7 Months Old!

Another month that has flown by!  Every day Addison amazes me more & more and brings such joy to our lives.  The past month has been a little crazy.  My parents, sisters, Addison & I all flew to Texas to visit my grandma.  It was so great to see my grandma interact with her great-granddaughter!  My grandma particularly liked the video monitor we had.  She sat there and kept watch over Addy whenever she napped!  Justin, Addison & I went to NY 2 weeks after our Texas trip to visit family.  Addy is such a good baby and just went with the flow.  We visited Justin’s papa at the nursing home and you could just tell he loved it, which in turn made Justin & I so very happy.

Size Stats: Weight, Height & Head – I weighed her in at 19.8 lbs.  She is wearing all 9 month sleepers.  She can fit into onesies ranging from 6 months to 12 months depending on the brand.  She pretty much wears all 12 month sized bottoms.  I feel bad trying to squeeze her into anything smaller than that!  She seems so long and I am regretting getting the changing table we got because her head is to the top and her feet almost reach the bottom…doesn’t leave a lot of room for an excited baby to kick and try to twist and turn when we are changing her.

Development:  She still hasn’t rolled over!  I can’t wait when I can finally say she has done this!  She sits up very well now.  I usually keep her boppy behind her, but I really think she’d do fine without it.  The poor thing has been chewing or sucking on everything!  I think a tooth may be making an appearance soon.  Her new thing is to rotate around in her pack n play.  She doesn’t do it in her crib for some reason though.  I’ll lay her down for a nap the long way, but when I go to get her after her nap, she has turned so her body is going the shorter way.  Her head and toes are pushed up against the ends…I have no idea why she thinks this is fun!  Maybe she likes the way the mesh feels?  She constantly pushes up on her legs when you hold her.  She wants to stand but she is very wobbly!

Personality:  She is still a super happy easy-going baby!  She just has the sweetest personality.  A dark side has started to emerge just a little.  After her bath at night before her bottle she has been throwing little hissy fits.  At this point, I find them to be pretty cute!  The teachers at daycare keep saying Addy is the most talkative baby they have ever been around…I believe it.   She just talks & talks.  She loves to give me hugs & kisses which are very drooly at this point!  It is pretty much my favorite thing.  She still hasn’t said Ma Ma, but she really only gives out her hugs & kisses to me, so I’m not too upset about that!

Eating:  She has been doing really well with food.  She has several bottles throughout the day and food for lunch & dinner.  She has tried a number of foods including: Brown baby rice, Baby oatmeal, summer squash, sweet potatoes, carrots, green beans, peas, peaches, apples, a tomato medley and baby mac & cheese.  She wasn’t a fan of avocados, but other than that she pretty much eats it all!  At this point, I have pretty much bought all of her food pre-made, but I have a Beaba which lets you steam, blend and cool all sorts of foods.  I recently bought a sweet potato, cut it up, steamed it and then pureed it.  In a perfect world, I’d do this for all her food, but for right now I am just trying to make enough at the beginning of the week for just Addy’s dinners. 

Sleeping:  At least she is consistent!  She still only takes 2 -3 naps a day ranging from 20 minutes to 45 minutes.  Addy is heading to bed around 7pm (if she makes it that far) and sleeps until about 3 am where we feed her a small bottle and then she goes back to bed until about 7am.  We will be working on dropping her middle of the night feedings in the next week.  The doctor said she shouldn’t need to wake up in the middle of the night, it is just a habit she has gotten herself into.

Likes:  She has a newfound interest in Brinkley.  She enjoys watching Brinkley run for a ball and she likes to pet her paws with just her pointer finger, kind of random!  She loves bath time still and I get soaked from all the kicking and splashing.  She really loves looking at herself in a mirror, she gets so excited!  She loves her talking book that Justin’s nana bought her.  It sings several nursery rhymes and lights up, what’s not to like!?  She loves it when anyone is silly with her and there is no shortage of that from anyone!

Dislikes:  Still doesn’t enjoy tummy time and hasn’t been a fan of me wiping her nose because of her cold. 

6 Month Checkup!

Size Stats:

Weight: 17 lbs 4 oz (75^th percentile)

Height: 27 ½ inches (90^th percentile)

Head: 43 cm (70^th percentile)

Addison’s doctor appointment went really well.  I love Dr. Sarah, she is so good with Addy and takes the time to chat & explain things thoroughly.  Dr. Sarah said she is very happy with her development and now is a good time to start baby proofing the house!  She wasn’t worried that Addy still doesn’t feel like rolling over since she is already sitting up on her own.  She told me not to be surprised if Addy decides to crawl before turning over!

Addy got several shots today which make me soo sad!  I feel so bad for her, but I know they are for a good cause.  She was fine for most of the day, but once the evening hit, she really just wanted to cuddle and be held…fine by me!  

Here are some pictures of Addy waiting to see the doctor…it was hard to get her to sit still & make sure she didn't fall off the table AND get a good picture!!

6 Months Old!

I honestly can’t believe Addison is 6 months old!  Just last week I said to Justin, “Can you believe we’ve had her for almost 6 months now?”  It just seems like time has flown by.  We’ve had so much fun with her and day after day she continues to amaze us. 

I will be receiving the worst mom of the year award though because today I let Addy try a very very small amount of frozen yogurt!  Girl went crazy!  I was eating an ice cream cone at Jason’s Deli and she was fussing and reaching for it, so I put it to her mouth and she was sooo happy!  Justin & I were dying laughing, she just looked too cute & happy.  Probably not a food she is ready for, BUT again, it was a very small amount.  I’m not sure who enjoyed it more though, Justin & I watching her or Addy tasting it!

Size Stats: Weight, Height & Head – Right now she most comfortably fits into size 9 months for sleepers.  She can still fit in certain brands of 6 months.  Most clothes she wears are 6 months, but I have definitely put her in some 9 month outfits.  They are a little big, but nothing too silly looking.  We have her 6 month appointment when we get back from Texas, so I’ll update her stats then!

Development:  This child still refuses to roll over!!  She can sit up on her own now, but won’t roll over!?  I’ve seen her in her crib a few times looking like she might go from back to tummy, but nope!  She pretty much hates being on her tummy for anymore than 3 minutes.  She is very nosy and wants to be able to see everything going on around her.  She will grab anything that comes in her proximity and immediately put it to her mouth.  She loves her toys that light up and make sounds.  I’ve started trying to read books to her, but again, she just wants to put the books into her mouth!  She is constantly saying, “da, da, da”.  I think she is saying dad but Justin doesn’t think so.  (I think he is just trying to be nice since I obviously want her to say ma ma ma!)  Still, it’s exciting to hear her saying something that resembles a word. 

Personality:  She continues to be an “easy” baby.  She is so easy to appease and just goes with the flow.  We took her to one of Justin’s work functions which was basically a motorcycle shop grand opening.  You’d think with all the loud motorcycles and tons of people she might not be a fan, but she was as happy as could be and hung out for about 3 hours.  She still is very chatty and has a tendency to talk herself back to sleep after her middle of the night feeding.  Even when she wakes up for her bottle in the middle of the night, she doesn’t cry, she talks until someone comes in.  How wonderful is that!?  I hope I’m not jinxing us by saying that!

Eating:  We are on a pretty good food schedule right now.  She has bottles throughout the day, but will have a veggie or fruit for lunch and then rice cereal for dinner.  I’m hoping I can widen our horizons after her 6 month appointment, but I don’t want to jump to anything too advanced and mess up her stomach before chatting with her doctor.

Sleeping:  She still isn’t a napper!  She has three to four 30 minute naps a day.  I am noticing that she is getting tired earlier in the evening.  She use to be able to make it until 7:30, but now we are lucky if she gets to 7:10!  I am guessing daycare is taking a lot out of her with all the things to watch & do.  She is now only getting up once in the middle of the night which is making our life a little nicer!  Justin & I will do every other night, so that means we have both been getting  full nights sleep here and there!  She will then wake up by 7:30 for the day, not too shabby.

Likes:  She is loving life right now.  Again, she pretty much goes along with anything and can find anything amusing.  This is a very fun age and I am just counting down the days until she decides to crawl.  I have a feeling to will be very busy once she learns to do this!

Dislikes:  I honestly can’t think of anything she hugely dislikes at the moment other then tummy time.  We’ve honestly been so blessed with her!

Easter Sunday

Addy's first Easter!  We were supposed to be in NY but ended up staying in NC this year.  A lot of family members in NY are sick and we didn't want to get Addison sick.  We headed to 11:30 mass with my parents and Amanda.  The church was packed and Addy decided she needed a nap so Justin took her out and snuggled with her for her short 15 minute cat nap.
After church we headed to the Brier Creek CC for brunch with my parents, Shelly & Audie.  Amanda headed back to Charleston after church so she could spend some of the day with Ian when he got off work.
The Easter bunny was hopping around so we decided to get a few pics with him.  Addy loved him!  She really just wanted to touch his fur, but it was super cute. 
Here are a few pictures of Addy in her Easter outfit...then there are some more pictures after I changed her outfit so she was a little more comfortable!
p.s. Justin was pumped I was making him take a picture with the Easter Bunny!

My Loves...

5 Months Old!

Size Stats: Weight, Height & Head – I don't have the specific weight because we don't have another well visit until 6 months, but I will try and weigh her at home later on.  Addy hasn’t completely outgrown all her 3 month clothing, but she most definitely has to wear 6 month sleepers.  Her little arms & legs are way too scrunched if we put her in anything else.  I might have to switch her from her infant car seat to her convertible car seat because she is getting too heavy for me to be carrying that thing!  Its one thing on the weekends when Justin can cart her around, but going to and from daycare or anywhere else is hard on my own!  Add to it the several bags I lug around as well and I’ve become a packing mule!

Development:  Addy is doing all sorts of fun things lately.  She definitely grabs at anything we put in front of her whether it is a toy, a cell phone, Brinkley or a cookie.  (We obviously aren’t letting her eat the cookies!?)  We just started trying to let her sit by herself.  She usually hunches forward, but she seems like she is getting the idea.  She loves to be held in the standing position and pushes down on her legs.  She still isn’t flipping from side-to-side, but I feel like any day now she might do it at least on accident.  She is so busy when she is on her tummy or back.  She flaps and flails like a bird flying or a frog swimming!

Personality:  She has quite the personality…she talks NON-STOP!  Even the people at daycare say she just chats away all day when she is there.  She loves to hear her voice I guess!  She thinks her daddy is hysterical even when he isn’t trying to be funny…good luck disciplining her someday Justin!  He’ll just look at her and she laughs, it cracks us up.  She still has a very sweet demeanor and is such a good baby.  She is generally happy and hasn’t cried once when I’ve dropped her off at daycare.  Now, I realize the time will come when she does cry, but it has made it so mush easier on me these first few weeks knowing she is happy.

Eating:  Some day’s she likes food and other days she just wants her bottle.  I’ve been trying to incorporate food on an every other day basis, but sometimes she just isn’t interested.  I see no need to push it at this point and when she does actually eat her oatmeal, fruits or veggies it seems to have no impact on her sleep…she still likes to wake up several times at night.

Sleeping:  She still hates to nap.  She’ll take a few 30 – 45 minute naps a day, but that’s it.  Sometimes she’ll lie down and talk herself to sleep, but sometimes she won’t buy into the whole nap thing and cries until you get her out.  At night she is going to bed between 7:30 & 8.  Usually she’ll sleep until at least 12:30 until she “needs” a bottle, but lately she has been waking up like a ½ hour after we put her down and is not a happy camper.  Justin still has the 1^st feeding shift while I have the 2^nd shift.  It is looking like we will be trying the ferberization method ASAP (aka crying it out).  I’m not really looking forward to the crying that will be involved but I am looking forward to a full nights sleep for all.  Most mommies I have talked to said it took their child about 3 nights to get the hang of it.  So if we start on a Friday night, hopefully by Sunday she will be somewhat use to the routine.  My only problem is that she is usually good when we put her to sleep…it’s the middle of the night feedings that I’m worried about.  I guess we can only try and see how it goes!

Likes:  Addy pretty much likes everything!  She loves to be held and cuddled with.  She is starting to really enjoy Brinkley.  I think she knows Brinkley’s name, but I could be wrong!  She loves laughing, being tickled or entertained.  She still loves bath time and at the end I sit her up to look at the frog that is on the faucet.  She can also see her reflection on this silver piece in the tub which keeps her captivated.  She always smile when I lotion her up after her bath and kicks like crazy.  She loves watching us throw the ball for Brinkley and gets very excited when Brinkley runs back with the ball.  She seems to really enjoy her exer-saucer.  We keep in primarily in the kitchen to keep her occupied when cleaning up or making a meal. 

Dislikes:  she definitely dislikes waiting for her bottle at night time.  After her bath we bring her in to get lotioned up and dressed for the night.  Towards the end of getting her dressed, she usually looses her patience and gets fussy.  She knows her bottle is coming and she wants it right away!  She also hates it when I wipe her nose or face, she swats at me in protest.  She also isn’t a fan of the nose suction I’ve been using on her lately since she’s had a runny nose, but I really can’t blame her there!

Addy is getting so big!

A small post...
I can't believe how grown up Addy looks!  I threw on her cute Tommy shirt from Uncle Adam & a pair of jeans and she grew up before my eyes!  Her hair is growing more & more and is getting lighter in the process.  She has lovely blonde highlights that I would love to still have without having to go to the hair dresser.  She is getting very close to being able to sit up on her own, but still won't roll over!  She's happy on both her stomach and back, but isn't interested in rolling from one to the other. 
Addy & Brinkley are definitely becoming BFF's.  I can't handle the cuteness that goes on between them.  Every time I get Addy out of her crib, Brinkley comes in to say hi and get a "pet" from Addy.  We are working on Addy's gentle "pet" because right now she hammers away or pulls at Brinkley's face.  Brinkley doesn't seem to mind right now but I don't want it to be a problem later.  Addy gets super excited when she sees Brinkley after bedtime or after a nap.  She also loves to watch Brinkley run after a tennis ball and run back to us.  It's nice that I can semi-exercise Brinkley and amuse Addy at the same time. 

We've tried a few foods with varying success. 
Likes: Oatmeal cereal, Bananas & Sweet Potatoes
Dislikes: Peaches & Green Beans

I can understand not liking the green beans, but peaches!?  I hope she doesn't think she'll never taste them again because she'd be very wrong. I'll try them again in the next couple of weeks to see if she has changed her mind.
Here's her cuteness in her Tommy shirt!