Addison continues to amuse us! She is big on personality and usually is just the happiest little thing. This month has flown by and we are counting down the days til the big O-N-E birthday party. I have my list of tasks I need to complete for Addy's birthday and have given my mom a list as well...thank god for her! She didn't even blink at me when I gave her the run-down! This is also after I had asked her to make Addison a Halloween costume as well...I am very needy!
Size Stats:
Height - no idea!
Weight - about 21.5 lbs, but I think our scale is "forgiving", so she may weigh more
Head - no idea!
Development: Addy is still crawling with one foot down (right foot) & one knee down (left knee). It sounds like a game of Twister! She is trying to pull up on things, but hasn't been successful yet. She has started to crawl around quite a bit and doesn't really like to be stationary. She still likes to stand, but is very wobbly. She has also mastered kneeling up like a little gopher, she looks adorable! She has gotten very good at waving & clapping on cue. Justin & I have also been teaching her to do "high-fives"...the dog can do it, why can't she!? She has gotten pretty good at it, but she looks at us and smiles like you guys are so silly! We are also trying to teach her to give kisses...it usually just involves one of us grabbing her face and planting one on her though. I think she knows what we are asking for, she just isn't interested in reciprocating! She may not be interested in kisses, but she generally gives out some pretty BIG hugs!
At this point Addy has her 2 middle bottom teeth and a fang trying to poke through, The fang keeps pushing down, but it is only just coming through! If you look really close, you can see the matching fang is coming in on the other side as well...guess we will have a vampire baby for a little bit! She is big into placing items into other items. She loves to stuff a toy into the front hatch of her car and take it out. She'll also be playing with a ball and try to put it in a cup and then take it out to do all over again. I'm not sure what she is accomplishing, but she concentrates pretty hard when doing this.
At this point Addy has her 2 middle bottom teeth and a fang trying to poke through, The fang keeps pushing down, but it is only just coming through! If you look really close, you can see the matching fang is coming in on the other side as well...guess we will have a vampire baby for a little bit! She is big into placing items into other items. She loves to stuff a toy into the front hatch of her car and take it out. She'll also be playing with a ball and try to put it in a cup and then take it out to do all over again. I'm not sure what she is accomplishing, but she concentrates pretty hard when doing this.
Personality: Oh boy, I think we are going to have trouble with her. She has started to become a little diva. She makes this scrunchy face (like she smells something stinky) when she isn't happy or you aren't doing what she wants and we see this face A LOT. She also has learned how to "fake cry". Again, if we don't jump quick enough for her she starts to fuss, but you can tell it is sooo fake! I'm not sure where she has learned this!? Lately she has been testing her limits more & more. She knows she isn't allowed to have Brinkley's dog bones, but she'll crawl over, pick it up and we will say "no Addison" and then she will promptly smile at us and then put it in her mouth. It is pretty funny, but I'm sure how long it will continue to be funny. Whenever we say no, she thinks if she smiles at us, she can then proceed to do whatever it is she was going to do. It's actually pretty darn funny. Justin & I find that we have to turn around a lot so she doesn't see us laughing at her!
Her teachers at daycare say she is such a happy child, but recently they also told me that Addy likes to steal the pacifiers out of the other kids mouths. She doesn't try to put them in her mouth, she just takes them away like a bully!
I made a comment one day about one of the little boys being Addy's best friend, one of the teachers corrected me and said, "No, everyone is Addison's best friend...she loves everyone!" Oh boy, sounds like she is going to have her daddy's personality, making friends with anything or anyone!
 |
| Diva Look #1 |
 |
| Diva Look #2 |
Her teachers at daycare say she is such a happy child, but recently they also told me that Addy likes to steal the pacifiers out of the other kids mouths. She doesn't try to put them in her mouth, she just takes them away like a bully!
I made a comment one day about one of the little boys being Addy's best friend, one of the teachers corrected me and said, "No, everyone is Addison's best friend...she loves everyone!" Oh boy, sounds like she is going to have her daddy's personality, making friends with anything or anyone!
Eating: Addy pretty much has whatever she wants at this point. We do cut up veggies, fruits, pancakes, breads, pasta, cheese and cookies...yup I said cookies. I mean not a whole one, but I'll give her a little sample of mine OR she'll reach into my mouth and try to extract some for herself! She still has puree at least twice a day and 4 bottles (~6oz.) scattered throughout the day. She is a good little eater. I have tried to feed her by fork or spoon, but she tends to just want it on her tray where she can decide which food is next.
Just the other day we let her try some peroghi's...she loved them! She ate quite a bit and then wanted more when it was my turn to eat, so daddy & I squeezed out the potato part and fed it to her by fork which she sounded like she enjoyed even more.
Just the other day we let her try some peroghi's...she loved them! She ate quite a bit and then wanted more when it was my turn to eat, so daddy & I squeezed out the potato part and fed it to her by fork which she sounded like she enjoyed even more.
Sleeping: Addy, Addy, Addy. We WERE back to sleeping through the night! I might have been given a stern talking to by someone, but he did have some valid points. I'm glad he "made" me let her cry it out a few nights. There was only one night where she was really upset and after that she pretty much got the hang of it. She decided just this past Sunday night that she needed to be up at 4am!? This kid is like clockwork! We let her cry, talk and play until 5:15am when daddy & I decided we needed to give her a bottle so she would go back to sleep therefore we'd get another hour or so before we needed to be up for work. If (when) she wakes up this weekend at 4am, you better believe we are gonna let her work through it on her own!
Likes: Addy still loves bath time and the time leading up to it. I'll usually tickle her when laying her down and getting the tub filled and she giggles up a storm. Sometimes Brinkley will come in and lick her toes during this time and this too cracks her up. She loves her daycare friends...she gets so excited to see them! Her new favorite toy is this little white teddy wearing a Yankee shirt. She holds him all the time and always is happy to see him. We have named him "teddy", very original, we know!
Dislikes: She gets very cranky when I have to change her diaper or change her clothes. She has a knack of kicking her legs and landing her heel onto my right wrist almost every time I change her. My wrist is sore daily! She also isn't a fan of me putting bows or hair ties in her hair. She gets ticked! I can't handle her having ratty hair though, so I push through and persevere!
Pictures:
