Addi Eats Rice Cereal

Last Friday Addison ate her first meal containing "solid foods." She wasn't that enthusiastic about it at first, but likes it now. We will be trying butternut squash later this week. I have been making baby food this week and freezing it. So far I've made squash and peas. The BabyCook (a Christmas present from Addison's Granddad and Grandmamma) has made it super easy. Thanks Mrs. Marie and Mr. Ricky!

Here is a clip of her first meal. I am feeding her in the first part of the video, and Scott is feeding her in the second part of the video. He has much more patience than I do. I keep forgetting that she has to learn how to eat :-)

Bon Appetite!

Holiday Pictures

Hanging out at the farm.

Go tigers!

Christmas






Hanging out with the big kids :)


Riding the scooter with my Great Great Aunt Sr. Michel

Happy 6 month birthday!

Addison turned 6 months yesterday! She weighed 15.1lbs and was 25.5 inches long. She is a bit on the small side but her doctor said she looks great. We are starting solids this weekend.

On another note, Dylan has hypothyroidism. I know - a dog with thyroid problems. This is what she is losing hair on her tail, has been shedding more, and has been gaining weight. She has to go on medicine and then we will retest. Crazy - huh!?! Its an easy fix and fairly common according to her doctor.

Here are some pictures of Addison on her birthday.

Sitting up and playing with her lovey horse.


It was very cold!


This tea set is one of her favorite Christmas presents. Thanks Aunt Liz, Uncle D, and girls.

Addison cracks up every time she sees Dylan. If she is cranky, all Dylan has to do is come over and say hello. In this case, Dylan was trying to give her kisses. :)


This is the face she makes before she says something. Her newest is "ba-ba"

Holiday

We had a wonderful holiday. Addison and I spent two weeks in SC and visited with many friends and family. We were able to go to Belmont with my mom and visit with Sr. Michel and Aunt Libby and of course all of our friends at the convent. I love staying at the convent and miss being so close to them. It is so peaceful. They adored Addison and we hope to make it back up there in early March, perhaps over spring break. My mom had a blast reminiscing (she went to school at Sacred Heart and was always in some sort of mischief and they always bring it up) and of course we always enjoy our time there because they are such amazing people - if you ever want to see a large group of people with big hearts and open arms -this is the place to go!

We also enjoyed meeting a lot of friends and new baby friends that we've only seen pictures of and spending time with friends and family Addison met the last time we were in town. Addison just watched in awe as all the babies around her walked, ran, crawled, etc. She is always the youngest baby so she is always watching all the other babies do things she can't quite do. She is getting around though via scooting and rolling. We have to be careful because as soon as we take our eyes off of her she is off somewhere. She won everyone's hearts with her giggles and smiles and of course her big blue eyes. While in SC she learned how to sit by herself. She hasn't learned to pull herself up to sitting position although I think that is coming soon. She has been reaching for our cups for some time now so since Santa gave her a sippy cup we filled it with water and watch her try. She loves trying to drink out of it but hasn't really mastered how to get anything out of it. She still tries to steal our cups though. We are going to start rice cereal this coming weekend. She turns 6 months this Wednesday!

Scott and I had a great time too. We both spent the night away from Addison at the same time, which hasn't happened yet. It was hard but she was just down the road at Grandma and Grandpa's house. We really enjoyed sleeping in though but were missing her like crazy when we got back the next morning. I also got some leisurely reading in although I'm in the middle of the series so there is no going back now. Her first Christmas was so much fun! I video taped her "opening" presents. She tried to grab the paper but in the end she just wanted to eat it. Then she feel asleep and slept through most of the morning. She awoke to more presents and kisses from everyone. It looks like she is getting two teeth on the bottom but not sure when they will actually make an entrance.

It was a wonderful trip. By the time we left SC everyone was sad. We will be video conferencing soon so they can see Addison. I took a ton of pictures and will post them soon. Until then - happy reading.

Addison' Updates

Addison is rolling all over the place - both back to front and front to back. We have to be careful to watch her because she ends up places she shouldn't be very quickly. She is trying to sit up but topples over every time she tries. About half the time she puts her hands down to brace herself, but most of the time its a sideways fall. If she is elevated (like on a pillow) she tries to sit up. Today she finally did it! I was so excited to see it. She stayed up for 5-10 seconds and then fell over. We are looking forward to spending some time in SC. We leave on Friday. I am not looking forward to packing all of our stuff (and the car) and driving half of the trip by myself. I am meeting Scott in Jacksonville. He left today and is working there all week.

Weeks of Updates...

Since we last talked, we went to Michigan, Addison traveled by plane for the first time, we went to Frankenmuth (in Michigan), we celebrated my cousin Lisa's wedding, Addison met Santa, and Addison turned 5 months old. It was so cold in Michigan. Of course it was warm for all the Michigan folks, but we froze! Scott, Dad, Charles, and my Uncle Joe went to the Lion's game and the casino while we rehearsed and spent the day doing wedding stuff. They had a good time although the Lion's lost and they came back empty handed.

Addison did well on the plane until the last flight. She screamed for about 30 minutes and nothing we did calmed her down. I couldn't get her to nurse. Finally she fell asleep. My ears were popping like crazy so I'm sure that was it.

Frankenmuth is a "little Bavaria" in Michigan. http://www.frankenmuth.org/ They have the world's largest Christmas shop (Bronner's). It was so much fun! Scott, Addison, and I went with my Aunt Mary Jo. We loved spending the day with Aunt MJ - we never get to do that so it was a special treat. We enjoyed it so much.


Here are few pictures from our time in Michigan and from Lisa's wedding. I have so many - it was hard to pick which ones to post. I will upload them eventually and send them out. It was beautiful - she was beautiful! Everyone enjoyed getting to meet Addison and of course snuggling with her. I can't wait to see the pictures from the wedding. Lisa had one taken with Addison so I can't wait to order it.



Addison met Santa today. She didn't cry or get upset -actually I don't think she even noticed.

This past week my dad was here to help take care of Addison while I did schoolwork. We enjoyed it so much and it was so helpful having him here to hang out with Addison. He is such an amazing Grandpa - really a natural with babies. We miss him so much. The semester ends this week so after this week I can play catch up with work and writing. Here they are napping.

Pictures of my dress!

Here you go Yvonne!

I will take pictures of her all dressed up as well. Here is the hat and mittens I found! Too cute!