Holy Guacamole....and Lots of "Ketch-UP!!!"

Ok....so I did say in previous blogs that I was going to try to blog at least once a week...but as you can see....I haven't upheld that promise. Things have been so busy!!!! But today is a "me" day so I am getting caught up! I took Addie to daycare for a bit and Don is off at work...and the house is quiet!!! WHOOHOO!!!!

Valentine's Day!

Addie loved Valentine's Day! She especially love the balloon that one of my students got me...she played with that thing forever!!! She tried to put it in her mouth, but of course that failed! Eventually we had to say "goodbye" to the balloon!

So, here are some pictures of my Angel Baby on V-Day!!!

Who doesn't love slobber kisses?

These eyes....are what melts our hearts!!
(love the outfit Aunt Tiffany!)

Look who learned to hold their own bottle!


Addie Claire is growing up! She has learned to hold her own bottle! Which makes me sad...but don't worry she still likes us to hold it most of the time...which is fine with me! I still like getting her to sleep.....and so does her daddy!


Addie in her "big" girl stroller!


Addie loves to be outside! She likes to look around at everything and I think she just enjoys the fresh air...which is a good thing since we take her almost everyday when Don and I go walk! She just loves it!!!:) These pictures were taken the first time that she rode in her big girl stoller...which is just adorable! She kicks her legs and "talks" while we push her! She still likes her other stoller at the moment because we can hook all kinds of toys to it to keep her entertained on our 3 mile walk!

Holy Guacamole....and Ketchup!
Miss Addie Claire has a new favorite food....Guacamole! The other day we went to our favorite Mexican Restuarant and she just kept reaching for the bowl...she I gave her some and she LOVED it!! I was so surprised....but again, that is the only thing that I wanted to eat when I was pregnant....well that and cupcakes! :)
She also is a big fan of ketchup!! I can see her now when she gets older dipping her little chicken nuggets in ketchup. LOL!

A Mi Rachito special....I think she should be on the Menu!

Addie's New Ride

Addison got a new "car" for Chistmas from Aunt Tiffany and Uncle Tim. We just thought that she was big enough for it, so we broke it out of the box. She loves it....she sits on it like a pro! Daddy pushes her around on it....but sometimes she falls off...which scares mommy to death! She laughes and gets back on! She loves to look at it from a far too!

We like to call this her "Charlotte" face!!!

How precious is she??

A Day in the Yard!

Addison helped Mommy and Daddy rake the leaves this past weekend! She loves being outside and she loves playing in the leaves!!! She wanted to keep playing but mean mommy made her get out!!! She will be a big help when she gets older!!! :)

So....here is the month of February!!! I will do better next time I promise!!! Aunt Charlotte....hope you love the picture of Addison that we say looks just like you!!!

Addie's New Ears!

Addie Claire on the morning of her procedure. 2.3.09

Well, today was the big day - the day that we have been waiting for, for a long time!!! Addie's TUBE Day! I am happy to say that she is the proud owner of a brand new set of tubes! This morning we left the house at about 6:15am and headed to Little Rock to have the procedure done. To my surprise my little Angel Baby was wonderful!!! I was so worried about her not having anything to eat or drink after midnight - but after THREE jars of food, yes I said THREE, and a 6 oz. bottle at 11:30pm she was set. She woke up in a good mood and played with mommy and daddy! She did get a little fussy in the car....but since I am such a great singer....LOL....I got her calm. She loves the song...."There was a girl, who liked to play and Addie was her nameo!" Go figure! Anyways, we got there and there were like 20 babies waiting for tubes too! At that very moment I realized that I had gone into the WRONG profession!! Since our little Virginia Abbott(see previous blogs) is so nosey, she was not even thinking about a bottle, she was worried about what every other baby in the room was doing. Finally about 7:20am we got called to the back, where Addie got to sit in a little hospital bed in my lap. :( Cute but sad at the same time! The nurses were all over her...and she ate that up! Finally, they took her back....and I did better than I thought I would. Honestly, it only took about 5 minutes and it was all done. At first, I saw the nurse that took her back come out and I had this horrible thought that something was wrong.....but NO, they were done. Don and I went back, bottle in hand, and I could hear my precious Angel Baby crying from outside.....of course, I was on a mission to get my baby girl. I went straight in and got her....and shoved that bottle in her mouth. Poor baby was starving! The Dr. was talking, but if someone gave me a million dollars to repeat what he said, I couldn't because I was too concerned about her....that's what daddy's are for! :) Finally, she realized what was going on and was really upset....screaming and fighting.....and of course....I couldn't do anything to calm her down. Apparently this is normal and you just have to let them fight the drugs off! :( So, I lost it....crying just as much as she was...and poor Don, he didn't know who to console! After about three minutes, little Virginia heard another baby cry and was all about trying to figure out where they were! We were in recovery for about 5 - 10 minutes and we got to go home! She feel asleep on the way and slept for about 30 minutes when we got home. Daddy went to work and Mommy got to spend the day with the precious baby! She ate a little more when she got up and played for just a little bit and was ready to snuggle with Mommy....she took about a two hour nap with mommy....which was nice!!! :) This afternoon, she was pretty much herself, complete Mama's girl, which I know one day will change so I should enjoy it while I can....but her little ears are bothering her a little, but again they say that is normal!

So, all is all we had a great day! Glad it is over with and hopefully she will feel better~!

Thanks for all the thoughts and prayers and emails from everyone!
Jessica, Don, and Addie Claire