Celebrating Firsts

As we celebrate all of these firsts with Addie, we have such happiness but also sadness. We have had Easter, Spring Break and now the NCAA basketball tournament. Yes, Addie loves to watch basketball. We also celebrate these things without Poppy. Who knew that someone could cry over their basketball bracket or their girl scout cookies?

The NCAA basketball bracket is a memory that Dad and I have shared since I was about 9. Also, he loved his Samoa girl scout cookies. I couldn't wait for them to come. Then when they did I didn't want to eat them. These are just a few of the firsts with Addie and without Poppy.

She is my strength and I am so happy to have her here to help heal our hearts!

My First Easter!

This is Addie with her Easter basket. The idea was for her dress to be spread out around Bumbo but she kept eating her hands and her dress. For Easter, she got these cute glasses. She really likes them but she was sleepy and ready to eat. She had had enough Easter Bunny!

Day Trip to Branson

This is us, in front of the fountain, at the Branson Landing. We had never been there before. It is kinda like the Promenade Mall. Anyways, you can only park at one end or the other. So we parked and walked down to eat at Joe's Crab Shack. This was the whole point of the trip because we don't have one in NWA. So we get into the restaurant and sit down and I start feeding Addie. I feel her pooping on me and then I feel something warm on my leg. She pooped through her diaper, pants, shirt and onto my jeans. So her change of clothes is back at the car. She had to wear her dress/shirt with no leggings. I had on new shoes that had cut open my heels so we stopped and bought some socks but that didn't help so I bought new flipflops. We also had to purchase sunscreen because we were afraid Addie would get burnt! But once all of that was out of the way, we had a great time!

Spring Break and Eating!

We had our first Spring Break together as a family! It went rather well. I had planned to introduce Addie to rice cereal over Spring Break and move her to the big girl crib! Ha! Ha! That didn't happen.

First let's discuss Addie's outlook on rice cereal: "Mom, I don't really like it"

Now my outlook: Everyone has told me give her rice cereal and she'll sleep through the night! Apparently, the rules for feeding babies rice cereal has changed in the last few years. The recommended age for solids is 4 months but they are starting to prefer 6 months. I guess most people "older moms" fed their babies the rice cereal as early as two weeks to get them to sleep through the night. I don't care if Addie sleeps through the night or not! We only get up once sometimes twice and I am okay with that. The purpose of the rice cereal is for her to learn about manipulating food not sleeping through the night! So needless to say, I am not putting it in a bottle and I am not pushing it on her. We are offering it to her and she shuts her mouth around the spoon and then most of it comes back out! We still have a reverse swallow pattern. Therefore, she isn't sleeping through night and isn't sleeping in the big girl bed. She still sleeps next to me in her bassinet.

More Shopping!!

The weekend before Easter, Grammy, Weezer, Grammy Carla, Cousins Susan and Jonah came up to Fayetteville to go shopping!! That is like all we do. Addie and Jonah had their picture made with the Easter Bunny! He looks pretty excited in this picture but Addie does not!

Me and My Daddy

We placed Addie in this carrier on Jeremy and she didn't mind it. I think Uncle Will and Auntie Tracie bought us this apparatus. We have yet to take her out in it but it works now! She mainly just ate her hands the whole time Jeremy walked around with her.

Addie in her Jumper

I wasn't sure if Addie was ready for this or not. But last weekend we got out Addie's Jumperoo. She is a little bit small for it but loves it. She can't jump very well in it but she can get it to bounce. She loves the music, lights and the yellow monkey!!

This was a shower gift from my cousin Brie and her husband Neil. Brie is currently completing a medical rotation in Colorado. We miss them very much and can't wait for Addie to get to meet them!

Jonah is Here!!

Addie got to meet her second cousin, Jonah this weekend. He is almost two weeks old and Addie is almost 14 weeks old. Jonah loves his fingers! We are so excited for Jordan and Susan! We can't wait for Addie and Jonah to play together!





Sarah and Brad's baby Parker is due anytime!
My good friend Vicki will be a grandma in early June to Currin!

We are really excited about all the boys!!

Poppy Davo!

Well I have met this dude before! He is my Mommy's Uncle Davo and now he is Jonah's Poppy! So I guess I will call him Poppy Davo! He makes a wonderful chair and let me watch TV.

Addie and Mommy

In so many of our pictures, I look terrible! So I made Jeremy take this picture of me and Addie before school. I have some makeup on and Addie has on her bow!!

Crazy Hat

We found this hat in some of the stuff that Aunt Tasha gave us! It is very cute and funny. Daddy loved it and made me wear it with my pajamas!

I love to Read!!

We have started reading to Addie at night! She has a few board books and enjoys looking at the pictures very much! A couple of her books have mirrors and things to touch, which she also enjoys. This is way better for her than the TV which she has recently found and is in love with!!

I can sit up!!!

We can now sit in the Bumbo chair without having a fit!! We still occasionally bobble our head like Stevie Wonder but that's okay!!

How do you know that your house is dirty?

Last weekend, I caught Jeremy complaining about how dirty the stove was and cleaning it in his underwear. This is what happens when you have a baby!! He never reads Addie's blog so we will see how long it takes him to realize that I have put this on her site!!!

Sucking Daddy's Finger

Last week, Addie really starting sucking on her hands and on ours as well. Jeremy didn't realize what a strong suck, Addie has! He was very giggly while she was sucking on his thumb

Funny Picture

This is just a funny picture that we took. Addie looks scared to death, it cracks me up!

Maebrie and Addie

A couple of weekends ago, Matt, Maebrie's dad, came down with the flu. So Jamie and I decided to isolate him at their house. Therefore, Addie had her first overnight guest!!! They were very quiet and asleep by 9! Not a very exciting sleepover?

Sleepy Time

This is Miss Adalynn on her way to sleep. Every night I lay her down in her bassinet beside my bed and she just plays with her "softie" and slowly closes her eyes and goes to sleep. She does not like to held like a baby anymore. Very rarely, does she allow us to hold her while she's sleeping.