Addison's baptism

Addison was baptized yesterday at the small church I have gone to most of my life. She was an angel! She slept through the entire service - even the water being poured on her head. Then she endured a day of family at my mom's house. She got to meet a lot of 2nd and 3rd cousins for the first time. When all was said and done she was a very tired little girl.Thanks to Uncle Jesse and Aunt Tiffany for being Addison's Godparents. Resting with Jesse. I love the way she has her hands crossed.A couple more...just because we love her!

We just noticed the dimple above her left eye this weekend. Love it!

I'm back in business!

Michael ran out last night and picked up a new camera for me. I took these this morning. Addison is always so smiley and happy in the mornings. And she loves daddy's "morning" song that he sings. It's one of our favorite times of the day.

On her way to "school"...that's what I call it (makes it better for me, mentally). She does so good in the car seat now. I give her a toy to play with and she's fascinated with it the whole way there. She loves to use her hands and put everything in her mouth.

"Is she okay?"

That's what Michael and I were asking each other last night. Addison slept from 7:45 p.m. to 7 a.m. I had to put it in writing since it's the first time she's slept through the night! She's such a big girl. The question now is - Will she do it again tonight? More to come...

Where are all the pictures???

No camera = no posts. I have misplaced my camera so I'm getting a new one. I'm ordering it today. So don't fear! The pictures will be back soon - probably more than you can handle!

Quick update - Addison made it through the first week of daycare. I think she handled it well. She's been coming home in a good mood, but has been a little tired earlier than usual. I'm sure she's just adjusting. The girls have her sleeping in her crib for naps and I don't think she's been too cranky during the day. I was able to go by there 3 times last week to see her. It's still hard to drop her off everyday, but it's a little easier than last week.

Tears...

It's a hard and sad day for Mommy and Daddy. Addison started daycare today. I thought I would be okay, but I couldn't make it out of the driveway without crying. Michael and I are really comfortable with the church and have no reason to worry, but it's still hard leaving her. I'm hoping once I make it through the first week I'll be okay. I'm going to go visit her at lunch to see how she's doing. I think if I see that she is happy I'll do better.

On a good note, Addison had her 3 month check up on Friday. She weighed in at 13 lbs, 3 ozs (75th percentile) and is 25 inches long (95th percentile). The doc was surprised when we told her that Addison has been rolling over both ways for a couple of weeks now. Looks like we have a super smart girl on our hands (parents bias opinion, of course). Dr. Cooper says that she is doing great! Can't ask for anything more than that. I had Addison laughing again last night. It's the cutest thing. She is such a happy baby and loves to smile.

*** Happy Birthday Michael! It's been another great year. So much has happen...all for the better. You're such a loving husband and father. Addison and I are both so lucky. I hope you have a great day. We love you!

3 months oldAnd we love her more and more each day. It's amazing how much she changes and all the things she can do.

She rolls over both ways

She coo's and caa's

She smiles and laughs

She falls asleep on her own

She sleeps from 8 to 5 and again until 7

She sucks her fingers

She kicks with excitement when she swats at her toys

She follows you with her eyes

She pulls on mommy's hair

Happy 3 months Addison! Mommy and Daddy love you!

Another first - laughing

Three months must be the magic number for new things. Addison laughed out loud tonight...for her daddy of course. He was singing to her and giving her kisses and there it was - the cutest little laugh. I loved it! I'm sure I'll try to get it on tape. New pictures added to shutterfly.

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As promised...Addison's new jumperoo. She's been so good at holding her head up and this has opened up a whole new world for her. Her toes barely touch the floor so we had to put a small box under her so she can jump. Tonight was the first time I caught her actually reaching for the toys. She's still a little too small so her arms tend to fall down in the seat, but she's working on that.

Meet 'Gracie' the lamb. I introduced Addison to Gracie a couple of days ago and she loves it. She likes to grab Gracie and then roll to her side while holding her. Too cute.

Addison loves her daddy. Michael took this while playing with her last week. She lights up when he enters the room and will follow him throughout the house. I'm so jealous.

Here is Addison rolling over. We love her more than words.

Addison hates tummy time!

So what does she do to get out of it? She rolls over! She's been rolling over from back to front for about a week now, but only in her crib at night. But on Saturday she rolled over from front to back and she meant to do it (wasn't just an accident). She did it several times and I even got it on tape (I'll post that and some pics tonight). She's still sleeping good at night - going to bed around 8 and sleeping til about 6 or 7 with only one feeding in between. Her new thing is grabbing and tasting just about anything you put in her reach. We've introduced her to a lot of new toys over the past week - bumbo seat, jumperoo and her favorite stuffed animal. Don't worry...I have pictures at home of all of the above. Will post tonight!

My new favorite picture!

Addison went to her first pool party on Saturday. I took this on the way to Scott and Kara's. I love the bubbles she's been making lately.
Even though her pediatrician told us "putting your child in a pool is like dipping her in bleach", we put her in anyways...just for a couple of minutes. She seemed to like it though you can't tell in this picture. I love my baby girl so much. I can't believe how big she is getting. She now likes to nap with me on the couch. It's our new weekend thing to do. Being back at work is going good. It just makes every minute I spend with her that much more special.