ADDISON IS HERE!!!!

Addison is HERE!!! On July 22nd, I got up and got ready to head up to school to meet my interim for this semester. I was about to leave the house around 9:15 when my water broke. I called my sister in denial and told her that it could not possibly be my water because Addison is not supposed to be here until August 10, and I am not ready...and more importantly- her dresser that was on order was not here yet!!! After totally losing it, Kerstin and Audrey threw some clothes on and headed to come get me. We met mom at the hospital and James got there a little later. They said that I was in labor. After 12 hours of labor, and being poked 4 times to get an epidural in- the nurse came in and said that they were going to start prepping me for a c-section. This was news to us, but we later learned that Addison had not dropped so a c-section was are only option. An hour later, Addison was here!!! She weighed 8 lbs and 11.5 ounces and was 20 1/2 inches long. James and I are still debating whether or not they got the due date wrong:) We feel very blessed that Addison is here (although her dresser is STILL NOT:)), and more importantly that she is healthy.


Addison does not like to have her clothes off, and refused to look at her daddy:)

This picture does not do her first bath justice. She normally is SCREAMING at the top of her lungs the entire time.

We had several visitors that came to see Addison the 4 days we were at the hospital. One that was always appreciated was Papa who would always show up with ice-cream!!!

My sister-in-law Robyne, and nieces Hailey and Lauren. Also, my mom. My mom was the biggest trooper ever!!! She was there throughout everything and still continues to be the biggest help to me!

We can always count on Justin to get Addison to fall asleep.

Normally, if daddy takes a nap- Addison is right there with him. Something about her daddy's arms that make her fall right to sleep (that is unless it is time for her to go to sleep at 3 in the morning:)).

Addison on her ride home.

We are very lucky that she loves her cute swing.

This is a better picture of what bath-time at home normally looks like. This was her first bath at the house.

Audrey was another frequent visitor at the hospital. She loves holding Addison and is even a pro at getting the pacifier in her mouth as soon as she starts crying:).

This picture is more recent. Addison is not playing on her play mat yet, but she does love laying on it and looking around at the animals and fun colors.

She is already a daddy's-girl.

This was her first Sunday at church.

Addison loves playing with her hands. She tries so hard to get her thumb in her mouth, and sometimes she actually gets it there. Unfortunately, she normally pokes herself in the eye with her other fingers- which makes her VERY mad:)

Friends, Family, and Gifts

On Saturday, July 18, my sister and sister-in-law (Kerstin and Robyne) threw me the best baby shower EVER! They are both so creative and talented, and I am so lucky to have the both of them. Addison's baby shower had great food, awesome company, and fun games. It's a good thing that we had the shower on the 18th of July, because Addison decided to come early!! She was here on the 22nd. I feel very blessed to have such amazing friends and family.


The party planners, Kerstin and Robyne.

This was the gift table. I could not believe all the great things that we got!!! We got some cute clothes, toys, sleeper, bath stuff, and much more!

A view of half the shower. It was a lot of fun to have everyone together.

For the first game, everyone had to guess-timate how big they thought my stomach was. Natalie (my little sisters) string could wrap around me 5 times. I am going to remember that when she gets married and has a baby:).



Myself (and Addison), older sister Kerstin, and younger sister Natalie. I did not realize how big I really was until seeing these pictures!!!

My mom and I. I really have the most amazing mom in the entire world. I just hope that I can be 1/2 the mom she is to me to my little girl.

Meghan, one of my best friends from college, came in town for my shower. I am so grateful that she came. I put her to work helping me get everything ready for Addison. Good thing she was there! She left on Tuesday to go home, and I went into labor on Wednesday.

My grandma McBride and my granny Moore.

New Artwork

So, we had a canvas painting made (by Jessie Hanks) to match Addison's bedding.  I have been really excited to see the final product, as I told Jessie to be creative:).  I went to go pick up the canvas tonight, and was SUPER excited.  The canvas turned out even cuter then I could have ever imagined.  We have not had a chance to hang it yet, but that will be put on James' LONG to-do list:).  

Busy as a little Bee!

So, after all the energy I had to paint the baby room, I decided that I would also paint the master bedroom.  I thought I would get really creative with a "accent" wall.  As you can tell the back wall is now chocolate brown, and the other three walls are off-white.  I am debating if my energy will keep up for me to paint the other three walls.  For right now, the room will stay this way.  I am wondering what my next project will be!:)

8 Weeks left and counting!

We have been really busy since our last post.  James went out of town to visit friends about two weeks ago, and I got really bored- so I decided I would paint the baby room (which I have said the entire pregnancy that I would NOT do.)  I even got the energy to go ahead and put the bedding on the bed as well.  The walls are green now (they match the green in the bedding) and we are going to accessorize the room in hot pink (which also matches the bedding).  The room is a work in progress, but this is what it looks like at the moment.

Here is a close up of the bedding, actually on the crib.  It turned out super cute, and it looks great with the room.

James and I have finally decided on a name for our little girl.  Her name will be Addison Laverne Fischer.  Laverne was James' grandmothers middle name, and we decided to keep it in the family and make it Addison's middle name as well.  Since we officially have a name, that means I can OFFICIALLY get things monogrammed:)  Here was my first monogramming purchase.  PACIFIER HOLDERS!  I had to explain to James the importance of having pacifier holders, and then the importance of them matching outfits, and having her name monogrammed on them.  He is going to be a PRO at this baby stuff by the time Addison gets here.

I had a doctors appointment today, and our little girl seems to be doing really well.  She definitely is not having a problem gaining weight:)  Her heartbeat was 133 and she now weighs 5.6 pounds!  We also had an ultrasound today, and the tech said "I'm loving all the hair."  So, mommy-to-be's next project...learning how to make super cute hair bows!:)  Check back soon for pictures of that adventure!

FINALLY...

We FINALLY made a decision on our chester drawers and hutch for our little girl.  I am so excited to have it ordered, and now the 6 week countdown starts until it gets here!!  The more we prepare and buy, the more real it gets that we are having a baby:)  I realize this should be real enough as I am 29 weeks, but I guess the shopping does that to you:)  Anyways, I wanted to post a picture of the chest/hutch, so I downloaded one from the website.  It's a little hard to see but the chest is 6 drawers.  

I finally went and got a mattress for our crib, so pictures that all put together will be coming soon as well:)

The Beginning...

We are already SO excited for our little girl to get here, that we are already having fun buying/putting baby items together.  I am having my first baby shower this Tuesday at school, that my AMAZING grade level is throwing for me!  I am very excited- the closer we get to having the baby, the more real this all gets.  Here are some fun things we have gotten already!

This is the first gift we have gotten, so it had to go in the blog.  One of my students gave it to us as a gift, and I was SO excited!!!  

Magra and Papa have already given us their gift, which is our travel system.  I think it is adorable!

Sadly, I think it took me almost as long as it took James to get the crib together to get this stroller together!  BUT, it turned our PERFECT!  I have already been rolling it around the house!:)  

This was my husband's first BIG project to put together.  The estimated time to put together was an hour- I think it took about 2 1/2 hours!!!  As you can see, our next purchase will be a mattress- the bedding is on its WAY!:)