8 Months Old!

So I am incredibly late posting this month...we have been SO very busy this month with work and vacation (I will post about that shortly). Addison is growing like a weed, and not just in size but even more in personality. She LOVES to talk and is constantly babbling and screaming. She has learned to say "Dadda" and is working on "Momma." She loves looking at pictures and squealing at all of the faces she sees, especially her cousin Felicity. Addie has also learned all kind of tricks the past few weeks. She knows how to clap, shake her head no, stick her tongue out and spit making all kinds of noises, holler like a indian (where you tap your hand against your mouth), give high fives, climb our stairs all by herself (with supervision of course), and she loves dancing with Momma every morning (she gets so excited when any type of music of comes on). Addison just recently become very into the Holy Baby DVD and just can't control her excitement when she hears the music and sees the little nun dancing on the screen. She has also learned to drink out of a sippy cup and has become obsessed with water. She loves to drink from regular cups and if you have a drink of water around her she will throw a pretty big fit until you give it to her. Addie is not a vegetable eater....in fact, all she really likes is fruit. Derek calls her a Fruitarian because she is not satisfied until she gets her serving of fruit at each meal. She has started eating all kinds of real fruit and seems to like it all. Addison has also developed into quite the night-time sleeper, which is quite a feat seeing that she was.the.WORST at this a couple of months ago. She usually sleeps from about 7:00 to 6:30. Nap-time is a different story altogether. Everyday is unpredictable. We are working on that! Our monthly photo sessions are not getting any easier either (see previous 7 month post). For Addison's 8th month picture we discovered that tapping the sign to the wall was the only way to distract her from wanting to devour the sign. I fear by her 12 month picture rope and duct tape may have to be involved.

Addison is truly the light of our lives. She makes us laugh and smile on a daily basis. She is the sweetest and happiest little girl and also has that fiesty side to her that we love so much.