Boy, where do I start? I know that I would like to mention every milestone she has ever reached, but there are just too darn many! Some are big and some are small, but all are important to us! It seems like she is learning something new every day! Especially when she comes home on Tuesdays from daycare. I think that the kids teach her a lot there and I am happy that she gets to go! So to start out with...talking...yes she loves to talk to just about anyone! She talks in this high pitched squeal that was so cute when she first started doing it and now has become a little ear-piercing! I say this because yesterday she literally talked like this every moment she was awake!!
She continues to sleep through the night, but now has started rolling over on her own in the night to sleep on her belly. Her doctor says that there is nothing you can do, but start them on their back. I know that she sleeps better on her belly, but it makes me nervous. So now I am not getting any sleep because I am constantly going to her room to check on her to make sure she is okay...I know I am a crazy momma!
With new milestones also comes new challenges! Addison rolls over in seconds every time you lay her down! She loves her tummy time and likes to try to see if she can scoot any further that day! GO, GO, GO, is where Addison's mind always is. Changing her diaper and her clothes has become quite a challenging thing. I think that God made new babies so that they would not move and the parents would get to practice speed while they were immobile! SPEED is the word now! You just try to get it done as fast as you can because all Addie wants to do is move, whether she has a diaper on or not!
She loves to scoot off her blanket and feel the carpet!
Addison continues to work on sitting up for longer periods of time. She has gotten pretty good at it until she finds her feet! She loves her feet and thinks that EVERYTHING has to go into her mouth! So you catch her bending over to get her toes in her mouth! She is also getting better with her hands at grasping her toys and her bottle. If you use her small Dr. Browns bottle she is able to hold it and feed herself! The only problem is that she likes to play instead of eat, so we really don't let her do it too often!
"How do I get this darn ring off my wrist so I can put it in my mouth?"
At night when Dan and I are preparing and eating supper we put Addison in her highchair so that she can watch us and play with her toys. She loves to sit up and see what is going on! We have noticed that when we are eating she is paying more attention to us putting the food into our mouths and if you are close enough to her she will sometimes open her mouth too! She still seems satisfied with breast milk so we are going to keep her on that as long as possible and try to get as close to 6 months as we can before starting cereal!
All About Mommy...
I have healed completely from my c-section and barely have any scar! It is just a thin line you can hardly even see! I call it my Addie battle scar! I have lost all of my weight since Addison was born and another 20lbs on top of that. I really should have lost that 20lbs. before I got pregnant! Breastfeeding has really helped with that, but I am not able to do ANY dieting while I am breastfeeding. I actually take in more calories than usual. I am hoping that I will be able to keep the weight off once I am done and cut back on my appetite!
I have always been an on and off person when it came to exercising. What it usually turns out to be, is that I get really good at it in the summer time when there are things to do outside, and horrible again in the winter. I have slowly been working my way back into the "in shape" world at home. Dan has a Total Gym and that is what I have been using little by little! My main goal is not to lose any more weight, but to gain muscle tone and to get my belly back into shape! I know that it will not be an easy task, but I am ready!
I continue to enjoy my stay at home life with a little work on the side! I love the time that I have with Addison and would not trade that for the world! Our family has had to be a little more frugal than usual, but again...SO WORTH IT! There are times (I will have to admit) that I miss the relationships that I had at work (hospice), but I am lucky enough to have very good friends that I keep in contact with! With my job now I am on my own. I go to my client's houses and mail in my paperwork, so I really don't get the contact there either. The blog has been very helpful in sharing my feelings and stories about being a mother and having that fullness feeling!
On another note...here some picutres taken from this weekend! Both of our families think that they really could not survive if they don't get their "Addie time" as they call it, each weekend. So we take Addison into see my side of the family on Saturday and Dan's side on Sunday (usually). It is good to know that she is loved by so many people!!
On Sunday my 6-year-old brother Max asked if he could come to our house and spend some time with Addison. We went to go pick him up and when he walked up to us he had these silly glasses on that he got that weekend! Dan and I laughed our butts off when he was walking out to our vehicle and when he fell asleep in the backseat with them still on...LOL!!! So we had to put them on Addison. She did not like it very much so we had to take a very quick picture!
Here is a picture of Max with them on. Addie was thinking that her Uncle Max was looking a little goofy!
Grandma Jen (my mom) with Addison. Notice she is wearing her bib that says, "Grandma Lets Me!"
Here is Grandma and Grandpa G. with Addison (Dan's parents)!!
Happy 20 weeks of life Addison!!!!
