasia. She got fitted for a harness last week. It is moderate therefore we were sent to an ortho peds specialist. He is really awesome! We met with him this past Friday, and he said Addison is already making great progress. We aren't allowed to take off her harness - I talked him into one bath a week. She already got poop on the foot part but we can't take it off to wash it since its hand wash and air dry and he was really strict about it staying on her. We got most of it off... We had an ultrasound and consult in the hospital. Its from the breech position she was in so we are really happy I didn't go into labor with her since it may have dislocated. Her doctor said she will probably wear it for another month or so depending on her progress. He seems confident that she will be completely healed soon though. Basically, her hip ball-socket aren't quite lining up so having her in this frog like position helps the ligaments and tissue around her hips tighten up and get back into place. According to the information he gave us, 4 out of 1000 babies have this and most are girls that were breech. It doesn't hurt her, and we've gotten use to changing the diapers around the harness. He said to treat her as we normally would and that she isn't any more fragile than a normal baby. She makes the funniest faces!


My parents and sister visited the first week we were home. Scott's parents are here all this week. Addison got to meet Aunt Lauren, Uncle Derrick, and Cousin Elise this last weekend. We couldn't get over how much Elise has grown in the last couple of months! I wish we lived closer to them. Elise and Addi had fun striking a pose for the camera!

Addison is 1 week old!

We can't believe Addison is a week old today! She had her 1-week visit with the pediatrician and everything looks great. She is already back to her birth weight plus 1-oz (7lbs 14oz). She also gained an inch and a quarter and is now 20 inches. We think she is going through a growth spurt because she is "starving" today.



Whitney came by and took pictures this morning. She posted some of them on her blog at

http://whitneyfletcherphotography.wordpress.com/2009/07/14/addison-a-k-a-poppy/
They turned out great and I can't wait to see the rest of them.