Just can't get what I'm reaching for

(think U2 and finding what your looking for, get it?)

So Addison has been trying to crawl like crazy lately! She wriggles and grunts and really wants to move. She has the motivation, but lacks the articulation. It will be any day now. She is getting really close. Here is a video of her working towards crawling.

She was doing a lot better right before I started recording her. Why do they always stop what they're doing when you grab the video camera?? She's just now starting to get hers knees back underneath her. Cutie Pie Little Girl!! I love her sooo much and am so thankful God gave her to me! I just can't imagine life without my little Addison Kate!!

All She Wants for Christmas is Her Very First Tooth...

Merry Christmas from the Cline Family!
Here are our stockings lined up on my Mom's mantle. My Aunt is still working on making Addison's stocking, so my mom bought one and personalized it for her.

Here is Addison trying to drink my dad's drink. If you listen really close you can hear what Santa brought her for Christmas. Did you hear the "tink, tink, tink" as she bites down on the glass? That's right, Miss Addison Kate got her very first tooth for Christmas. This was actually from Christmas Eve, but you couldn't see the tooth until Christmas Day, so I still say Santa brought it. I am so excited that it was on Christmas, because I will always be able to remember when she got her first tooth and how old she was without having to reference her baby book (or rather, my blog :))

Here is Addison being mesmerized by her Christmas present from Grandee and Grandpa. It's a tree with a spiral slide where little animals spin around down the tree and make noise. She was just watching them and you can see her little head following them as they slide down. So cute!

We had such a great Christmas. I didn't take as many pictures as I would have liked to, but I was busy experiencing Christmas with Addison, so there's no way I could have been the photographer as well. Kyla took some photos that I don't have yet, so I'm sure she got some goods ones. I'll post them when I get them. Addison got all kinds of toys, stuffed animals and books. She has done so wonderfully the whole weekend, especially considering the teething.

I hope everyone had a great Christmas! We sure did!!

Addison is SEVEN months old!

I'm a few days late getting this up, but here it is.

Addison, you are seven months old!! I can't believe how big you are now and many new things you are doing. You are into everything now!

*You weigh about 18 lbs. You are wearing a 2/3 or 3 diaper and 6-9 months size in clothes.

*You have started to reach out for us to pick you up and it melts mine and your daddy's hearts! You love your momma and Daddy so much! Whenever we come into the room, you look around until you've found us and then just grin really big!

*You are such a sweetheart and a social butterfly! You love to watch new people and interact with them by smiling, cooing, or jibber-jabbering to them. I hope you continue to go to new people and be outgoing like Daddy. But if you are shy like Mommy was then it's okay, too.

*You are definitely in full-fledged teething mode. You constantly have something in your mouth and you love to chomp down on things. you get slightly fussy because your little gums are sore, but you are easily soothed.

*You will not sit still. You would be in constant motion if only you could crawl. You put worth a very valiant effort to crawl, but your little body just isn't cooperating with you yet. While you are sitting, you lunge for things (which makes me crazy because it typically knocks you off balance and you end up toppling over, sometimes hitting your little head).

*You like to eat your baby food almost as much as you like to blow bubbles in it and make it splatter everywhere. I think sweet potatoes are your favorite, although you will eat most any of it. Bananas and peas are your least favorite. You'll scrunch up your nose and shake your head with those.

*You nod your head at things with such enthusiasm, it makes us think you know what we are saying. It's the cutest thing to watch you nod your little head.

*You like it when we sing to you and make you dance along. If we stop making you dance, you do it by yourself and wobble around.

*You are the most adorable little thing in the world! Your Daddy and I love you so much more than we could have ever imagined! When I think I couldn't love you any more, I wake up the next day and I do! You are just precious!

Here's a video of you playing with your tongue. So CUTE!!