Addie's Birthday !

Today is a very special day - Addie Grace is a year old! What a year it has been and I cannot believe how fast it has gone by. I can honestly say that I have smiled more this year than any year before. Every time I see that little girl she does something to put a smile on my face.

I am thankful that she is healthy. I am thankful that she is happy. I am thankful that she has a great Momma that takes extra good care of her. And I am thankful that she is my baby girl.

Her favorite words are “Uh Oh” and “Nee Nee”. She loves yelling and playing with Neely, our mini schnauzer.

She isn’t walking just yet, but she will take an unassisted step or two to get to food, or Neely. She will stand on her own and walk behind a walker, but she crawls so fast I think she realizes that it would be a waste of time to try and walk.

She may look more like me, but her personality has Lacy written all over it. Addie is curious, going non-stop all the time and barely sits still, unless she has food or a bottle (see a theme here J ) She does like to be held, but rarely will she let you rock her or cuddle with her. If she’s awake, she’s playing. This might be why she sleeps so well.

Her favorite foods are blueberries and cheerios, but I don’t think there is anything she won’t eat. Actually, any kind of food could be her favorite food. It’s amazing to me that she knows the difference between what’s food and what isn’t. Rarely does she put anything in her mouth that she isn’t supposed too. …Knock on wood….

She loves to pull all her books off her shelf and flip through the pages, but she doesn’t get into reading from Mommy or Daddy yet, not enough action I imagine.

Her favorite toys are cell phones, iPad’s, pots and pans and remote controls. You know, the things she isn’t allowed to have but somehow always ends up with them. She also likes to throw the ball back and forth with you, which Daddy likes to do too.

She can’t sleep without Elphy, her blanket/toy that she cuddles with while sleeping. If only Daddy could get some of that love.

She’s got a mouthful of teeth, and she takes full advantage of them.

Her laugh is infectious.

And….. I know she’s going to be a great big sister.

We love you Addie!

11 Months

Has anyone missed us? Its only been 4 months since our last update! Needless to say, we have been busy in our household, and little Addie has been growing like a weed.


A lot can happen in 4 months. Addie celebrated her first Christmas, she learned how to maneuver all over the house, she's only days away from walking, she's got a mouthful of teeth and she has learned a few words (Mama, NeNe for Neely and Uh Oh). Below is a picture/video recap of the last months:

Not a huge fan of Santa.... Yet.

So Santa isn't so bad afterall? How did he know you loved Elephants? This giant elephant (Elphy) has been a hit in our house. We wrestle with him, we lay on him, and we love on him.

We do love Wallabies!

Play hard. Sleep hard.

Learning to play the piano with Daddy.

And when Daddy isn't around she still wants to practice.

This was funny. She went down for a nap in Pop's office and the pack n' play was a little to close to Pop's desk.
She pulled down all his work papers that were on his desk and she was so proud of herself when we found her.

We can eat and drink by ourself now.

Helping Daddy at work.

Did I mention she sleeps pretty good? She didn't wake up until 9:30 today!

 Sometimes we fight the bow.



And sometimes we are ok with the bow. Mission accomplished.

 


Unfortunately, we have been sick a couple times. Seems like this is the only time
she'll let us really rock her and love on her. Or if we have a bottle in our hand, ha.

It has been a fun and eventful last four months. It is crazy how babies change so much from week to week. We had some friends over for pizza one night recently and there were two other babies in the house, both were younger than Addie and it's hard to believe Addie was once that small. She's a big girl, I call her my little giant baby, and I love her.

Check back in another four months for another update! Kidding, hopefully it won't be that long before I can update again.