Happy Halloween!

Just a small treat. Stay tuned for more.

Addison's school had a little costume parade this morning. Based on this picture I don't think she liked being a ladybug. Hopefully she'll enjoy it a little more tonight.

One year later...

It was a year ago today that I was in the hospital with my mom. She decided to fight breast cancer that day and hasn't looked back since. She's always been positive about the surgery, the treatments and the outlook for the future. Thanks mom for fighting this with all that you have. I know it hasn't been easy. Some days have been long and some nights even longer. You're almost done. Like I said a year ago on this blog: I know you're strong and you'll be even stronger when all is said and done.

WE LOVE YOU!

Christopher Columbus?

Ok, maybe not. But we have an explorer on our hands. This weekend Addison was all over the living room. She really does have the army crawl down. At one point she made it to the cable box. I think she was trying to put me out of my misery and turn off the FL/GA game. She plays this game with herself where she throws her pacifier or stacking ring and then scoots to get it. Toss, scoot and repeat. Entertainment for at least 20 minutes! She loves the chest we have as a coffee table. Here she is trying to figure out how to get in.

She loves banging on these bongos. They sit or roll and play all kinds of songs. She'll chase them all over the place.

With all of this new found freedom it's a lot harder to get Addison to sit still. You can be holding her and she'll spot something across the room and be off, flipping and flopping, and trying to find a way to get to it. That's what's going on here. She was laying on my dad this past weekend and saw something she wanted on the nightstand. This is how she landed and gave up. She stayed there for a good 5 minutes like this.Everyday is something new. I love every second of it!

Just added

Pictures. Lots of them. Check them out!

Hodge podge

Michael's parents and my dad were in from out of town this past weekend so we celebrated Addison's half birthday - again. Second attempt at the cake. This time Michael baked it, with his secret ingredient -mayonnaise! It was so moist and yummy.

Addison has been doing really well with the solids and getting a lot better with the spoon. On Sunday night we moved on to cereal and carrots. She likey!Today was doctor day. Stats: 16 lbs, 2 oz (50th percentile) and 27.5 inches long (95th percentile). She got four shots, including half of her flu shot. She's right where she's supposed to be. Perfect, as always. :) Here she is waiting for the doc.I love this picture. Not only because she's so cute, but also because my house now looks like a 6 month old has taken over. Look at all the crap in the background. Gotta love it! I love this time of year. It almost feels like fall and you have to love that the pumpkin spice latte is back! Happy Fall! Many pictures to add to shutterfly. I'll work on that tomorrow.

Special parent moments at 6 months

It's official. I'm a nerd. You only have one half birthday so I wanted to make it special. So what does an uncool mom do? She bakes a cake - half a cake! (By the way...it was overcooked and dry so it all went in the garbage.)Addison has been on mostly a breast milk diet (with some formula) up until now. She wasn't ready for the cereal at 4 months. Tonight she got cereal and bananas. How did it go? Well...check it out!

It's been a fun and exciting six months. I can't imagine life without Addison. We're both so lucky to have her. We cherish every moment and love capturing all of the memories. Mommy and Daddy love you Addison!!!

Happy half birthday Addison!

My sweet little girl is 6 months old today. Six months old? Where has the time gone. We had a little photo shoot this morning. More pics and festivities to come...

Runny nose & strawberries

Addison has been sick (again) and due to some events at daycare (another kid being really sick) I took her back to the doc on Friday just to make sure. It's probably a new one, but it's still a cold. Because of the recall she is now off of the cold & cough and doc said that meds really weren't necessary. More for the parents sake than the child. Best thing to do is let it run its course. I think we're at the tail end of it now. Here's a pic from Thursday. She sure has the I don't feel good, don't take my picture look on her face.

I was planning on starting her on some solids this past weekend, but wasn't sure how she would do with the cold. Instead, I invested funds in the hottest new baby item - the mesh bag thingy. Insert frozen strawberry and this is what you get. By the way, she LOVED it!

***Edited to add - Just had a discussion with a mom about the strawberries. They can lead to allergies when given this early. Something a first time mom didn't know. Seems she made the same mistake. No more strawberries...***

A couple of me and my sweet girl. She's wearing the blanket on her head because her bad mommy forgot to bring a sweater to the restaurant. I guess fall is coming. I'll be better prepared next time.

Yes, that's me with dark hair.

New video!

Addison's talking switch got turned on this past weekend. Here she is, babbling away. I have to catch her off guard or she'll be more interested in the camera.

A 'no clothes' moment. She seems to scoot a lot better without them. Many more pictures added to shutterfly. Check them out.Addison has a cold...again. The cough she got Labor Day weekend has never completely gone away and now it's back in full force. This morning she was up at 5:30 having a coughing attack. Her nose was stuffy and her eyes were watering. It makes me sad. I just wish I could make it all better for her. She's getting Tylenol cold & cough so we'll keep an eye on her to make sure it doesn't get worse.

Can I drive?

Great Grandpa

This is a blog about Addison and our family. I hope someday Addison can look back at this and read all of the interesting things that happen in our lives. On that note - Addison never had the chance to meet her great Grandpa who died 5 years ago today. I just want her to know how much fun Grandpa was and how much he would have loved her.

My grandpa kept journals for over 30 years of his life. It's so much fun to go back now and read those entries. I guess this blog is the 21st century version of those journals. Here is my entry for the day, just like grandpa use to do:

Temp:

lo - 72 degrees

hi - 81 degrees

Meter reading: (it's raining - see below) Not going outside.

• Went to bagel world this morning. Two bagels and cream cheese, orange juice - $4.75
• Talked to mom. Well is broken.
• Rained most of the day. Good for yard.
• Talked to Shannon.
• Michael cooked chicken for dinner.

Love you and miss you Grandpa. I promise to tell Addison all about you!

Sitting and standing

Addison loves sitting up. She can now sit for minutes at a time without falling. But when she does she is not happy. I took so many pictures this weekend. Check the 'Shutterfly' link to the right to view the rest of them. I love her face in this one.

This is her watching the palm tree blow. She loves that tree.Sitting at the mall while Michael and I ate Chick-Fil-A (my favorite)! Her other favorite toy of the moment is her pacifier. She can now get it in her mouth all by herself. Last one. Addison standing all on her own. Don't worry. I was there to catch her.