Visitors

Toward the end of September, Carolyn Drake and her mom stopped by, along with Becky Drake(Carolyn's Daughter, pictured below) and Becky's nine month old daughter Gibson. Addison was very social at first, but then got nervous and wanted to be held by Kelly or myself.

Fresno State Game from last month

Remember when I said we were a bit behind in our posts? Anyway, we went to visit College Station for the Aggie Game vs Fresno State. We stayed with Kelly's friend Shannon(see picture below) that weekend. Addison didn't actually make it into the stands since it was really hot and we weren't sure how she would react to a stadium full of screaming fans. We'll wait until she is a bit older to brave the blistering sun and deafening roar of Kyle field.

Been A While...

I know it has been a while since we posted. Let me start with a few pictures of what Addison has been up to.



She loves her exersaucer and plays in it daily for short to extended periods of time. She actually slaps the keys on the keyboard to make noises now instead of just leaning on the keys with her elbow.




Addison has also been eating like a champ. She currently eats rice cereal, green beans, and of course her bottle. She is also fond of chewing on her high chair straps and the arch with toys hanging from it that fastens to her tray with suction cups. On rare occasion, she will even hold up her own bottle as seen in the last two pictures. I say rare, because she is usually flailing her arms and turning her head to look around. I'm told we are going to start her on green peas here soon, so lets hope she likes them better than I do.




She can also stay sitting up on her own without any assistance. However, she does tend to fall over if anything gets her attention and she moves toward it. Addison has "discovered" her feet and ears as well. She will grab her feet and even put them in her mouth on occasion. She will also tug on her ears a bit when she is playing around. At first we thought this may be a sign of an ear infection, but everything is fine.

Addison Videos

Below are some links to all of the videos we have taken of Addison:

1. Addison in the Hospital Nursery


2. Addison's First Feeding with Mommy


3. Addison Rolls Over


4. Addison's First Rice Cereal

Water Baby

We try to take Addison swimming once every two weeks, since the weather is finally cooperating. We went to the pool about two weeks ago and the water was a little cooler; therefore, she didn't like it and we were gone in 15 minutes. We went to the pool yesterday and the water was warmer and she seemed to enjoy it a little more. She actually smiled, once (she never smiles in the pool). After the pool we came back to the house and gave her a bath. Well, I knew it would eventually happen, she peed in her tub. So we had to start all over again.

These pictures, well, this is what she looks like once she is out of the pool.

What a big girl

Addison now sits in her high chair during dinner time and watches everyone eat and plays with her toys. I think she really enjoys sitting in the high chair so she can look around at everyone.


We tried rice cereal and that experience wasn't a very pleasant one for her. She made gagging faces and was not pleased at all. We stopped feeding her rice, but I think we are going to try again this weekend. Hopefully this experience will be better than the last.

Continued Visit to Dallas

Here Addison is visiting with Grandad and Nana Stella.

Addison's Great Grandparents came over for a little visit.

Visit to Dallas

A few weekends ago, we went to Dallas to check up on the house and visit the grandparents. Addison was a little grouchy; that Friday morning we went to her four month check up where she got 4 shots. Our little munchkin is growing, she weighed 12 lbs 14 oz and was 24" long. She is averaging about 2 pounds every two months. She is just a little below the 50th percentile for weight and height, but she has always been smaller.

Here we are visiting with her GG and Great Aunt Debbie. Checking out the cute baby clothes Great Aunt Debbie bought for Addison.


After a little nap Addison was a little more social. Like I said, she was grouchy from those shots. Here she is spending some time with GG. Next time we go to Dallas we will have to schedule her appointment a few days before or after the visit!

Let them eat TOYS!!

Addison has discovered toys!! Yeay!! This is truly great because now she can entertain herself a little bit. Like any other baby, she loves to put the toys in her mouth. Everything she gets her little hands on immediately goes straight to her mouth.

Crawling

Addison hasn't figured out how to crawl, yet, but I have a feeling she will figure it out in the next few weeks. She can scoot around, but she drags her head.

She has figured out how to roll from her tummy to her back, but not back. Her favorite time to do this is in the middle of the night. Whenever we go in there to flip her (again) back to her tummy she looks up at you and starts to giggle. She finds it very amusing.

Another Baby Carrier Attempt

A few weeks back, Mike decided to take Addison on a walk around the block in the baby carrier. Apparently, halfway through the walk she fell asleep. I can't imagine this was a comfortable position to fall asleep in, she definitely takes after her Dad.

Random Pictures

Here is Ms. Addison wearing her cute little Mary-Jane socks. Everyone at the Mother Goose Lapsit (at the library) just thought her socks were adorable.



Here she is trying to be a big girl.

New bath pictures

The title is pretty self explanatory!

Playtime

Addison is beginning to figure out how to play with toys. Right now these sessions only last about 15 minutes before she gets frustrated/annoyed with the chair. The chair is designed to give babies back support and help them figure out how to sit up. She can only sit up unassisted for a few seconds before she topples over to one side.

Visit from GG

GG (Kelly's mom) came to Kingwood (for the first time) this Tuesday-Friday to pay us a visit. Addison was spoiled all week long!! Addison and GG were roommates this week since the crib is in the guest bedroom.

When my Mom got to town I gave her the grand tour of the "Livable Forest" known as Kingwood. Wednesday we went over to a family friend's house for some BBQ and swimming - if the weather permitted it. Thursday morning we went to the Kingwood Library for "Mother Goose Lapsit" time. At the Library we sing songs, have story time and then play time. Addison enjoys watching all the other kids play. After library time, we did some light shopping. All in all, everyone had a good time and Addison proved to be a good roommate.
Here are some photos from this week.

As you can tell in this picture, she didn't want to cooperate with Mommy and her set design. However, we finally got a good picture. Who cares if she isn't smiling!
Sticking out her tongue is even cuter!!