Weekend Time

Yesterday, we worked on projects around the house. Addy helped with the paper towels. We finally got our living room done-it looks awesome, but you'll just have to come over and see it for yourself :) It was gorgeous outside again, so we took a family walk around the neighborhood. In the evening, we got a babysitter and went to a friend's 40th birthday party. It was lots of fun hanging out with adults again!


Today we went to church and came home for lunch. I just have to say: I HATE BABY GATES. And I think Josh will agree with me x10. Hopefully Grandpa Badenhop can help us out this weekend?? :D We also don't like the cabinet locks we installed either, so we need to find something else. blah. We also watched the Hoosiers lose such a close game, in overtime :( So sad. Maybe when we play at home, we can beat those Spartans!

Houston, we have a .....tooth??

Addy, practicing her standing

Today, another cable guy came out to finish installing all our TVs. We had to run a new cable to the upstairs, and Addy slept through alot of that noise, I'm not quite sure how, but I'm glad she did! We did a lot of playing today, as usual. This afternoon, we were playing on the floor, and I noticed something white in her mouth. So I put my finger in, and found a tooth. Not one of the front 2, one of the top ones on the outside of those two. Very strange....

Today, we also had probably the best 20 minutes of the week. After Addy's 2nd nap, I took her downstairs, and started to open the front door. She let out an excited giggle. We decided that it was nice enough to take a walk, so we put on sunscreen and a hat:


Then we went to get Toby in from the backyard and he got soooo excited when he saw the leash. He pulled us down the driveway, but after that, he was very good. We walked down the street, and Toby pranced through the piles of snow along the road. It was nice to have 50 degree weather and snow... :D The perfect mix!

One more video for your viewing pleasure: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z03dWEoQ3cQ

Soooo Big!!

Today was a busy day, full of new things. Today Addy ate a whole banana by herself, half at lunch and half at dinner. She now won't eat the smaller slices I cut for her, they must be chunks. She's already that picky ;) She also loves to watch the toilet flush and the water in the bathtub go down the drain. Right now she's fascinated, not scared :) We also have a daily ritual where I hold her, wrap a blanket around her and we go and get the mail. So now, whenever I put the blanket around her, she smiles real big, cause she knows what's coming! She also has now used all of her small diapers; we are completely in size 3 now-they are sooo much bigger!! haha! I also changed her carseat to the largest kid setting. She's not going to fit much longer-she's too tall!

We also played 2 new games today: Addy is sooooo big and she put her own arms up. We also did a game where she would pull herself to standing when I said stand up, and then when I said sit down, she'd bend her knees and fall on her butt and give me a big smile. Very fun!

We also had a member of the family gliding today-and it wasn't Addy. Addy and I came upstairs and found Toby at the back window, as is his usual stakeout spot. There we saw his arch-nemesis, the squirrel, sitting at the very top of our tree. So I was very interested to see what the squirrel would do if I let Toby out. As soon as he heard the door open, the squirrel ran down the tree and Toby was inches from him, until they reached the fence and the squirrel jumped up on it. Once the squirrel was out of reach, Toby very determinedly was sniffing the top of the fence, jumping with his back legs, gliding along the posts. It was quite funny!!!

Here's a video of Addy's current mobility: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT0maxoAta0

Games

Addy, "eating" her kitchen.

Yesterday, Addy and I played some of her favorite games, like knocking over block towers and pulling things out of containers. Also a new game, playing in the water with Cheerios. She also took her first "gliding" step/hand move. She really had to work up the courage to move her hand from one chair "peg" to the next "peg". She was so proud of herself too. We also waited for our new cable. The guy was 2-4 hours late (based on their appt. window) but we got it done :) Yea! We had to spend all day without daddy though, since he was out of town on business :(

Today, I had to wake Addy up, because she was sleeping in too long :) We did a little shopping and found a new baby gate. Hopefully this one will work :/ We also got a bathmat for Addy's tub, so she can graduate from her infant sling. We also had an afternoon visit from daddy, during his super busy work day, again. We worked on gliding again, trying to get a step in there too, but not very successfully. She has also grown out of her first pair of size 9mo. pants...already!

Busy Baby

Friday for Addy's birthday, we went to Little Lambs. However, when we got there, Addy was only one of 3 kids who came (remember, we just had all the snow a day earlier). The nursery was also having some work done, as it was only 44 degrees inside. So we played with some trucks for awhile in a different room, and then we all left. Hopefully everything goes better next time! Then we went to the grocery store in the afternoon-eventful day!

Saturday, we cleaned the house a little bit, then did a little shopping for necessary repair stuff: new wiper blades, nails, new snow shovel, shelving brackets. A book I ordered finally came in the mail too-basically, is pharmacy for you? I got about a third of it read! Then we put Addy to bed early for a wonderful, baby-free dinner. Toby didn't get the memo though, so he was hanging out, waiting for food to drop....

Yesterday, we went to church, Panera, and then I went to a "purse" party, called a 31 party. Similar to Pampered Chef, with purses and organizers, etc. While I was gone, apparently Addy pooped THRICE in an hour (all you Conan fans should appreciate that)! You'll have to ask Josh for the whole story, but it sounded like he had fun. Then I came home, we watched a little football, and I finished my book. I think I'm ready to start applying to pharmacy schools. Creighton University in Omaha, NE has a distance learning program, where I could do almost all my work from here, and travel there for 2-4 weeks during the summer (its a little over 6 hours away). Very interesting option..... :)

Today, Addy and I worked on the laundry, cleaning up the house, and doing my daily workout (have I mentioned I've lost my first 5 pounds already, Josh has lost 10!) While I was doing the workout, Addy was playing with her kitchen. Today she decided that the light above the sink that blinks when the music plays, needed to be eaten. So she was trying to put it in her mouth, but the kitchen is a little to tall for her to be really successful at it, so it was really funny! After a nap, we went to the mall for a little bit and I got her some cute clothes from gap for free (I had a gift card, they were on clearance, and the clearance was 40% off :)) Then we went to the doctor, who says she's doing great! She's now onto the 10th percentile for her weight, right at 16lbs., and about at the 50th percentile for height, although she was being pretty squirmy and the doctor thinks she looks taller than that ;) She only had to get one shot today, which was nice, much better than 4 at once!! Today we were working on rolling a ball, and drinking from a sippy cup, but without the stopper. Fun Fun!

Happy 9 Month Birthday!

Addy is just moving right along...in months that is :) She is getting bigger and heavier every day! 16 lbs. even! Her nails don't need to be trimmed nearly as often, but her bangs almost need a little trim, so she now gets her hair styled off to the side. She is in mostly 9 mo. clothes, size 3 diapers and can't really use any of her baby equipment anymore (bumbo, swing, play seat, etc.) We are now onto booster seats and baby gates!

Addy is starting to pull up on me and sometimes other things, like her gate or the bathtub ledge. She can stand against things, but hasn't started to glide quite yet.

She is eating whole jars of 2nd foods now, although many of the vegetable mixes she doesn't seem to like. But if you mix it with sweet potatoes, she doesn't care! She is also just starting to eat "normal" food-slices of banana, cheerios, bits of bread, pancakes. She is still on her medicine too, hopefully we can get her off of it soon.

She is starting to follow instructions, such as wave hi or bye and give love(which is leaning her head on your shoulder). She doesn't really enjoy the snow yet, but she does still like to be outside, as long as it isn't too bitterly cold. She loves playing with anything that isn't a toy, from kitchen utensils to pens to daddy's badge. She also loves songs with motions, like Itsy Bitsy Spider and If you're happy and you know it.

Record Snow!

Today we watched the snow plows in Addy AND Toby's biggest snow of their lives!

Today was a fun day, since we woke up to so much snow! It continued snowing through the morning, before stopping:


I got to play with the dog in the backyard-that was a lot of fun. Addy and I played (in the house), except after her second nap, she was in a bad mood almost the whole rest of the day. Very strange. But then while we were waiting for daddy to come home, I got her to laugh harder than I've ever heard her laugh before. Toby loves empty paper towel rolls, and I was teasing/playing with him with one-and she just thought it was the greatest thing. I would move it around, so he'd just barely miss it, and she thought it was great! We called daddy and even he got to hear it.


A few things I forgot to mention yesterday-Addy drank her first 8oz bottle all at once! It was her first bottle of the morning, and she devoured it :) Since Addy is already a slightly picky eater, any food that I have she doesn't like, I can mix with sweet potatoes and she eats it. It has only worked everytime with sweet potatoes. I guess I need to stock up. Also, Josh and I will have our first nephew ~in June!

And one last thing, here's a silly video I shot this morning-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0xtTO9Cc2A