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!

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??

6 Month Well Baby Visit

We went to the doctor this morning for Addison's 6 month Well Baby visit. All of the doctors, nurses, receptionists, etc. go crazy over my child! They just ohh and ahh over her and talk about her little chubby cheeks and fat rolls everywhere.

She is always the center of attention where ever we take her. It makes me smile that she can give joy to some many people just by... being. I hope that as she grows older she will always be a joy to be around and will always want to bring peace and happiness to other people. How can I raise my child to understand the importance of a kind word and a smiling face without the unpleasantness of life bringing in its bitterness? I am scared of wanting to shelter her too much. Right now it seems impossible to have such a thing as too much sheltering from the evils of this world, but I know she has to experience them for herself at some point in her life in order to fully appreciate kindness and grace. Wow, being a parent is hard work. I get so overwhelmed thinking about how to raise her in God's word and teach her to love Him. Thankfully I don't have to do it alone.

Okay, back to the doctor's appointment. Didn't mean to rant in this post. Addison is a healthy baby girl, Thank you, GOD! She is in the 75th percentile for her weight (17lbs 4 oz), height (26 3/4 inches) and head circumference (17 inches). I asked the doctor about the little thing that connects your upper gum to your inside upper lip (yes, this is a VERY technically correct post, thank-you-very-much). I had a problem with those on the top, bottom and under my tongue and I've noticed Addison's is...umm..too connected (?) on the top (bottom lip/gum and tongue seem fine). So our pediatrician set us up an appointment to see the ENT in 2 weeks to get it checked on further. It's nothing serious and it's not at all affecting her right now, but I know from experience that it's not fun to get them "clipped" at 16 years old, so I would rather them go ahead and take care of the "problem" before its really is a problem. (I don't think any of this paragraph has made any sense. Sorry, I just don't know how to explain it any better.)

On our way out, we saw Brent and Lori with Ellett. They had another appointment to check his bilirubin levels and his weight gain/loss (hopefully gain). As of yesterday he had gained an ounce back (up to 5lbs 13 oz) and got to go off of the bili-lights. Also, they had his little head scanned this morning and they just called to say that everything looks perfect. He does have a little overlap on his front suture but it will fix itself. Phew, it's nice to finally get some good news. Keep praying for Ellett, though. That boy needs to eat!!

Happy 4 Month Birthday, Addison Kate!!

*****NOTE: I started this post on the 17th, which was the day Addison turned 4 months, but life got in the way, and I'm jut now finishing it. I left the post date as the 17th.****

Hi my sweet Baby! This is mommy and I want to wish your sweet little self a wonderful 4 month birthday!! You are such a joy to Daddy and I. We love to spend all the time we can with you. I wish I could keep you little and sweet like this forever! These are a few of the things you are doing now: (Your 4 month stats:)

*You weigh in at 15 lbs, 5 ozs!! That is in the 90th percentile. Your head measurement was also in the 90th percentile, but we knew you inherited Daddy's big head!! You are such a big girl, now!

*Your height is 23 3/4 inches (50th percentile), (but I really think that you are longer than that and you were mis-measured!)

*You absolutely love to chew on your hands, or mommy's hands, or Daddy's hands, or pretty much anything that you can get into your month. It's so cute to watch you study your hand (or whatever you're holding) for a quick moment before you jerk it to you and try to shove the whole thing into your mouth.

*You absolutely refuse to take your paci anymore. You really liked it at 2 months. You would take it most of the time around 3 months, but during your Fourth month, you refuse to take it. I guess that there are good and bad things about that.

*You are wearing size 2 diapers now and mostly still wearing 3-6 months clothes, but can wear larger outfits, depending on the brand.

* You are the best baby ever! You are happy almost all of the time unless you are really hungry or really sleepy. You are easily entertained by laying on on your play mat or sitting in your excersaucer.

* You WILL NOT sit in my lap anymore. You have decided that it is way more fun to STAND. you love to stand and bounce and if you get tired of standing you squat and lean forward in a funny skiing position.

* You love to smile and you will smile at just about anyone who talks to you.

At your four month Well Baby doctor's visit, wait, what's that?

You don't want to get more shots? Don't get upset you don't have to get any more shots until next time! As I was saying, at your doctor's visit, you were just the sweetest little thing! You would smile and coo and laugh at the nurses and Dr. Hunsinger!

And here are the people that love you most in the world:
We love you so much, Baby!! I hope you had a great day!