Our first...

Our first trip to the doctor that is.  I am not including her normal check-ups and shots.  This was our first trip to the doctor because our little Addie is not feeling good!  She hasn't been sleeping these past couple of nights and woke up this morning with a runny nose, diarrhea (which was hard to determine because her stool is always runny being breastfed), temperature of 99.9, phlegm in her throat and choking on it, throwing up phlegm, not wanting to eat, and really just not acting like Addie.  I decided to call the doctor because I really could not tell if it was because of her teeth or if she was coming down with something.

Momma called the doctor and the doctor said...bring her in! You thought I was going to say "NO MORE MONKEYS JUMPIN' ON THE BED!!  HAHAHA!!  Anyway...back to the story.  They wanted to make sure it was not the start of RSV because that has been going around.

Addie and I headed in to the doctor and were told that it was just a virus.  I am giving her Tylenol to help with her fever and sucking out her boogies so they don't drain as much into her throat.  They also weighed her while she was there and our Chunky Monkey (as we like to call her) was 16lbs. 11oz. Funny thing is that before we left she was really not acting like herself.  She wouldn't smile or giggle with you, and that is not Addison.  When we got to the doctor, she was full of smiles and giggles for them...what a stinker!! :)

So here marks her first sick-trip to the doctor.  When we got home I was cooking lunch and put her in her highchair where she fell asleep...poor baby girl!  Good thing our highchair has a reclining back so that I could lay her back a little.  I am sure she slept good in this because she could breath a little easier.  Even dealing with a sick baby I LOVE being a mommy!!

Lets all hope she starts to feel better...and sleeps through the night tonight!!

21 Weeks...

Whoa...21 weeks!! Next week we will be hitting the 5 month mark! As I say each and every week, I can't believe how fast life goes with a little one!

For some exciting news...Addison got her first two teeth this week. Yes, two!! I noticed that on Friday she had been a little more attached to me than normal, but thought nothing of it. She really didn't act any different other than waking up a little earlier in the morning and taking shorter naps. Silly me thought it was just another growth spurt. On Saturday I noticed that she was running a temp. and wouldn't even let me leave the room. That's when I started to figure out something was up. So I went and washed my hands and sure enough there was a little tooth sticking up! Her bottom left tooth. I also noticed that there seemed to be a lump next to it, but didn't know if her gums were just swollen from the tooth coming in. I couldn't believe it, our little girl had a tooth. I should have known from the night prior when she was in her Jumperoo and had slobber EVERYWHERE! Later that day I decided to check in her mouth again and sure enough another tooth poking out!! Not only did I miss that she was getting one tooth, but I missed two! I guess I should be happy about this because I am hoping this means that she will not be grumpy for any of her teeth!

When I found the first tooth I of course called daddy (Dan) to let him know and he couldn't believe it either! He was going to be home from work in a few hours and he was so excited to see! The moment he walked into the door and greeted Addison was priceless. When daddy comes home he will always say hi to his pumpkin because he has to wash up before he can take her! When he said "hey pumpkin" to her on Saturday she started babbling in a VERY whiny voice like she was telling him that she didn't feel good because she was getting a tooth and mommy gave her some icky tasting medicine... Another moment I will always cherish and Dan and I will laugh about for many years! Addison has a great bond with her daddy and is always smiles with such joy in her eyes when her daddy comes home from work, so it was funny to see her react this way and SO appropriate!

 

As you can see she was all smiles most of the day (if mommy or daddy were in the room) and she always had her fingers in her mouth.

 This was the night before chewing away at her toys!

These past few days we have been a little out of routine, which Dan and I both hate when that happens because it usually also means that the two of us also lose sleep! On a normal day Addie gets out of bed around 7am, eats a bottle, plays in her play gym while mom (me) pumps, and spends bonding time with mom until falling asleep again at 9am for her 2hr. nap. She takes another nap around 1pm with her daddy while he is home for lunch, and a few cat naps after that. At night we start her bedtime routine at 8:30pm first having some floor time with mommy and daddy, changing her diaper, swaddling, eating bottle while rocking with mommy, and off to bed she is by 9pm. These past few days she has waken up at around 5:30am, eating a bottle and going back to bed until 8:30-9am with really no change in her night routine. I am happy to report that yesterday and today she is back on her little routine...YAY!!

Each week Addison continues to get better and better at sitting up. This week we have noticed that she will go from laying back (like against a pillow on the couch) and sit up straight on her own. She loves to be able to see everything that is going on! We just have to be careful because sometimes she tries to get up so quickly that she ends up tumbling forward. Poor girl doesn't know her own strength!

Addison also continues to scoot a little way on the floor. This week she has been moving more in circles than she has forward. She just hasn't quite figured out that she also needs to use her hands, not just her legs to crawl!

She continues to love her Jumperoo and all of her toys. She now will delight in the sight of certain toys knowing that they are her favorite ones! Yesterday we were sitting in the living room and her Jumperoo was just across the room. She was looking at it and started jumping in my lap like she knew what it did and wanted to jump! So I put her in there and it was exactly what she wanted!  She has also began to understand peek-a-boo and loves to play it!  Sometimes she will even move the blanket herself while she is playing.  She really likes to have soft things on her face, I think she is going to be a blankie girl just like her mommy was!

 

 Addison in her little booster seat that Grandma Jen got for her.  

We always made sure she had a toy to chew on!!

  

I have talked on the blog how Addie loves to look into your eyes and feel your face, 

so I put of picture of her doing that to me on Sunday.

  

Addie on the floor telling mommy a story.

  

I was trying to take a picture of Addie and all she wanted to do was talk to her 

daddy who was sitting on the couch.

  

I think the pajamas are so cute!  They even come with a little hat!

 

 Addison gets better and better at holding herself up.  Here is her picture taken today at 21 weeks!!!

All About Mommy:
I know that I updated everyone on me last week...but have more questions for this week!

One of my great friends Megan called me yesterday and asked me to be in her wedding. I am thrilled that she asked and so excited to be in her wedding! What I am not excited about is that the dress is knee length and I have terrible stretch marks on my legs!! UGH... I have asked people before what to do about the stretch marks and most people say just keep putting cocoa butter on them. Well, I have been doing that and they are still a purple color. I have them on the back of my thighs and calves. Luckily this is really the only place that I got stretch marks, along with some on my breasts, which have already faded! Can you tell I am freaking out? My legs are so ugly right now! Well, I have a little over 5 months to try and get rid of these. I guess I will hope for the best and some half-way good looking legs! Question: Does anyone know if tanning helps stretch marks or makes them worse? I plan on starting that so I don't look like a ghost at the wedding! If anyone was has any suggestions...they are always welcome!!

Thanks for visiting!!

baby jeans, onesies, and shirts...oh my!!

Well the dreaded job is done! Addison's clothes that no longer fit are put away and clothes that will soon fit are out! I find it sad and yet exciting at the same time. I remember putting the outfit away a few months back that she wore home from the hospital and I cried! It was not as emotional to put her 0-3 month clothes away yesterday, but it was sad that she is growing so fast! On the other hand it was exciting to get out the clothes that we had bought for her anxiously awaiting her arrival so many months ago! I am so excited for summer to get here so she can wear some of these clothes!!

Bye, bye, old clothes...

Hello new clothes!!

While going though the clothes I found so many cute things! As you can see in the picture below, I am a huge fan of little babies wearing jeans. I think I may have bought a few too many pair, but it will be fun anyway! I also found her two little swim suits that I got her at Old Navy last year on clearance. They were like $2 each! She has a one-piece and a two-piece. I remember when I bought them and got them out to show Dan...he really didn't think that our daughter should be wearing a two-piece suite already...lol! I can't wait until she tries to sneak out of the house with a really short skirt on!!

So the work in all of this was getting everything washed and put away. An all-day job! There are still more to wash and put away, but it will get done sometime today. It's always hard with new clothes because I don't want them to bleed!

So here are some pictures showing the near-end result. Like I said, I still have more washing, folding, and putting-away to do! I thought I would put these on here to show you just how many clothes this little girl has. She definitely has way more than her mother! (I'm not sure if she beats me in the jean department though...I kind of like to buy jeans! Even though all of them are now too big for me and I have two pair out of 22 that fit me!!)

Here is her pant drawer. I really don't know how we could possibly fit any more clothes in here! Look at those cute little jeans!

Here is her drawer of onsies!

Pajama drawer.

(I left out her sock drawer, because there really wasn't any changes there!)

And finally her closet. I really could not fit the closet in one picture, but you get the idea! Dan really needs to get working on the second bar in her closet!!

And yes, I do keep her drawers and closet organized! I kind of NEED organization in my life...makes life much easier! I remember showing everyone Addison's new room and everyone would tell me that it will not always look so organized...well I think that I have proved them all wrong!

You may also ask where Addison was during all of this...well I had her play gym in her crib! I noticed that she really did not play with anything above her head, because she will not stay on her back! She loves to be on her tummy, so she kept herself entertained with other toys!

HAPPY LAUNDRY DAY TO ME!!

Motorboat

YAY!! Thanks to help from Kelsi, I was able to get the video on our blog!! So here it is...

Shopping, Church, and Frustration....

Addison and I had a great day yesterday! Momma was getting a little antsy staying at home, so I decided since the weather was decent and the sun was out...WE WOULD GO SHOPPING! What better pastime is there?? Addie did so well on our day out! She slept the entire way to Mason City, woke up while we made our stops, and fell back asleep all the way home! What a good girl! We started shopping for things to put in her Easter basket and clothes for the two of us! I also finally got a tub for more of her clothes that she has quickly outgrown! 

Wednesday night was not quite the same story! Dan, Addison, and I went to church for Ash Wednesday and had quite a time with little Addison! When we go to church on Sunday morning our service doesn't start until 10:30am, which is usually her nap time. She sleeps through some of church and is up when the music is playing. Well Wednesday night was a traditional service with no cool music, so she was pretty antsy. On top of that she is used to being home with her mommy and daddy at that time playing with them, and church was just not satisfying her attention! If only they would allow us to bring the jumperoo to church!

So today our plan is to go through her closet...AGAIN!!  It is unbelievable just how fast she goes through all of her clothes!  I think I also may unpack her 6-9 month tub too.  She will be fitting in those soon enough since she is already wearing 6-9 month pajamas because she is so long!

After four - yes four - failed attempts at uploading a video I have given up!  I don't know what is going wrong, but it is VERY frustrating!!  I took the footage on my camera and uploaded it to my computer, but when I try to upload it to the blog it does not work.  It tries for a good 2 hours and then tells me that there was an error...ugh.  The last time a window popped up saying to send it to technical support, but when I tried the page would not load either!!  I guess it was just not meant to be...for this post anyway.  If anyone has any suggestions please let me know!

Since I could not upload the video, I guess I should tell you what I was trying to upload!  As I mentioned in our last post it is hard to be sure that I am covering all of Addison's milestones! One of them that I did forget to mention is her love for attempting to make the same noise that mommy or daddy are making.  One of her favorites, along with different types of laughs, is the motorboat sound.  It is so funny because she tries to sound just like you and gets frustrated when she doesn't.  The story would have been so much better if you could see it!  I will keep trying and see what happens!

A post just isn't a post without pictures!  So here are some pictures of Addie from the last few days!!

Our flying attempts on the floor....

 

 

and those flying attempts seem to tucker little Addie out!

  

Addie and Daddy snoozin on the couch.

 

P.S. I have spoken in a few other blogs (on our previous blogging home) about recalls and remaining up to date on them.  I have been able to locate the CPSC's blog and added to my blog list if you would like to check it out!  You may think I go a little overboard on this, but I have a friend who lost their child while he was playing with a toy that they thought was safe.  I would never want that to happen to anyone!  Anyway, just an FYI.  Have a great day and thanks for visiting us!!