Growing Girl---2 Month Check Up

Addison went to her 2 month doctor's visit today. The doctor was very impressed with all her developments so far...she couldn't believe how well she could hold her head up while sitting and while on her tummy. Addison can even push all the way up on her arms while she is on her tummy. She was in the 90-95th percentile in weight, height and head measurements. Here is a bit more....

• WHOPPING 13 pounds, 1.5 ounces
• 24 inches TALL
• 16 inches head circumference
• Good reflexes (smiles spontaneously, smiles in response to others, grabs your hand, reaches for objects)
  
• Great head mobility (meaning she can follow objects 180 degrees) and strength (can lift head 90 degrees)
• God two shots and an oral vaccination...BOOOO
• BLUE EYES!! The doctor thinks her eyes MIGHT stay blue, we shall see :)
  
• Next visit----4 months

I admit---I was glad to have my friend Brandi with me for support during the vaccinations. The nurse said Addison did GREAT, but I thought to myself "wow, if this is great...I feel sorry for the bad ones". Addison cried/screamed more for the vaccinations than her entire life combined!! She calmed down surprisingly fast and I was thinking...this isn't so bad. Well, it is now 5.5 hours after the shots and it is not as much fun. Anytime I wake her to eat she keeps giving me her lil pain fuss. She eats good but wants to go right back to sleep (I suppose to cope with the discomfort). So I say---sleep my sunshine....sleep!! You can tell she is trying sooo hard not to fuss but poor thing is just so uncomfortable. I am glad we do not have to do this again until 4 months!!

I am so proud of our growing girl....she is living up to the nickname the newborn nursery gave her when she was born....Big Grant :)

Playing a lil catch up

While Matthew was out of town the past two weeks, Addison had a flurry of visitors and changed a lot!!! Here are some of the changes:

• Rolled over for the first time (see video below)
• Survived her first cold. Although Mommy was a little stressed about the cold, Addison didn't seem to mind the stuffy nose and drainage. She was such a trooper taking her saline nose drops---she doesn't even cry!
• Figured out how to sit in her bumbo chair AND play with toys on the tray.
  
• Met Papa (my dad), Uncle Matt (my brother) and Krista (one of my best friends) for the first time.
• Got to see Mia (my mom) again.
• Learned how to talk on the phone to Daddy (see previous post).
• Has become quite the motor mouth!!!!!

As soon as Matthew got home, we jumped right back into the family fun!!!

• Addison experienced her first swimming lesson (see video below). When her feet touched the water the first time she squealed, but after that....she loved it.
  
• She played disc golf with Matthew and Uncle Matt for the first time. She loved walking around with me in her Baby Bjourn.....although she did also experience her first bug bite too!!!!
• Played Mario WII---when I say PLAY I mean she watched Matthew and I play....but watch intently she did!!!!!
  
• Had her first "play date" during a Memorial Day cookout. She met another Addison who is 9 months old and they LOVED each other---too cute. The other Addison's parents (Kim and Kenny) also do babywise and it was like long lost friends when we met and traded stories. Kim and Kenny are ironically from North MS, so we really hit it off with them!
• She met Brandi (our friend from Birmingham) for the first time.
• Went to her 2 month doctor's appointment--BOOOO....see next post for more!

We really enjoyed all the company, but we are soooo glad Matthew is back home!! Now we have to gear up for our trip to MS in a month---we really are a family on the move!

Rollin'....Rollin'....Rollin' on a blanket I have been holding on to posting this video until Matthew could see her roll over...so NOW here it is!

First time in the Bumbo!

Waiting on the couch for Daddy to come home from his trip. She smiles like crazy....just not for the camera!

Quality time with Daddy when he got home from his trip (this was about 5 minutes after he walked in the door!!!).

I love these two people!

Just keep swimmin', just keep swimmin'.....

Just keep swimmin', just keep swimmin'....

Talking to Daddy on the Phone

Matthew is away on business for a couple of weeks and here is what Addison does when she talks to Daddy on the phone...

This is my favorite picture of her now---oh how I love this sweet lil girl!

First Trip to the White House, Girl-ify Addison's Room & Miscellaneous

White House: Addison made her first trip to the White House last weekend! We braved the metro and a few hours in D.C. without the stroller, only the Baby Bjourn! Addison loved walking around looking at all the sites; she was just taking it all in. I am happy to report- No tears and no sunburns! On the metro ride home, she noticed a retired couple looking at her and she sure turned on the charm! Addison has always been shy around the camera (including ALL her ultrasounds), but when someone is noticing her---she HAMS IT UP!
Girl-ify Addison's Room: Now that we do not have to have a completely gender neutral room, I finally added a girly TOUCH (just a touch since I am incapable of a total girly room and wouldn't even know where to BEGIN to create one!). Aunt Krista and I were busy being crafty this week. We created: wooden letters spelling Addison's name (green with pink polka dots and hanging with brown ribbon), brown with pink and green polka dot bow holders and a shadow box with Addison's going home outfit and hospital bracelet. I am very pleased with the results and glad Aunt Krista was here to help!



Miscellaneous Developments: Addison is really growing! On Tuesday, she weighed in at a whopping 12 pounds, I couldn't be more proud! Her personality is becoming even more evident everyday; laid back yet knows what she wants, when she wants it. She continues to be very contented and contented easily.

She does not seem interested in rolling over more than from her back to her side (which she has done since 2 weeks), but instead wants to stand up and/or hold her head up at EVERY opportunity. When you hold her she wants to be up on your shoulder with her head up looking around. In fact, she is following objects quite well now.

Aunt Kimberly gave her some crunchy paper and she likes it when you lay it on her tummy so she can squnich up to wrap her legs and and arms around it. Which I believe it what encouraged her to start kicking her toys. Before now, she just wacked at them!

She is talking more and more everyday and will really chat it up when Daddy is home! Although she is pretty active for all her wake times, she is REALLY active when Daddy is home.

Lastly, she is still doing beautifully with her 3 hour schedule. She sleeps from about 11:30 PM to 8:00 AM, but does wake up sometime between 4 AM and 7 AM to talk for a little while---it's cute :) Nap times go well and even when she does not sleep through the entire nap, she will lay there quietly with her eyes open and look around.

I am so glad she is so adaptable and doesn't mind being on the go, because we are constantly going somewhere! I love being at home with her and love being mommy to such a sweet girl!

This is the crunchy paper from Aunt Kimberly!

Piper playing with Addison!!

Baby Bjorn, YAY!

THANKS MIA AND PAPA for the Baby Bjorn!! Since Addison was already in bed when we opened the Baby Bjorn, we used my teddy as a test subject (probably safer that way anyways). I have had this teddy since I was about 5 years old and it STILL comes in handy!! With our active lifestyle we will get a TON of use out of this; between the metro, walking, picnics, kite flying....and who knows what else it will be used!

Thanks again Mia and Papa (for those of you who don't know, that is my parents)---Love you AND your thoughtfulness! It was a fun surprise in the mail!