Addison's Acheivements

I wanted to take a moment to document all that Addison is doing now.

She cut her first teeth at 9 mo & all 4 front teeth are almost fully grown in.

She is saying Dada now & it's music to Sam's ears - I can see the joy on his face as he lights up with her smile & well timed 'Dada.'

She crawls so quickly! One second she's at my feet, the next, in the laundry room or hauling off to Bubba's room to explore. She is almost walking now too. She's down to needing only one hand to balance most of the time & is practicing running now. She has taken a step here & there but only for the eyes of others. Mom & Dad will be the last to see her first steps ;-)

Addi was sleeping through the night for me until she came down with a nasty case if bronchitis & double ear infection 2 weeks ago. Thankfully all better now, but still waking & with the cold weather I've been compelled to attend to her since she completely unwraps herself. I look forward to peaceful quiet nights but am just trying to enjoy all her baby qualities for now. I know that it won't be long before she is a toddler & has outgrown all the little baby phases.

She is a WONDERFUL eater. She is great at trying new things, eats veggies & uses the snack packs that should keep us on track to healthy snacking into her college, I mean pre-k, years (though I often consider sucking one down for the extra vitamins!).

Thanksgiving 2012

We are sitting down prepping for the Aggies to take on Mizzou & ND vs USC so I thought I'd quickly do a post.

This year we hosted dinner for my brother, Matt & a Black Friday brunch for good friends, The Pike's & Keith's. the highlight was getting to finally meet Mr. Patrick. We loved catching up & watching the kids play. And I love that the 3 eldest girls enjoyed picking lemons in the backyard. All 8 kids are truly wonderful & I love watching them grow. Such sweet kiddos!

Ry fought his nap all afternoon & finally settled in on the couch with daddy, his milk & some football. I just caught this sweet pic of our napping Prince.

Time to wake him for some dinner, Christmas lights & maybe some marshmallow roasting.

Good times with a toddler

Oct-2012

Tonight I felt so relieved to finally get home with my happy two. After reading daycare reviews all afternoon I was ready to love on them. That mindset definitely helped when the terrible twos set in.

I ended up laughing pretty well at the hysterics that ensued after I poured whole milk in the cardboard container rather than the 2% in the plastic jug. Apparently Ry thought I was trying to poison him. The crying was ridiculous & didn't cease until I poured a new cup. Topping off the previously chosen cup was useless as he had already witnessed the wrong milk entering that cup.

Quite entertaining!