Milestones.

Things Addison can do:
•Sit up
•Crawl
•Stand for a few minutes with assistance
•Stand without assistance if leaning on something for support
•Pull herself up on pretty much any object to a standing position (she especially likes her crib and the coffee table for this)
•If you hold your hands out, she will grab onto them and pull herself up with little to no effort on your part - she does most of the work.
•Hold her own bottle
•Hold items – like teethers, toys, cell phones, remote controls, anything that sparkles or makes noise…..
•Put her feet in her mouth
•She knows her name and will turn in your direction when you call her name or speak to her.
•She follows you with her head/eyes when you enter and leave a room.
•She hasn't started saying words yet, but she does babble, growl, gurgle, inhale and squeak quite a bit. Recently, she has also started hissing…something like a vampire!
•She smiles at herself in the mirror.
•She can wave her hand, although I don’t think she knows what it means.
•Sleep through the night!!! 7pm to 7am (This has only happened about 5 times…..but it is great!!!)
•She can ride in a shopping cart and sit in a high chair now.
•She's eating between 24 - 36 oz./day and eating solids for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
•Solids she has eaten - sweet potatoes, bananas, pears, peas, applesauce, prunes, squash, carrots, rice cereal, oatmeal, and puffs.
•Favorite solids: Pears, prunes, and puffs
•Least favorite solids: peas and carrots
•I love her.

7 Months Old!

Since I am a fantastic mother who always gives 110% (wink wink), I've been taking monthly photos of Addison to document her growth.  I edit most of the photos I put out to all you peeps and save the little FAIL gems all for myself.  Tonight's photo session was incredibly FAIL worthy and too funny to keep all to myself.  So without further a-do (is that how you spell it?) here is a display of Addison's anti photo rebellion from start to finish.

Mission 1: Grab paper as soon as mom puts it down

Mission 2: Take exactly one good picture

Mission 3: Destroy the paper

Mission 4: Get mom to put me back on the couch

Mission 5: Throw a tantrum, pull down my headband, and get rid of the paper

Mission 6: Eat couch pillow

Mission 7:  Let everyone know how tasty the couch pillow was

Mission 8: Nibble the end of the sign

Mission 9: Throw sign away - not as tasty as the pillow

Mission 10: Show mom my belly has no more room for pillows or paper

Mission 11: Avoid the camera...no more pictures please!

Mission 12: Give the paper one more try

Mission 13: Destroy the remains of the paper

This was the last picture...mission accomplished!

A Fabulous Mother's Day!

I have to brag for a minute that I really do have a wonderful husband. My first Mother's day this year was perfect! It all started by getting up, feeding Addison, and going for a nice morning walk on the newly connected Brushy Creek Trail in our neighborhood. The weather was perfect in the morning and it felt great to be outside. We came home got ready for church and headed out the door. After church, Derek made reservations at Stubb's for the their Gospel Brunch (something I have been wanting to try for a while now). It was terrific! Great food, entertaining music, and even a "make your own bloody mary bar!" Addison LOVED the music and kept trying to look over the balcony toward the stage as she banged her hands on the table to the beat, kind of. After brunch, Derek and I vowed never to eat again...ha! We headed to the mall so that I could get a couple links taken out of the watch that D and Addie gave me for Mother's Day. After that, we pooled it up....Addison's first time. She loved the water, and loved splashing....but didn't love splashing herself in the face. If only she could have figured out that banging your hands in the water would lead to a face full of water. Even so....she loved it...and that made me very happy, as I will be spending much of the summer there! After the pool, we were all pretty exhausted so we headed home. Addison had dinner and passed out. Derek and I watched our Sunday night TV shows, drank a glass of wine, and passed out too! Thank you husband....you really are the BEST!

Thank you Mel!

Thank you so much Melissa for taking such beautiful pictures of Addie!  You are amazing!