Green Beans aren't Addie's favorite

Yesterday Addie and I spent the day together since I was off of work. We had a great time! First we went to the Dr. to get a checkup because she has had a very bad cough. We came out with the diagnosis that the cough was fine BUT she had an ear infection. She must be a really good baby because I would have never thought that. She has been acting like she is feeling great and drinks her bottles fine. In fact, she has gotten to where she loves to be awake most of the time and fights sleep something awful. Anyway, after the appointment we took our prescription to get filled and visited daddy at his work for lunch. Everyone was so glad to see her. We got to see all of daddy's friends, even "uncle" Keith! When we came home it was time for Addie's lunch. I decided that green beans looked good for the menu. Apparently, green beans are not a favorite on Addie's menu. She is still not a good eater....but she wouldn't hardly touch this. It was everywhere. Below are some pictures I thought were cute. I can't believe my baby is 5 months old....she is growing so fast.

We are also learning how to hold our own bottle. She grasps things all the time and straight to the mouth EVERYTHING goes! So, I let her just have at it yesterday with a juice bottle. She did pretty good except for holding it straight up. I think with a little more practice we will be doing great.

We are off to see Aunt Tiffany and Uncle Tim for the weekend. I will post pictures of that trip when we return! Love to all, Jess

Family brings out the best in you....

This weekend, my aunts (Addie's great-Aunts)and cousins came to visit her. It was the 1st time that they had seen her. She was excellent! We got to visit for a couple of hours which was some much-needed catch up time. They live far away in the great town of Bearden and we don't get to see them much. We had a wonderful time....it was like old times. We laughed, talked, and best of all spent quality time together! We shared stories that, of course we have heard a # of times but the best thing about that is they get better with time. We also heard some new ones that crack me up. You really never know how much you miss something until its gone....and I walked away yesterday missing my family. One thing that really got me yesterday was when we talked about going to the fair together every year with the whole "Abbott" clan. Boy, those were the days. We started talking about when we all got in a recording booth and recorded songs....we dug them up and started listening to them. It was great. You could hear my dad in the background just a singing.....wow....to hear his voice again was wonderful, yet terribly emotional as well. I am glad that I could have shared that with everyone....Don and I are going to try to get to Bearden or see them in Little Rock at least once every 2 months! I have missed out on lots of memories and now it's time to catch up!

Rock-a-bye Baby

These are pictures of Addison sitting in her rocking chair for the first time. Her great Aunt Rita gave this to her as a gift before she was born. We can't wait for the many stories that we will read to her in this chair.

Uniform Brings Luck to the HOGS!

Addison has the cutest Razorback Uniform ever!!! She wore it for the latest Razorback game and it seems to have brought some luck to those Hogs.....lord knows they need it! It might become a tradition for the rest of the season....we'll see what happens next week!

Our Little Monkey

Addison Claire celebrated her 1st Halloween in style. She was a little monkey. It was adorable....and of course I had to top of the costume with a little pink bow! She had a very busy day, as did mommy and daddy! She dressed up at daycare along with all of her friends, they were so adorable. She liked looking at everyone all dressed up. Halloween night we went "trick-or-treating" at my mom's house, as well as, Don's parents house. She seemed to like all that attention. Our friends Keith and Nalena came over that night to help us pass out candy to the neighborhood little ones....that was fun. We probably had about 100, which is way less than we normally have. We sat outside as they arrived and Addie loved that...she is an outside girl! She had a busy day and crashed not soon after we were done with the candy. She was a trooper. I can't believe Halloween is over and Thanksgiving and Christmas are on the way....time flies!