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!

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.

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. 

The sign out by the road for the wedding shower

Such a gorgeous couple!

Riding her pink horse. She looks so grown-up here. She can now get on and off of it herself.

My parent's new puppy, Al

Addi and Mary Elizabeth (Carrie's daughter). M.E. is almost 6 months in this picture.

Addison was more interested in reading than having a picture taken.

I love those big blue eyes!

Judy & Jeff's Wedding

My Aunt Judy got married to a great man, Jeff. They have a "Brady-Bunch" style family now with three children. I am so happy for them. Here are a few pictures of the wedding. We were on the front row so I couldn't get too many pictures.  Her colors were beautiful - greens and white with pink in her flowers

At the reception - I meant to catch Aunt "Gilley" before she changed

Pictures at the reception

The cousins at the wedding including our new cousins Carson & David

The siblings with their sister

I love Jeff's expression in this picture

Seeing Devin walk his momma up the aisle made me cry and of course my tissues where in the diaper bag and not with me! What a beautiful bride!

The kids decorated the truck

Addi's SC Birthday Party!

While in SC we had a birthday party for Addison. It was a lot of fun and lots of family and friends came. It was hot but not unbearable. The burgers and dogs were wonderful. The cake and ice cream were scrumptious. The help from family setting up was awesome! Thanks everyone! Addi was super awesome considering she was so excited that she didn't nap much. She never fussed and just enjoyed all the love and attention. My mom did so much for the party is was ridiculous! She bought and made most of the decorations and food. I am so thankful! Addi's friends Brooks and Dana came and they all played as well. Addi received lots of great clothes, toys, and $$ for the college fund.

Still wasn't a huge fan of cake

Cake & Ice Cream - the orange and pink were pulled from her invitation

Family picture

Addi LOVES her all-terrain Radio Flyer wagon!

A Christmas dress

Everyone enjoying the burgers and dogs

Just mingling

More mingling

Check out the lime green Rody (Italian donkey bouncer) - she finally likes it!

My parent's backyard is the perfect place for gatherings

Happy Birthday Addison!

Today is Addison's first birthday. One year ago today at 9:11pm Addison was born! I can't believe that a year has gone by and am so thankful for this most wonderful gift that God has given us. Addison has taught us both so much.

First thing this morning

 At her 1-year check-up Addison had gained back most of the weight she just lost because of the throat virus. She weighs 18lbs 5oz (10th percentile), and she is 28.5inches long (25th percentile). Our ped was happy that she is still gaining and that she looks so good. She told us to finish out the formula and switch to whole milk and to switch from a bottle to a cup. She said that normally she recommends that you quit the bottle cold turkey but that if Addison won't drink from the cup she worries she will lose weight if we quit cold turkey. So we are going to do things one step at a time and just keep trying the cup. We will probably try to quit in the morning and see how things go. One bottle at a time. She likes to chew on it and prefers a cup without a lid but that just won't do all the time.  We've gotten several different types so hopefully one will work. Yesterday, Addison did a new sign (the frog sign) and she is trying to say more words. She is standing on her own but still hasn't taken that first step.

We had a birthday dinner today and Addison opened some of her presents. She enjoyed her very own cake but didn't really get into it as much as we expected. It was kind of late and she didn't really eat any of it either. We will save it and at least give her a treat later. Mom said that I didn't really get into the whole "smash your face in the cake" thing either.

 We gave her a spoon and it still didn't help. She didn't even do the mustache...we did!

 

After a while she was like seriously, I don't want this cake! (It was good cake too!)

Addi was quite worn out...

What a wonderful day.

I took some video today and will put something together soon to share.

Take me out to the ballgame

I went to Atlanta Saturday to meet with with my aunts (Judy, Liz, Anita), mom, and sister for a bachelorette party for my Aunt Judy. We had a blast! We went to a Braves vs. Tigers game and our group was split half and half as fans. Although it was a fantastic game (seriously the 9th inning was so intense!!!) the Tigers lost :( We were in the shade which was a relief considering it was still so hot! After the game we grabbed dinner and drinks at Azio Cafe and Bar (a wonderful italian restaurant). Afterward we went back to the hotel for girl talk and present opening. Fun times! Here are some of the pictures...

Updates

Just got back from the pediatrician's office to make sure Addi wasn't dehydrated and he said to keep trying pedialyte or watered down Gatorade and to put her on both Motrin and Tylenol at the same time so that her throat won't hurt so much that she won't drink anything. Her throat isn't worse, which is what he expected but it's still pretty nasty. She lost some weight (went from 18.6 to 17.13) but he thinks that she will get thirsty and drink enough to be okay and told us to bring her back it she doesn't throughout the day. He showed me a couple of tricks to get some fluids in her. He was glad we brought her in and assured me that I'm not a paranoid worry-wort and that without both pain meds she probably would have become dehydrated.

On another more happy note, Addi's birthday invitations just came in!

Finally, it broke!

Addi's fever never got above 101 today! I think it finally broke. I know the doc didn't seem concerned with 104.5 but that is kind of scary two days in a row! She didn't eat anything all day and didn't want any liquids (pus covered throat but not strep). She is showing signs of dehydration (no tears when she cries and no wet diapers since 7am) so I made an appointment for the morning and am feeding her pedialyte with a dropper - she took a couple of tsp. She did take a couple of oz of formula right before she went to bed so maybe we will get a wet diaper. She also ate a few bites of dinner. I tried everything all day - all her favorites plus popsicles, smoothies, broth - she just didn't want anything. Hopefully, she will be fine by the morning and we can cancel her appointment.