The Grant Gang Adventures: Addison's 2012 So Far

I have not posted about our Addison Joy in quite sometime. I cannot believe in just TWO months she will be TWO!!! Addison certainly is the Joy of our lives and it continues to be an honor to be her mother!

Addison likes....

...to make mommy laugh
...cherries, peas, bananas, oreos, raisins, cinnamon, bread and cheese
...to TALK. ALL. THE. TIME.
...to give baby brother lots of kisses
...stomping her feet when she does not get what she wants right away
...playing on the I-Pad
...to be tickled and chased
...to eat just about anything, but especially bread and anything sweet (oh my is she Matthew's daughter)
...brushing her hair
...to sleep
...to bang her cup on her tray defiantly
...to give Piper treats and chase her
...to go to school, talk about school and dream about school.
...to pick her nose because she knows mommy hates it.
...to watch videos of herself.
...to sing.
...to share with Caleb.
...to take toys away from Caleb.
...narrating everything that is going on around her.
...to be compassionate.
...drawing with chalk.
...to pretend shes talking on the phone to Mia and Papa
...to face time with Grandma and Grandpa.

Addison does not like...

...when anyone is hurt or she thinks anyone is hurt.
...getting her diaper changed (unless Caleb is having his changed)
...to be told what to do.
...being denied playing on the I-Pad
...when mommy is upset (its bound to happen with 2 under 2)
...being left with unfamiliar caretakers (i.e. new workers in the church nursery).
...being disciplined.
...waking up in the morning or from nap
...waiting patiently.
...transitioning to new activities.
...being given choices.

Addison can...

...say just about anything.
...conjugate verbs mostly correctly.
...tell you bible stories by looking at the pictures.
...can tell you some stories by looking at pictures (especially those we have read since she was born).
...say her alphabet.
....tell what sounds about half the letters make.
...run fast!
...count to 14.
... identify about 9 different colors (black, purple, pink, red, green, yellow, blue, orange, brown).
...identify about 6 different shapes (circle, moon, square, oval, triangle, heart)
...hold Caleb for about 2 seconds.
...help mommy cook (and by cook I mean spill flour everywhere)
...feed Piper, sorta :)

Addison had another crazy verbal explosion about a month ago. She can say anything and everything now. She is conjugating verbs correctly and constructing complex sentences that blow me away. We try to encourage her as she goes through these explosions even though we are admittedly grateful for the peace and quiet when she is sleeping. She understands and retains so much that it is almost scary.

Addison is the funniest, most energetic (yet loves her sleep), compassionate, loving, stubborn and precious little girl (although I know I am bias). Our love for her seems to deepen everyday and our lives would simply not be filled with such laughter and joy if she were not our daughter.

Addison: I hope that one day you will read this and my other blog posts and see how much we love you and how proud of you were are. I hope that you will continue to grow into a loving, caring and compassionate person one day, much like your Daddy is today. I know it may seem like we do not love you when we discipline you but we do this not only because we love you but because God commanded us to. Our biggest prayer for you is that you come to know Jesus at an early age and seek to glorify him in all you do. We love you more each day our sweet Addison JOY.