Daniel, Lauren & Adelyn

Pullen Park Dates

2012-01-26T18:03:00.000-08:00

We have been to the new and improved Pullen Park twice in the past month. Once with Adelyn's 'boyfriend' and then again with her Daddy. She had a blast exploring with Everette. The seesawed, rode the train, climbed and ran around. When she went with Daniel, I came for a few minutes on my lunch break and got to watch her ride the boats and carousel. Crazy because I remember riding these when I was little.

Rapunzel Let Down Your Hair

2012-01-26T17:27:00.000-08:00

So this morning I helped Adelyn build this "tower" (from the movie Tangled). She loves to wear the tiara/braid that she got at her friend Halle's birthday party. She will come to the edge of the landing and hand me the end of the braid and pretend like she is pulling me up into the tower (her idea). We like to sit there and smell her flowers, sing songs, play a new clapping game and just talk. She is SUCH a girly girl.

Tangled Hair

2012-01-26T17:21:00.000-08:00

Pro of having long hair: 2 year old daughter calls you "Tangled" and LOVES to play with it.

Con of having long hair: It hurts!

Photographed by Adelyn Ward

Juice Boxes and Gold Fish

2012-01-26T17:17:00.000-08:00

I am so so blessed to be able to be with Adelyn 5 days out of the week. I am currently working only 2 days out of the week. Mom is still keeping sweet little girl while I work (another huge blessing). When Baby Girl #2 arrives I will be staying home full time. This will take some adjusting for me, because I am so used to being on the go all of the time. Don't get me wrong, I am so happy about staying home with both of them, but I will have to adjust. During these last few days of it just being Adelyn and me I am trying to cherish every moment (crying now). The other day when it was warm we had a picnic at the park.

She absolutely loves drinking a juice box. We always buy her the fruitables kind so that she is getting vegetables as well (makes it justifiable right?) :) I just love spending that one on one time with her and talking/listening to her. It's amazing the amount of things she understands and can express even at 2 years old. She remembers things sometimes that surprise us!

I am so proud of her and can't wait to watch her as a big sister.

Rewind to Christmas

2012-01-26T17:00:00.000-08:00

Best Christmas gift...

After we celebrated Christmas with my family, my Mom said she had one more gift for me and my sister. She brought out one for me and one for Kel. Tears immediately started flowing. She made these pictures/boards for us that had so many great Christmas memories. The colors and how she put them together were just perfect. I am sure they will be hanging in our home forever! I couldn't get over how neat it was. I loved reading every word. It meant so much to us. Thanks, Mama.

Take a minute to read this... it's actually really funny:

PS: Spelling has never been my forte!

Sweet Cousins

2012-01-24T17:19:00.001-08:00

Adelyn and Zoe had a sleepover last week. We had a blast. The girls played so well together and were both excited to sleep in the same house and wake up together. During the day we made a trip to Michaels and they got to pick out a couple of crafts. They were both very excited about all of the hearts everywhere. After some negotiations they decided on a wooden heart to paint and a heart necklace kit. They had a great time working on them together.

I have a really funny video of them dancing that I wish I could post but they weren't quite dressed appropriately so I will just stick with these pictures:)

Tiny Dancer

2012-01-15T18:51:00.000-08:00

Here is Miss Adelyn doing her first technique across the floor in her first class. I love how she tries so hard in the beginning and then gets distracted by the "dots".

They don't allow the parents in the class room for most classes. This is why I am taking video from the monitor. It's funny watching her the whole time not being able to hear what she is saying.

So proud of how she is doing. We have started a tradition of stopping by McDonald's and sharing a plan ice cream sunday after class. I did this the first day just to treat her because I was so proud of how she did and the fact that she didn't cry at all. Well, she didn't forget and asked after her second class if we could go to McDonald's again. How could this pregnant girl say no to ice cream!

Baby Bush

2012-01-08T21:06:00.001-08:00

Adelyn and I went on a short walk yesterday. We were in our neighborhood and she saw this little bush. She said "look, mama, a baby bush". I said, "yes, isn't it cute". She says, "And a mama bush. The baby bush is just like the mama bush. I'm just like my mama. This is my mama",(with a smile on her face and pointed to me).

It melted my heart. It also reminded me how closely those little 2 year old eyes are watching me.

I couldn't resist taking a picture of the 2 bushes.

32 weeks

2012-01-08T20:57:00.001-08:00

Just so that I can remember this lovely memory with baby girl number 2... I am sitting up in bed while Daniel sleeps beside me with killer acid reflux. I have taken medicine but have yet to be able to even lay down. As I play on my phone, I can't help but think about her and pray for her. I hate that we have not completely decided on her name yet but I know that will come. She is so special to us already! Only 2 months or less and we will be bringing another little girl home. And by the way I feel right now... Probably with a head full of hair haha:).

I need to be better about taking belly pics! I will post more updates on where she is going to fit into our little home and pictures soon!

Crazy weather!

2012-01-04T05:26:00.001-08:00

Hard to believe this was us 4 days ago and now we are bundled up just to get in and out of the car!

Christmas Fun

2011-12-15T19:51:00.000-08:00

I was determined to make an advent this year instead of buying one. I found the idea online and made some adjustments but I think it turned out really well. Adelyn gets super excited to open her box everyday. My goal was to print out Bible verses to put in each box for us to read as well, but it has not happened yet. As of right now they just have candies in them.

Also... we had a gingerbread contest at work (side note: just found out today that I WON!). It was really fun creating my Christmas Tree Farm. Mom gave me the idea. I used her recipe for Cinnamon Bread Cookies. I baked large and small Christmas trees one day each with their own decorations and then put it together the second day. I already had the lights at home for Christmas decorations so I just stole them and used lollipop sticks for the poles. The snow is just icing with white sugar and white decorations on top. I used a edible pen to write on the signs. The patients and employees at our office were able to vote on them. Funny story: they told me that an older gentlemen came in and asked how much it cost to buy the Christmas Tree Farm. hahaha. I guess because he saw the sign that said "Christmas Trees For Sale". :) So cute.

I removed it from the baking pan of course and wrapped the battery pack with wrapping paper.

Adelyn did help me with some cookies as well... but those did not make it into the contest :)

28 weeks

2011-12-15T19:04:00.000-08:00

We had our ultrasound on Wednesday to check on little girl (name to be determined). She was measuring right on track. This was so amazing to hear. They said that she was breach but that it's nothing to worry about until 36 weeks. I also was very happy to pass my glucose test on the same day. We had a busy day a the doctor's office but Adelyn did really well. She loves seeing pictures of baby girl up on the screen. She still kept asking for stickers while we were in the room though (typical). :)

With out further ado. Here is our new little beauty. OH I CAN'T WAIT to meet her.

Christmas Tree Search

2011-12-10T12:30:00.001-08:00

We had fun going to pick out our Christmas tree! We got ours at Lowes (where we got it last year because of the good price). Adelyn was interested in the wheel barrel. I took her for a couple of rides around the trees. She LOVED it. Then...she started getting restless because it took us a while to decide on a tree and it was COLD. What do you do when a toddler gets restless???...hand them your camera. She took probably about 30 pictures of everything. I need to post more of her photography. She is actually very good. She took this last one of me.

There was a young couple near us picking out a tree and I hear her say "cheese" and I look back at her and she is holding up the camera at the couple and telling them to say "cheese". I started laughing and asked her not to take a picture of them and while I was saying it, the sweet girl said "cheese". She was totally playing along with Adelyn. haha I kinda wish she had actually pressed the button so that I could show you.

We hope you are enjoying your Christmas season. I know we are. It is so fun telling Adelyn all about Christmas. She understands that Christmas is about Jesus' birth...but she is super excited about the decorations, Santa and presents. Wow it's so interesting now having the responsibility to make sure your child understands the meaning and doesn't worship the wrong things. I pray that she doesn't miss what it is about. It's fun watching her learn about giving to others as well. She gets excited about picking things out for our family but then also wants one for herself....lots to learn!

Baby Girl Video

2011-11-19T11:50:00.000-08:00

New Baby Girl

2011-11-19T11:41:00.000-08:00

I can't believe I haven't posted photos of Baby Girl #2 (who still remains nameless) ;) We are working on that now. She LOVES moving around. Already getting some good kicks to the bladder and ribs. She move A LOT when Adelyn talks to her. It makes me melt. I have been feeling pretty well. This pregnancy is zooming by and I can't believe tomorrow I will be 25 weeks pregnant! Have we done anything to prepare yet??? Nope! I guess when your having a baby that is the same sex as your first you can take a little more time before preparing. She will be in our room in the crib and Adelyn will stay her own room. We will be getting her a true toddler bed soon. So no painting is necessary. I will update Adelyn's room a little to look more like a big girl room and will probably get new baby girl her own bedding, but that's about it! We are hoping to put our house on the market again in the spring, so we don't want to change to much, so that the house is ready to show.

Here she is!

1st Dental Visit

2011-11-19T11:28:00.000-08:00

Adelyn had her first trip to the dentist this week. She was so great. The dental office was awesome. They did more of a show and tell first and let her touch everything before they started and she actually let her completely clean her teeth. When the dentist came in she kind of put her bottom lip out and her face got kind of red. When he laid her back she held my hand and then was fine. He was able to count her teeth and check her bite. She did not shed one tear. I was shocked and so proud of her.

She got to pick out a new tooth brush (Dora of course) and also a treat! She looked so proud walking out with her little goodie bag.

Home for the Holidays Basket!

2011-11-09T12:54:00.000-08:00

Want to win these candles a A LOT more for Christmas time and help someone out in the process? Check out our friend's blog http://kohoutfamily.blogspot.com/. Help them as they begin their journey to adopt a sweet little girl.

Shoebox

2011-11-09T12:27:00.001-08:00

Adelyn had the best time filling a shoe box for a little girl with Operation Christmas Child. We explained to her what we were doing and she was so excited. The very first thing she said was that she wanted to give her stickers!!!! She kept asking over and over "Was her name?" She wanted so baldy to know her name. I wish I could have told her.

Adelyn's First Dance

2011-10-26T19:28:00.001-07:00

Wordless Wednesday

2011-10-26T19:12:00.000-07:00

Cotton The Bunny

2011-10-19T11:51:00.000-07:00

So we met "Cotton" the bunny when we went to GanyardHill farms at the beginning of October. Adelyn loved her and wanted to take her home. While we were at the farm we were able to pick our own cotton from a field! She loved doing this and I was trying to think of a creative way to use the cotton....since we don't know how to weave our own shirt...I decided to help her make "cotton" the bunny as a craft. She loved it!

The eye is a coffee bean.

Again we have bedhead (plus a hair clip).

Puzzle Time

2011-10-19T11:39:00.000-07:00

Adelyn LOVES this puzzle that her Mimi bought for her. She normally puts it together with our help...well today I left her alone for a few minutes after she had put the first two pieces in. I walked back into the room and she was putting the last piece in all by herself. I couldn't believe it! She was so proud. (she is still in her PJs with bedhead :))

Turning 2 in 1 week!!!

Dance Class

2011-10-12T12:09:00.001-07:00

So proud of Adelyn today. She was invited by her friend Emerson to visit her dance class. We were excited to go but I was anxious to see how she did because she is really dealing with separation anxiety right now. In the class, the little girls dance with just the instructor and the parents are out in the waiting area. She was very excited watching the older girls in the first class finish up. They were dancing with ribbons and she got very excited. She walked right in with Emerson holding her hand but when she turned around and saw that I wasn't coming she started crying so hard. I told her it was okay and introduced her to the teacher and told her I would be right at the door (she could see my through the door). She was not having that so the instructor said I could sit inside the class. For the first 5-10 minutes she kept getting closer and closer to the other girls and finally went and joined in. I knew she would love it and she did!! She starting holding hands, participating and following directions. She got to dance with the ribbons at the end and got a sticker. I am so glad Emerson invited her. I was almost teary eyed (pregnancy hormones) watching her dance and be a big girl. I remember going to dance class and how much I loved it. It was a special memory.

Movement! (older post)

2011-10-12T11:31:00.000-07:00

Daniel felt baby move for the first time last night (10/11/11). My heart was overflowing with joy. It is neat when he is finally able to have some type of connection with our little baby girl/boy. :) Only 9 more days until we find out!!!

Adelyn talks to baby and kisses my belly almost every day with out us prompting her.

Belly Pic 19 weeks. ( I know this is sad that this is the only belly pic I have taken so far.)

"Do Gain, Dad"

2011-10-04T12:38:00.000-07:00

Farm Day

2011-10-04T12:08:00.000-07:00

My friend Amy told us about an event they were having at a farm near Brier Creek last Saturday. It is a small family farm that welcomed people for the day (FOR FREE) to check out their animals and country store. They had live music, food and fun stuff for kids to see. Adelyn had her first overnight guest the night before (Everett :)), so we decided to bring him along and go check out the farm. Seth, Anna, & Nolan joined us as well. Adelyn also got to see Emerson, Ezra, Mark and Amy!! She was in heaven! She loves animals, but right now likes some of them better from far away. haha

Sweet Sound

2011-09-30T11:16:00.000-07:00

Here is baby's heartbeat at 16 weeks. I can't believe we will find out in 20 days what we are having!!!!!!! I have yet to take a belly picture. I will post one soon. We are still REALLY far away from picking out a name. Adelyn has already gotten so excited about baby though. She will come up to me when I'm sitting down, lift my shirt, kiss my belly and says "whatcha doin baby?". :)

Money!

2011-09-30T11:13:00.000-07:00

Mamaw and Papaw gave Adelyn an early card for her Birthday (Oct 26th). I LOVED her response to finding cash in her card. :)

An early love for the piano.

2011-09-30T07:14:00.000-07:00

My Sweet Little Almost 2 Year Old...

2011-09-10T10:05:00.000-07:00

...is going to be a big sister!

Daniel and I found out back in July. We are now finished with our first trimester (15 weeks) which is very exciting! The baby is due March 5th. We will find out near the end of October what we are having. Oh I can't wait to find out, it's killing me. We are praying for a healthy baby most importantly. We feel so blessed to have another baby added to our family. Adelyn is super excited and even though I just started showing she will run up to me and hug my tummy and say "giving baby a hug". She just melts me.

Here is a picture of our little peanut. I can't believe it but I think I have already felt a flutter or two. :)

Already in love.

Motherhood is a Calling...

2011-09-10T10:02:00.000-07:00

Motherhood is a Calling

Mother's, please read. This is so amazing.

Adelyn's New Friends

2011-09-09T20:00:00.000-07:00

Megan and Wayne came to visit a couple weeks ago and Addie was super excited. She talks about it constantly until they arrive. Didn't get a photo of Megan and me. I didn't think to have her hold Wayne either, but we loved the visit.

Katie and Hudson were able to come visit this week. Addie gets so excited whenever she gets to see newborn/little babies. She just loves them and is surprisingly very gentle. This isn't the best view of them but I love seeing her hold him.

Beautiful Lois

2011-09-09T19:55:00.001-07:00

She is getting so big! Here she is at the beach labor day weekend with her Mommy.

Last Summer Beach Trip...

2011-09-01T18:19:00.001-07:00

This is what we will be doing this weekend...

More blog updates to come !!!

Adelyn Dancing with Jessica (on Skype)

2011-08-09T18:44:00.000-07:00

Please excuse my singing. :)

Contagious Laughter

2011-07-26T11:14:00.001-07:00

Too Young for Makeup?

2011-07-26T10:33:00.000-07:00

I think so.

Sweet (old) Father's Day picture.

2011-07-14T18:58:00.000-07:00

Uh oh!

2011-07-14T18:51:00.001-07:00

The heat hasn't killed us...

2011-07-14T17:19:00.000-07:00

We are still here. We have had a busy summer so far. I am sick of the heat. Today's "cool down" was extra special. I need to catch up on our summer with some pictures! Adelyn is doing really well. Officially potty trained with the exception of a few accidents here and there. She is no longer wearing diapers at nap time or bedtime and she has only had once accident! I am so proud of her.

We have been traveling to the beach, going to the pool, playing at the playground, watering the flowers, reading, movies, rhyme time at the library, $1 movies at the theater here in Brier Creek, visiting with family and friends, welcoming lots of friend's new baby boys and such.

Adelyn is at such a sweet age. While we are now beginning to struggle with her strong personality (running the other direction when we call and tantrums), she have been so loving. She will randomly come up and hug us or kiss us on the lips. She loves saying "miss you, mommy or daddy". She thinks that it is the same as "I love you" I think.

So here are some pictures to catch you up:

Boating with Papa!

Driving the boat.

Excited about the boat but then asked... "all done?" the last 20 minutes. :)

4th of July outfit

Pool at Pops and Mema's.

Her Addie splashing frantically with her mouth wipe open. Typical.

Beach time with Daddy.

Making doughnuts with Zoe! Yum.

Marbles with the girls.

Sweet Lois.

Adelyn loves her some Everett!

Farmyard

2011-06-24T17:57:00.001-07:00

Potty Training Update

2011-06-23T05:15:00.000-07:00

17 Months: Pee Peeing in Potty but still wore diapers all of the time. She began getting interested in using the potty and we didn't have to persuade her or anything. She still often had accidents. Some day were better than others. After 1 1/2 months of that we...

18 Months: After her doctors visit we decided we wanted to get rid of paci first and then after that was a successful accomplishment we would change to panties. It took a couple of weeks until we felt like she had really said good bye to paci. We took it away from her cold turkey and she did awesome, but at nap time it took her 45 minutes to fall asleep. :) She would ask for it, but would never cry about it. She would say, "Paci, Paciiiiii, Gig Girl". As if to say, I really want paci but I know you aren't going to give it to me cause I am a big girl. :)

We then made a big deal about going to buy big girl panties. Tangled, Dora and Minnie. She was excited!!! I picked a week when I knew I would be home for 3 days without any major plans or errands to run. Also I knew we weren't going out of town that weekend. We started panties that day and only had a couple of accidents that day. Every day it got better and better. By the end of the week I even would make quick trips to Target, as long as we went potty right before we left home and at the store. We were going to let her nap without diapers, but decided we were changing too many sheets at first. So since she was so young, we decided to let her wear diapers at nap and bedtime.

19 Months: Wearing panties and doing great! Can't remember the last accident we have had. She still wears diapers at nap-time and bedtime but I think we need to stop that now because 95% of the time when she wakes up, she is dry. When she is done on the potty she says "shinished" (finished). She tells us now when she needs to pee/poop! I am so proud of her. It helps our budget too :):)

We don't really have any funny potty training stories. She hasn't fallen in or anything. haha The only thing that is kind of funny is she knows that when she says "pee, pee", we jump! So sometimes when we are out to eat or somewhere where she is bored, she will say "pee, pee" and we take her to the potty and NOTHING. Then we realize she was just trying to get up. So smart.

First Big Girl Swing

2011-06-14T06:39:00.001-07:00

Playing with Daddy

2011-06-02T13:51:00.001-07:00

Alleluia

2011-06-02T11:26:00.000-07:00

Good Nap

2011-06-02T08:10:00.001-07:00

Fun with Granny

2011-05-22T19:26:00.000-07:00

Run!

2011-05-17T19:53:00.000-07:00

Twinkle Twinkle

2011-05-17T19:42:00.000-07:00

Adelyn Leading Me in Prayer

2011-05-07T10:26:00.000-07:00

I attended Whole Women Day at Providence last week and one of the seminars I attended was called "Cultivating a Child's Heart". It meant so much to me that I was teary eyed through most of the seminar. One of the things I learned was that it was very important for Adelyn to see that Mommy needs time with the Lord and also to let her pray with me and be included in an active prayer life. That way she can learn more about the Lord and see the result of prayer. We have always prayed with Adelyn before she went to bed but that week I started getting on the floor with her on my knees and showed her 1 time how to fold her hands and close her eyes. We prayed and she said "Amen" and she said "Gan" (Again). She now LOVES praying.

Many times this week as we are getting ready for bed at night or nap time she will get on her knees in the middle of the floor, fold her hands and look up at me or Daniel and say "Pray". There is absolutely nothing sweeter.

I wish I had a picture of her in this beautiful stance because it is beautiful.

18 Months !

2011-05-07T07:32:00.001-07:00

Adelyn is 18 months old. My little bitty baby is growing up. Won't be long before I start thinking about her 2nd birthday party knowing me and I just can't fathom that. I don't know how I am a parent when I feel so incapable sometimes. She has blessed me beyond measure. Sometimes she just looks at me, says "Mommy" and kisses me, hugs me or grabs my leg and it brings tears to my eyes.

Her doctors appointment went well. She is right on track. She also has developed a true fear for the doctor. She could hear him talking and walking down the hall towards our room and out comes the bottom lip as she starts to cling to me tighter and cry. I try to make light of it all and we get through it. As soon as she can tell that they are finished she starts saying "Bye Bye" in her little southern voice...as if to say "I'm done here, see ya". She knows that the sticker will soon follow and that is her very favorite part. I think I could talk her into doing almost anything if I promised a sticker. (Side note: She remembered that she got a Dora sticker at her last appointment and she greatly regretted it for some reason... she couldn't stop talking about the Elmo sticker that she could have chosen when we drove off. So at this visit she kept saying Elmo, Elmo, Elmo. She didn't want to miss the opportunity again. :))

Weight: 27lbs

Height: 33 1/2 inches

Head: off the charts

She :

-is talking like crazy, can pretty much repeat anything you say and tries to put two words together

-started to recognize colors

- says "three, four, three, four" when you talk about numbers

-can walk up and down stairs with the rail or holding a hand, normally crawls up or slides down on her belly when she is on her own

- runs!

- loves taking baths and talking about her toys, bubbles and letters

- loves the letter "B" she says "B" when she sees any letters but can also recognize it on it's own if you ask her

- has started coloring a lot more lately and understands the concept of coloring in the lines

- LOVES to dance to music, she bobs her head or spins around, does some funny squat thing up and down (looks like she is trying to get low) :)

- loves balloons from a far (but doesn't like how they have a mind of their own up close)

-loves running around naked after a bath or going potty

- can eat on her own, but it super picky right now about veggies (aka hates them)

-drinks whole org milk, apple juice, water, orange juice

-loves chicken and fruit and anything unhealthy ugh

- sleeps from 8-7, naps from ~12:30-3:30

-would LIVE outside if she could

- loves talking about family, this is an hourly thing. She will name out all of her immediate family and friends.

- likes dogs

-likes watering the flowers (and picking them)

-likes playing on the porch with water, bowls and cups

- likes playing with tea cups

- still likes pushing her stroller, cart, wagon, anything with wheels

- likes trying to help in the kitchen (she always wants to see what is going on)

- LOVES reading, sometimes I will hear her quietly playing by herself and I will look and she is just looking through her books

- likes to bring whatever toy she is playing with in the same room with me if I am not sitting down with her

-likes getting the mail at the mail center in our town homes. Get's super excited if she has mail!!

- loves gymnastics

- likes to pray

- says "Ground" every single time we leave our neighborhood because she can see the playground from there and wants to play!

Big goals this month:

Adelyn has a big month ahead. We are going to say goodbye to paci and after that is accomplished successfully we will start doing panties (potty training). We have actually been without paci now for almost 1 week and we are so so proud of her. It was almost harder for us than it was for her. The very first night we went without it I asked her to come sit down and talk with me on her floor right before bed. She came and sat down and looked up at me and listened like she was a 5 year old. I explained to her how we were going to give our paci's to Baby Lois and that she was a big girl now and didn't need paci anymore. She listened and sweetly nodded her head and said, "LoLo", like, "Okay Mommy, I understand". I sang to her, handed her bunny and her pillow and put her in her bed and that was it. She didn't cry at all. When I left the room, tears filled my eyes because she is not a baby anymore. :( She has asked for it multiple times this week but has not cried. One time when she asked for it, she immediately followed it up with "Gig Girl??" Like she was saying, "I am a big girl right? I don't need paci." :) She melts my heart.

Adelyn continues to pee pee in the potty on a regular basis. She also continues to pee in her diaper pretty often as well. We will figure out a span of a few days when I can be at home with her soon to start the panties. I have heard that the key is -once you do panties, never put a diaper back on her. Ahhhhhh it's going to be a challenge... but I know she can do it. She is smart.

Pray for us please as we continue to help her grow not only physically but in the Lord. She is a SPONGE and notices all that we do and repeats a lot of what we say. It is a constant reminder to me that she is learning every second and I need to be teaching. I love her with all of my heart and want to please the Lord with how I raise her. There are many moments of quick snappy answers or frustrations as we enter the two's with tantrums and fits but I know that I don't have to be perfect. I can leave that up to Him.

Here she is waiting for the doctor (reading up on the vaccine book).

Pick a color!

2011-05-07T07:25:00.001-07:00

This is what she does while a am drying my hair :) She brought them out from the container in the bathroom and placed them perfectly along the bottom of our bed.

"Yes Sir"

2011-05-07T07:21:00.000-07:00

This video makes me laugh every time.

Shower Time

2011-05-07T07:18:00.000-07:00

Our life has been pretty fast paced lately. When this happens...sometimes the baby needs a bath and there is just not enough time for that... so we shower like a big girl!!! Here is cutie tootie (as I call her) in her towel. She thought it was so fun to walk around in her towel like mommy.

An afternoon I will never forget.

2011-05-07T06:53:00.001-07:00

A couple of weeks ago Adelyn and I went over to the playground that she likes to play on. I brought a lunch/snack, a big blanket and some stickers, crayons and paper. We set up our little area in the middle of a soccer field. I was wanting to get a little sun and just wanted to have a little picnic with her. Would you believe that my little 18 month old busy busy girl sat there on that blanket for 1 whole hour!! She didn't even act interested in getting up. She covered me in stickers and colored and snacked. At one point a spider came racing across the blanket and of course I freaked out and got up off of the blanket. She looked at me like I was crazy...but then she would point to the edge of the blanket in the grass and say "BUG". So maybe I scared her from wanting to get off haha. I told Mom that I will never forget that little hour. We just laughed and talked and had so much fun. She is getting to be such a big girl.

2 Baby Showers 1 Day

2011-05-01T19:06:00.000-07:00

On April 9th ( a little late on this one)...we hosted 2 showers. One for Megan and her little baby boy "Wayne Everette" and the other for Katie and her baby boy (name unknown) :). It was such joy planning and decorating for baby boys. I can't wait to meet these two little guys. I can't wait for Katie and Megan to experience what I have been able to experience as Adelyn's mommy.

Easter Eggs

2011-04-20T10:44:00.001-07:00

The girls made Easter eggs with Nana last week. Adelyn didn't quite understand why she couldn't slosh the water around and hold the eggs in her hand... so we made her experience a little faster. I don't have a photo of the finished product but they turned out really well! :)

Dinner with Mema and Pops

2011-04-20T10:31:00.000-07:00

Mema and Pops came to Raleigh for a meeting and also to meet Miss Lois Ruth. The girls had so much fun seeing them. We went out to eat at Firebirds last Wednesday night, so here are some pictures we took outside.

Happy Birthday Lois

2011-03-22T13:48:00.000-07:00

Lois Ruth MacDonald

March 21, 2011

2:14 am

8lbs 10z

21 inches

Visited Daddy at Work

2011-03-16T14:54:00.001-07:00

She ran to Daniel bouncing up and down when she saw him in his office. She loved doing a little coloring while she was there.

Big Girl

2011-03-15T08:26:00.000-07:00

At 16 months she is:

- talking like crazy

- repeating the alphabet after me

-starting to talk about colors

-going down slide by herself

-running

-will hug you

-says "hold you"

- tries to do flips (with help)

- sleeps really well (8pm-7am)

-can feed herself

-loves Bible books and movies

-says I Love You on her own ("uv you")

-loves Rhyme time at the library

-talks about the baby in Kellie's tummy (now everyone has a baby in their tummy)

-loves her family and will say most of their names on her own

-LOVES dogs

-loves painting, puzzles and books

-if she likes something (it can be a book, stuffed animal, shirt) she puts it to her chest and says mmmm, mmmm

- loves when we put dresses on her and a bow in her hair

-tries to drink your drink

-wants to share cereal every morning

-says Amen when we pray

-wants to be outside every minute

-is getting more used to going to nursery at church, she still cries right when we leave but that's it

-likes to copy Mom and wears her sunglasses on top of her head

-plays pretty well on her own at times

-can pee pee in the potty! (still working on this)

Addie's Friend Berkley

2011-03-15T08:15:00.000-07:00

Haha...beautiful picture of Brandi's daughter Berkley...and funny picture of Miss Adelyn.

We went out for lunch to catch up a couple of weeks ago at Mellow Mushroom. The girls were great and loved seeing each other!

Look who can whistle :)

2011-03-06T09:34:00.001-08:00

Too Cool...

2011-03-06T08:53:00.001-08:00

You can kind of see her bum nose in this picture. She took her first hard fall (should I say face plant into the pavement) :(. My heart stopped. I knew when I picked her up there would be blood and there was. It healed within a week though and she was tough.

A party for Lois...

2011-03-05T09:02:00.000-08:00

I have been checking my phone constantly thinking Lois is going to arrive early and I will miss it. :) We are so excited for her to get here! Here are a few photos from her shower last weekend.

Zoe's 4th Birthday

2011-03-05T07:58:00.000-08:00

Sweet Zoe Jane is 4!

She had a painting party outside and it was a perfect idea for these girls (& guy). :) We were so proud of Adelyn's painting. I will post a picture of the finished product soon.

The twins again...

2011-02-17T07:38:00.001-08:00

...minus the paci of course.

Our Latest Family Shot

2011-02-16T07:20:00.000-08:00

We are so ready for the warmer weather!!!!

Just in time for Valentines Day

2011-02-16T07:01:00.000-08:00

Little Adelyn told me she loved me!!!

I was putting her down for a nap on Saturday (2.11.11). I said "Love you, Addie" and she pulled out her paci and said, "Uv You" with this sweet smile on her face.

I have been prompting her when we say goodbye to Daddy or to other people to say "Love You" and she would repeat it, but this was very special to me because it was the first time she said it on her own.

It brought tears to my eyes. She is getting more snugly and lovey every day.

Here she is during a nap where her bunny attacked her in her sleep. :)

I Love You

2011-02-16T06:19:00.000-08:00

We had a wonderful Valentines Day... we took the day that some people (maybe a lot of people) view as a silly, commercialized holiday to show each other our love. It's just fun. I'm a sucker for Valentines Day.

~Monday morning Daniel and I both had to work. I came downstairs after getting ready for work and Daniel had made heart shaped waffles for Addie and me. With our handy heart shaped waffle maker that we got as a wedding gift (thanks, Barry and Kaye!) Great way to start the morning. At lunch Daniel brought me 2 dozen red roses to work.....yipeeee! Best hubby. I had given a gift to Katie to take to Daniel at work (they work together at First Citizens). It was a box of Ghiradelli chocolates and a heart shaped wooden frame that Adelyn had painted pink and red for him.

~Monday night Daniel had BSF, so I picked up Adelyn from Nana's and we went to eat at Panera just the two of us. I ordered her a little kids meal (deli sandwich and yogurt). She ate it like a big girl and loved it. We had fun on our little date.

~Daniel and I went out Tuesday night to Fosters for dinner and went to see "Just Go With It". It was a very funny but predictable chick flick. It was fun to just relax and laugh with him.

I have been trying to load a video of her opening her v-day treat bag...but it wont load:(

15 months ... and a little catchup...

2011-02-09T09:53:00.001-08:00

Adelyn Elizabeth is 15 months and 3 weeks old!!!

I have been behind on her updates simply because she has had me running around like a crazy person (mixed in with a bit of laziness).

I really feel like she is turning into a little lady. Today we were at Target (imagine that)... and Adelyn was just talking about a million things out loud (not quite sure what they were). A lady walked up to her smiling and said "Hey, Princess". Adelyn's sweet face lit up like she knew she was a princess. I can't believe how grown up she is already. She tries to make us laugh all of the time. And when we do she does this loud belting fake laugh.

Here she is with her Daddy at the aquarium last month. Twins??

Okay here are some numbers:

Weight: 25 1/2 lbs (75%)

Height: 32 inches (90%)

Head: 19 inches (off the chart)

So she has her Dad's height, is on track for weight and well...has her Dad's head size. Hehe. When I asked the Dr. if she was concerned or thought it was bad. She said well she will always have trouble with hats fitting but other than that, no!

Sleep: she is a pro sleeper...and for this we are very thankful. She goes to bed around 7:30 or 8 every night and wakes up at 7 or 7:30am. We started transitioning to 1 nap during this month. Some days she takes 2 still and sometimes she can make it with only one. Still trying to figure this out and trying to remember (as Mom tells me) that it will be a transition.

Food: she loves: oatmeal, bananas, cookies, puffs, goldfish, strawberries, grapes, blueberries, CEREAL (thank goodness, she fits into our family perfectly), chicken soup meals, peaches, pears, sweet potato, applesauce, green beans, peas. NOT a big fan of: my cooking (ha), apples, broccoli,

She mainly drinks whole milk, diluted apple juice & water. On occasional trips to Panera she gets a chocolate milk.

Fun Stuff: she runs, she climbs the stairs and slide down on her belly, she can feed her self for the most part, she likes to watch movies (oh no) (toy story, nemo, baby macdonald, mickey mouse clubhouse, jacks big music show), she loooooves talking about Daddy all the time (when he comes home from work she gets really really excited), she is also always talking about "Zo", we can't get her to say "Zoe" :), I created a family photo album for her to carry around and after having it for only 1 or 2 weeks she can now almost name every person in the book!

Words: bye bye, hey, hi, love you, knock, mama, daddy, family members (growing everyday), drink, milk, up, down, out, car, ride, truck, walk, sit, dog, cat, ribbit, mooo, meow, baaaaaa, quack, duck, turttttlllle, nemo, mickey, minnie, woody, buz, donald, happy, sad, night night, bath, bubble, water, pocketbook, book, play, potty, peepee, poot, eat, moon, bird, boot, shoes, toes, eyes, ears, nose, back, butt butt, shirt, socks, bunny, paci, no, please, movie, beach, hot, snack, tree, rock, Bible...

Here she is with her friend Everett. She lovvvves "RetRet".

I am sure I have probably forgotten some funny moments or words, but that is what happens when you get so far behind. Now that her update is complete I hope to be better about blogging!!

Merry Christmas from Disney!

2010-12-23T06:51:00.000-08:00

Christmas Cookies at Aunt Kellie's House.

2010-12-06T17:13:00.001-08:00

Haha...this was the last picture of the night.

Addie actually saying "Cheeese".

Sweet cousins!

Sweet girl stirring the dough.

Precious.

Zoe working on the cookies.

Loves to help. :)

I Heart Shutterfly

2010-12-06T09:38:00.000-08:00

Please look at how precious this card is from Shutterfly. I can just see Adelyn on this card... if she would only grow some hair!! :) haha

Here is another precious example!

Holiday Cards!

Shutterfly has some adorable cards for Christmas if you are looking for a last minute card for your fam. I have used their cards for our family the past 3 years and have loved them every year. They always come on time and they look great. Soooo many great cards to chose from !

Here is the card we used for our first year of marriage.

If you are interested in getting a great quality card then go to Shutterfly.com. I like that you can print the cards in Matte as well. Right now you can also create wall calendars and they are 30% off. This would be a great gift idea for parents or grandparents! Don't forget about invitations.

Another fun tip: they have a current promotion that if you LOVE Shutterfly and blog about it, you can get 50 free Christmas cards!!!

Having a hard time deciding on our card for this year!!! But I know it will be great... hope I can get them out on time! We are so excited about Christmas with our little 1 year old gal.

We love baby Jesus!

2010-11-30T14:41:00.000-08:00

Umstead Park

2010-11-16T18:23:00.000-08:00

We went with the fam to Umstead Park for the first time in a long time on Sunday. The weather was perfect. We walked all the way down to the creek with Adelyn, Kel, Micah, Mom, Dad & Zoe. :) It was an adventure!

Bathing Beauty

2010-11-16T17:57:00.000-08:00

Haha!!

Addie's New Ride

2010-11-16T17:47:00.000-08:00

Birthday Party

2010-11-16T16:41:00.000-08:00

We had a wonderful time at Marbles for Addie's party. Our house is not large enough to host the amount of people we wanted to invite for her first party... so we decided Marbles Kids Museum would be fun. The party went really well. She got little overwhelmed at first and started crying but she warmed up after a little bit.

She is a dainty girl and didn't want to dig into her cake (which kinda surprised me). Mom had the good idea of handing her a spoon/fork. So once she had a spoon in her hand she dug right in and loved her Minnie mouse cake. :)

Adelyn is 1 !

2010-10-28T09:31:00.000-07:00

I know this sounds so typical...but I am going to say it anyways. I can't believe she is one. We had to most wonderful birthday with our little pumpkin head. She woke up happy on her birthday...at 8:45am I might add. She always wakes up right at 7! It's like she knew it was her special day and she was going to sleep in. Daniel and I didn't complain either! He took off work Tuesday for her bday and we started the day off with her gymnastics class. She had fun showing her Dada all of the bouncy things and how she hangs on the bars. From there we came home and did nap time. Then we headed to the mall. I needed to get some things there and wanted to look at some outfits to wear to her 1st bday party; plus she LOVES going to the mall. That night, Mom, Dad and David came over and we had a good homemade dinner that Daniel helped me with and cupcakes also. Addie had her first cupcake and it was so precious. She kinda put her finger in it for a couple tastes and then dug in. She grabbed the whole top of the cupcake off and was loving it. We need to work on her candle blowing skills though. I didn't think about the fact that she would not have any idea what to do with it. She looked at it for a second and then just tried to grab it!! Yikes. That would been a great first memory. She would be scared of candles for the rest of her childhood. haha. We gave her a couple of presents that night. Mom and Dad gave her a precious skirt and pair of shoes. Daniel and I gave her a baby stroller that is her size with a small baby to put inside. SHE WAS SO EXCITED. She immediately started whipping that thing around the living room. She stayed at it for about 30 minutes until she was sooo tired and ready for bed. I gave her a bath to get all of the stickiness off and put her down for the night. When I came back down stairs I was so emotional just thinking about the fact that her first birthday was over. It just means so much to me to celebrate one year of her life... I just think about all of the blessings of the days and hours that have past that we have been fortunate enough to call her our daughter.

I can't imagine life without her. Like I have said before I feel so unworthy to have been blessed with her. I know some parents struggle with infertility or the health of their children and I do not take for granted the fact that He placed her in our home for a short time. We both pray that for eternity Adelyn will come to know the Lord... and one day she will know Him personally. He has such a bigger plan for her life than I can even imagine. The first few weeks of her life were rough for me. There were times that I didn't know if I was capable of being a mom (not that I have it ALL figured out now). But the reason I get so emotional is just thinking of the strength that the Lord has given us already and the joy she has brought to us. It challenges Daniel and me all of the time. We don't always make it through those challenges without fighting :) but we make it through and are stronger for it.

So Happy 1st Birthday to Adelyn Elizabeth. You are a beautiful gift of God.

Okay...so finally for her update.

Weight: 22lbs (65%)

Length: 31.75 (97%+)

Head: 18.75 (97%+)

Sleep: 8pm-7am, Nap 10am-11:30am, Nap 2:30-4:30 These nap times are approximate. She just switched to 2 naps a day.

Food: WHOLE MILK! No more nursing or Bpump. While I do miss nursing her, I do not miss pumping! I feel free :) haha. All kinds of finger foods. She can pretty much eat anything we eat as long as we cut it up. She is beginning to feed herself. The easiest thing right now is applesauce. I can put some in a bowl and hand her a spoon and she does really well. I didn't say it doesn't make a huge mess, but she is learning :).

Learning: Words (easy (I tell her this when she is trying to bite me), so (or some form of Zoe), oh, uhoh, up, go, ninnie (minnie mouse), bk (book), rock (rocking chair), gar (car), mooo. She looooves ball and anything that rolls (hmmm sounds like a boy). Sippy cup: she started doing really well with that this month. She could push her baby stroller or shopping cart all day long. Still getting used to strangers, family members that she doesn't see often and nursery at church. Last Sunday was really rough. She cried off and on the whole time. I HATE it when it's like that, but I know that she will only get adapted to it if we continue letting her stay. She can climb up the stairs really well and is starting to learn to turn around and come down backwards on the two small steps in our living room. She will open any drawer or cabinet and pull things out and rearrange. She loves watching whatever is going on in the kitchen. If you ask tell her "one" and hold up your pointer finger she will very happily hold her finger up too.

Teeth: She had 6 up until yesterday... 2 more are breaking through on the bottom. 8 teeth scare me because right now she thinks its okay to bite when she gets frustrated. I won't get started on this topic... all I can say is I am trying to do everything in my power to stop this immediately.

Favorite Things: balloons, blocks, pushing things (doesn't necessarily have to have wheels), looking out of the window at the cars and dogs, when Daniel gets home from work, playing on the playground across the street from our house, Zoe.

Words I would use to describe her: Determined, Joyful, Loving, Feisty, Fast Paced, Serious (eyebrows tell it all), Musical.

(I may have forgotten some things and will come back to update).

Addie Talking to the Goats at the Fair

2010-10-22T18:02:00.000-07:00

I took her to the fair because I just knew she would love the animals... and I was RIGHT! She could not get enough of them. :)

Gymnastics!!!

2010-10-19T09:45:00.001-07:00

Adelyn had her very first gymnastics class today! Well, it's not really a class... they offer free play for 1-2 year olds once a week at NR Gymnastics. We went because her little friend Halle goes and they had recommended it. Addie LOVED it! She has recently learned that she loves bouncing...so the trampoline was perfect. It brought back so many memories when I was there of how much I used to love gymnastics. It was so cute to watch her walk around and explore. I didn't get to take a picture, but she even loved hanging on the bars. She would put her hands on and hang on VERY tight while I had my hands on her waist and let her swing back and forth. :) So precious.

Savannah/3rd Anniversary Trip

2010-10-19T09:37:00.001-07:00

Home from Savannah...lovely time with my Daniel. Beautiful buildings, parks, walks, cobblestone streets, rivers, trolleys, shopping, eating, B&B, Starbucks, MEETING PAULA DEAN :), talking, resting, praying, playing, exploring, lighthouses, beaches...! LOVED the kisses we got from Addie when we arrived home.

The Dress

2010-10-14T06:43:00.001-07:00

This is the beautiful dress that Mom bought for Adelyn for her dedication. I can't get enough of her in this dress. Such a little princess.

"Snack"

2010-10-13T08:52:00.000-07:00

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2010-10-10T15:21:00.001-07:00

We are offering a $100 referral bonus to anyone that refers a buyer for us !

9802 Cicero Dr.

New post below:

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Be sure to look below... there are some posts that took me a while to complete that are further down on the page! :)

11 Months!

2010-10-05T06:04:00.000-07:00

Photo taken at "rhyme time" at the library.

Our little pumpkin is 11 months old? Wait, really?

Her other names: Addie Pie, Addie Pants, Addie Patty, Addie Bell, Addie Beth, Adawyn, Addie 4 teeth, Addie 6 teeth, Ad (Zoe's favorite), Adaline (by accident).

Weight: 22 lbs (only know this because we went to the Dr. for ear infections:()

Sleep: 8pm-7am, 2 naps (morning and afternoon) 1.5-2 hours long. We are extremely blessed with her sleep schedule and habits. All we have to do is say "are you ready for night night?" and we take her to to her crib and lay her down and she lays there and maybe talks a little and goes to sleep. On occasion she will cry out (normally when she is not quite ready for sleep or if she is BEYOND tired). In the case that she is BEYOND tired we are forced to just let her cry for about 5 minutes until she falls asleep. If she isn't quite tired enough yet, I really try not to go back in and pick her up because then she will think that she can just get up when she cries. I normally will go in just once and make sure she doesn't have a poopy diaper and give her the paci and leave. This normally does the trick. I attribute the great sleep schedule to not being afraid of letting her settle in to sleep on her own. Up until she was 3 months old I HAD to rock her to sleep or she wouldn't go to sleep. After that I decided it was time for her to do it on her own. While she was learning I would let her cry for a few minutes (like 2) go in and give paci and leave. Probably did it about 5 times and she slowly learned. Once she was about 5-6 months old if she cried we just made sure she was well and let her cry until she fell asleep. We have not had trouble with her not sleeping through the night since about 5-6 months old. I know every baby is different but Addie LOVES her sleep.

Food: 7am nurse/bottle (started whole milk just the other day!!), 8am breakfast oatmeal, fruit, banana, 11am lunch, baby food meal, cut up fruit, bottle, 3pm, bottle, 5:30pm dinner, baby food meal, fruit, anything we are eating:), 8pm bottle. She is really starting to love any table food. We love being able to cut up for her whatever we are eating. I still using the 3rd stage baby food to fill in the blanks.

I posted at her 9 month update that we were worried about eggs. We took her to my Allergist Dr. Aarons and had her tested for common allergens and things that I am allergic to and she didn't show positive to ANYTHING! We are really rejoicing about this. He said that we needed to start eggs & nuts ASAP. (this is beyond scary to me!) We first started her on meals that had egg in them and she did great. Last Saturday we fed Adelyn scrambled eggs for the first time and she couldn't get enough and she had no reaction! We were so excited. You would think we had given her a cake or cookie. We tried to feed her a little at first and then wait to see if she reacted, but the whole time we were feeding her the rest of her breakfast she kept pointing in the kitchen and was loudly saying "Dada"!!!

Learning: walking (almost running), waving bye bye or hello, opening kitchen cabinets and pulling everything out, knocking (with her precious little knuckles) on the door or wall, smelling flowers (sniffle sniffle in and out), dancing bobbing her head, when we say "so big" she holds her hands above her head, perfected her clapping to open hands back and forth, spotting a dog ANYWHERE at any distance and says "woowoo" in a high pitch voice, does better in nursery at church, likes to help with any house projects (or at least see what we are doing), tries to brush her hair or put bows in her hair, just learned how to blow kisses, she also gives good kisses. Words: mama, dada, nana, papa, dayday (zoe or baby), gaga (outside), knokknok (knock, knock), woowoo (dog), beepbeep in high voice (bird), guck (truck), gar (car), wawa (water), mama (sometimes means food too), nak (snack), baba (ball), wack wack (quack), nigh nigh (night night), wock (walk).

Favorite things this month: chasing game, snacks, being outside, blowing kisses, when Dada gets home every night.

My favorite thing... when Daniel is around and we are playing with Addie- he will lean in and give me a kiss and once she is watching he will linger so that our lips are touching... we will wait a few seconds until she can get to us and she will say "mmm" and kiss us right near our mouths!!! It's like a group kiss instead of a group hug! haha

Adelyn's Dedication!

2010-10-05T05:57:00.000-07:00

Sunday September 26th, 2010 Addie was dedicated at our church. It was a very special day. Our families came from out of town to join us that morning. She did so well during the service even though she had just started with a cold that morning. I had some snacks in my hand in case things got really interesting. Once she knew they were there that is all she wanted. :) We all went to eat afterwards at Brixx in Brier Creek.

Thank you Lord for the beautiful gift of our daughter. Every day I feel like I do not deserve this amazingly funny, sweet & healthy girl.

Wordless Wednesday

2010-09-08T19:19:00.001-07:00

The girls on the beach this past weekend.

Our House is For Sale!

2010-09-07T17:38:00.002-07:00

9802 Cicero Dr. Raleigh NC 27617

10 Months

2010-09-07T17:37:00.000-07:00

Adelyn's 10 Month update ( a little late)...

She has really developed this past month. She does something new every day that makes us laugh & love her more and more.

Weight: approx 21 lbs

Length: not sure we will find out at her 1 yr check up

Sleep: 8pm bedtime & sleeps until 6 or 7am, takes 2 naps a day normally 1 1/2-2 hours long

Food: 7am nurse, 8am breakfast fruit and grain, 11am lunch veggies & fruit, 3pm bottle of formula, 5:30 pm dinner 2 veggies or mixed meat with veggie & fruit, 8pm nurse.

Finger Foods: we are starting to mix in more finger foods as part of her meals, cut up fruit, grapes, bananas, peaches, pears, cheerios, Gerber chicken sticks, small pieces of toast, biting biscuits. She is starting to want anything that we are eating, so we will break off little parts for her as long as it's something she has had before.

Learning: To Walk! She is really getting good at walking. We pick on her saying that she walks like an old person. She holds her hands up in the air and has her feet spread apart because she is trying to balance. Babble: she can say Mama, Dada, Nana, Papa, BaBa (ball), Wawa (water), DayDay (baby), NighNigh (night night) and a lot of other noises that we aren't to sure of yet. :) She is a very vocal girl! :)

Happy 30th Anniversary

2010-08-17T15:10:00.000-07:00

My Parents celebrated their 30th Anniversary in August (I'm really behind)!!! I am so proud to be their daughter. They have always been a great example of a Christ following relationship to Kellie and Me.

We love you!

What else...

2010-08-17T06:29:00.000-07:00

Enough about Addie... haha. Daniel and I are so in love with her that sometimes that's all we talk about. But we are still here and doing well!

So here's a little update on our lives. Daniel is still with First Citizens Bank and loving it. He is now working at Duke Hospital in Durham in a branch that they have opened there for the doctors. Everyday he amazes me with his commitment to his job but he still has the ability to come home and leave work at work. He helps me with Adelyn at night and can't wait to get home and play with her. Whenever he walks in the door she squeals and can't smile big enough. She loves her "Dada".

I stopped working at Urgent Care back in the middle of May and by the beginning of June started working at Raleigh Ophthalmology as a medical assistant (tech). I work with one of the doctors there that specializes in oculoplastics (plastic surgery around the eyes). I work with patients in regular clinic and then also assist with surgery...and I love it. The office is great and the girls that I work with are fun. I am so appreciative for a job that doesn't cause anxiety EVERYDAY. :) I work 2 & 1/2 days a week. Mom still keeps Addie while I am at work and we are SOOO thankful for that.

We are excited that Fall is here!!! This is my favorite time of the year with pumpkins, cooler weather, anniversary and Adelyn's first birthday!!!

Baby Model

2010-08-17T06:10:00.001-07:00

Yesterday http://www.tamaralackeyblog.com/ held a workshop in her studio for other photographers instructing them on child photography. She needed models so we offered Addie's sweet face and she invited us to come along. We had a great time there together and she even met a little boy there that was 11 months old that she couldn't stop kissing. haha

Here is the dress that I bought for her to wear.

Baby Goes for a Ride

2010-08-17T06:05:00.000-07:00

Here is the video of Addie pushing her baby around in a box (from the story mentioned in her 9 month post).

Look who's walking!!!

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July. 28. 2010. 9months. 2days

9 Beautiful Months!

2010-07-27T05:36:00.001-07:00

We are now in Addie's 9th month and she is growing so fast. She surprises me everyday with things she picks up on. She is so aware of EVERYTHING going on. I guess I forget that she is only 2 1/2 months away from being 1! I love watching her little face when she is trying to figure something out. Here are 2 cute examples that she is smarter than I think at only 9 months.

~The other night Daniel was pushing Addie and her friend Everett around in an empty box that we had kinda like a little race car in our living room. They loved it! Well the next evening D and I were playing with her and she started pushing the box around by herself...well then she grabs her baby doll (that she has recently fallen in love with) and put her in the box and started pushing her around (without us prompting her). So big!

~In the car a couple of days ago Adelyn was so ready to be home and go to sleep and I was trying to distract her. I handed her one of her hair bows. She has only worn hair bows maybe 5 times total. When I handed it to her she took it with both hands and held it on the top of her head! She acted like she was trying to put it in her hair. :)

I really am amazed at all that she learns everyday.

Weight: 19 lbs 11 ounces

Length: 28.5 inches

Head: 18.5 inches (BIG:))

Sleep: 8pm bedtime & sleeps until 6 or 7am, takes 2 naps a day normally 1 1/2-2 hours long (she sometimes still takes a third because we are still transitioning).

Food: 7am nurse, 8am breakfast fruit and grain, 11am lunch veggies & fruit, 3pm nurse, 6pm dinner 2 veggies or mixed meat with veggie & fruit, 8pm nurse.

Finger Foods: she loves chopped up pears, peaches, cheerios and puffs.

New Foods: shredded cheese, yogurt & some plain waffle last Saturday morning :)

We are supposed to start eggs with her this month, but since I have a severe egg allergy we are trying to decide when to start eggs with her. I have made an appointment to meet with my allergist to see what he recommends. The pediatrician recommended to wait until she is 3!!! I just don't know if that is the best thing. So I have made an appointment to meet with my allergist to see what he recommends as well.

Adelyn's Favorite Things: music (she dances every time), being outside, going for walks, swimming, baths, her baby doll, snuggling at bedtime, books, Mickey & Minnie mouse, green beans, saying bye bye to go outside, kisses, Zoe, magazines, balls, opening drawers and pulling everything out, standing up at the toilet (YUCK), dogs, drinking out of the straw when we are out to eat and the beach!

Here she is at 9 months....

We missed you...

2010-07-16T16:19:00.000-07:00

Adelyn, you spent your first night away from home last night! Daddy and I missed you soooo much. We let you sleep at Nana and Papa's house since we would be getting up early the next morning for work and we had dinner over there. You were so sweet as you snuggled up with me before we layed you down for the night. You are very comfortable at their house. You nursed for a little bit and then I gave you your paci and seahorse and you were asleep in no time. We left to come home and it just didn't feel the same. Daddy and I layed in bed and talked about you and said how much we missed you. I tossed and turned and had a hard time falling asleep. I told Daddy how it had been almost 18 months since I had been away from you for the night. I wanted to hold you so bad. I called Nana this morning at 7:15am to see how you did and she said you were still ASLEEP! She sent me a message later saying that you slept until 8am! Haha you don't even do that at home. I guess you felt comfortable. It sounds like you did so well on your first night away, big girl. You are getting too big, too quickly.

Here is a picture of you having reading time with Daddy.

We heart mickey mouse clubhouse...

2010-07-15T13:17:00.001-07:00