Our baby is growing up!!!

Addison turned 6 months a few weeks ago, and we have been doing all sorts of new things. We went in for her 6 month check-up and she is now 14.4 lbs and 24 in. long. She is measuring in the 25% for her age and weight. The doctor commented on how observant she is of her surroundings...and how loud she is:) She is keeping James and I on our toes as she is reaching for EVERYTHING, and feels like everything we have- she should also have. The doctor said she is healthy- but she did have an abnormal right ear (I think he meant she was getting an infection in her right ear). We haven't taken many pictures lately, but here are a few.

Nana...we are sure not too sure about your tummy board. BUT...we are working on it:)

She likes it MUCH better this way...ha ha ha

Addison has been drinking out of our cups for sometime that we decided the other night to let her try her own. She was a PRO! She put both hands on it and put it right to her mouth. However, she likes holding it...not so much the water.

Daddy decided to let her have her first bubble bath. Needless to say, she was not sure she liked it.

Magraw has decided that Addy's new name is Smiley, because she smiles ALL the time!

She is starting to sit up some by herself.

We love our little Addy!

Addison has been so much fun. I find that I spend most of my time kissing on her and trying to make her laugh. Normally...she makes me laugh. I cannot believe that Addy is already 6 months old. She really is growing up so fast!!!

All I want for Christmas is my three front teeth...

That's RIGHT!!!! Tooth number 3 is coming in!!! We hope you all had a fantastic Christmas. We had an excellent Christmas, and little Addison was spoiled by Santa!

James and I have decided to carry on our families traditions of opening one present on Christmas eve. This was Addison's first Christmas present from my parents, Natalie, and Justin. Addison did really well opening!!

She got some cute new shoes...maybe she can keep those on- as you can see, she only has one sock on.

Ok, like I said before-she is spoiled. She actually opened two presents on Christmas Eve. James and I got her a pair of "My first Christmas pajamas."

Checking out her new shoes.

We snapped a shot after Santa left.

Addison and her daddy Christmas morning!

She really liked her ball popper.

She found her silly town very interesting. She was not too sure about it.

Like everything she got...she tried to eat it. This was her very own picture album.

Santa new JUST what Addy needed...bigger socks:)

She warmed up to her silly town.

We had a great Christmas day with good fun, and an amazing family. Addison even got to have two Christmas's. We got to have James dad and step mom in town, which was so nice at this time of year. We truly feel blessed at this time of year for everything that we have. We are excited for the new year and everything that it has in store for us!

4 month olds are the BEST

Addison officially turned 5 months old yesterday. So, in honor of her birthday- here are some fun things she did at 4 months. She is still smiling real big (most of the time), and we have heard a laugh a handful of times. I can hardly wait until we hear the laugh ALL the time. Addison has added squash to her diet of rice cereal and applesauce. She is not a fan of the squash- but manages to take a few bites before letting us have it. She is trying to sit up from a laying down position, but can only seem to get her head and legs in the air. I can tell that she will be sitting up in no time.

Addison has started reaching for EVERYTHING. Yesterday, she got bored in her swing and started reaching for the mobile. Good thing I figured out how to adjust the swing so she could sit up...she really does not laying down anymore. She has become very nosey...like her dad:)

Almost every afternoon- Daddy and Addison get their time together. It normally consist of watching football. Addison LOVES football.

Brrr...it's cold outside.

Addison loves her warm outfit from James' mom. It's a little big, but she sleeps in it every time we put her in it.

Our newest adventure is water drinking. Addison has decided that if your drinking...so does she. She does not have the swallowing down yet, but she likes the cold water on her two little teeth. THAT'S RIGHT FOLKS...our little girl has 2 TEETH!

We are SUPER excited for Christmas. OK, James and I are more excited then I think Addison is. We will have LOTS of pictures up soon!

Interesting Morning

Addison woke up yesterday like she normally does and starts talking to herself. I normally lay in bed until her talking becomes more of a "screaming" to get out of bed, and then I go in and get her. However, yesterday morning she was talking to herself and then all of a sudden I heard Mozart music playing over the monitor. I was pretty confused as to what was playing Mozart in her room, especially because there are no toys in her crib. I went in to her room to find that Addison had turned herself around in her crib (almost 180 degrees) and managed to kick her mobile and turn it on!!!! When I walked in she was just staring at it, like she was so impressed with herself that she managed to turn it on. I guess she has already learned that if mommy doesn't give you what you want- you have to do it yourself!:)

YUMMY!!!

Addison has just started eating solid foods. I think I was more excited about it then she was:). She is not a huge fan of the rice cereal as you can see below. She has been eating rice cereal for a few weeks now and I just started applesauce yesterday. All of a sudden she is a HUGE fan of eating!!!! I can hardly wait to see what other foods she enjoys. Here are a few shots of her first time eating cereal!

This is the first time Addy sat in her big girl high chair. She warmed up to it after she realized that she could get that much closer to her lion:)


As you can see, she was not quite sure what to expect. For some reason, she does not like putting her bib on.

This is one of MANY very funny faces we got.

By this point, Addy and Daddy both had enough of rice cereal for one evening.

I never thought we would make it to the point where she would open her mouth, willingly, and swallow. Thank goodness for applesauce.:)

New experiences

Addison has just started grabbing her toys and wanting to hold on to them. Ok, it's her toys, her clothes, her fingers- whatever she can fit into her hands. Of course as soon as she gets them in her hands, they go straight to her mouth. She has just started "talking," making lots of fun noises. I am really enjoying it- we can carry on full conversations now. :)


It is so much fun to watch Addison play with all her toys. I think I just snapped this picture at the right time, but it totally looks like she was sticking her tongue out.

Addison LOVES sitting at the computer with her daddy. She will sit with dad for a good amount of time before she has had enough.

So, thanks to my aunt, we got a exersaucer. Addison loves it, although she is way to small for it. She thought it was very interesting.

The other afternoon I went in to get Addison from her nap. She had been fussing for a few minutes, and being the hopeful mom I am- I was hoping she would fall back asleep. As her fussing got louder I went in to check on my little girl and this is what I found. She had managed to get her entire head and arms wedged under her cradle bumper. Needless to say, we upgraded to our crib that night. Funny little girl.

We go in for Addy's 4 month check up on Tuesday. I can hardly wait to see how much she has grown.

Mind of her own

Addison really liked her Bumbo chair at first, and now it seems like she is getting bored with it. She totally has a mind of her own. She has decided that she does not like sitting correctly in her chair, so she somehow manages to readjust herself to her liking. I'm not sure if she is trying to get closer to her toy...or jump out of the chair. Needless to say...it is always interesting to see what she is going to do next. I have a feeling this child is going to be a handful:)