Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Here are some pictures from tonight. We had to take pictures of Addison because her little St. Patty's Day shirt was so cute! It is also her 22 month old birthday! (Side note: I'm mad at blogger right now because it won't let me move the pictures around, so they are actually in backwards order. not that it really matters...but it irritates me!)

Here's our self portrait. It was take 3 after Jordan kept making goofy faces. I just got me hair cut and got low-lights so my hair's looking pretty dark. I like it dark, although I am considering some blonde highlights for the summer...maybe.


Addison is so trying to wiggle away from me here. She was so busy playing that she really did not want to slow down for pictures. She was so over it. This one cracks me up because she looks just like her daddy with that face! And it's tough to get a smile out of her when the camera's pointed at her. We got some but we took about 50 pictures.
This was what she did after I told her that if she wanted to go play then she had to smile pretty for the camera...not the best smile. And it's out of focus but that's okay.

The best I could get of Addie and Daddy! It's a motion shot...

There's a cute little grin! I think I was standing behind Jordan winking at her and making faces.
Here's a good shot of her shirt. "Daddy's Lucky Girl" I thought it was adorable! She looks like such a big girl here, instead of my little baby!

And here's the crinkle-nose smile! Love it! :)

We love her so much (totally smitten, might be a good term to use!) She is such a sweet little girl, with so much to say and show to the world!

Addison is 15 months old!

My baby is growing up way too fast! I cannot believe that she is 15 months old!

* She is such a smart girl (yes, this is coming from her biased Mommy). She can say several words such as, ball, dog, kitty, mama, dada, nana, night night, papaw, nona (for Gena's friend Donna) byebye, bottle (ba ba), that (as she's pointing at something), me (to get our attention normally when she wants more food) and other random things that I'm forgetting about. Addison can also do the signs for fish, eat, more, and sometimes please. The eat, more, and please she all uses in reference to food. My child likes to eat.
* Some of Addison's favorite foods are pizza, any fruit (grapes, strawberries, peaches, watermelon, blueberries), raisins or craisins, oatmeal, grits, cream-of-wheat, buttered toast, pasta (sometimes), puffs, yogurt, any kind of bread, cucumbers and sometimes pickles, any kind of cookie or ice cream and meat. The girl loves chicken and hamburgers or steak. She is a great eater. I only wish that I could get her to eat more veggies but she just doesn't seem to like them at all.
*Addison loves to walk and run around. She is always on the go if she can help it. She is a quiet explorer, always looking in cabinets and drawers. She is trying so hard to climb up on to the couch but she can't quite get up there on her own. One of her favorite activities is to put things in and out of other things. She has a toy that you can drop a ball in it and the ball rolls out of a hole at the bottom and she loves to play with that. There is a certain cabinet in the kitchen that is Addison's secret hiding spot for whatever she's carrying around with her. We have found (or seen her put in it) Jordan's car and work keys, her finger nail polish that I use on her toenails and tons of random toys. She also likes to play with her "little people" sets.
* Addison loves baby dolls. She'll hug and kiss them when prompted and has even started holding them like a little baby (or sometimes in a choke hold). If she hears a baby crying she makes her "o" surprise face and looks around for them. When she spots the crying baby (or any baby) she'll point and them and try to get to them. I can't wait to see how she'll be around her little brother or sister. I think she'll be a good big sister. :)*Addison still entertains us with her many animal sounds and we love it! She's started making a fish face that accompanies the sign that she does and she also scrunches her nose up for a rabbit. She also bounces up and down for her favorite: the horsey! We regularly hear woof, woof; meow, meow; bak, bak; duck, duck; buzzz (with hand motion); lulalulalul (with her tongue for turkey); and Mmmm(for cow). She has an animal book which she flips through and does the noises for the animal she's looking at, but normally just finds the horse and carries it around on the horse page.*Addison is such a sweet little girl. She loves to give kisses, blow kisses, wave and say "bye bye" and smile. My favorite time of day is when I put Addison to bed (and not because I'm "getting rid" of her for the day). After she finishes her bottle, we sit together and smile/make faces at each other, laugh, and just cuddle. I eat up every minute of it! It brings me to tears to think that we may not always have our special time together as she grows older (which could have something to do with pregnancy hormones...).
*Addison is picky in the mornings. She normally prefers Jordan over me, unless I get her out of bed and then she is an all over Mommy's girl (which I love-even if it makes me late for work some days). She's funny that way.

* I love my Addison so much and my love for her grows with each passing day! Although it makes me sad that she's not a little baby any more, I'm so excited to see what God has planned for our lives with her as she gets older! I thank HIM for her every day!

Happy 15 Month Birthday, Little One!!

Addison Kate is 14 months old!

Addison, You are 14 months old!

* You are such a spunky little thing with very strong likes and dislikes. I think "strong-willed" would be a good term to describe you.

* You will throw a fit if things don't go your way or if something is taken away from you or not given to you. Most of the time a meltdown signals that it is time for a nap, but they still happen occasionally when you aren't tired.


* You are normally are happy and smiley and such a joy to play with.


* You can say a few different things now such as Mama, Dada or Daddy, Night night, Nana, and Hey or Hi. You know the sign for eat and more and we're working on please, thank you, bath, and drink or thirsty (which I'm going to use interchangeably).


* You know several animal sounds: Woof for dog (this is by far your favorite. You bark at all dogs that you see and some cats), Lul lul lul for turkey (sticking your tongue in and out quickly), Mmmm for cow, Duck, duck, duck for...duck, Eww(very high pitched) of Kitty cat (this is still a work in progress..) and my favorite is the Bee. You goes SSSssss (your version of buzzing) and use for hand to get yourself because we always say the bee is getting you and make the "bee" come and tickle your neck. You are just so adorable.


* You like to talk to people and yell Hi to them (loudly and repeatedly until they acknowledge you). You are a very social baby.

* You are still sleeping great through the night and normally take two good naps a day. I hope this continues for a long time.

* You are still wearing size three diapers and 12 month clothes. Your size 3 shoes are starting to get tight and I'll have to move you to the 4s soon. They just look so big! I think you have definitely gotten taller in the past month. We missed one week of church while we were at the beach and the Sunday we came back everyone commented on how much you had grown over the past 2 weeks. You're definitely slimming down and your little rolls are shrinking. Makes mommy sad...

* You are a walking pro now. In fact you are almost running sometimes. You can fly up a flight of stairs in no time and your working on figuring out the coming back down thing.

* You love to give kisses and now you actually pucker to give them instead of the open mouth kiss you previously gave. You are such a sweetie!

* You are now sitting forward facing in your big girl car seat and I think you like it. It is harder for you to go to sleep since you can see Mommy and Daddy up front now. We also can't get away with eating anything in the car without giving you some too.

* You love Tripp and chase him around the house while laughing hysterically. Very cute!

* Your Daddy and I love you so much (and we tell you all the time) and so enjoy witnessing all of your milestones and learning! You are a very smart girl!

Addison Kate is 13 months old!

Addison, you are 13 months old today!

* You are such a sweet, spunky little thing with a huge personality. You love to be around people and you always talk to them. We'll be walking through Walmart and you very loudly announce that you want to talk to another shopper by saying "'IIIiiiii!" (Hi) or "Aaaayyy!!" (Hey). It's very cute. If no one talks back to you then you continue to talk to them, getting louder and louder with each turn. You are definitely your Daddy's child, little social butterfly! Oh, and the only time you're shy is if someone comes up and talks to you first. Then you either stare and them or smile shyly into my shoulder. You always make your Momma laugh!

* You love to play with baby dolls (Especially ones that aren't yours that you've stolen from your cousins at church...). I'll tell you to give baby a kiss and you'll kiss her head and when I tell you to hug baby you hug her tight and smile. It's so cute. I can't wait to see how you interact with your little sibling (I just hope you don't bite or thrown him or her across the floor like you do with your babies.)

* You like to wave hello and bye bye to anyone. Sometimes it's with your fist (normally facing back towards yourself) and sometimes its with your whole arm. Either way it sweet and very cute. Everyone loves it when you wave.

*You also now know how to give kisses and blow kisses. I'll tell you to give me a kiss and lean forward with your little lips poked out just a bit and go "UUuuummmm-aaah" making the kissing noise. Its so cute. Blowing a kiss works the same way except instead of leaning forward you just bring your pudgy little hand to your mouth and hold it there while making the kissing noise. You are so just so smart!

* You also like to push things. If your stroller is in the house, you will go straight to it and start pushing it around. You do this with anything that moves (weather or not it has wheels...) such as the little horse that you are supposed to ride or the chair in the kitchen that is strategically placed into front of certain cabinets that you don't need to be opening.

*You love to smile and laugh.

*You now know a few different animal sounds. When i ask what a doggie says, you say "woof woof". When I ask what a cow says, you say either "Boooooo" or "MMMMMMmmm". When I ask what a duck says, you say "duck duck duck". It's still a work in progress but it's super cute!

* You also say "Mama", "Dada"(sometimes it's "Daddy"), "Hey", "doggie" (kindof), "kitty", "yummy" and many other things that you are working on. You are quite the cutie!

*Your favorite game is to run around the house either or Daddy's shoulder's or in Mommy's arms chasing Tripp (or anyone really). You cackle and laugh so hard, especially when someone jumps out and scares you.

* You love to play on your Rose Cottage house from your Aunt Viv. Opening and closing the oven or dryer doors is your favorite thing.

* You still do really well in the car. Sometimes we give you a snack cup with cereal in it if you're fussy and you are happy as can be. You'll still go to sleep in the car if you're tired as long as you have your blanket with you (which you are still very attatched to and need anytime you are falling asleep).

* You have decided that it's really fun to scream/squeal while we are eating out in a restaurant. I don't know how to stop you from doing this, since your still so little. We try to tell you "no" very sternly (which you cry) or take you out or the restaurant (which you like) or tell you that we are inside and we have to be quiet while we are inside (which you don't get). We're working on it.

* You still say "yeah" and "no" in response to questions. This amuses/surprises people and they think it's so cute. I wonder how much you really understand as it seems that you often have an appropriate answer!

* You still fit nicely in most size 12 month outfits and size 3 shoes, with a few exceptions.

* You are getting faster in moving around and closer to walking every day. You've taken a few steps while holding a toy in your hand a few times. You can stand by yourself for a few minutes until you notice your not holding on to anything. You can even squat down with out support if you don't realize you're doing it. I think you are just timid. It will happen when you are ready.

* You love to eat most of the time. Some days it seems as if you don't stop eating all day! You love just about any fruit or meat, especially grilled chicken and steak. Vegetables aren't your favorite and you may or may not eat them, depending on your mood. You love yogurt. You are mainly eating all table foods and very rarely eat baby food. You do still love your puffs, veggie dip crunchies, yogurt melts, goldfish of all flavors, and cheerios.

*You sleep great, normally going to bed at 8:00 and getting up at 7:00. you very rarely wake up in the middle of the night and for this I owe you a huge "THANKYOU for letting mommy sleep"!

* You have 6 teeth now. You have four on top and 2 on bottom. I think the next two bottom teeth are going to be coming in soon.

Your Mommy and Daddy love you so much and look forward to watching you grow up and discover and learn new things! You mean so much to us! I love you, Baby Girl!

12 Month Stats

Addison went to the doctor today for her 12 month well-baby visit. She was such a ham for all the nurses; talking and answering their questions with "yea"s and "no"s! So cute!! She is in the 50th percentile for height, 45th for weight and 85th for head circumference (H: 29", W: 20 lbs, 3oz, HC: 18"). Yes, she has a big head. That only means she's super smart!!

The doctor said she was doing great verbally (which Addison demonstrated the entire time we were there) and that she was not at all concerned that Addison's not walking. She's cruising and crawling around enough to be extremely mobile still. It won't be long...

The bad part of the visit was that my poor little baby (I started to write girl, but that just makes her sound so old. She's still Mama's Baby!) had to get her little finger prick to check her lead levels and she also had to get three shots! She screamed and then cried (the kind of crying where she can't catch her breath) for 10 minutes afterward. I felt so bad. And making it even worse was that I had to get right back in the car (without her) and come back to work while Jordan took her home. I so wanted to stay with her to comfort her and cheer her up. She was, of course, fine. I'm sure it was much more traumatic fro her Daddy and I. I told Jordan he needed to take one of his anxiety pills before her next appointment. Haha!

I'm glad to know that my baby is healthy and growing and right on track with her development!

Addison is 11 months old!

Addison, I can't believe you are now 11 months old! In just one short month, you will be turning one year old! Time really has flown by so quickly!

*At the doctor's office last week you weighed 20 lbs 9 ozs! Such a big girl!

* You have 4 teeth now: 2 on the top and 2 on the bottom! You just look so adorable and like such a big girl!

*You love to pull up and cruise around on all pieces of furniture or the walls or pretty much anything you can hold onto.

* You are quite the spunky girl! You are still very happy, but you also want to do things your way. If we take something away from you or if you just get mad at something (especially when you are tired) you throw a mini-hissy fit. You kick your legs and throw your arms around. You'll hit whatever is in your way and cry out all while your little face turns bright red! I can't imagine how the terrible two's are going to go for us, but you still are such a sweet little girl. It doesn't take much to cheer you up!
* You love to give kisses (When you are in the mood. Sometimes you just shake your head no, no). And by kisses I mean big, slobbery open-mouth kisses, sometimes with your tongue out. It's so cute!*You love to watch other children and interact with them. You are just completely mesmerized with them! You like to try to kiss them and wave at them. Even if it's only a picture of a child! It's so cute!

* You are wearing a size 3 diaper still and are comfortably in a 12-18 month size in clothes.
*You love to talk. I have to take you to the nursery at church most every Sunday, simply because you are too talkative. And when you talk you are loud!! I'm so glad I have to take you out because you're sharing your happy mood with everyone and not because you are mad and screaming! thanks for being such a good little baby!

We love you so much and you bring us so much joy!!

10 months old!

My little cutie pie turned 10 months old today! What a mess she is and completely deserving of her nickname of Stinky since she is such a little stinker!
*Addison is full of joy and spunk and all kinds of personality. She's slightly bashful, but not fearful with strangers.
*She waves bye bye pretty regularly and has said bye a few times. Her waving is either a straightened arm lifted then drops back down a few times or similar to the sign for more (open and close fist over and over). Either way it is really adorable.
*She can nearly walk. I know I've been saying that for a while but she's been on the verge for a while. She pulls up on everything and is very mobile. She is now cruising from one piece of furniture to another. If I'm near by and she wants to get to somewhere she can't she just falls over, arms reaching out in my direction, knowing I'll catch her. I always scoop her up and hug her tight before she is pushing away trying to get down.
* She loves to chase the dogs in her walker. The other night, she spent 10 minutes laughing hysterically while chasing after them.
* Talking is one of her favorite things to do and she will just jabber away constantly to whatever and whoever is around. She says things like ma ma, da da (not necessarily to either of us, although I do think she understands that's who we are), Kkkccckk (for cat), bye, ba ba, and all sorts of gibberish super-cute baby talk.

(She was mad at something and I thought this little face is so cute!!)

*She weighs somewhere around 21 pounds. She's wearing a size 3 diapers and 9 to 12 month clothes, size 2 or 3 shoes.

*Addison absolutely loves to "ride horsey" with her Daddy or her Grandpa. They ride her on their shoulders and I think they like it just as much as Addison does. So cute!

* She is attached to her teddy bear and her croqueted blankets that she sleeps with! She'll grab them up and hug them tight and Jordan and I both love that she "cuddles" something.

*She loves to makes raspberry sounds and to make clicking sounds with her tongue. I was rocking her to sleep and she had her head resting on my chest when she suddenly started razzing and clicking enthusiastically. I think it was her way of winding down. I was about to die trying not to shake while laughing so hard.

*Addison has gotten back into a good sleep routine. She goes to bed at 7:00 to 7:30 and sleeps until about 6:30 or 7:00. She is no longer asleep when we put her down for bed. I'll nurse her and rock with her sprawled out and moving all over my lap for a few minutes then put her in her crib with her blanket. She then spends half an hour talking to herself and moving around her crib before falling asleep. She normally wakes up a few times during the night, but doesn't cry and goes back to sleep within minutes.

* Addison is back to making her scrunchy face but only with her eyes. She crinkles them up when she smiles sometimes while flashed her two little teeth (yes the only two she has, still).

* She is eating like crazy and loves her puffs. We have a little snack keeper that she can reach into to pull the snacks out but won't spill. She lunges for it every time she sees it. She also screams if we are eating and she isn't. Yeah, she is a bit demanding, and we always give in.

* She is still enjoying her 3 to 5 daily bottles and nurses before bed.

* Her hair is getting thicker and longer. There is enough on the top of her head to clip a bow in it (as pictured) and the back is starting to curl (on the left side where it is thicker and longer than the right. So cute!!!)
* Addison Kate is our pride and joy! She is so full of life and makes us so happy every single day! I cannot imagine a better baby and in my eyes she is perfect! We are so thankful to God for giving us such a wonderful blessing!

Happy 10 month Birthday, Addison!

Oh, and Happy St. Patricks Day!! Hope you were wearing your green!

9 months old already!!

Addison, you are nine months old!!

I cannot believe what a big girl you are turning into! Here are you nine month stats:

*You weigh 19 lbs 9 oz; 75th percentile

*You are 28 inches long; 75th percentile

*You can crawl around really good and zoom right into areas that Daddy and I have yet to baby-proof. I think you just know places you aren't supposed to be. You are very curious and want to touch everything. You definitely let us know when you want something! Such a stinker!

*You are going to be walking very soon. You can hold onto us and walk very good and you zoom around in your walker.

*You are eating cereal puffs and yogurt melts (along with other soft table food in tiny pieces) like crazy. You grab them up in your hand and then shove them in your mouth. You also drink out of an open cup or through a straw really well. We just need to work on the whole back-wash thing. You like a sippy cup too.

*You have discovered that you can sit up from laying down. And also from sitting, you can pull up to standing. This means that you decided that sleeping was for losers and you certainly didn't want to be a loser so instead of sleeping you would sit up in your crib and clap your hands and talk to your blanket and then stand up on the side of your crib and call for me or Daddy to come get you. You did this night after night leading up to a 3:00am wake-up call where I was lowering your crib mattress so that you didn't tumble right over the edge. Now we can leave you in your crib to calm yourself down to go to sleep (just as Dr. Hunsinger prescribed (after she scolded Mommy about going into your room and rocking you back to sleep every night at 2:00am when you cry for me)).

*You are still a very happy little baby and you Daddy and I are still very very much enamored with you!! We love you so much baby girl! And stop growing up so fast, okay??

Addison is EIGHT months old!!

Today is Addison's 8 month birthday! I cannot believe that she is that old already. Doesn't that little face just make you die!! Jordan and I crack up every time we see this picture or every time she actually makes the same. So Funny!It seems like just a few weeks ago that we brought her home from the hospital! I am so in love with my little lovely lady! She is such a sweet baby and will go to anyone who wants to hold her. She smiles all the time and loves to talk. She gets very loud, especially while saying her favorite words, DA DA DA DA!!

This is Addison's scrunchy face. She has just recently started doing this and I think it is just about the cutest thing in the entire world! It looks like she's upset, but she just makes this face for a few seconds and she's not mad about anything. We still don't know why she does it, but it is super adorable!

Addison is about 19 lbs and is a wearing size 3 diapers and 9 month clothes.

Addison is a very active little baby! She is almost crawling. She can definitely get around if she's after something. She will go from one end of the living room rug to the other by scooting and rolling. She can go from sitting to laying on her belly pretty good now. It still takes her just a little while to figure out how to get her little leg out from under her, but she is getting better!

We are very close to being parents of a walking baby. Addison zooms all over the downstairs of Jordan's parents house in her walker. She has already picked out her favorite drawer in their kitchen and likes to pull it open and nearly knock herself in the head with it, then she likes to close it and nearly slam her fingers in the drawer. This is all while we are trying to get to her before she hurts herself. Little lady is fast!!

She's also trying really hard to pull up on things. She still needs a bit of help but it won't be long. She is very determined and I think she's on the brink of a lot of milestones.

Happy Eight Month Birthday! I love you baby girl!

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!!

Half a year, already gone by

Six months ago today a beautiful, healthy baby girl was born into this world.Her Father cut her umbilical cord with wide eyes filled with wonder and love. She was placed on her exhausted mother's chest, who was suddenly wide awake and pumped full of adrenaline and emotion from the ordeal she had just been through. After the doctors inspected the baby and repaired the mother, the new family of three was left alone to bask in the love of the moment.

Fast forward six months...
That peaceful, alert tiny newborn has turned into a cute, chubby, dimpled, smiling, always moving baby girl.

Addison is all about some motion. She loves to jump and play in her exersaucer or johnny jump-up. She can sit for long periods of time without toppling over and loves to "talk". She'll smile at just about anyone who talks to her and is a very happy girl almost all of the time. She is very curious and loves to reach for things. She roles over constantly and reaches for EVERYTHING. She will fuss over not getting something that catches her interest or if something is taken away from her. She has quite the little personality blooming.

Her favorites right now include her baby whoosit (toy pictured above), the TV remote, Mommy or Daddy's cell phone and large, full cups of sweet tea (Yes, she grabbed a cup of tea at breakfast the other morning and pulled it over onto herself and her Mommy. Such fun!). She is on the verge of crawling and loves to try to walk while being supported. She loves to watch her puppies play and really, really wants to grab hand-fulls of fur; if only they would get close enough for her to grab them...but they learned their lesson long ago.

Addison weighs 17 lbs, 4 oz, is 26 3/4 inches long and has a head circumfernce of 17 inches (all in the 75th percentile). She is wearing size 2 diapers, on the verge of moving to size 3. Most of her clothes are 6 months or 6 to 9 months, but still with some 3 to 6 months.
Rice cereal, green beans and carrots are all part of her solid food repertoire, as of 6:30 this evening. She is a great eater (Can't imagine where she got that from). She's definitely ready for these solids, but she still loves to nurse, especially at bedtime. Addison is still sleeping from about 8 PM to 7/8 AM.

This little girl is the apple of her Mommy and Daddy's eyes. She has stolen the hearts of so many people in her life. She is loved beyond description and prayed for every day. Her Mommy and Daddy continue to be amazed at how she develops, grows, and learns new things.

Life for this little family of three is wonderful! God is so good!

Addison is 5 months old!!

Wow! I cannot believe that my sweet baby girl is FIVE MONTHS OLD!! Where has the time gone??
We didn't go for a well baby visit this month so I don't have exact weight/height/percentile info. I have been meaning to weigh her all weekend and every time I think about it, she is sleeping, so when I weigh her, I'll update.

5 Month stats:

*So with month five comes one major milestone: Rolling over. I was not the first to see her achieve this milestone. Jordan and my mom saw here first, but I have now seen her do it all the time. Every time I lay her on her belly (unless she is very tired) she just flips right over. so. cute. She is just so proud of herself! I haven't seen her go from her back to her belly, but mom said she saw it. It must be a bit more challenging.

*This girl loves to squeal! And I mean really high-pitch. She knows she's doing it and she just loves it(as do I)!She's been jibber-jabbering for a while and now there are constant little squeals thrown in. a squeal coo, a squeal sigh, a squeal grunt. It's the most adorable little thing. :)

*I think I mentioned this in her 4 month post, but Addison loves to stand up. She likes to bounce and never wants to sit.

*If I can manage to get her sit without demanding to stand, she is almost to the point of sitting unassisted. She is strong enough, but lacks the balance.

*Addison is wearing mostly 3-6 month clothes and is still in a size 2 diaper.

*She has started taking a big interest in her feet. She thinks it is great fun to pull off her socks and hold on to her feet. This makes diaper changing a bit more challenging, but she is so sweet and just grins while she's doing it.

* She is still sleeping through the night and taking great naps during the day.

* I'm almost positive this child is teething. She chews on EVERYTHING she can get in her mouth and is constantly drooling. I got a little mesh food holder thing and put an ice cube in it for her to gnaw on and she really liked it.

I love that little girl so much and absolutely love being her mommy! It is the best thing that has ever happened in my life!

Thank you, God, for allowing me to have this precious child and for loving and blessing us the way that you have. Thank you for taking care of her and letting her thrive here in my care. In Jesus' name, Amen!