Addison has always been a sweet girl, but today she did something that brought tears to my eyes. She was playing with some plastic bowls, spoons, and cups, and I decided to show her how to feed her doll. She hasn't had much interest in this doll since she got it at Christmas. However, she grabbed the doll from me, rocked it in her arms cuddling it, gave it a kiss and a hug, then handed the doll to me. She was so happy about cuddling this doll. It was so sweet. Then she pretended to fed the doll, me, and herself. It is so cute because she knows that we are pretending and does little smacking noises after she pretends to eat or feed me or the baby. I guess I did this when I showed her how to feed the baby. My sweet baby girl!
And another molar broke through last week. She now has 10 teeth.
Sunday, September 12, 2010
Monday, September 6, 2010
Visit with Grandmamma and Granddaddy, a molar, and more!
Marie and Ricky came down last weekend for a visit. Addi had a wonderful time with them and every time she sees their picture she points and talks (not sure what she is saying but she is smiling while she says it). It is really cute! While they were visiting we went to the playground and Addi went down the slide by herself! She got ready and let go and went down where we were there to catch her. We also took them to our favorite frozen yogurt place - yum yum!
Addi's first molar came in last night. And this morning she was out of her crib - we accidentally left the side down (it folds down slightly - she had a leaky diaper in the night and we forgot to put it up and check it). Luckily she wasn't hurt and we are pretty sure she had just climbed out because she didn't get into anything and she was just sitting there a little upset - plus she didn't leave her room. When I picked her up she pointed to her crib and looked at me like - how did I get out of there?!?! Even with the side down this is a pretty big feat for her.
With her new found independence and walking has come an increase in boo-boos (and little tantrums). A busted lip at the doctor's office - a hurt foot (she caught it on the new safety gate), a bruised toe (we have no idea).
Good news - she finally weighs 20 lbs!!! She is 20lbs 5 oz (with clothes and shoes)! We went to the doctor last week for her skin. They aren't worried but referring to a dermatologist to see if they can give her something else for the eczema. It is mainly because I am worried that the pigment will permanently change.
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| Swinging with Grandmamma |
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| Letting go to wave to everyone |
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| Sitting on the slide -all by myself - of course Daddy is right there! |
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| After going down by myself I had a bit more confidence to let go on my own - I'm such a big girl! |
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| Grandmamma caught me at the bottom |
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| Right before I stuck that brown ball from the ground in my mouth |
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| My new favorite thing to do with Daddy - yes it scares Mommy! |
With her new found independence and walking has come an increase in boo-boos (and little tantrums). A busted lip at the doctor's office - a hurt foot (she caught it on the new safety gate), a bruised toe (we have no idea).
Good news - she finally weighs 20 lbs!!! She is 20lbs 5 oz (with clothes and shoes)! We went to the doctor last week for her skin. They aren't worried but referring to a dermatologist to see if they can give her something else for the eczema. It is mainly because I am worried that the pigment will permanently change.
Video Updates
I took this video footage a couple weeks ago but am just now getting around to it. She is walking/reading/signing/playing, etc. Sound is needed.
She always picks the fat yellow lab when I ask her which dog is her favorite or which one she wants.
Almost 4.5minutes - sorry for the bad lighting and lack of editing and shortening of the clips - I just grabbed them from the camera, cropped them, and put them together in iMovie.
Enjoy!
She always picks the fat yellow lab when I ask her which dog is her favorite or which one she wants.
Almost 4.5minutes - sorry for the bad lighting and lack of editing and shortening of the clips - I just grabbed them from the camera, cropped them, and put them together in iMovie.
Enjoy!
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Life
Not a lot going on in the Myers world. Scott is still in town although he did have to travel for a few days to Orlando last week. I am getting ready to start another school year and am still working on my prospectus. I got more feedback and am just trying to incorporate it into my revisions. This weekend I am going to Savannah for Michelle's bachelorette party and can't wait to hang out with the girls.
Addi is doing all kinds of fun stuff and asserting her independence in many ways. She is doing 16 signs now but her verbal communication has slowed some, which is normal when toddlers are learning to walk and other motor skills. She stopped saying "mommy" for a couple of months but is saying it occasionally now. She points to things she wants and says "dat!" and she sometimes signs something when she wants it (like "more" when she wants more watermelon to eat) but most of her signs are still animals or objects. I need to look up more signs - sometimes when we are reading she looks at me for the sign and I don't always know it. She made up a word for "cow" (kind of sounds like "zzzz") and signs and says the word every single time she sees a cow. Most of the time she will give you something if you ask for it politely (at least she is starting to understand "please" but she isn't saying or signing it yet) and she will usually bring you things you ask for as well (e.g. please bring me the cow). She still isn't walking full-force and is working on balance and how to fall somewhat gracefully :-) She is drinking out of her cup full-time and hasn't had a bottle since the last time I blogged.
Most days she eats well but she wants to feed herself so what we feed her is limited to "kind-of" finger foods. Favorites: watermelon, bananas, cheese, chicken, avocado, spinach quesodillas, pancakes without syrup, chocolate chip teddy grahams. Dislikes: white potatoes, peas, sausage, noodles, white bread (I told her teacher that she has only had wheat bread so she probably isn't sure what it is). At school they just let her feed herself (no matter what they are eating - it is really fun cleaning baked beans and spaghetti, which she doesn't eat they said, out of her hair and clothes when she gets home ;o)). Every once in a while she will let us feed her yogurt or cottage cheese, but usually she refuses to eat unless she can pick it up and do it herself.
She is stacking 3-4 cups and brings us books to read to her. She likes to read the same book over and over and has refused the "Going to Bed Book" for weeks now. Her new favorites are "Biscuit Visits the Pumpkin Patch," "Dear Zoo," and the "123" book with pictures of animals and objects. She still loves "Doggies," "Where's Spot," and "Peek a Who." During playtime we read - before bedtime we read. We love to read! She either sits and reads to herself (she will sign the pictures and babble as she flips the pages) or she hands us the book. Most days she plays "crawling" chase with Scott, and she climbs in my lap to snuggle, just hang out, or read.
Addison hates baths now. This is a new development over the last couple of weeks. We don't know why or what happened but it is a nightmare to give her a bath. She screams and gets really upset. I think it is pouring water on her head. We bought a shampoo hat to keep the water out of her face (it hasn't come in yet) and are hoping to ease her back into liking them because she manages to get really, really dirty! She still loves water so we are going to get in with her and just play and try some other things to see if we can get her back to loving baths.
Addi is doing all kinds of fun stuff and asserting her independence in many ways. She is doing 16 signs now but her verbal communication has slowed some, which is normal when toddlers are learning to walk and other motor skills. She stopped saying "mommy" for a couple of months but is saying it occasionally now. She points to things she wants and says "dat!" and she sometimes signs something when she wants it (like "more" when she wants more watermelon to eat) but most of her signs are still animals or objects. I need to look up more signs - sometimes when we are reading she looks at me for the sign and I don't always know it. She made up a word for "cow" (kind of sounds like "zzzz") and signs and says the word every single time she sees a cow. Most of the time she will give you something if you ask for it politely (at least she is starting to understand "please" but she isn't saying or signing it yet) and she will usually bring you things you ask for as well (e.g. please bring me the cow). She still isn't walking full-force and is working on balance and how to fall somewhat gracefully :-) She is drinking out of her cup full-time and hasn't had a bottle since the last time I blogged.
Most days she eats well but she wants to feed herself so what we feed her is limited to "kind-of" finger foods. Favorites: watermelon, bananas, cheese, chicken, avocado, spinach quesodillas, pancakes without syrup, chocolate chip teddy grahams. Dislikes: white potatoes, peas, sausage, noodles, white bread (I told her teacher that she has only had wheat bread so she probably isn't sure what it is). At school they just let her feed herself (no matter what they are eating - it is really fun cleaning baked beans and spaghetti, which she doesn't eat they said, out of her hair and clothes when she gets home ;o)). Every once in a while she will let us feed her yogurt or cottage cheese, but usually she refuses to eat unless she can pick it up and do it herself.
She is stacking 3-4 cups and brings us books to read to her. She likes to read the same book over and over and has refused the "Going to Bed Book" for weeks now. Her new favorites are "Biscuit Visits the Pumpkin Patch," "Dear Zoo," and the "123" book with pictures of animals and objects. She still loves "Doggies," "Where's Spot," and "Peek a Who." During playtime we read - before bedtime we read. We love to read! She either sits and reads to herself (she will sign the pictures and babble as she flips the pages) or she hands us the book. Most days she plays "crawling" chase with Scott, and she climbs in my lap to snuggle, just hang out, or read.
Addison hates baths now. This is a new development over the last couple of weeks. We don't know why or what happened but it is a nightmare to give her a bath. She screams and gets really upset. I think it is pouring water on her head. We bought a shampoo hat to keep the water out of her face (it hasn't come in yet) and are hoping to ease her back into liking them because she manages to get really, really dirty! She still loves water so we are going to get in with her and just play and try some other things to see if we can get her back to loving baths.
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| Please read me this book |
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| Reading her Biscuit book - she loves it! |
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| Just hanging out |
Monday, August 2, 2010
The Myers: Unplugged at the Beach
We just got back from an amazing beach vacation with my parents. It was the long vacation Scott and I've had since our honeymoon. We left our computers at home and turned our cell phones off. It was nice not having to think about work and be "unplugged."
We stayed in a resort on the beach and on the backside was a lake (sea water but they called it a lake). We had two balconies - one with a gulfview and one with a lakeview. It was between Destin and Panama City Beach, just a few miles away from where we go with our friends, Brandy and Dan. Scott, Dad, and I took the snorkels and watched fish daily. Dad and Scott saw much more than I did, but I loved shuffling the sand and watching the beautiful fish come to my hands. Dad caught a few for fun on a string and hook on his finger so Addi was able to check out the fish before he released them. Other than that the water was clear and the beaches beautiful. The beach is so relaxing. Addi didn't really like the waves, even the small ones, but she did like playing on the blanket and pouring buckets of water on herself. We also had two large pools to relax in - one in the shade, which was nice for Addi.
We spent 4 nights there, but I guess we couldn't get enough of the beach because we headed for St. Teresa when we got home and spend Saturday there. Mom, Addi, and I played while Dad and Scott fished. Saturday evening Mom, Dad, Scott, and I made dinner and watched Tommyboy. Mom and I laughed so hard I was hurting! I forgot how great that movie is and of course mom LOVES it!
I miss my parents so much and I know Addi misses them. She said "paa" and "ssss" for Grandpa and Sitti. Not sure she knows what the words mean (she likes to copy sounds) but it really made everyone's day. Even looking at their pictures and saying their names she said them again.
Addi is doing more new signs - ball, cow, and cheese.
We stayed in a resort on the beach and on the backside was a lake (sea water but they called it a lake). We had two balconies - one with a gulfview and one with a lakeview. It was between Destin and Panama City Beach, just a few miles away from where we go with our friends, Brandy and Dan. Scott, Dad, and I took the snorkels and watched fish daily. Dad and Scott saw much more than I did, but I loved shuffling the sand and watching the beautiful fish come to my hands. Dad caught a few for fun on a string and hook on his finger so Addi was able to check out the fish before he released them. Other than that the water was clear and the beaches beautiful. The beach is so relaxing. Addi didn't really like the waves, even the small ones, but she did like playing on the blanket and pouring buckets of water on herself. We also had two large pools to relax in - one in the shade, which was nice for Addi.
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| Addi and her Sitti |
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| Just hanging out on the beach |
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| An evening stroll along the beach -our resort was next to the protected park areas and it was beautiful and really secluded |
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| Breathtaking scenery |
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| Ready for a "night on the town" |
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| "Trying out" the waves |
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| Our beach "set-up" - what was really nice about this area was that everyone left their stuff out all day and overnight |
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| Checking out the beachview |
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| I love my shovels! |
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| Check out my shades! |
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| Just playing on the beach |
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| More awesome views |
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| Matching beach hair! |
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| Fishing at St. Teresa |
Addi is doing more new signs - ball, cow, and cheese.
Movin' on Up!
Our sweet baby girl is growing up so quickly! Over two weeks ago (July 18th), Addi took her first steps. She has been taking a few steps here and there and we are so excited for her!
Today she moved into the 1year old/walker room at her school/day care - maybe I should call it day school? She is the youngest and isn't really walking more than a few steps, but they went ahead and moved her up. In this room she isn't allowed to have a bottle, she sleeps on a mat, she eats at the "big kid table," and she has daily lessons (which hasn't changed much from before except that we (the parents) get her monthly lessons and there is more art, music, learning type stuff). She also gets to go outside twice a day (when it's not really hot) and they have unstructured play in addition to all the structured play. Since she isn't allowed a bottle, I made her drink from her cup today when she got home. They said she did great there so I figured why not. She fussed a bit but then realized she didn't have a choice. Hopefully, tomorrow morning will go well too. She napped for an hour at school today, which is a huge improvement over her normal napping at school. Let's hope it keeps up. Our Poppy Addison is growing up! But not too quickly...we won't let that happen ;-)
The photographer posted a few of the pictures on her blog. I thought they turned out well and can't wait to see the rest.
http://whitneyfletcherphotography.wordpress.com/2010/07/29/the-myers-family-tallahassee-havana-family-photographers/
Today she moved into the 1year old/walker room at her school/day care - maybe I should call it day school? She is the youngest and isn't really walking more than a few steps, but they went ahead and moved her up. In this room she isn't allowed to have a bottle, she sleeps on a mat, she eats at the "big kid table," and she has daily lessons (which hasn't changed much from before except that we (the parents) get her monthly lessons and there is more art, music, learning type stuff). She also gets to go outside twice a day (when it's not really hot) and they have unstructured play in addition to all the structured play. Since she isn't allowed a bottle, I made her drink from her cup today when she got home. They said she did great there so I figured why not. She fussed a bit but then realized she didn't have a choice. Hopefully, tomorrow morning will go well too. She napped for an hour at school today, which is a huge improvement over her normal napping at school. Let's hope it keeps up. Our Poppy Addison is growing up! But not too quickly...we won't let that happen ;-)
The photographer posted a few of the pictures on her blog. I thought they turned out well and can't wait to see the rest.
http://whitneyfletcherphotography.wordpress.com/2010/07/29/the-myers-family-tallahassee-havana-family-photographers/
Friday, July 23, 2010
The rest of the trip
We spent over a week in SC between the party, wedding shower for Michelle and Charles, and the wedding. It was a great trip although my allergies were awful! We were able to visit with many friends and family. My friend Carrie came down from NC with her little girl. I have lots more pictures and can share them on FB and on email. Fun times!
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| Swimming with Erin & Walt at Winona's pool. Erin bought Addi a float. This pool sits on an edge of a cliff overlooking the lake. The wall right behind us is the edge of the pool. Beyond that looks into the lake. There are stairs walking down to the dock from there. You can see the dock in the picture below. |
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| Addi LOVED Tiki, Erin and Walt's lab. She kept giving Tiki her toys and goldfish. She loved that she could hand her the toy and Tiki would gently take it away. |
Addi thought it was hilarious when Walt squirted Tiki with the watergun.
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| The sign out by the road for the wedding shower |
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| Such a gorgeous couple! |
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| Riding her pink horse. She looks so grown-up here. She can now get on and off of it herself. |
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| My parent's new puppy, Al |
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| Addi and Mary Elizabeth (Carrie's daughter). M.E. is almost 6 months in this picture. |
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| Addison was more interested in reading than having a picture taken. |
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| I love those big blue eyes! |
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