12 Month Well Checkup

Addison's 12 month visit went fairly well.  Addison & I were lucky to have her daddy with us...I hate shots just as much as she does and can use all the moral support I can get!
She was measured & weighed when we first got there, here are her stats, although they are the same from a previous post.
Height - 30.25 inches
Weight - 20 lbs 15.5 oz
Head - 45.5 cm
Next up was a finger prick to draw blood, poor thing didn't like that very much!  She cried a little, but was OK after the band aid was put on her finger.  It was then her life's mission to remove said band aid. 

Dr. Sarah than came in to look her over and said she continued to look good.  She said her gums had some swelling which are probably the cause of her latest whiny outbursts.  The goal is to wean Addy off formula over the next month or so and to switch from bottles to sippy cups.  Should be fun...
Other then that, she was happy with her progress as she continues a healthy growing pattern.  Last on the agenda was to receive a round of 3 planned shots and 1 flu shot.  YUCK, I absolutely hate that part!  Again, thankfully Justin was there and I was able to scoop her up right after and calm her down.  Next well appointment is in January when she is 15 months.

Addison's 1st Birthday Slideshow

Thanks Aunt Shelly for putting this together!

12 Months Old!

WOW, a year seems to have flown by!  I can't believe I have managed to do a post every month...I can't wait to have the blog published to a book so we can look back on it whenever we'd like.  Addison continues to entertain us and keep us on our toes!  She is such a happy kid and I honestly can't believe a year has come and gone. 

Size Stats:

Height - 30.25 inches
Weight - 20 lbs 15.5 oz
Head - 45.5 cm
Development:  Guess who can roll over finally!?  It only took close to a year!  Daycare was conerned about her moving up to the 1 year room while not being able to roll over, so we worked at home on it.  She gets the idea finally and doesn't cry when I put her on her back.  I honestly think she just didn't know what to do and it made her scared/nervous.  Not anymore! 
Addison continues to crawl at rapid pace!  She still only crawls on one knee & one foot.  She has started to wear sneakers at daycare and her left shoe gets all scraped up on one side because that's the foot she drags!  We recently saw Addison crawl up the first step at our house so she could unload her diaper bag.  Justin & I were kind of shocked and we weren't expecting her to be able to do that at all!  She is becoming very comfortable with us holding her hands and taking steps.  She will be moving to the 1 year old room very soon at daycare where 95% of the children already walk, so they all seem to think she won't be far behind.
We are slowly learning to "give" kisses, but it is more of a bite at this point.  This was a big month teeth-wise. Her two fangs are in and the two front teeth have pushed through the surface as well.  It also looks like the teeth on the other side of her fangs are pushing in.  She still just has her two bottom front teeth and I can't really see anything else down there. 
Addison knows to clap when we sing, "If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands" and she also knows what sound a dog makes.  She has the cutest  little "woof, woof" sound and makes her lips all pouty when she does it. 
We've always known Addy loves bathtime, but recently she's decided to scramble to the back of the tub I pop the drain to empty the water.  She looks like a crab trying to get away from me because she does't want to get out.  Fun times!
Personality:  I feel like Addy is oozing personality...everything she does I find amusement in!  She still has her diva tendencies and I find that Justin & I are constantly trying not to laugh at her when she does something bad!  She has started to point at us, kind of like she is yelling commands.  The other day Justin told Addy "no, no" and pointed his finger at her and she just pointed right back to him!  It took everything out of us to not laugh at her!!

Eating:  Addison is on a great eating schedule.  We will be switching over to whole milk soon and I have to imagine it will be a whole lot cheaper then formula!  She loves to eat what I am eating and will beg like a puppy if we are eating something when she isn't.  I finally bought some plastic forks for her and she seems to like eating off of them.  She had some icing off of a cupcake the other day and loved it, so I am guessing she will love her bday cake!
Sleeping:  Oh child, I hope someday when you look back and read over this you will realize what a pain in the butt you were regarding sleep!  Thankfully I've adapted pretty well to sleeping less, but I wouldn't mind a few more hours of consecutive sleep!  Your bad sleeping habits came back on the night your daddy went to go watch the Giants play in Charlotte and we slept at grandma's house.  You were up from basically 12:30 am - 4:30 am and after taking you to the doctor's, we realized you must have been in pain from your first ear infection.  You poor baby, you were so unhappy and we felt so bad for you.  All you wanted to do was cuddle with me 24/7, so cuddle we did.  You are now back to your old "tricks" and daddy & I will be trying to break you of them ASAP.  Although it is lovely to hear you laugh & play, I just don't see why you need to wake up in the middle of the night to do this.  You will lay in your crib for up to 2 hours just chatting, laughing & playing with whatever toys are in your crib.  And to top it all off, we finally let Addy stay with grandma & grandpa so we could have a lovely 5th Anniversary night and of course, you slept the WHOLE night for them!!! 

Likes:  Addy loves to bang on the dog bowls and to find dog toys to try and chew on.  It is pretty gross, but I am guessing there are worse things you could do with your time.  She loves exploring.  She is just everywhere right now.  She loves her ladybug toy at home that she can push all around...the sounds drive me a little crazy, but what can you do!?   

Dislikes:  Addy has given me a run for my money in the diaper changing department lately, she is just not a fan.  I asked the people at daycare if she screams for them and they said no...sooo I guess you just like to give me a hard time!  She has gotten better at "sitting still" (I'm using this term loosely) when I do her hair.  I love the way pigtails look in her hair, but it is way more hard to accomplish!

Addy's 1st Birthday Party

The day had finally come to celebrate Addy's birthday.  After months of thinking of every detail, it came and went in the blink of an eye.  We were lucky enough to have my sister Amanda come into town as well as Justin's mom and both brothers, Adam & Gannon.  This kid is so loved and has everyone wrapped around her little finger!  I love sitting back and watching Addison interact with her family members...I can see the love in their eyes and hers.  It is such a wonderful feeling knowing how loved she is.
We had the party at my parents house because our little townhouse wouldn't have been able to fit all 22 adults & 6 kids.  I had taken the Friday off before her party to do last minute running around and setting up at my parents house.  I pretty much put all family members to work!  Saturday morning of the party Justin, Addison, Brinkley & I headed over to my parents.  I figured we'd do last minute party prep while we put Addy down for a much needed nap.  WELL, the nap never came!  She laid in bed and talked, fussed then eventually cried.  At 11:30 we finally decided to get her out of bed, dress her in her party outfit and be waiting for her guests to arrive around noon.
Thankfully, Addison was a trooper and did really well during the day.  She ate her lunch, opened her mounds of gifts, had birthday cake, took family photos and said goodbye to the last of the guests and then finally fell asleep for a nap.  Everyone was exhausted!  It was a beautiful day with the sun shining and lots of happy faces.  It still seems hard to believe a year has come and gone...our baby is growing up soo fast!
Below are some pictures from throughout the day...you can see just how spoiled Addison was!