Addison's Baptism

Addison’s baptism took place this weekend at St. Francis of Assisi in Raleigh.  We were very fortunate to have both sets of parents & all siblings accounted for!  Justin’s brother Gannon flew into town on Thursday February 16^th and his dad, brother Adam and dog drove into town after work and arrived at about 1:30 am the same day.  Our little townhouse was packed to the gills! 

Addy was baptized at 11:30 Sunday mass and although the day was very gloomy, we had lots of smiling faces around us.  When we got to church, they have you take your little one to this back room to undress them down to their diaper and then wrap them in white towels.  I brought one of Addy’s blankets that my mother had made and wrapped her in that as well for an extra cute look.  Addy was very good through the whole mass.  The baptism was done after the homily and I really liked the priest who performed it.  Father Bill is a very personable guy and he didn’t make my baby cry, so that was a plus!  We took Addy to the front of the altar and then all the children of the parish were asked to come and make the sign of the cross on Addy’s head.  It was very cute to see all these kids come racing towards us. 

We then walked back to the baptism basin and slipped Addy’s diaper off, handed her off to the priest and then he dunked her.  She looked at me and was a little startled, but didn’t make one peep.  After, he handed her back to me where Justin & I wrapped her back up in her towel.  The priest blessed her baptism gown & cross and we went on our merry way.  Justin & I then took Addy back to the room where we undressed her to finally put some clothes on the girl!  She looked so cute in her dress, stockings, bib and shoes…her shoes refused to stay on though! 

After mass was over, we all went back to my parents house for brunch.  We were going to take pictures at the church, but they turned the lights off on us!  It was a great day and we couldn’t have felt more blessed.  It seems crazy that exactly one year ago we were sharing the news of our pregnancy with our parents…everything really came full circle.

Start of Mass

About to get dunked

Getting dunked

Aunt Amanda & Uncle Adam - GodParents

Dad & Mom with their sweety

The Rosplock Clan

The Crooks Clan



Sibling photo

3 Men & a baby

Girls only

Aunt Shelly & Uncle Gannon - The wannabe GodParents

4 Month Checkup

STATS

Weight: 14lbs 13.5oz (60^th percentile)

Height: 25 inches (75^th percentile)

Head: 42cm (85^th percentile)

Addy’s doctor appointment went really well.  She is such a good baby and was chatting away with Dr. Sarah.  I of course had been dreading the shots, but she literally only cried for less then 10 seconds and was over it.  She had 3 shots; 2 in one leg and 1 in the other leg.  My mother came with me to her appointment because I was sure Addy would be crying again which in turn makes me cry.  I needed my mommy!!  It’s also nice to have an extra set of ears because sometimes I leave the doctor’s office and forget everything they’ve said.  Oops!

Dr. Sarah was very happy with her progress and said we could start introducing some solid food.  Probably sometime this coming weekend we are going to try some rice cereal!  If she likes them, great…if not, they said wait one week and try again.  It isn’t completely necessary to give her solids until 6 months, so there is no real rush.  Justin & I are basically trying to cut down on “middle-of-the-night” feedings and want to see if some solid food will help.  Dr. Sarah this is an old wives tale, but sometimes when so many people believe it works, there might be something to it!  It never hurts to try!

Addison

still hasn’t rolled over yet and seems to have stopped caring to do so.  For awhile, she seemed adamant about doing it, but now just seems content lying on her back.  When she is on her back, her legs are constantly moving.  Once she learns how to crawl or walk, I think we are going to have an active one on our hands! 

Addy is enjoying spending time in her Bumbo with the tray attached.  She has been sitting in it while we eat dinner lately which is nice…Justin & I can eat at the same time!  Addy still loves bath time and I can’t wait to get her little body in a pool this summer!  My parents are currently planning a trip to Texas to see my Grandma, Aunt and her family in April.  My Aunt has a pool so I am hoping it will be warm enough to give it a try when we are there.  I am beyond excited that my parents, sisters, Addy & I will be headed to Texas…I can’t wait for my Grandma to meet her great granddaughter!!
Oh...last but not least, the doctor did confirm that Addy is indeed teething!  It seems early for it, but her gums are swollen and you can see a little nub under the skin!

4 Months Old!

SLEEPING

As of right now, Addy has kicked her bad habit of being placed in her crib for bedtime and waking up 10 minutes later. (Knock on wood!)  She is pretty much going to bed between 7:30 & 8 depending on her last nap of the day.  Lately I’ll come home from work, and she’ll get all cuddly with me and fall asleep for about a half hour.  I absolutely love that time with her!  She is still waking up 2 times a night.  Justin still gets the first feeding (anywhere from 11 – 1!?) and I get the second feeding (anywhere from 3 – 4:30!?).  Addy will then wake up between 6:45 and 8 for the day.  She still takes her bottle and falls asleep pretty quickly after she has finished it, so we really can’t complain too much!

EATING

Addy is funny about food.  She seems to enjoy more of it at the wee hours of the night/morning opposed to during the day when normal people eat!  I am hoping that on Friday when we have her 4 month appointment we can talk about giving her rice cereal because I’ve read a lot of information saying she might just need a more full belly before heading to bed.  I guess we can try it and see what happens!

CLOTHING

She pretty much doesn’t fit into any 3 month old clothing!  She is wearing all 6 month old sleepers because anything smaller and her little arms are only half covered! 

STATS

Weight, Height & Head: We haven’t been to the doctors since her 2 month old checkup, so we will have to wait and see for the 4 month checkup…I’ll follow up after Friday’s appointment.

Loves: Addy is enjoying her hands & feet lately.  She has managed to get both fists into her mouth and on very few occasions, just a thumb!  She is super interested in her feet right now and tries very hard to get them to her mouth.  She has been unsuccessful thus far!  She’s also loving her Sophie the Giraffe squeaky toy…Brinkley loves Sophie as well.  Brinkley doesn’t try to pick Sophie up, but she looks like she is being tortured by not touching it.  Thankfully, she is a good dog and listens pretty well! 

Addy still hasn’t rolled over, but is getting very very close to going from back to tummy.  I have several videos of her “trying” to roll over, but she hasn’t gotten there quite yet!

Hates: She doesn’t have any huge hates at the moment.  She still isn’t thrilled when she is put in her car seat, but it’s growing on her.  

OTHER

I think Addy is starting to recognize her name.  I think she knows when we say “Addy” it has something to do with her at least.  Addy is starting to pay more attention to Brinkley and following her with her eyes.

More to come on this front…

Here are a few pictures of her 4 month old photo shoot…again, mostly somber photos because she doesn’t cooperate!