Here is a video of Addie cracking up at her Daddy. We have gotten her to laugh a few times just for a second. For some reason though she couldn't stop laughing at her Dad laughing. Mommy isn't as funny apparently. She tried laughing the same way but Addie just stared at her.
Saturday, August 29, 2009
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Another Aunt and Uncle
Addie's Aunt Deborah and Uncle Corey got back to the States from their year-long trip to Bolivia a few weeks ago. Their flight came into the Charlotte airport, so that was very convenient for us to not only get to meet them at the aitport, but also have Corey and Deborah stay at our house for a couple days! Addie is slowly but surely meeting all of her parents' siblings and their families...it takes a while when each parent has 4 siblings, most of which are married and some of which have children! 
Aunt Deborah excited to finally meet (and hold) Addie.
Here they are!
Proud Dottie and Pops with all of their grandchildren.
Addie wakes up so happy in the morning, as long as she has slept enough (anywhere from 10-12 hours and she's happy). I came in one morning when I heard she was awake and saw she was smiling like crazy, so I went and got the camera real quick. 
Addie not only wakes up smiling, but kicking as well (ready for soccer already!). The way I normally know she is awake is not because she cries, but because I hear her kicking the mattress. I'm not sure if you can completely tell in this picture, but Addie had kicked her foot out of her sleeper. Pretty funny. Since this picture, I got her one morning with both feet out of the sleeper.
This is a new toy I busted out recently and Addie really likes it. It is a jump seat that hangs from the doorway. Addie doesn't jump so much as she spins, but whatever works.
I know there are straps on the bouncy seat, but haven't really seen the need to use them much in the past. I realized very recently, though, that they are very necessary now. I put Addie in the bouncy seat one day and before I was 5 feet away, Addie was literally rolling out of the bouncy seat-head first! Thankfully, I made it there before she hit the floor!
Aunt Deborah excited to finally meet (and hold) Addie.
Here they are!
Proud Dottie and Pops with all of their grandchildren.
Addie wakes up so happy in the morning, as long as she has slept enough (anywhere from 10-12 hours and she's happy). I came in one morning when I heard she was awake and saw she was smiling like crazy, so I went and got the camera real quick. 
Addie not only wakes up smiling, but kicking as well (ready for soccer already!). The way I normally know she is awake is not because she cries, but because I hear her kicking the mattress. I'm not sure if you can completely tell in this picture, but Addie had kicked her foot out of her sleeper. Pretty funny. Since this picture, I got her one morning with both feet out of the sleeper.
This is a new toy I busted out recently and Addie really likes it. It is a jump seat that hangs from the doorway. Addie doesn't jump so much as she spins, but whatever works.
I know there are straps on the bouncy seat, but haven't really seen the need to use them much in the past. I realized very recently, though, that they are very necessary now. I put Addie in the bouncy seat one day and before I was 5 feet away, Addie was literally rolling out of the bouncy seat-head first! Thankfully, I made it there before she hit the floor! Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Life as I knew it is over!
Addie finally fully figured out how to roll! For the past few weeks, she seems like she has been trying to get from her back to her belly, but she always got stuck on her arm. She was getting closer and closer until yesterday she did it! It is pretty funny when she rolls. Addie throws her feet straight up in the air, then puts all her energy into forcing her entire body over. That allows her to roll over her little arm and onto her belly. As soon as she gets on her belly, though, she starts to cry. Bob and I both thought it might take a little while for Addie to get the hang of rolling over, even after she did it once. But, that is not the case at all. Addie rolled for the first time around dinner time, then that evening was doing it constantly. Bob was working outside and I was just trying to empty the dishwasher. Normally, Addie plays very well by herself on her blanket, but that is over. In the time I was trying to put the silverware away, I had to go roll Addie back over to her back 3 times! So, today's goal is to teach Addie how to roll from her belly to her back-does anyone have any suggestions on how to teach her that? I assume I need to put her on her belly a lot, but every time I do that, she just wants to kick her legs and wave her arms as she eats the blanket or screams. So, I am up for suggestions. Enjoy the video!
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Happy 1/3 of a year old!
As you can see from the title, Addie is now 4 months old (for those of you that are scared of fractions)! She had her doctor's appointment yesterday and is completely healthy. I was asked a list of questions regarding her development and she is doing everything I was asked about except for rolling over. I think she has more interest in crawling and walking than rolling-that is too boring for her, I guess. So, the doctor was happy with how she is doing and so are we. For those of you that are wondering, she weighs 11 lb. 4 and 3/4 oz. (10%), is 23 1/2 in. tall (10-25 %), and her head is 15 1/4 in. around (3-10%). So, she is still on the small side of things (especially her head, but I don't think that has anything to do with her being born early...those of you that have seen her Mommy's head know what I'm talking about), but she has already passed where I (her Mommy) was at when I was her age and I was born full term at 6 lb. 15 oz.! Addie was very happy at the doctor's office and did lots of smiling, "talking", and moving. Here are some recent pictures:
This picture isn't very recent, but I wanted to put a picture of Daddy with Addie and realized I have not taken any recently, so I need to get on that. Daddy has been home for the past few weeks after work everyday, so that has been wonderful! Addie loves her Daddy very much.
Addie has an addiction to the tv. If it is on and it is possible for her to somehow turn herself to be able to see it, she will. I guess she just likes all the color or something. The other night, Daddy was watching Addie for a little while and she started screaming like crazy (a rare occurence). He tried all kinds of stuff to try to calm her down and nothing was working. Finally, he turned the tv on and she completely stopped crying and just stared at it. We're going to have to limit her tv time already!
This is Bob's cousin, Victoria, who absolutely loves Addie-and as you can see, Addie enjoyed her as well.
Another thing that interests Addie is a mirror. I don't think she understands that she is looking at herself, but she loves looking in the mirror. I tried to get a picture of her smiling at herself, but it didn't work out.
She gave us a little smirk here.
Happy with Mommy!
The thumb is great. Addie is sleeping better than ever at night. I think she is able to put herself back to sleep when she wakes up much better now that she has a convenient thumb to pop in. Since last Friday night, Addie has been sleeping 10 hours at night, eating, then going back to bed for another 2 hours. But last night, she outdid herself and skipped the morning feeding and slept for 13 hours straight! I'm not sure if getting a shot yesterday had an effect on her or what. I definitely went in a few times this morning to make sure she was still breathing.
Last week, I took Addie back to the NICU she had been in. The nurses got to see how she was doing and we were able to donate a bunch of preemie clothes so that other kids could have cute little things to wear just like she did while she was in the hospital! The nurses loved getting to see her, so I'm glad we went. Unfortunately, the nurse that took care of Addie the majority of the time was not there, but we left a picture for her. We are very thankful for the nurses in the NICU at our hospital-they took such great care of our daughter the first few days of her life.
Playing with Mommy!
Addie got to meet Mommy's Aunt Joyce and Uncle Bruce, who drove up from Atlanta one day just to see her for the first time!
Bob and I put Addie's 1-month and 3-month pictures in frames to put on the wall, but let Addie look at them for a little while first.
This is Addie's new favorite thing to do. Addie is a mover. I know I titled a post a few weeks ago as "Active Addie" and it was true then, but is even more true now. I hung out with some friends the other day and they told me Addie was no longer fun to hold because she would not stay still! She always wants to be standing and it was wearing Bob and I out (even if she is only 11 lbs.!), so we tried out the Exersaucer we had. It was way too big for her-her body would just get flung around in the huge seat. So, we were telling some friends from church about it and they suggested to stuff a blanket behind her for more support. We did that, and it worked great! Now the only problem is that the Exersaucer takes up our entire living room!
Here is Addie's 4-month-old picture we took yesterday. She is such a little smiler now. I'm not sure if you can fully tell here, but she has definitely lost tons of hair on the top of her head. But, it seems to be staying put on the sides and back, so she's starting to have more and more of a mullet, but we still love her!
This picture isn't very recent, but I wanted to put a picture of Daddy with Addie and realized I have not taken any recently, so I need to get on that. Daddy has been home for the past few weeks after work everyday, so that has been wonderful! Addie loves her Daddy very much.
Addie has an addiction to the tv. If it is on and it is possible for her to somehow turn herself to be able to see it, she will. I guess she just likes all the color or something. The other night, Daddy was watching Addie for a little while and she started screaming like crazy (a rare occurence). He tried all kinds of stuff to try to calm her down and nothing was working. Finally, he turned the tv on and she completely stopped crying and just stared at it. We're going to have to limit her tv time already!
This is Bob's cousin, Victoria, who absolutely loves Addie-and as you can see, Addie enjoyed her as well.
Another thing that interests Addie is a mirror. I don't think she understands that she is looking at herself, but she loves looking in the mirror. I tried to get a picture of her smiling at herself, but it didn't work out. 
She gave us a little smirk here.
Happy with Mommy!
The thumb is great. Addie is sleeping better than ever at night. I think she is able to put herself back to sleep when she wakes up much better now that she has a convenient thumb to pop in. Since last Friday night, Addie has been sleeping 10 hours at night, eating, then going back to bed for another 2 hours. But last night, she outdid herself and skipped the morning feeding and slept for 13 hours straight! I'm not sure if getting a shot yesterday had an effect on her or what. I definitely went in a few times this morning to make sure she was still breathing.
Last week, I took Addie back to the NICU she had been in. The nurses got to see how she was doing and we were able to donate a bunch of preemie clothes so that other kids could have cute little things to wear just like she did while she was in the hospital! The nurses loved getting to see her, so I'm glad we went. Unfortunately, the nurse that took care of Addie the majority of the time was not there, but we left a picture for her. We are very thankful for the nurses in the NICU at our hospital-they took such great care of our daughter the first few days of her life.
Playing with Mommy!
Addie got to meet Mommy's Aunt Joyce and Uncle Bruce, who drove up from Atlanta one day just to see her for the first time!
Bob and I put Addie's 1-month and 3-month pictures in frames to put on the wall, but let Addie look at them for a little while first. 
This is Addie's new favorite thing to do. Addie is a mover. I know I titled a post a few weeks ago as "Active Addie" and it was true then, but is even more true now. I hung out with some friends the other day and they told me Addie was no longer fun to hold because she would not stay still! She always wants to be standing and it was wearing Bob and I out (even if she is only 11 lbs.!), so we tried out the Exersaucer we had. It was way too big for her-her body would just get flung around in the huge seat. So, we were telling some friends from church about it and they suggested to stuff a blanket behind her for more support. We did that, and it worked great! Now the only problem is that the Exersaucer takes up our entire living room!
Here is Addie's 4-month-old picture we took yesterday. She is such a little smiler now. I'm not sure if you can fully tell here, but she has definitely lost tons of hair on the top of her head. But, it seems to be staying put on the sides and back, so she's starting to have more and more of a mullet, but we still love her!
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