tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20298800083374430682024-03-14T06:32:08.559-07:00Parker Baby!Erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03793241789491169172noreply@blogger.comBlogger104125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2029880008337443068.post-91181885815657020982013-02-22T12:02:00.003-08:002013-02-22T12:02:42.990-08:00February!!The stars have aligned....both girls are sleeping at once!!!! :-) This rarely happens these days with Addison mostly giving up her naps, and Riley usually wanting to eat whenever Addie does go down......but I'll take it when I can get it. A little quiet time is always nice!<br />
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Riley now sits in the Bumbo....and Addie in her football jersey!<br />
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Addie's "Frosty!"<br />
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So cute...but impossible to get a happy hat picture this month! :-)<br />
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Tummy time.....Riley is starting to enjoy it.<br />
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Smiles....<br />
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Twins.....such fun outfits (thanks Nana)...but of course Addie as serious as can be!<br />
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Thanks Uncle Nick! matching shirts for UNC!</div>
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The girls are doing wonderfully! :-) I am back to work two days/week...which has definitely been challenging with trying to pump during the day and get back in the swing of seeing patients...but the girls are doing well with Molly! Riley struggled a little with the bottle initially, but has gotten more used to it....and Addison is having fun "playing toys" (as she calls it) with Molly. I usually provide an enrichment/structured activity for her and Molly to do together during the day....make cookies, crafts, special days, etc....she seems to enjoy it. They made super cute v-day cards and heart cookies!! :-) Unfortunately for us, but good for Molly....she just got a job toward her career goals that will take her away from us on Mondays starting in March. Due to this, we are busy looking for a new nanny...we have a couple people who we need to meet and interview...but of course this gives both of us a little anxiety....we will have to see how it goes! <br />
Riley is over three months now..... She is just a doll! Honestly, the sweetest little thing ever! She sleeps incredibly well....only awakening once at night to feed 90% of the nights...... She loves to sit in her bouncer chair, work on tummy time on her mat, and give precious smiles! She is growing like crazy, and I am going to have to pull out the 6 month clothes in the next couple of weeks. She is super alert during the days now, and usually nurses about every 3 hours. <br />
We are going to have to see an opthalmologist for her in a couple weeks due to what we have found to be a "wandering eye" or lazy eye. It seems to us, and the pediatrician, that she has not outgrown this "cross-eyed" look that she should have at 2 months......so we need to make sure that we don't need to do anything. We may be faced with a patched eye for a while.....we'll see after our appointment on March 14. I sincerely hope that we can get it taken care of and it won't impact her vision!!! <br />
Addison is a busy, busy toddler! She is really starting to become a little girl these days! She seems to be getting taller and losing her chub. She is also speaking in sentences most of the time. We are still working on potty training (but sort of with her own initiation), and she is getting better! She has now pooped and peed in the potty when we are out places a few times, and even stayed dry for a few hours the other morning at playgroup. It is a work in process...but the princess panties seem to be helping! Addie continues to love her music class at McPhail on Thursdays, and we try to have several playdates with friends for socialization during the week. Addison is super excited to be a flower girl in her uncle Adam's wedding in March alongside her cousin Victoria! We have also been back to Choo Choo Bobs recently, Williston Park (to climb) and Skyzone (Addie's favorite...for the trampoline). :-) <br />
Addie is regularly found playing dolls (changing diapers, changing clothes, feeding them), "cleaning my house" with her cleaning cart or a babywipe, or tormenting her poor brother Wally (she loves to throw his ball, clean him, and play in his water dish....thank goodness he is patient!) She still loves her football jersey paired with tee-tee pants and her elf hat; however, has also been a ltitle more girly lately as she tries to" dress like Riley " some days! :-)<br />
Our places is "pocket listed" for sale....which means that we have had a few showing so far....definitely a challenge keeping the place clean; however, we realize this is what has to be done. We are going to put it fully listed in mid-March. <br />
Opa and Jojo are coming tomorrow for a little over a week to visit with and help with the girls. Noah is headed to Vegas for a conference for a few days and then will be back mid-week. Super excited for their visit!! :-) Erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03793241789491169172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2029880008337443068.post-48919065412610294722013-01-12T14:03:00.003-08:002013-01-12T14:03:29.385-08:00It's getting chilly here!!!January is here......after a warm-up last week, we have dipped back in to reality...it was 1 degree this morning! :-( I guess true Winter hibernation begins now!<br />
We enjoyed a wonderful holiday this year.....so blessed to have two beautiful children! and what fun it was to watch Addison really begin to understand and get excited about Christmas this year! <br />
Addison's favorite Christmas surprises were her cleaning set complete with her very own "Mr. Vacuum Man" and her little bear house. She loved opening presents and watched numerous Christmas movies ("the light movie" was her favorite...The Littlest Light on the Christmas Tree) and sang numerous Christmas songs (her favorite was Frosty the Snowman). <br />
Nana and Papa were up for a visit over the holidays, and we greatly enjoyed our time with them. The girls have been so spoiled with family visits lately....but we love that they are getting such valuable time with their grandparents, despite the distance!<br />
Addie continues to LOVE her "football shirt" (her Colts jersey) and demands to wear it most days...outfit completed with anything from a tutu to her "tee-tee" pants (her fleece pants that feel just like her blanket or "tee-tee"). She picks out her outfit daily and always looks pretty much ridiculous!! :-)) Other favorite clothes include her "basketball shirts" (her Carolina girl shirt), "Thomas pjs" and "dot pjs". Hysterical!!!<br />
A great Addison story......<br />
On Monday we were at her friend Wee-wee's house playing and using his new slot machine. We taught her how to put in the coin and pull the lever...she seemed to be entertained. After a couple tries, she pulled the lever all the way and money starting coming out EVERYWHERE!!! She had won BIG MONEY...the most that had been won from that machine! We were all yelling and screaming in excitement, only to find Addison in tears! Later that night I asked her why she cried at William's house when she won money, did she "freak out" or "just get excited"....she said, "Addie freaked out!" I guess despite her luck she won't be heading to Vegas anytime soon.<br />
We continue to work on using the potty...and mostly just self-initiated at this point....but she is doing fairly well...just yesterday she used it about 5-6 times. We are getting there!!! <br />
We also transitioned her in to her toddler bed last night....she did great!!! After a little struggle with getting her to stay in it initially, she slept well and no problems. Nap time continues to be an issue....but we will continue to work on atleast "quiet time" each day.....we think she may have outgrown her nap for most days.<br />
Riley continues to eat WELL, sleep a ton (usually atleast a 6 hour stretch each night between feedings), and is SMILING!!! We are greatly enjoying our cuddles with her....what a sweet baby!!! We head to the doctor tomorrow to find out how much she has grown at 2 months and to get her 2 month shots....wish us luck! She had her first babysitter besides family on Thursday while I took Addison to music class, and she did great with Annie....thank goodness!! She loves to watch her big sister and I can just tell that she is "taking it all in." <br />
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Prepared for Boston...her Red Sox cheerleading outfit....will we become fans???<br />
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The Famous Frog Potty!<br />
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hot cocoa time....by the Christmas tree!<br />
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new Mr. Vacuum for Christmas...Addie's favorite!<br />
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So cute...thanks Uncle Nick and Aunt Jen for the "Heels shirts"<br />
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Riley's Christmas gift....she loves it!<br />
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Poor Wally.....pony rides for Addie and baby<br />
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Just precious....what else can I say? Thanks Opa for the hat!<br />
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Is it possible to be any cuter?? we think she has blue eyes like Addie! :-)</div>
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I have recently switched my schedule for return to work to casual status.....so will be trying to work most Monday/Tuesdays shortened days from before and very limited weekends.....so excited to have more family time! We are going to be using our old nanny, Molly, for childcare for the girls.....so nice to have her back in town!!! Noah and I are busy mapping out our busy Spring...with trips for weddings, a trip to Boston to find a house, selling out condo and our big move coming up in late June........<br />
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<br />Erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03793241789491169172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2029880008337443068.post-38080257430300477792012-12-21T13:00:00.000-08:002012-12-21T13:00:40.753-08:00Update on life with two!Wow, I now realize why so few of my friends are able to keep up with a blog when they have more than one child!! :-) It has been almost a month since my last posting....maybe a good goal will be once a month, and if I over-achieve, great!<br />
We have been super busy with adjusting to life with two little girls! :-) They are both so precious and at such incredibly cute stages, but with a newborn and the intermittent defiant two year old behavior there have been some challenging times as well. <br />
Addison has been doing incredibly well adjusting to her life as the "big girl" and "big sister." We went through a few episodes early on of jealousy with wanting to act like a baby and try to use Riley's pacifier or steal the boppy pillow from mommy....however, as the days go by these episodes are quickly diminishing, and she loves to give kisses and hugs to Riley. She has even started to put the pacifier in Riley's mouth when she needs it and snuggle with her on the couch. They are definitely cute together! :-) <br />
Addison is OBSESSED with "ouwies" and ICE lately....there are regular episodes of real and make-believe injuries throughout the day! It is actually hysterical. Noah and I have moved the ice packs in the freezer to a shelf that is easily reachable for her to get her own ice as needed. :-) She is also, of course, still in to her tee-tee (her special monkey blanket) and "ulp" (the word that she has always used for milk). It is funny that as well as she speaks now, she still uses this phrase for milk.....kind of endearing! :-) I wonder if the will order "cereal and ulp" when she is in college???!! :-)<br />
Baby dolls are still a FAVORITE toy, and probably even more so since Riley arrived. She is regularly changing their diapers, changing their clothes (usually using Riley's clothing) and taking them on stroller rides. On occasion, she will even lift her shirt and pretend to nurse and burp the baby....when I asked her about it, she said, "that's what mommy does." Cute to watch her imitate being a mother. :-)<br />
Another big development for Addie has been her beginning to potty train herself. I bought her a small frog potty, and the first day I brought it home she peed 6 times in it! She gets a huge grin and dances each time saying, "mama, I pee-peed!!!" We make a big deal of it and then clean it out together! She pees a few times each day in it, and yesterday morning even pooped in it! Now it is getting her to remember without reminders to "go try to use the potty please." <br />
We have had lots of playdates to keep Addison occupied and entertained with this transition in to being a big sister. We continue to do our music class on Thursdays and our regular playgroup on Wednesdays.<br />
She has a wonderful time with daddy home for two weeks and Opa and Jojo visiting for another two weeks! <br />
Santa has been super exciting this year, and Addison can't wait for him to visit our house. We went to see him at Macy's Santa land last weekend, and she loved seeing Santa's village. :-) We have been watching lots of Christmas movies, reading Christmas stories, and talking about him each day! I can't wait to see her face Christmas morning! Our tree is up (we had so much fun picking it out!) and the stockings are hung....Addison can tell you which stocking belongs to each of us and has made lots of fun ornaments to hang on our tree this year! When you ask her how to call Santa she says, "santa, santa, ho, ho, ho!" (from Mickey Mouse club)<br />
Riley.....she is a wonderful baby!!! She is already a month old...can't believe it! She has been only awakening one to two (maximum) times at night to eat, and sleeps like a champ otherwise! I weighed her on our scale last week and it said 9 pounds...so she is definitely beginning to chunk out a bit and get those adorable chunky baby cheeks! She is quite the snuggler...loves to be held close to my chest (so the baby bjorn has become incredibly handy!). I have had some of the same challenges with breastfeeding due to overproducing again, but have been working on a technique that the lactation consultant told me to try...so we'll see how it goes. She nurses well, she just sometimes gets a little too much milk and then becomes gassy, hiccuppy and irritable for a bit. I honestly couldn't have asked for a better second child so far....such a sweetheart! We have been doing some mat time and some swing time, but her preference is to be held close to someone's heart as much as possible....and I'll take it while I can have it, because I now understand how quickly this passes! We will return to the doctor at 2 months for lots of shots..ugh, definitely dreading that visit.<br />
We had an amazing two week visit from Opa and Jojo....they were incredibly helpful with both kids and helping to keep my house picked up, meals cooked, laundry completed...I have definitely missed them this past week! :-) We are looking forward to the arrival of Nana on Christmas night and Papa a few days later! <br />
I promise to try to update the blog soon....enjoy lots of pictures from the last few weeks!<br />
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<br />Erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03793241789491169172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2029880008337443068.post-64710731273167069522012-11-25T07:58:00.001-08:002012-11-25T07:58:45.270-08:00She's here......Riley Trimble Parker!!!Well, it was only a short time after my last post that I first started in to labor with our newest addition!!! :-) On Friday, November 16 in the early evening, Addison and I had run to Babies R Us to grab a few last minute things, when mommy started to feel some mild contractions on the way home. I figured, just like the couple weeks before, that it probably wouldn't progress in to anything regular. After we got home, the contractions continued, and I started timing them....10 minutes apart. A short while later they had progressed to about 7 minutes apart and definitely were not stopping! I paged Noah in the OR around 6:30pm to let him know it was time to come home because I could be in labor. I called my doctor who suggested that I sit in the bathtub and pace around the house for a bit to see if it would calm, and if not to come in if the contractions got too painful or were five minutes apart. Well, after a a few hours of trying different things to calm the contractions and sitting on the couch with Noah trying to gut through the discomfort, the contractions got to about 5 minutes apart! I knew at this point that she was on her way! :-) We called Annie to come watch Addison, and headed in. By the time we got to Labor and Delivery at 11pm, my contractions were 2-3 minutes apart and quite uncomfortable. We got in to our room and things progressed rather quickly. I went from 4cms to 8cms within a couple hours and my water broke shortly after 2am. Unfortunately, I did not even have the option for an epidural due to having taken my lovenox earlier that day. I did have an intrathecal injection with fentanyl and morphine...however, it was super short acting and really only provided relief for about an hour, and seemed to be completely worn off by the time I was pushing. I pushed for about 25-30 minutes and our beautiful Riley Trimble Parker was born at 2:42am on Saturday, November 17! She was 7 pounds and 6 ounces, 21 inches long......a much larger baby than Addison.....but also born at 39 weeks (a week and a half after Addison). She has brunette peach fuzz for hair and dark colored eyes (color still unsure?!) <br />
Addison came to the hospital to visit baby Riley on Saturday afternoon, and was so precious! She was her usual shy self for the first 15 minutes or so, but then completely warmed up and wanted to hold her, touch her and cuddle with her baby sister! :-) So sweet!<br />
Unfortunately, due to my being strep B positive and having a relatively short labor, I was not able to receive the full 4 hours of antibiotics needed before delivery, so Riley was exposed to GBS. Luckily, it is a very rare occurrence that anything effects the baby......and fortunately, she looks wonderfully healthy! They usually make babies with exposure stay in the hospital 48 hours; however, because she looked so great, we were able to leave Sunday at noon (just over 24 hours). It was so wonderful to get home to our own environment and begin our own little family routine.<br />
It has now been a whole since she was born, and my goodness what a sweetheart she is!!!!! She loves to cuddle!. :-) She has been sleeping remarkably well, and in fact, the last few nights I have had to awaken her for feedings in the middle of the night. It's amazing! :- ) I have gotten about 6-7 hours of sleep the last few nights which is unheard of for a newborn.....wow, I'll cherish it while it lasts! Addison has been an absolute sweetheart with Riley!!! She loves to sit next to her, watch her diaper changes and regularly asks "where is baby Riley?" immediately when she awakens in the mornings. We couldn't have asked for a better response from a two year old!<br />
It has been a wonderful week of just the five of us (Wally of course included!) Daddy has been cooking up a storm in the kitchen....I feel spoiled to have breakfast, lunch and dinner served to me! We had our first Thanksgiving dinner together as a family....so much fun, and delicious dinner (daddy's first turkey!) We have been venturing out a few times to the doctor, out to lunch, and to a friend's son's brit yesterday (what an interesting and fun event...we had never attended one before!) My great friend Ali delivered her baby boy, Geoffrey, the same early morning that I had Riley....two hours apart! :-)<br />
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We are so appreciative to our family and wonderful friends who have been calling, emailing, and stopping by for visits and with dinners, goodies for the baby and big sister, etc. We feel so blessed during this special time in our lives!!! Erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03793241789491169172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2029880008337443068.post-31396259018957849902012-11-16T10:24:00.001-08:002012-11-16T10:24:03.003-08:00NO BABY yet!...but coming soon.....Well, it is a week later......and STILL no baby!!! She is hanging in there until the end, as I will be 39 weeks tomorrow!!! :-) I just got back from the OB this morning, and I am dilated to 3 cms and ~50% effaced per Dr. Pukite. She said that I could go any minute, but may well make it to my induction date, Monday, November 19. Oh well......what's three more days at this point??!!!<br />
I finished up work on Tuesday, and have been busy cleaning, doing last minute preparations for baby, getting a pedicure, chasing Addison around, and WAITING!!! I have been trying to enjoy these last few days with just Addison....as I know things will be very different come next week. She finished up daycare on Tuesday and brought cupcakes in to share with her teachers and friends.....they made her a nice card and sign to say goodbye.....it was definitely sad! :-(...... Wednesday we went to Eden Prairie Mall and met our friends Ali and Levi for some playtime in the kids area and lunch in the food court. The two of them were adorable sprinting around the mall and laughing with each other! Yesterday we had music class in the morning and Addison got to paint with wood stamps.....she created quite the master piece that is now on our magnet wall. She was so excited to "show daddy" last night! <br />
We plan to spend our last weekend together as just the four of us (including Wally of course) finding some fun things to do around town and enjoying the warmer weather-up to the mid-50s this weekend! <br />
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Addison ready for music class this week...she absolutely loves it!</div>
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Noah is planning to take the first two weeks off when the baby arrives, and then Opa and Jojo will make the trek up November 30 to join us for a couple weeks. They will leave the 14th of December, and then Nana and Papa will come December 25. I am so looking forward to all of this! :-) Addie is super excited for baby sister's arrival! :-) More to come REAL SOON!!!!!!!Erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03793241789491169172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2029880008337443068.post-58015251051288942382012-11-09T17:45:00.003-08:002012-11-09T17:45:51.439-08:00Where is baby???!!!So the much anticipated making it to 37 weeks (full-term) has come and gone.......the due date that I had on Addison's watch has come and gone......and 38 weeks is approaching (tomorrow)......still no sign of baby #2!!! Where is she???<div>
I left the much awaited OB appointment this morning nothing but disappointed!!! After feeling cramps and contractions off and on for ~1 week and exercising as much as I can tolerate to help speed things along.....the progress remains unchanged! I am currently just 1 cm dilated...ugh!!! I had a major mommy meltdown on the way home from the OB and for a little while after.....and now a couple hours later, I finally have it all in perspective.....this little one has a mind of her own and will arrive when she is good and ready.....regardless, she will be here soon.....so I need to relax and enjoy these last few days as the mother of one! My hormones are definitely out of whack and causing me to be much more emotional than normal! </div>
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My induction date has been moved back to November 19 (Monday) from Saturday, due to my doctor's schedule and the hospital disliking inductions on the weekend (although that seems odd considering I was told this wasn't an issue earlier). Oh well.....at that point, what is two more days?!</div>
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The good news of all of this is that baby girl is healthy, and she will be stronger and more ready for life outside the womb when she finally decides to arrive! Maybe she'll even sleep well??!! (I won't get so optimistic!)</div>
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I have a four day stretch of work starting tomorrow....then I will be officially off for maternity leave....wish me luck! </div>
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Addie on the slide at Levi's birthday party!<br />
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Ali and Levi, Mommy and Addie.....Ali and I are due 4 days apart!<br />
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Pretty headband girl......too bad she spit up her milk so that her shirt is wet! :-(<br />
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The fam.....fun at Williston Park celebrating Levi!<br />
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Levi and Addie climbing!<br />
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Daddy did some climbing with Addie!</div>
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So.....what else have we been up to besides waiting on baby??? Well, Addison has been busy with wrapping up her last few weeks of school, attending her McPhail music class on Thursdays (which she loves...and talks about all week), playing outside on any possible warm day that we get, attending to her baby dolls constantly and fulfilling all of their needs, playing with neighborhood friends at playgroup and playdates, and running around the house getting in to all of "baby sister's" beds, clothes and supplies that are awaiting her arrival. She is quite the character! :-) </div>
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We celebrated mommy, daddy and her friend Levi's birthdays last weekend.....Addison learned how to say happy birthday and even sing part of the song.....she loves to talk about birthdays now....and even made a birthday cake with candles (sticks) out of sand at the park yesterday! She loves to open presents, and help others too!! :-) For Levi's party, we went to dinner at Snuffy's (a little diner in Minnetonka) and then to Williston Park for the party...Addie had a blast! Mommy and daddy got to share a dinner out at Haute Dish for our birthdays on the 2nd (we keep thinking it could be our last date night for a while...we'll see ).</div>
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Erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03793241789491169172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2029880008337443068.post-4001436616895871212012-10-31T19:10:00.002-07:002012-10-31T19:10:36.079-07:00Happy Halloween!!! October 31......I can't believe November is almost here, and our new baby girl will be here soon!!! I will be full-term this Saturday!! If she decides to come at the same time Addison did, we will meet her on Tuesday! :-) Mommy is super tired, and ready to be finished with pregnancy....so anytime is welcome! :-) I had an ultrasound last Friday (the day before 36 weeks) and it showed that baby is head down and was weighing a predicted 5 lbs 12 ounces at that time! Everything looked well regarding her growth and health! This was such relief to know that there is no reason I am not at least expected to have a natural delivery again!<br />
We have been busy setting up the condo for the new arrival! The pack'n play and rock'n sleeper are set up, the dresser is filled with newborn clothes, the changing table is prepared with diapers/wipes, etc.......my bag is packed!!! :-)<br />
Last week we celebrated Halloween with some neighbor friends with a pizza party. The kids decorated cupcakes and ran around playing all evening. Addison was a little grumpy that night from her late nap and would not wear her costume for anything! I finally gave up and put a trick or treat shirt on her and off we went! Luckily, Addison changed her mind on actual Halloween (today!) and decided that dressing up is fun!! She was a trooper and wore her little lamb costume all night long! She was absolutely precious....even after a no nap day.....and loved running up to the doors collecting candy! :-) Enjoy the pictures of our precious peanut! <br />
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Decorating cupcakes and cookies....yummy!<br />
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A fun night a week before Halloween....Addison wasn't so much in to costumes that night!<br />
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Snuggling with her friend Nils!<br />
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Addison helping to celebrate her big cousin Victoria's 6th birthday!<br />
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Our precious little lamb!<br />
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Friends on Halloween!<br />
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Trick or Treat!!!<br />
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Addison also got to attend her cousin Victoria's birthday party last weekend! She was the youngest kid there (mostly 6 year olds), but seemed to enjoy herself! :-) <br />
Noah and I will be celebrating our 32nd birthdays this weekend....can't believe it! Addison's little friend Levi turns two soon, so we will be attending his birthday party this weekend too. Erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03793241789491169172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2029880008337443068.post-60264992942092460252012-10-24T13:23:00.001-07:002012-10-24T13:23:09.514-07:00October is here!! Baby is coming soon! Just call me slacker!!! I'm not sure what the best excuse is for my failure to keep up on the blog??? 1) I have a two year old now, 2) I am 35 1/2 weeks pregnant, 3) we've been having such a busy fun Fall, 4) pure laziness!......regardless, we are long overdue for an update!!!<br />
We have had a wonderful Fall!! <br />
Addison has been busy with music class on Thursdays (so much fun!!!..she is in the 2-3 year old class now!), school on Monday and Tuesdays, lots of play dates with friends, a trip to the zoo, a trip to the pumpkin patch in Minnetonka, a visit from Opa and Jojo for 5 days, a Gopher football game with daddy, and as much time as possible outside at the park!! <br />
Addie is talking all the time now.....and even full sentences! The other day we were leaving her school and she said, "my jacket mommy....it's cold outside!"-sure enough I had forgotten it! :-) She told her teaching, "I'm washing baby, she's poopy!" It is so much fun to hear what she comes up with each day! She'll say things like, "no help mommy, I got it." My Miss Independent!!! <br />
We did a trial of formal potty training for about a day and half...but we don't think she was quite ready. She did sit on the potty numerous times throughout the day, but not much success!! So.....we gave it up until a few months from now. However, in the last week she has asked on her own to sit on the potty to go poo poo and has actually been successful!! Yea for Addie!!! :-) <br />
She is still in to picking out her own clothes, and absolutely obsessed with putting on her own boots and sneakers....she will sit for a good 15 minutes working on this project! :-) She regularly wears her cowboy boots this Fall...so precious! Her favorite toys continue to be trains and dolls. She regularly "feeds her babies" at the kitchen table, changes their diapers, bathes them, and rocks them to sleep. I even hear her disciplining them sometimes...."no baby, sit in the stroller!" (sounds familar!!! :-))<br />
Last week we took a fun Fall walk and collected leaves and pinecones to create our own centerpiece in a glass jar. Addie loves to tell everyone, "Addie made it!" and add to it on occasion as well!<br />
Opa and Jojo visisted last week and they greatly enjoyed seeing all of the changes in Addison.....especially her language and her confidence at the playground now. She is truly becoming our "big girl!"<br />
We are looking forward to Halloween events in the next couple weeks.....a party with some neighborhood friends tonight, trick or treating in the neighborhood on Sunday, and then Halloween night in the building!! Addison is going to be a little lamb this year, thanks to Nanny for the amazingly cute outfit!! :-)<br />
As we begin to prepare for our new arrival (washing newborn clothes, setting up the pack'n play, building the dresser, reorganizing our home to accommodate.......it has become clear that Addie is starting to catch on to change. She regularly will make "baby sister" comments and loves to pull newborn clothes out of the dresser and say, "it's cute mama." I have no doubt that there will be some hard times with jealousy, as the clinging has already started to increase; however, I also know that she will be a wonderful "helper" to mommy and love her sister! I am so excited to meet our new little girl and for Addie to meet her best friend! :-)<br />
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Snuggling with my princess!!!<br />
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Addie at Minnetonka Orchards! <br />
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Addison loved trying out the new changing table/dresser for baby sister!<br />
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My model....on the train at Minnetonka Orchards!<br />
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Addie is cooking for daddy at the park!<br />
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A perfect seat.....she fits snugly on top of baby sister! :-)<br />
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35 weeks!<br />
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One of our best family pictures ever!!!<br />
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I will be 36 weeks this Saturday....we are truly getting close!!! The nesting urge has already set in as I have been cleaning, reorganizing, having the carpets and couches cleaned, getting Wally groomed, etc......all to prepare for that special day! I was told at my 32 week appointment that baby was transverse in my belly (she had turned after being head down at the appointment before!)...of course that had me paranoid!! However, at my 34 week appointment I was told that baby was again head down, and that I was measuring big. Due to this, they may do an ultrasound at my appointment (day before 36 weeks) this Friday to ensure everything is ok with baby and that she is still head down! I hope so!! I am praying that the measuring big is related to an early arrival and not a LARGE baby, yikes!!! I have definitely slowed down a bit in the last couple weeks and fatigue has set in. I am still working, but the days are starting to get long and I am thoroughly exhausted at the end of the day. I have gained almost 33 pounds now, so hopefully will stay within 35 for the total. Hopefully our little one will be arriving soon!!! :-) I had my hair done last week and plan to have a prenatal massage this Friday....great ways to relax a little at this point in pregnancy! I plan to pack my hospital bag by the end of the weekend just in case......if this baby is like Addie, she will be here in about a week and a half! :-)<br />
<br />Erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03793241789491169172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2029880008337443068.post-58518490975018761352012-09-13T12:41:00.004-07:002012-09-13T12:42:21.214-07:00Addison is 2!!!! family, friends, and a growing belly!We have had a busy, but wonderful last couple of weeks! Addison and mommy left for North Carolina on August 22.......we enjoyed a relaxing night at Nana and Papa's house in Raleigh (Addison took to them right away, entertaining them with her giggles, words and new tricks!).....then we headed to the beach the next morning. We spent four days and nights with mommy's best friends from UNC and their children. It was a crazy household, and not exactly relaxing....but surely enjoyable! I love catching up with all of my amazing college girlfriends and it was such a treat to meet the new little ones (3 new babies this year). Addison LOVED the beach and the water....absolutely no fear (which made mommy nervous!)! She would sprint full force right in to the water and the waves...no hesitation and only big smiles and giggles when she would get knocked by a wave! It was quite entertaining! She loved to be buried in the sand, search for shells, and chase the birds down the beach! Sunday, daddy and his brother joined us at the beach for a relaxing afternoon...Addison was so exited to see daddy! We met Adam's new fiance', Jamie, that night, and enjoyed a fun dinner with them. We spent the next week in Raleigh with Nana and Papa! Addison loved the new kid's swing in their backyard, chasing "Maxie" around the house, enjoying the rides at Pullen Park, meeting new friends (The Graven family and Stephenson family), celebrating her second birthday a little early with Nana and Papa, and spending time with the family! It was a wonderful, relaxing stay! The next weekend, we traveled to Asheville for a wedding in the mountains! It was a great time catching up with many of Noah's best friends from college, and getting to celebrate the special bride and groom, Nick and Alexis! We flew back to Minneapolis on Labor Day evening.......that's when the chaos began.....we decided it was a brilliant idea to board a two and a half hour flight with only 2 water diapers in our diaper bag, and no wipes! Parent mistake of the year!!!!! Addison soaked through the two diapers within about the first hour of the flight, and Noah and I smelled of urine the rest of the flight! Gross! We were so embarrassed and so mad at ourselves for actually thinking that this plan would work. When we finally landed in Minneapolis, I had to find another mom in the airport and beg her for a diaper....thank goodness she was kind enough to loan me one! :-) Lesson learned!<br />
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After a long day back at work on Tuesday....Noah and I made it home and Opa and Jojo arrived! We got to enjoy them from Tuesday evening-Monday morning! Addison offered them hugs immediately on arrival and called them by name (the beauty of skype!) They helped us to celebrate Addison's birthday with a trek to Choo Choo Bob's, presents, lunch out, eating a special macaroni and cheese dinner and ice cream cake, and playing in the park on September 6! We can't believe our little girl is 2!!!!! We celebrated again on Saturday morning (8th) with 7 of Addison's little friends and their parents. We had a choo-choo themed brunch! Addison had a wonderful time playing with her friends, and received so many thoughtful gifts! She has been greatly entertained at home this week with all of her new goodies! Thank goodness Opa and Jojo were here to offer extra hands, as the preparation is definitely more difficult when 29 weeks pregnant and trying to chase a toddler! :-) We greatly enjoyed their visit, and look forward to them returning again in mid-October! Opa and Jojo are now both officially retired, so we expect to see much more of them!!!</div>
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After our stay in NC and our visit from Opa and Jojo, Addison was desperate for some return to normalcy and extra sleep! She finally made up for this exhaustion the last two days and slept ~12 hours each night, followed by long naps during the day! She is back to her usual self again! :-)</div>
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Yesterday was Addie's 2 year check up at the pediatrician, and we received great news......our little girl is growing!!! :-) She is now 33.5 inches long, and 26 pounds 3 ounces! She has made it to the 40th percentile for height and weight, and still is right above average for head size! Although she will always be "our little peanut", she sure is moving up that growth curve! She checked out perfectly healthy, and walked away with only a prick to the finger (she didn't even flinch...no tears!!!) and a flu mist in the nose! She was super excited to receive TWO stickers for being such a good girl!</div>
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at Nick and Alexis' wedding!<br />
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Amazing picture of Addison and all of her friends at the birthday party!!!<br />
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As for peanut #2 on the way........not much new news.........other than mommy's belly is HUGE and I am almost 30 weeks (this Saturday)! I have developed some intermittent R sided sciatica that is super irritating....but other than that feeling pretty good. My appetite is just now starting to slow down a little (as I don't think there is a ton of room left in there) :-). As for weight, I've gained about 26 pounds.....so right on my way to a close finish to what I was with Addison (around 33 lbs). I'm still doing the elliptical machine 3-4 x/week and walking outside. Work has just begun to get a little more difficult with the increased belly size and some undesirable round ligament pain after so many hours on my feet....but I'll hang in there as long as I can! :-) Baby girl sounds healthy and is measuring right on track for a November arrival! We are so EXCITED!!!! </div>
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Erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03793241789491169172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2029880008337443068.post-67969891241693872152012-08-20T12:39:00.004-07:002012-08-20T12:39:46.858-07:0026 1/2 weeks and growing!Our computer has been dead since the last entry on the blog due to Addie throwing a piece of her wooden puzzle at the screen, just as I was about to submit the last entry, July 31 (hence, why it appears as August 1.....had to figure out how to do it on my phone the next day). Luckily, we ended up ordering a new screen online and Noah watched a you tube video to figure out how to install. We are only out $80, so not as big of a deal as I originally had imagined!!! <br />
The month of August has absolutely flown by......if these keeps up, the baby will be here before we know it!<br />
Addison has been busy checking out a neighborhood pool, attending Little Gym classes, playing with friends in the neighborhood, having brunch with friends, having movie night with friends, swimming with daddy at the ENT bbq, running alongside Wally on many evening walks, and riding in her favorite backpack! The amount of energy inside an almost 2 year old is absolutely amazing.....and as I grow larger and larger this pregnancy, it continues to amaze me even more! <br />
Addison is talking a ton...new words and new phrases constantly. One of her new favorite things to say is "come on mama" or "come on daddy".....she will then grab our arm and direct us to wherever she wishes. The other day at daycare I was dropping her off and she sat down on the mat, tapped the floor next to her and said, "sit down mama." Maybe a little bossy....but definitely cute at this age! :-) <br />
She still is adament about picking out her clothing each morning, and outfits continue to get more entertaining each day. If it isn't her favorite choo-choo shirt (which I've started hiding), it may include odd accessories such as a bib, a hair bow that doesn't match, underwear over her shorts or leggings, or even two different shoes (today she had a sneaker on the wrong foot and a sandal on the other). This morning she demanded to keep her pj shirt on when we went to the OB. It is always entertaining regardless! :-) The good part of all of this is that she has learned to put on her own pants and shoes.....<br />
Addison continues to have some accidents in her crib at night when she doesn't like her wet diaper and pulls them off without letting us know......we have definitely gone in to her room to find a mess after nap time or even in the middle of the night. We are preparing to start potty training after vacation.<br />
As for the new baby, she is growing a ton and very active! Last night I felt hiccups by my left side, and this morning at the OB her head was up toward my belly button on the right side. She was kicking the doppler like crazy this morning after my glucose test....that really got her excited! I am measuring right on track for my delivery date....and luckily my weight gain is right on track as well. I have gained 22 pounds so far.....so hopefully only another 10 or so and I'll be within the 25-35 recommended weight gain. I am still managing to work out a little on the elliptical...I aim for 3-4 days a week....and still doing lots of Wally walking in the evenings as a family. This morning I had my glucose test and hemoglobin test....so hopefully all will be ok when I hear the results. I am now on an every 2 week schedule for the OB...and next time I get my rho-gam shot already....it is just flying by!<br />
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our little musician....we are looking forward to starting McPhail music classes again in september!<br />
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snack time with friends, Nils and William, at the park!<br />
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Addison and I at the park with Wally and daddy....my best little girlfriend!<br />
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Addison's first very own milkshake.....she was sick, and she loved it!!!<br />
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Movie night and bbq with friends!<br />
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Mama's car....she loves to pretend to drive!<br />
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Addison snoozing after watching her choo-choo movie when she was sick :-( poor girl<br />
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Addison and I are leaving for NC on Wednesday morning....wish me luck flying with a 2 year old. I did trek to Best Buy this morning and bought a travel DVD player.....I figure not the worst investment as hopefully this will provide hours of travel entertainment for the kids over the years! More news when we return from NC the first week of September...just in time for Opa and Jojo's visit and Addison's 2nd birthday and birthday party!!! :-)Erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03793241789491169172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2029880008337443068.post-85071325632884664592012-08-01T10:22:00.002-07:002012-08-01T10:22:48.025-07:00I can't believe it is the end of July!I have been absolutely terrible with keeping up to date with the blog lately....apologies!!! :-) I promise to be better in the months ahead, and especially when our new little one arrives!!!<br />
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We'll start with the new little peanut, since I just got back from my OB appointment this morning! I am now 23 1/2 weeks in to this pregnancy, and growing by the day! I am measuring right on track, and have already gained 18 pounds (although my doctor assured me not to worry, even though this is more than last time). Baby is super active....especially around 10:30pm when I am just snuggling in to bed! :-) Lets hope this changes come November! Noah and I have been making a list of girl's names and have pretty much decided on a middle name. We are planning to keep it all a surprise just like last pregnancy! I have also been busy looking for the few little things that I think we need for the new baby.....sheets, blankie, some of the basics! It is fun to get an idea of the new stuff that is out there....although with another girl on the way, there isn't a whole lot that we need this time! :-) One of these days I will head down to storage and start going through the newborn bin of clothes to see what we need in that department! So much to think about and do in the next couple of months! Addison was adorable at the OB this morning....she said "baby doctor" and even said "baby sister" when the doctor said, "Listen to your new baby sister's heartbeat." It's hard to know what she really understands of all of this, but regardless it is so cute!</div>
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Addison has really been becoming a little girl lately.....preferring "big girl pants" (training pants), counting, singing her alphabet, and pretending to be a gymnast AT ALL TIMES (she walks on every stone wall or flower bed outside)! </div>
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Coloring! Addison loves when we write her name....we are working on learning on how to spell it!<br />
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Swimming in her new pool!<br />
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Teeth time!<br />
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meeting baby Aspen!<br />
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Napping with Wally!</div>
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Addison eating with chopsticks!!!<br />
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Pretty dress!<br />
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Addison loves to hide in her stroller now!<br />
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We spent the fourth of July with some of our friends just relaxing and cooking out. Unfortunately, Addie was exhausted and it was so hot that night that we decided to skip out on watching the fireworks on the river....but were able to catch a few glimpses from our condo windows! Addison had a great night running around with her friend "Wiwi" and practicing her dance moves! Other highlights of the month included a trip to the Mall of America, spending some time at the city's splash pads and pools, attending Choo-choo bob's story hour, having the Graven family in town (and getting to meet baby Aspen), continuing to attend our weekly Little Gym class, playing in our new outdoor pool (yes, it fits on our balcony!! :-)), and spending a day at Lake Calhoun! Addison has had a great month! </div>
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Addison can now count to ten! We have no idea where or when she learned it....but one night in the bathtub she first did it for me, and now has continued to "perform her trick" over and over again! Hopefully the video will attach to this blog! :-) </div>
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We have lots to look forward to in the next couple of months!!! Addison and I are heading to NC August 22-September 3 (and daddy is joining us August 25-September 3). We will be spending some time at the beach with mommy's UNC girlfriends and children, visiting with Nana and Papa in Raleigh, and attending a wedding in the mountains! So excited! We return on Labor Day, and then Opa and Jojo come the next day! They are going to be spending Addison's second birthday with us this year! We are planning a choo-choo birthday party for September 8! :-) </div>
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Erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03793241789491169172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2029880008337443068.post-21196667166444939122012-07-03T18:59:00.001-07:002012-07-03T18:59:12.951-07:00It's a GIRL!!!!!!!Today was my 19 1/2 week OB appointment, and most importantly my level 2 ultrasound! Noah and I enjoyed seeing all of the amazing images (they have gotten better over the last 2 years) and knowing that everything is looking healthy with peanut #2. The heart rate was 151 bpm today. At the end of the ultrasound we had the gender revealed....another little girl!!!! We are super excited! She is super active and was moving around the entire ultrasound including kicking the umbilical cord and hiding from the ultrasound tech. Looks like we've got a wild one on our hands! :-) We were lucky enough to get a CD of some of the images and a few copies too....so fun! :-) Of course being the dad, all that Noah could think of was another wedding and another beautiful girl to protect......I, on the other hand, have already been on at least five different websites looking for adorable matching girl outfits! I never had the pleasure of having a sister, so I am super eager to raise sisters and watch this special relationship unfold!<br />
As for me, feeling fine these days. I have gained 14 pounds so far, which my doctor said is just fine. Although I feel huge, I guess I'm right on track. Also, this baby is measuring larger than Addison did at this stage....10 ounces and 51-52 percentile. It looks like we may need to call this one an almond instead of a peanut! :-)<br />
Image pictures from the ultrasound and belly picture coming soon...................<br />
<br />Erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03793241789491169172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2029880008337443068.post-20166779781755664462012-06-25T12:19:00.004-07:002012-06-25T12:19:53.065-07:00Busy, busy June!Ugh....I just sat here for a good thirty minutes or so writing about our busy, busy June only to find that the post didn't save!!!! This one will probably not be as detailed, but I wanted to make sure I at least hit some of the highlights! <br />
We had our family vacation June 9-17....it was wonderful to have that much time off together! We had the perfect mix of time away, time here, time alone and time with family/friends! We started the week with the Cubs/Twins game on June 10! Addison loved the game and lasted the entire time, even in the 92 degree heat! We definitely have a baseball fan on our hands! :-) We left right after the game and drove the couple hours down to Stockholm, Wisconsin (a small town with population of 66!). It is a beautiful town right on the Mississippi River! We spent a few nights enjoying our friends quaint apartment in the town.......we walked around town, hung out on the river with Addison and Wally, watched lots of choo-choos (Addison's favorite!), enjoyed some of the local restaurants, and just relaxed! It was a perfect get away! The highlight was when we went to "farm pizza" on Tuesday night. We brought a big blanket and enjoyed pizza made from freshly-grown farm ingredients while enjoying the animals! It was so much fun!!! :-) <br />
We came back on Wednesday afternoon and Thursday we enjoyed watching Addison in her first Beast Little Gym class! She loved the beam, bars, air mat and climbing on whatever she could find! It was fun that daddy got to see her too! She now thinks that everything, everywhere is a balance beam, and all bars are meant for swinging...mommy's nightmare! :-)<br />
Thursday-Sunday we had Uncle Adam and Cousin Victoria in town to visit! We enjoyed some breakfasts out with the girls, a morning at Mall of America on the rides, a BBQ Saturday afternoon, and time relaxing and catching up at home. Addison loved chasing her big cousin around until the point of exhaustion.....lots of skipped naps and early bedtimes those days! <br />
Noah and I attended the ENT graduation Friday night and our friends Kate and Will's wedding Saturday night that week....it was fun to have some time out together! We took daddy to Jax Cafe (our new tradition) for Father's Day brunch...delicious!!! :-) <br />
Other events of the last couple weeks have been a playdate with Levi and Ali at the splash pad, more Little Gym classes, a lunch out during the week with daddy and his coworkers, a happy hour with mommy and work friends, time in the park by the river, and our trip to the Como Zoo (this morning) with our friends William and Stacy! Addison definitely missed her friend "WiWi" when he was out of town! <br />
Addison is really stringing words together lately.....she now says things like, "mama, more juice," "no-no nap," night night bus." It is so much fun to watch her vocabulary expand! She has also taken a liking to picking out her own clothing in the morning. It seems like whatever I grab in the morning is not the right thing as she says, "no mama" and proceeds to dig through her own drawer in search of the perfect outfit! Oh my!! :-)<br />
Enjoy pics from the last couple of weeks! <br />
As for peanut #2....only one more week until we find out the sex and have the level 2 ultrasound!! I can't believe we are almost halfway there! I am feeling pretty good....but the bump is definitely growing!!! I have been feeling baby kick for a couple weeks now....sure is an active little one! :-)<br />
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Addie and daddy on our hike!<br />
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Wally and mommy!<br />
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Farm Pizza! Addison loved the horses!<br />
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Father's Day brunch at Jax Cafe<br />
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Wally turned 4 years old on June 21! Wally sleeping in "his bed"<br />
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Cousins Victoria (5) and Addison (21 months)<br />
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The family...before a wedding!<br />
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<br />Erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03793241789491169172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2029880008337443068.post-67633096140304647742012-06-09T18:46:00.002-07:002012-06-09T18:46:16.587-07:00Outside fun, beads, pull-ups, corn, big girl cups!Today is day one of our vacation! LOVELY! After an enjoyable day of breakfast at Cuzzy's, a long walk across Stone Arch with the entire family, playtime at the park and home, and dinner outside at Punch Pizza.....I find myself relaxing on the couch....a perfect time to update the blog! <br />
It has definitely heated up here in Minneapolis! Temperatures have been in the 80s and even in to the 90s the last couple of weeks. Sunscreen has become our new best friend.....although, I have discovered that just because it is a baby sunscreen, DOES NOT mean that it is tear-free! We have had some definite catastrophes with Addison rubbing her face and getting sunscreen in her eyes....poor thing, she screams like crazy until we can rinse it out! <br />
Noah and I had our 4th wedding anniversary on the 31st and I surprised him with a babysitter and a dinner for the two of us downtown at Rosa Mexicano that weekend! It was a nice, relaxing evening out! The food was authentic and delicious! It's amazing that it has been four years....and all the changes we have gone through together during those years.....a new city, a new home, new jobs, a new dog, a new baby and a new pregnancy! I can't wait to see what the next four years will bring!<br />
Last week was a fun week for Addison....we had play dates on both Monday and Tuesday with friends. We spent Monday morning out in the suburbs with our friends Ali and Levi.......we played at their house and went to the park near their house. Addison loved riding in the wagon with Levi and having snacks along the way! Tuesday morning we went to the St. Louis Park splash pad with our friends Anna and Allie, and Jen and Eva. It was a blast to watch Addison warm up to the idea of the water! She was a initially a little hesitant, but once she started, she was in to it! She loved filling her bucket and dumping all over her body! She was giggling and loving it! :-) Definitely a fun new discovery, and a place we will enjoy frequently this summer!<br />
Some of the other highlights of the week was Addison's introduction to "big girl pants"-pull-ups! I decided to buy a package at Target last week to trial them out since she has been so opposed to diaper changes and wearing diapers. She loves them! She even knows how pull them on herself! :-) I'll get a picture real soon!<br />
Addison has also been using big girl cups now at most meals-yea! She is much improved in reducing spills...although of course, there are still some accidents! She is so proud of herself drinking from a "real cup."<br />
Addison also tried corn on the cob for the first time this week! She has always enjoyed corn, but this was the first time I let her hold the cob and go for it! See pictures below.....she was all smiles! We can tell she has some Indiana blood in her!<br />
Finally, Addison has been very excited about mommy's beads this week....it is her special treat to get to pull these out of the box and try on each necklace! She regularly plays dress-up now!<br />
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Reading library books with mommy<br />
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My bus!<br />
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Big girl cup at lunch<br />
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My new shades!<br />
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Corn on the cob-first time ever!<br />
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So yummy!<br />
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Wagon date with Levi<br />
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Playing with my friend Eva in the splash pad<br />
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Getting ready for the splash pad!<br />
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15 week belly picture of the new little peanut!</div>
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Showering with daddy!</div>
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Well.....more updates to come after our vacation week.....we are going to the Twins game tomorrow mid-day, then leaving for Wisconsin for a few days. We will be back mid-week and around through the weekend with Noah's brother in town, a wedding and Father's day! :-)<br />
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<br />Erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03793241789491169172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2029880008337443068.post-20740660159233330952012-05-29T12:06:00.004-07:002012-05-29T12:06:57.754-07:00Second trimester, baby bump....and Addie sans diaper!Lots of news over the last few weeks.......I'll start with the new little peanut! Just in the last week people at work who didn't know about the pregnancy previously are starting to notice my little belly and learn our exciting news! I can't believe how much sooner I have "popped out" this time! The doctor said it is like a "home that was lived in before....they move right in." I thought that was quite entertaining! The good news is that I am feeling much better these days! The nausea has subsided and I am getting my energy back. The last couple of weeks I have been taking less naps/rest breaks when Addie goes down for her nap....and I've been able to get a lot more done around the house. I'm also back to running 3-4 times/week! I've had some rough days battling headaches....but it seems like a little caffeine or a tylenol seems to do the trick. The doctor said a little caffeine a day is perfectly fine! I made a huge discovery a couple weeks ago.....and solved my sushi craving! I learned that eating rolls with cooked fish or even just vegetables is enough to satisfy this void during pregnancy.....one night I ordered $25 worth of sushi from Origami and downed it in one sitting.....definitely not good on the budget.....but ahhhh!, I felt so much better! <br />
This morning I had an OB appointment. I'm right at 14 1/2 weeks and measuring on track! I have gained about 3 1/2 pounds, which my MD said is just fine. Babies heart rate was super easy to locate today...right in the middle below my belly button, and 150 bpm! There is something so special about hearing the heartbeat each month! Addison came up on the table and lied down next to me during that part of the appointment and said, "baby" as she patted my tummy......so precious! She is starting to get the hang out of it. The highlight of today was scheduling our level 2 ultrasound and appointment....Tuesday, July 3 we will find out the gender of our little peanut! I promise to post a first belly pic soon....<br />
On to Addison......our little wild woman these days! She has decided that diapers are absolutely no fun! She regularly removes them and "delivers them to me"......sometimes filled with pee or poop, and sometimes just to get them off! It is an absolute battle during diaper changes, as she runs as quickly as she can away from me when it is time! She believe that diapers have one purpose.....they are for her baby! I think it is time to get a little more serious about potty training. Although we still sit on the potty regularly when she requests it, we have not really encouraged it at other times and have very few successful trips. I am going to start searching out tips on this process....as I'd love to have the bulk of it in place before peanut #2 arrives!<br />
Besides loving to run sans diaper.....Addison has picked up on many new words lately! Her language is really expanding as she is starting to string a couple words together at a time. She'll say things like, "up mama", "no wa-wa (Wally)", "Addie chair".......it's so cute to watch her communication develop, and she is so proud of herself. We have also noticed a ton of improvement with her language through singing! She commonly chimes in to songs that we have sung to her frequently like wheels on the bus, baa baa black sheep, 1-2-I love you, and twinkle, twinkle little star. She even hums that tune to the alphabet song!<br />
Addison's new excitement around the house is her BUS!!! It is actually what I would refer to as a car, but ever since we bought it she has called it her bus. It is a mickey mouse clubhouse car with lots of gadgets that play music, and equipped with a seat that she can push forward/backward with her feet to propel, and a handlebar for pushing. She LOVES IT!!! Other fun in the last couple weeks has been jumping in/out of and swimming in her friend Wi-Wi's (William's) baby pool on hot days...she has really enjoyed it! We had our last music class for the semester on the 21st, and decided to take the summer off before restarting in the fall. We will miss seeing Miss Cheryl and Addison's little music buddies on Mondays! We have decided to try a gymnastics class for the summer at Little Gym starting in a couple weeks on Wednesday mornings! We went for a trial class and Addison absolutely loved it! She was climbing on all of the equipment from the start of the class, including the balance beam, bolsters, air mat and even the bars! I think this will bring some new fun for the summer months! <br />
We look forward to the weeks ahead.....our 4-year wedding anniversary this Thursday, and our family vacation/stay-cation June 9-June 17! We are planning to go to a cabin in Wisconsin for a few days, and other than that will just enjoy our time off together here in the Cities! We have ENT graduation, a friend's wedding, Father's Day, Noah's brother coming to visit that week...shall be fun!!! :-)<br />
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cuddles with daddy<br />
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the bus....probably in the process of escaping a diaper change too!<br />
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you can push it or ride....the bus!!!<br />
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beads are fun!<br />
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hiding behind the shower curtain....trying to escape pj time with daddy<br />
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playing in Wi-Wi's baby pool outside<br />
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outside on the balcony with Wally<br />
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peek a boo from the libraryErikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03793241789491169172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2029880008337443068.post-22656713184923210552012-05-09T10:50:00.000-07:002012-05-09T10:50:05.670-07:00Big Sister!!! Announcing Baby #2!As the first trimester is coming to an end.....I feel like it is time to share our big news!!! Noah and I found out in early March that Addison will be a big sister in November! We are beyond thrilled to be expanding the Parker family! We had our ultrasound on April 13.....heard the heartbeat (167bpm) and baby looked healthy. Baby is right on track for a due date of November 24 (just after Thanksgiving).....but I'll probably be induced early if baby doesn't arrive by 39 weeks due to being on lovenox again. Yes, lovenox again, ugh! I started shortly after my 10 week appointment. So far this pregnancy has been WAY different than the first. In addition tot he fatigue that I had with Addison, I have had a lot of nausea this time. I am fortunate that I never vomited, but definitely had a period of a few weeks where I was nauseated around the clock....no fun! I was also extremely sensitive to smells! Things have started to calm down in the last couple weeks, and fortunately I am starting to get some energy back and my nausea is only intermittent! Thank goodness! I'll be twelve weeks on Saturday! Addison has been practicing answering the questions, "What's inside mommy's belly?"......although she doesn't "get it" yet, she has learned to respond "baby" about half the time......hopefully by the time I really have a belly she'll have it down! :-) Nana and Papa and Jojo and Opa are super excited....and had to keep it a secret for a long time since we told them during their visits in April! :-)<br />
Beyond our big news of baby #2, we have been busy enjoying the nicer weather and keeping up with Addison's plentiful energy these days!<br />
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Walking with Addison's friend "Wi-wi" (William) on the riverfront!!! Besties!<br />
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Snuggling with Wally and baby during the Kentucky Derby!<br />
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Mommy and me!<br />
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At the Children's Museum! Addison loved the water!<br />
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Eating breakfast with daddy at Cuzzy's!</div>
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The last few weeks have been filled with many days spent playing in our wonderful park on 4th Street, enjoying the riverfront with wally, treking to Williston Park and the Children's Museum on chillier/rainy days, trying out playtime at Creative Kids, attending our weekly music class at McPhail, having some fun playdates with Ali and Levi, playing with cousin Victoria for a day, visiting the cats at Petsmart (she loves them!), going to a couple birthday parties and barbeques, and eating breakfast out at Cuzzy's a couple times when daddy is off. Addison has still been enjoying daycare on Thursday/Fridays and loves to play babies with the other girls in the class! They each carry around babies most of the day. Even at home, Addison treats her baby so well.....she positions her in the highchair for snack time, tucks her in to bed and kisses her with a blanket around her, pretends to change her diaper, and attempts to share her milk and snacks with her. We just hope this interest lasts until November when Addison will have "her own baby!"<br />
Addie has been really in to riding toys outside at school and with friends in the neighborhood, and has gotten much more independent at the park-going on the slide alone and climbing up many more things than she used to. The swing continues to be the ultimate favorite!<br />
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Cousin Victoria spent a Sunday playing/visiting with Addison. She brought her a new book!<br />
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Addison's first popsicle! Just like cousin Victoria!<br />
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All smiles!<br />
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Who needs a sticker book???!!!<br />
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<br />Erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03793241789491169172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2029880008337443068.post-15245160047102806702012-04-18T09:10:00.008-07:002012-04-18T09:41:13.511-07:00Easter and family in town!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOJD_Gy2Bl6m1MWklPY_7LNoOIYNwE-l9ImvlBgQ5-XhKpYPfZVh6fs4FXPwVM_ThtMm4B178mJnvMMcqMtuHaegHqfsQIJUJtBETE6n2DBPJTAixMK33IJvIB2TdK_8u4qlpKmtC_WGY/s1600/stripping.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 99px; height: 166px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOJD_Gy2Bl6m1MWklPY_7LNoOIYNwE-l9ImvlBgQ5-XhKpYPfZVh6fs4FXPwVM_ThtMm4B178mJnvMMcqMtuHaegHqfsQIJUJtBETE6n2DBPJTAixMK33IJvIB2TdK_8u4qlpKmtC_WGY/s400/stripping.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732781445031873314" /></a>Stripping Addie! She loves practicing getting her clothes off and on now!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipaTNdIRbtoHpgP3upjbZXOrfd2frj-x2q_rTjeN7plM4YBJfjuh7CYVixcGEPv6-G5oEKdo7nI2flB0iG6tG-LzPhYMp4UWVc9Dffu2okWctqkxWJeaUP3rXlEWulkmIXTRnVlfp0QBc/s1600/034.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipaTNdIRbtoHpgP3upjbZXOrfd2frj-x2q_rTjeN7plM4YBJfjuh7CYVixcGEPv6-G5oEKdo7nI2flB0iG6tG-LzPhYMp4UWVc9Dffu2okWctqkxWJeaUP3rXlEWulkmIXTRnVlfp0QBc/s400/034.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732781432143781442" /></a>Snuggling with Nana and Papa!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4siin-76w1lfoFWwIary9MPSuUyT-8rSNVdFnR20u5cRORtIoFdv7lZmq6Ag-B4yDeTmE5W30Q6TTIcT8twAjvijCT53Av5BckTQYBXlb0NSkmOOUJqxXnbnOOp1ldZdXIZ13UJOEhSg/s1600/035.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4siin-76w1lfoFWwIary9MPSuUyT-8rSNVdFnR20u5cRORtIoFdv7lZmq6Ag-B4yDeTmE5W30Q6TTIcT8twAjvijCT53Av5BckTQYBXlb0NSkmOOUJqxXnbnOOp1ldZdXIZ13UJOEhSg/s400/035.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732781238499055714" /></a>Reading about choo-choos with Papa<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEUNgMR2KvcESKvFX2-H7bmcPYLUB3ZyqGBjoHB1Tfylc_8-qSnHTA2aClCG94Sn183NCttaK9Q2HlbqZzkTFa0eVxMTj9VHnUdO9NUUrMOkAdnFYf-R7LGQLQNKaBGKSj2uLVow7q_vM/s1600/003.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEUNgMR2KvcESKvFX2-H7bmcPYLUB3ZyqGBjoHB1Tfylc_8-qSnHTA2aClCG94Sn183NCttaK9Q2HlbqZzkTFa0eVxMTj9VHnUdO9NUUrMOkAdnFYf-R7LGQLQNKaBGKSj2uLVow7q_vM/s400/003.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732781223013323586" /></a>Addison's beautiful Easter dress from Nanny!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSUeyaT5WG4GjdNN-SqxbKqoriYR8lTq9qVQoFD5c1cPHRQJdU5_ZESvUoFt4wDeUdTYBlLfm-Ei0ADshYSguv6xwHxlO6-8qfF4fb8ML5fTZqMiDPF_e8L0L_XkYlZQwYVtFy05Djt1A/s1600/030.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSUeyaT5WG4GjdNN-SqxbKqoriYR8lTq9qVQoFD5c1cPHRQJdU5_ZESvUoFt4wDeUdTYBlLfm-Ei0ADshYSguv6xwHxlO6-8qfF4fb8ML5fTZqMiDPF_e8L0L_XkYlZQwYVtFy05Djt1A/s400/030.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732781216078802530" /></a>So pretty!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG4Wb1zZ5YGtEPdOfOaFBnAEmGpsbbNM553li5T8l3WsOlFiU4pFF-I6u1n3NV7zCHYUy4SuoiTWVNGvRLApGOBtR6lEXg1SLxUH19xbttaimp4MpxLqbsAFlpxfEjhHF9_nfTD3z3hUY/s1600/celebrating+%25232.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 124px; height: 166px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG4Wb1zZ5YGtEPdOfOaFBnAEmGpsbbNM553li5T8l3WsOlFiU4pFF-I6u1n3NV7zCHYUy4SuoiTWVNGvRLApGOBtR6lEXg1SLxUH19xbttaimp4MpxLqbsAFlpxfEjhHF9_nfTD3z3hUY/s400/celebrating+%25232.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732778580749122562" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAbdPzhx74MwLkpbnPtX0BuGvJ4-bDC_87-FYenwu4M2bkToqPg5R8TPERH1YVV-qqx0NWgLx_Sd7eF1ksyUQQKoQlpIyQsqK3KAYsqb4ggxAxXN_X2DjQb_d9cr-D3glH7VOHShISbMs/s1600/music+lovers.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 124px; height: 166px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAbdPzhx74MwLkpbnPtX0BuGvJ4-bDC_87-FYenwu4M2bkToqPg5R8TPERH1YVV-qqx0NWgLx_Sd7eF1ksyUQQKoQlpIyQsqK3KAYsqb4ggxAxXN_X2DjQb_d9cr-D3glH7VOHShISbMs/s400/music+lovers.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732778322697021922" /></a>Addison and her friend William enjoy holding hands and dancing together at music class!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrFDxUcD-K5xzgpuoQKbbkRPABjkeV679ft7b24CBOuSJq_gTHLtOy0EYd01tqD6I9Zh7y8rne75RLOgokuZ1QV9J6mDTpTxiMqe-q46XpNw2JtSzq4hqLGg3Q2NzET9tHHqtwNbjcEBs/s1600/egg+hunt+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrFDxUcD-K5xzgpuoQKbbkRPABjkeV679ft7b24CBOuSJq_gTHLtOy0EYd01tqD6I9Zh7y8rne75RLOgokuZ1QV9J6mDTpTxiMqe-q46XpNw2JtSzq4hqLGg3Q2NzET9tHHqtwNbjcEBs/s400/egg+hunt+2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732778298842345538" /></a>Addison's Easter egg!! (at the North Loop kids playground)<div><br />We have had a busy couple weeks with Easter and then Nana and Papa in town! <div>Addison really enjoyed egg hunting this year! Daddy and Addie attended the North Loop kids egg hunt on Saturday the 7th (even in the bitter cold) this year. Addison got an egg filled with candy! We also did a little egg hunting here in the house with eggs filled with Addison's favorite fruit snacks. She really enjoyed finding the eggs, gathering them in her bucket, and then dumping them all out again and again! She got some new Spring/summer clothes and books from Opa and Jojo, a new outfit and bathing suit from Nana and Papa, and some summer clothes and new craft supplies from mommy and daddy! On Easter Sunday, we had plans to attend a brunch at Dakota Jazz Club...but unfortunately daddy was on call, which forced us to cancel these plans. It was ok though...we made up for it with a nice relaxing lunch at the Lowry (one of our favorite places)! Addison wore her beautiful Easter dress from Nanny (see pics below!) </div><div>Last week we drove to Chaska, MN one day to visit one of mommy's friend's newborn babies! Addison loved seeing the baby, and was very gentle and kind! It was cute to see her interact! She even got a little jealous when mommy held the baby and wanted "up, up" on the couch next to mommy immediately! </div><div>Nana and Papa arrived on the 12th and stayed until the 17th.....we had a relaxing few days playing with them! They got to visit Minneapolis Institute of Art and Addison's music class at McPhail! They enjoyed some time on Friday getting Addison all to themselves when mommy and daddy were at work...and absolutely loved bonding with her! We had some fun dinners and breakfasts out! We appreciated all of their help as well....cooking delicious food and keeping the house tidy! Such a wonderful visit. </div><div>Addison is talking, singing and running constantly lately! The potty continues to be of much entertainment to Addison, as we sit on the potty (only when she asks), but at least a couple times/day. Addison has taken a new interest in learning to get dressed and undressed independently! Yesterday, she took her shirt and pants off at least three times during the day.....cute and funny......lets just hope she doesn't try this at daycare! :-) haha! </div><div>Daddy leaves for San Diego today for a conference, so mommy, Addie and Wally will be hanging out together the next four days! We will miss Daddy! </div></div>Erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03793241789491169172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2029880008337443068.post-32576979722556909102012-04-04T18:39:00.006-07:002012-04-04T18:57:49.648-07:00April already!?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzEJ7EYrxaWGiO9D1iJTc4QQ9IZ6VTS6sysjAE17g5viJcCaDg_3KmvrMfs0bGgBZ51FRpDt07FF1Rk3regQVjINMvKsPtwE9GOjmFYMht0CywTfQPZCl7VJJe3gFo5zLzoHJwsd15Wm4/s1600/044.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzEJ7EYrxaWGiO9D1iJTc4QQ9IZ6VTS6sysjAE17g5viJcCaDg_3KmvrMfs0bGgBZ51FRpDt07FF1Rk3regQVjINMvKsPtwE9GOjmFYMht0CywTfQPZCl7VJJe3gFo5zLzoHJwsd15Wm4/s400/044.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727729632289327842" /></a>Addie playing "dress-up" in mommy's flats!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioePogM_pd5vsPCxsQsn5ZqrSYv_37AS7Duo4uwef7IUEO1rM285_68HCxcLvVwaDIsLPqd0ri6weRJvRJE1QcBS3iHvOi-FEwjZaoqVQclIEybCGYh8mGsbV6HHhVtVAh5wiYuGNTwEs/s1600/058.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioePogM_pd5vsPCxsQsn5ZqrSYv_37AS7Duo4uwef7IUEO1rM285_68HCxcLvVwaDIsLPqd0ri6weRJvRJE1QcBS3iHvOi-FEwjZaoqVQclIEybCGYh8mGsbV6HHhVtVAh5wiYuGNTwEs/s400/058.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727729623472990610" /></a>The family!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmn3wi5mgRhjGuA2L3FqvYQYSgjYiHqK75kuqq2_EKfQvE2xnLEMESrGwEl-eaf9YilP1yKpHpbbOxxNkgq-GusVH62q7N-vDex6-FkqO55xlNTWv4XLj6B8tJlLP58DX73LSRWxBtKDM/s1600/037.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmn3wi5mgRhjGuA2L3FqvYQYSgjYiHqK75kuqq2_EKfQvE2xnLEMESrGwEl-eaf9YilP1yKpHpbbOxxNkgq-GusVH62q7N-vDex6-FkqO55xlNTWv4XLj6B8tJlLP58DX73LSRWxBtKDM/s400/037.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727729612272586290" /></a>Addie with Opa and Jojo!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSSJybAAtFUAB88IEu9QXn0kMYR5p74pvdC6TGxx6JqyldcjbeFNgswgB_SxQ9GCCv66vVkHCUvTk-7WoXd2CfMeY_YVbAIOQy5C4bB9vIp6ysonqmVwBnlUOM9tOnoh2kDKAJnj7_eWM/s1600/024.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSSJybAAtFUAB88IEu9QXn0kMYR5p74pvdC6TGxx6JqyldcjbeFNgswgB_SxQ9GCCv66vVkHCUvTk-7WoXd2CfMeY_YVbAIOQy5C4bB9vIp6ysonqmVwBnlUOM9tOnoh2kDKAJnj7_eWM/s400/024.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727729068413234594" /></a>My little Diva!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwG_LOrS8HrKc_j00mY7W5iMvsRwLq88MPbA01WadLXOqGLZwetX6Yp6u7MNjsyH-vow_lNr5iPKtOdQ1eIz_a2MZfqJmtLuRTaV868g-EnB9UzKs9y5uTnsdetgr8TaBN-kP7TcR3F2I/s1600/023.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwG_LOrS8HrKc_j00mY7W5iMvsRwLq88MPbA01WadLXOqGLZwetX6Yp6u7MNjsyH-vow_lNr5iPKtOdQ1eIz_a2MZfqJmtLuRTaV868g-EnB9UzKs9y5uTnsdetgr8TaBN-kP7TcR3F2I/s400/023.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727729057845231106" /></a>The first poo poo on the potty! (she will kill me for this one day!)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVFEhGWzpkbwG9VL62ugkkQiHmFEop6lk9R2nqyPgTizXNK6gWfMaL32c7L5p2BVlHbdtA2tgq528nGW90id_iY-KFgaKjiERp0-O9wYznRhoKfPvw_ecoclyFWoJFlYXnjQFyGrSGEbo/s1600/009.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVFEhGWzpkbwG9VL62ugkkQiHmFEop6lk9R2nqyPgTizXNK6gWfMaL32c7L5p2BVlHbdtA2tgq528nGW90id_iY-KFgaKjiERp0-O9wYznRhoKfPvw_ecoclyFWoJFlYXnjQFyGrSGEbo/s400/009.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5727729049428725474" /></a>Just chill'in with my ball in my chair!<div><br /></div><div><br />Where has the time gone??!!! It is already April 4th and almost a month past my last post! <div>Addison has had a busy month! </div><div>We have been enjoying the warmer weather with tons of time walking outside with Wally, and running around the playground! Addison loves to walk along the river and go on the bumpy slide and swing at the park. We spend most afternoons outside these days! </div><div>On cooler days we have ventured to Williston Park a couple of times for the indoor climbing equipment and the splash pad-so much fun! Our friends Ali and Levi introduced us to this fun place. Addison loves the turtle that spits water and the water slide! We have also been back to Choo Choo Bobs for storytime and more train table play again! Addison really enjoys choo-choos these days! We also still have our music class at McPhail on Mondays and our regular neighborhood playgroup on Wednesday afternoons. Definitely staying busy!</div><div>Addison is talking up a storm.....at her 18 month birthday I made a list of her 40 or so words, and it has already grown! She is so proud of her new vocabulary, and it definitely makes life easier to understand her needs! :-) Some of Addison's favorite words are "trees" and "shoes" lately....on our walks outside she identifies each tree as we pass by-hysterical!</div><div>As a family we have been busy with a few birthday parties for friends, barbeques with friends, a date night for mommy and daddy, and family visiting! </div><div>Opa and Jojo just left this morning after spending the past 4 days here with us! Addison had so much fun showing off her new tricks and they loved watching very minute of it! :-) Wally also enjoyed having his brother, Lager, in town! </div><div>Addison met a huge milestone on Sunday morning! She has been sitting on her potty seat regularly (whenever she asks) as practice lately, but nothing productive had happened until........Sunday morning she said "poo-poo" and amazingly enough she actually performed when I placed her on the seat! Of course, we were all so excited that we carried on for at least 10 minutes in the bathroom!!! </div><div>Enjoy the pictures from the last few weeks!!! and I promise to be better in the next couple of months at updating the blog! :-)</div></div>Erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03793241789491169172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2029880008337443068.post-52620447793038331482012-03-10T05:25:00.006-08:002012-03-10T05:51:31.859-08:0018 months!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq8K7YfpjkqgcVrCMS_RAHgNbkz2XkWix_JBt6AiZtWZKI8EBX8MuqkQmLy8nS_3pT3s2bc5rlgrOHpGFMqEJTtEBMw9vhgGSCyO2gIJsZ74xY4Jto0N27LAbdSEP2S_AlJdnJiEksBlY/s1600/climbing.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq8K7YfpjkqgcVrCMS_RAHgNbkz2XkWix_JBt6AiZtWZKI8EBX8MuqkQmLy8nS_3pT3s2bc5rlgrOHpGFMqEJTtEBMw9vhgGSCyO2gIJsZ74xY4Jto0N27LAbdSEP2S_AlJdnJiEksBlY/s400/climbing.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718265489465744610" /></a>climbing!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_mWEax6vu0XGjgjGg4kRi1cY9R8R2HhTiM2Q50MbGYEGq58mv7UOGjgvdJSWM3dUgPnNrPQdZ3uIX6zEFGItT4PgBZgmhZjuQjv7zBmGWaI923xNEw4Q8IYwADFfx6O3i86d9kkgnCDE/s1600/trains.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_mWEax6vu0XGjgjGg4kRi1cY9R8R2HhTiM2Q50MbGYEGq58mv7UOGjgvdJSWM3dUgPnNrPQdZ3uIX6zEFGItT4PgBZgmhZjuQjv7zBmGWaI923xNEw4Q8IYwADFfx6O3i86d9kkgnCDE/s400/trains.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718264806439279522" /></a>Playing with Levi at Choo Choo Bobs!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX7ucC9FjoAlw1Iqp4Amq6EJqTAVDWSHRP-w4dTwMRBQilgnRXhokiYMEdruqpn_BLScWSrpfTkvPoZFpDv1dl4PdD1cDGh8gkymUUbqrU3vSQr3myJuq6wq_ZgeNXNjx5UfghyveuUgY/s1600/swinging.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX7ucC9FjoAlw1Iqp4Amq6EJqTAVDWSHRP-w4dTwMRBQilgnRXhokiYMEdruqpn_BLScWSrpfTkvPoZFpDv1dl4PdD1cDGh8gkymUUbqrU3vSQr3myJuq6wq_ZgeNXNjx5UfghyveuUgY/s400/swinging.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718264682771424770" /></a>Swinging is always the favorite!! :-)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZFRYc_0XA-jxJilXIFnQAlth21pV858KODoh5rjY7c9HzR0pRBEBjLAw-USTamrBvqkDRamRMIT7zhjbMYcRI9UFvCx5Tce4mtkTkn7K06qu5QLIJe2ldRYm63boilpM18EkuWMEnPgU/s1600/guitar+and+george.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZFRYc_0XA-jxJilXIFnQAlth21pV858KODoh5rjY7c9HzR0pRBEBjLAw-USTamrBvqkDRamRMIT7zhjbMYcRI9UFvCx5Tce4mtkTkn7K06qu5QLIJe2ldRYm63boilpM18EkuWMEnPgU/s400/guitar+and+george.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718264682861105314" /></a>Addie loves the guitar!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVpNnsrxSzJ3gpmfVhtHDKDdMB6owWY-DjpLiA2DB9bwkFJBJhcr-wqaQvJkg_tKDBuUuGx-wFRGfL1CX3WijfIUacvHAwtl-ZvhIQNVF1Br0EuFaJ1FfRGWAkd0WqZ-NyNSb5yA4Zv9k/s1600/big+girl+chair.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVpNnsrxSzJ3gpmfVhtHDKDdMB6owWY-DjpLiA2DB9bwkFJBJhcr-wqaQvJkg_tKDBuUuGx-wFRGfL1CX3WijfIUacvHAwtl-ZvhIQNVF1Br0EuFaJ1FfRGWAkd0WqZ-NyNSb5yA4Zv9k/s400/big+girl+chair.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718264537518724338" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAriDAP4QEQ-K1YF6rDjxz_Nmkr7r4Oxmz5fdRlC3edanNMMWvSCoc9jeGlGR0KVwLxIx29BpqaiYlGgBH3DcXDIhpqQRUDTNyqR9AA0XExs7gkc4LVLKL1v8c8VcchwJJpeJOAFrRjOc/s1600/trains.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAriDAP4QEQ-K1YF6rDjxz_Nmkr7r4Oxmz5fdRlC3edanNMMWvSCoc9jeGlGR0KVwLxIx29BpqaiYlGgBH3DcXDIhpqQRUDTNyqR9AA0XExs7gkc4LVLKL1v8c8VcchwJJpeJOAFrRjOc/s400/trains.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718264531474624034" /></a>sorry for the repetition....not sure why this happened!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoU5rWeP8FtVSw4_qB1hv8eP6uSsjQnbkg1Bk6B-DEZtagjVAQ5YuT-R8ddT93sjLF3RMwlJgTic8NrjaWDQ6AzutPI5Bs5BlJ9y2vXHjt9AQKoPx5KtE_FWf0HWXE8pKNGrNWdpoEeMs/s1600/breakfast.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoU5rWeP8FtVSw4_qB1hv8eP6uSsjQnbkg1Bk6B-DEZtagjVAQ5YuT-R8ddT93sjLF3RMwlJgTic8NrjaWDQ6AzutPI5Bs5BlJ9y2vXHjt9AQKoPx5KtE_FWf0HWXE8pKNGrNWdpoEeMs/s400/breakfast.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718264529194920146" /></a>Breakfast with Levi!<div><br />Our little princess turned 18 months on March 6! We spent a wonderful day celebrating including a trip to Trotter's Bakery and Cafe for breakfast with friends, a morning at storytime at Choo Choo Bob's, and an afternoon playing with neighborhood buddies at the playground! We had a beautiful day with 55 degree weather! It was perfect!!! :-) Enjoy the pics!<div>The day after her 18 month we headed to the doctor for our check-up and Addison was super tough through her 1 shot....no tears for the first time ever! :-) It must be that she is getting older! :-) She is still a little peanut, but growing nonetheless! She now weighs 23 lbs 3 ounces, and is 30 3/4 inches long. She remains right around that 20-25th percentile growth curve...we may have a petite little girl on our hands! :-)</div><div>So, what else have we been up to?.....TALKING and SINGING! Addison is now up to about 40 or so words...the other morning I sat and counted, and plan to make a list for keepsake....thought it would be fun to look back on someday! She is also singing a ton! The other night when we put her down she spent about 30 minutes lying on her back practicing her finger plays and singing.....Noah and I kept peaking through the door because we couldn't handle the cuteness! :-) I only wish my video camera could have captured it through the dimly lit room!</div><div>We are starting to think about the potty a little more....and are planning to gradually introduce this new concept. Addison has started pretty consistently telling us when she goes "poo-poo," so we bought a potty chair and decided that if we can catch it we'll start showing her where the potty actually goes! Nothing too strict at this point, but if she is starting to identify it, we feel it might be time! :-) </div><div>The last couple weeks have been full of enjoying playdates with Addison's little friends, starting to attend a neighborhood playgroup at Corner Coffee on Wednesday afternoons, continuing with music class, and spending as much time as possible outdoors! We've been practicing walking outside on the sidewalks and learning about cars and stoplights....she is so proud of herself! :-)</div><div><br /></div></div>Erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03793241789491169172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2029880008337443068.post-31234271441943553842012-02-23T17:05:00.008-08:002012-02-23T18:32:41.806-08:00back from Mexico...Addie updates!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMFYkZxbtd1LC0OsFHj8-boRDrc92EDjDmiIFU65X3oO57HBVfsy9OzAS1ZQ1a_b1w5FqQq5pm83u9Oh_MvFnUVVJA4O6AghAiCQNw1-p2nx5nH-hu50PoSvCY_evmJnrtFpC86aPW9OI/s1600/055.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMFYkZxbtd1LC0OsFHj8-boRDrc92EDjDmiIFU65X3oO57HBVfsy9OzAS1ZQ1a_b1w5FqQq5pm83u9Oh_MvFnUVVJA4O6AghAiCQNw1-p2nx5nH-hu50PoSvCY_evmJnrtFpC86aPW9OI/s400/055.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712523965769155394" /></a>Tulum...mayan ruins and the beach!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWLFcjb5TMyI_b7PT2cUA5aabFkx5l9YLHIu_8lef-8fBDSnlfNBE1v_IUg_PmXKs0Vw0aXK6K3jqWEhh47CUq8rSMbE4f0Cdw833MaKneRdd-xWnpfchS9_e6i2Se_pS-d_KM_7kuz04/s1600/079.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWLFcjb5TMyI_b7PT2cUA5aabFkx5l9YLHIu_8lef-8fBDSnlfNBE1v_IUg_PmXKs0Vw0aXK6K3jqWEhh47CUq8rSMbE4f0Cdw833MaKneRdd-xWnpfchS9_e6i2Se_pS-d_KM_7kuz04/s400/079.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712523945078259970" /></a>Our all-inclusive....beautiful!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1NpxNv9YskdqPnc0To1pyq1wx1n-DHnGVdwQyzFZxIzHiA21hRqHMoakU3Mh3ixJvpAC9G5xfDuhsB8AAQT-oXIWa6HBN_fhyphenhyphenPvOE_InUlM8K_QooqjUiVsrCdnFeiBK8qoBQ_y_XLsY/s1600/077.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1NpxNv9YskdqPnc0To1pyq1wx1n-DHnGVdwQyzFZxIzHiA21hRqHMoakU3Mh3ixJvpAC9G5xfDuhsB8AAQT-oXIWa6HBN_fhyphenhyphenPvOE_InUlM8K_QooqjUiVsrCdnFeiBK8qoBQ_y_XLsY/s400/077.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712523927429193682" /></a>Out for cocktails at the Sunrise Tequila Bar in Cancun!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf4-LA9TWSwZn-Ij_gl_690F-Tf8Z3oyrIyrOdD2rsw7o3qsVgO1rFamfUfF1ZH6i8yMOSTf2Qri0yWrHqtaYJmQ3hLFoWlxW0CWTpSlG8DrKFZjOsSONnHtUCN1pP2PISgirEJuCW6J4/s1600/023.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf4-LA9TWSwZn-Ij_gl_690F-Tf8Z3oyrIyrOdD2rsw7o3qsVgO1rFamfUfF1ZH6i8yMOSTf2Qri0yWrHqtaYJmQ3hLFoWlxW0CWTpSlG8DrKFZjOsSONnHtUCN1pP2PISgirEJuCW6J4/s400/023.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712523266704975762" /></a>The girls....Victoria, mommy and Addison<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7lZ4E12iuMtQeY4AUGjLfplodokn2oeQkeYpugBI1mE-34uqKWbFwV4gIFymugqvLyx_TXA_lwLWMnPNzdY7SlQ70GxQ24Dvzy1_wbg82jKs6OVOjn_0n7UZu6graV1HlRiYPTEjlhvQ/s1600/006+%25283%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7lZ4E12iuMtQeY4AUGjLfplodokn2oeQkeYpugBI1mE-34uqKWbFwV4gIFymugqvLyx_TXA_lwLWMnPNzdY7SlQ70GxQ24Dvzy1_wbg82jKs6OVOjn_0n7UZu6graV1HlRiYPTEjlhvQ/s400/006+%25283%2529.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712523069604306738" /></a>Cousins....so cute together!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_FctebJq1e0rgcU01Y-fHRex-spbpOORD2cCrM00XMs3ALE6HmeupjgORQt5-tKtWAL1cfAMrV8nODcvkrtNppkVTvUbXdYnQcdM7kpTejXTUQl6nIASoEw3YnYKqQ8hn8Inm2oXWG0A/s1600/003+%25283%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_FctebJq1e0rgcU01Y-fHRex-spbpOORD2cCrM00XMs3ALE6HmeupjgORQt5-tKtWAL1cfAMrV8nODcvkrtNppkVTvUbXdYnQcdM7kpTejXTUQl6nIASoEw3YnYKqQ8hn8Inm2oXWG0A/s400/003+%25283%2529.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712522929773159426" /></a>Daddy and Addie!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYlGUit-UvIJ_UMVIrSKR2CtuWsXv9y9J6exdMHHdImCgj3WtSpH0lnztxrCRkFekvQeZy9cDhwwuo0_DQQg5FSiL-VAWrbMCu5_dfH_5AnsTKNyuXRWlFJfWVLyoi4c9LpOUlF5pDx-A/s1600/big+girl+chair.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYlGUit-UvIJ_UMVIrSKR2CtuWsXv9y9J6exdMHHdImCgj3WtSpH0lnztxrCRkFekvQeZy9cDhwwuo0_DQQg5FSiL-VAWrbMCu5_dfH_5AnsTKNyuXRWlFJfWVLyoi4c9LpOUlF5pDx-A/s400/big+girl+chair.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712515784211027922" /></a>Addie eating dinner in her big girl chair for the first time!<div><br /></div><div>We got to spend time with our niece and Addison's cousin (age 5), Victoria, on February 12! She has recently moved to Minnesota with her mother, so we hope to get to see her more often. We had a fun afternoon going to the playground by the river, making hot chocolate, ordering pizza and playing at our house! The girls seemed to really enjoy each other, and we loved seeing V!<br /><div>Noah and I said goodnight to Addison on February 13, then left early the next morning for Mexico! As hard as it was to leave her behind, we had a wonderful trip and knew that she was in good hands with Annie! We enjoyed a couple days bumming around Playa del Carmen, an afternoon in Tulum checking out the Mayan ruins, and three days at an all-inclusive near Cancun! the weather was beautiful, and it was super relaxing having no agenda each day! :-) The only hectic part of the trip was the return......after two different planes with mechanical problems, we were delayed 9 hours in the Dallas airport on our layover, and didn't get to see Addison until the morning of the 20th after an all-night flight! We can't say we'd fly Sun Country airlines again....other than the fact that we do have vouchers now that might come in handy at some point! <div>Addison did wonderfully while we were away and had a great time with Annie. They opened Valentine's Day presents and cards, played outside and took lots of walks with Wally, took a trip to the zoo, and spent a morning at an indoor playground! Other than a few episodes of "asking" about mama and dada, Annie said Addison was great! We definitely appreciated our daily emails updating us on all of the cute things she had done that day......although I'm still fighting Verizon over my steep charges for this! :-(</div><div>Addie was excited to see us, and show us her new tricks....wiping her own nose with a kleenex and throwing it in the trash can, tossing washcloths and other random items in the toilet (even though with the locks it only opens ~1 inch), saying "eye" and pointing to her doll's eyes, and asking for "ap-ul"(meaning applesauce). She is as busy as can be, and definitely starting to throw some of those toddler tantrums when she doesn't get her way! :-) </div><div>Yesterday I got the dreaded page at work......Addison had a fever at daycare and I had to leave to go get her. Of course I left in a hurry and expected the worst! Fortunately, she was much better than anticipated! Her fever has passed, and it seems to be nothing more than a bad cold and teething. I did have to stay home with her today due to daycare rules of 24 hours fever free before returning....but luckily she is doing much better!</div><div>Today was a big milestone as we upgraded from the highchair seat to the booster seat for eating dinner.....and she now eats off a plate on the table instead of the highchair tray. She LOVES it!!! She must have been in and out of her seat about 30 times today! We also had a fun coffee and cookie date with our friends Stacy and William this afternoon! William and Addie always seem to have a great time together! :-)</div><div>On a side note, Addison continues to love "Mr. Vaccuum." The story goes like this..... Addison was absolutely terrified of the vaccuum for months and months......so I would have to literally carry her around the entire time I cleaned so that she didn't scream! Due to this nuisance, a few months ago I decided to start making "Mr. Vaccuum" in to a really great "person"! We started getting him out of his "house" (the closet), cheering for him when he did a good job, and hugging him hello and goodbye. This has definitely been the solution!!! :-) Addison now knows exactly where to find him and greets him with beaming smiles and sometimes even a kiss when he "visits us." She cheers and claps when he cleans the carpet and completes his work. Just another adorable Addison moment! </div><div>We have just confirmed our visits from family in the next few weeks.......Opa and Jojo will be here March 31-April 4, and Nana and Papa will be here April 12-17! Excited! </div><div><br /></div></div></div>Erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03793241789491169172noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2029880008337443068.post-90721930025243150132012-02-11T12:21:00.000-08:002012-02-11T13:09:20.927-08:00-14 wind chill......Mexico can't come soon enough!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7YmtGMGrAMIIrYJgev3nrx9SO_vUDUIJ_eoVlIupnM6_wtcUMEVTtaMRtNE26viEAtTDRi99gK1vwKP1_b772FaDjvgO__T6mKUdK2MbLCab4t-8_YSbw4Q5s1t4EZBNBxP4755X7bTs/s1600/009+%25282%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7YmtGMGrAMIIrYJgev3nrx9SO_vUDUIJ_eoVlIupnM6_wtcUMEVTtaMRtNE26viEAtTDRi99gK1vwKP1_b772FaDjvgO__T6mKUdK2MbLCab4t-8_YSbw4Q5s1t4EZBNBxP4755X7bTs/s400/009+%25282%2529.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5707985984112814258" /></a>So much LOVE!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXEB28BFmuMywUrHEJvFrAz79oYTsuZiSplKxVcAQkUtMwxPPPrzhUes0I19J7p9khwM4lUk7VJujSnJLx7TQhsDWK729F2P_rcbl1wTxP4rwUI3e-8HeNne7jggmc-_QCEKZB0seZnFw/s1600/003+%25282%2529.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXEB28BFmuMywUrHEJvFrAz79oYTsuZiSplKxVcAQkUtMwxPPPrzhUes0I19J7p9khwM4lUk7VJujSnJLx7TQhsDWK729F2P_rcbl1wTxP4rwUI3e-8HeNne7jggmc-_QCEKZB0seZnFw/s400/003+%25282%2529.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5707985976204513074" /></a>Piano girl!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipR2B9mud0xqsVs_9fvz1LLyMrPH28fPVsKefTSXwmvOEVuKbUY1V99UrZBfs59qF63IPmTpEopIAnpvuez2k8CmDvQv8CaYzHOea5ABcaODjdENnZAAeIoMw3GOwqB6thlHoJ2CH3C_w/s1600/concert+time.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipR2B9mud0xqsVs_9fvz1LLyMrPH28fPVsKefTSXwmvOEVuKbUY1V99UrZBfs59qF63IPmTpEopIAnpvuez2k8CmDvQv8CaYzHOea5ABcaODjdENnZAAeIoMw3GOwqB6thlHoJ2CH3C_w/s400/concert+time.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5707980766308362642" /></a>Addison and her friend Will playing the piano.....concert time!!!<div><br />February 11.....and bitter cold!!! I guess we were bound to get hit with it at some point! It has been an unbelievably warm Winter until TODAY! It is cold enough that we headed out to breakfast and then to Mall of America for 3 1/2 hours today. We actually had a lot of fun, and Addison seemed to enjoy watching the musicians and waterfalls, seeing a large stuffed dog, and riding the escalator! Oh, the thrills of a toddler! :-)<div>We have had a busy couple of weeks! </div><div>Addison had a bad cold and came down with ear infections. Luckily, after ten days of Amoxicillin we are in the clear! </div><div>Addison is talking quite a bit now.....I think I counted over 20 words the other day! She is also really in to finger plays that go with songs and nursery rhymes! Some of her favorites are twinkle, twinkle little star, baa baa black sheep, and the itsy bitsy spider! She LOVES to try all of these repetitively! She has also become quite the monkey the last couple of weeks.....climbing on EVERYTHING! She climbs up on to the chairs at our table, including in to her high chair, multiple times each day. We have had a couple little falls which have resulted in tears, but it doesn't seem to slow her down! Other highlights in Addison's development have been learning how to scoop dog food (much to mom's dismay!).....and practicing naming family members in photographs! </div><div>We no longer have a baby....Addison is officially a part of the toddler room at daycare! After a couple weeks of transitioning, February 8 was her first day with the "big kids." She sleeps on a cot at nap time and gets to go outside everyday now! She seems to be doing really well in her new classroom, and loves to be around the older children. She is by far the youngest and most petite child in her class, but it doesn't seem to hold her back!!</div><div>We started our new semester of music classes at McPhail and Addison still seems to enjoy each one! There are lots of new children in the class and Addison is no longer the youngest which is nice! Last week we played with feathers and sang out birds which she loved. </div><div>We had a fun play date last week with Addison's friends Will and Levi. We made some special valentines for Opa/Jojo and Nana/Papa. Can't wait for them to receive these! </div><div>Noah and I are leaving on vacation Tuesday morning early.....so Annie will be spending the night Monday night and then caring for Addison Tuesday morning-Sunday evening. We are excited for our get away and know that Wally and Addie are in excellent hands! We are so grateful to have such a trustworthy and loving friend and babysitter! </div><div>Tomorrow we are looking forward to Addison getting to see her cousin Victoria, who now lives only a few miles away. The girls had such a great time together over Thanksgiving.</div><div><br /></div></div>Erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03793241789491169172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2029880008337443068.post-55491559293261838592012-01-24T07:34:00.000-08:002012-01-24T08:03:25.370-08:00French toast disaster; pen and paper!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjptZ_lTRIb7CQkVgCy_pvs9ljrNiZDqWUgYQ_GPN4Rpp9SkJ89xmTZHCXnoWE_xBtkYvFu2gAdxYjZanWhsQPQAxIyt-qpjE48r1_ClKc7-mwvjprFdrS4xfrh4CLix16L7WJr8wsNgF8/s1600/victim.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjptZ_lTRIb7CQkVgCy_pvs9ljrNiZDqWUgYQ_GPN4Rpp9SkJ89xmTZHCXnoWE_xBtkYvFu2gAdxYjZanWhsQPQAxIyt-qpjE48r1_ClKc7-mwvjprFdrS4xfrh4CLix16L7WJr8wsNgF8/s400/victim.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701229604935599826" /></a>Addison tried and tried for atleast half an hour to put her doll's underwear on Wally's paw. He was so patient!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4nDkjUTLzUQNMHVYN2Z2yCooQ6pYTmmKA2_iQI1U7Q8zf2dKNVjScrBqwEo3WNAJeJMHztKpibbH0lZ30_SqLcTEjcg37bWoQWIoKSynZg5nKyaL1Z2wMs0B2zVqzCBZY1ssF2ZhHEnE/s1600/008.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4nDkjUTLzUQNMHVYN2Z2yCooQ6pYTmmKA2_iQI1U7Q8zf2dKNVjScrBqwEo3WNAJeJMHztKpibbH0lZ30_SqLcTEjcg37bWoQWIoKSynZg5nKyaL1Z2wMs0B2zVqzCBZY1ssF2ZhHEnE/s400/008.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701228333158974194" /></a>Wally and Addison.....!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNPi_Eu0eps5nBnYBuYN7ei9lXuZLywh_KRAaeXFvwCzK3za8xbLAAgzN_Voh3OUNDfIQ31fa4fjBbyO966pSquC5E46hc8nxSnvtUNfwoGwrEvqOxmLx5aN_Y9hXtfHgNSR6R1oACxcw/s1600/016.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNPi_Eu0eps5nBnYBuYN7ei9lXuZLywh_KRAaeXFvwCzK3za8xbLAAgzN_Voh3OUNDfIQ31fa4fjBbyO966pSquC5E46hc8nxSnvtUNfwoGwrEvqOxmLx5aN_Y9hXtfHgNSR6R1oACxcw/s400/016.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701228329815191362" /></a>Playing with toilet paper.....even better than blocks!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk78zG3pg4kes3kYE655UY2WYwyKGeJUsuABCuEuXvqTzunU6WBuUxaVPfkGTbz0kNymU0xz3CraIHFRnRCwJVTlmpSlpJviCceOY-VrFSHAagWwpVlL045BD0Nu638q7iWMGcLvpdpFw/s1600/008.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk78zG3pg4kes3kYE655UY2WYwyKGeJUsuABCuEuXvqTzunU6WBuUxaVPfkGTbz0kNymU0xz3CraIHFRnRCwJVTlmpSlpJviCceOY-VrFSHAagWwpVlL045BD0Nu638q7iWMGcLvpdpFw/s400/008.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701228322846999810" /></a>Cuddle time....the perfect pillow! (not sure why this copied twice....oops!)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL8LlRIM_Vti5ieII2lA2VWUal1AlCQ-H8evL1oU4-uXnvE-HAFKQPTAcEmkFDzZVxFY5oKTw7_A_iT9HET67G6NGdmtNO5o-rzEcz2jHwm2ngxzbkw8YF1diuFs9m26rfC5LkGRTB0DU/s1600/Rilohaddie.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL8LlRIM_Vti5ieII2lA2VWUal1AlCQ-H8evL1oU4-uXnvE-HAFKQPTAcEmkFDzZVxFY5oKTw7_A_iT9HET67G6NGdmtNO5o-rzEcz2jHwm2ngxzbkw8YF1diuFs9m26rfC5LkGRTB0DU/s400/Rilohaddie.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701226338737906418" /></a>Addison and her friend, Riloh, going on a ride! I pulled Addison on the sled down the sidewalk to a play date one day this week....she loved it!<div><br />Our condo is so dry today that I woke up with red, puffy eyes that itched like crazy! Despite the humidifier being on full blast, for some reason I must have an extreme sensitivity to this dry air! Luckily, no one else in the house seems to be phased by it! <div>I find myself sitting here writing on the blog as Addison takes a much unexpected, but much needed, morning nap! She has developed a bit of a runny nose and seems to be a little more fussy, needy and not herself today. She fell asleep in my arms about twenty minutes ago, and is now sleeping soundly in her crib. Hopefully she will feel better when she awakens. </div><div>The weather has been cold the last several days, but is supposed to be warm up to the 30s-mid 30s for the next few days! Looking forward to it. Yesterday Addison and I spent the afternoon at Barnes and Nobles reading stories in the children's section and enjoying a special treat at the cafe...was a relaxing way to spend a chilly day!</div><div>This morning I decided to spend 20 minutes making Addison a "special breakfast"-french toast! I was told by daycare and by daddy (who loves to take Addie out for breakfast when mommy works) that this is one of her favorites! I was so sadly disappointed when she took about 2 bites and then proceeded to make a grumpy face and knock the rest of it on the floor to Wally! :-( Apparently my french toast does not compare to this other venues! :-( We made do with extra blueberries to fill the belly, and mommy sat and ate the two pieces of french toast alone......so sad!</div><div>Addison has been OBSESSED with writing/scribbling lately! She literally digs through my drawers each day to find a pen, then carries a piece of paper or her coloring book around the whole condo for hours "making notes." We can't believe that she even knows how to hold a pen correctly, and are definitely amazed that this is such an enjoyable activity for her! Perhaps we will have a writer or artist in the years ahead!</div><div>Addison's language has really taken off the last week or so..... We are having a wonderful time listening to her repeat EVERYTHING we say, and make such an effort to use her words now! A favorite new word is "UP!"....she uses this at least a few times a day for getting in her high chair, up on the couch, up in her car seat, etc. She is so proud! </div><div>With the recent cold weather, we have spent a lot of time "taking walks" in the building for exercise and playtime! Addison loves to push her baby buggie up and down the hallways of the building carrying her stuffed animals and "baby." </div><div>Noah and I have officially booked our tickets to Cancun for February 14-19! We are so excited to have a little get-away to Playa del Carmen, Tulum, Cozumel area......and feel so fortunate that our wonderful friend and babysitter, Annie, is going to be with Addie during this time! :-)</div><div><br /></div></div>Erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03793241789491169172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2029880008337443068.post-86087520612665887802012-01-16T14:11:00.000-08:002012-01-20T06:15:16.601-08:00January...it is finally Winter in Minnesota!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGkaiyHRm44uEFVvvuZ5nbaWZlbm_EeA1D33rVhhEH4o_JiD4_8hOxq3iz125nRWXxaINVOzyeDH4Gtouc6hM2lA1z0_T1lmJdFGA1eXhyphenhyphen_jL1rXZtlgOhb4TCoOXV7DJd-vblo9FTxsQ/s1600/107.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGkaiyHRm44uEFVvvuZ5nbaWZlbm_EeA1D33rVhhEH4o_JiD4_8hOxq3iz125nRWXxaINVOzyeDH4Gtouc6hM2lA1z0_T1lmJdFGA1eXhyphenhyphen_jL1rXZtlgOhb4TCoOXV7DJd-vblo9FTxsQ/s400/107.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699716653723373810" /></a>Exhausted after a morning at the children's museum in St. Paul!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuUobrm8uXkL6JInxPahFVcmc0RNJ9VyhvCvXrrk6QOFLvG7vxM3IFN207WkAGfzz6HT7PBzNHTbrzLw03n9V9k2_nVu4I0iNJ-SlcnUpVbUU4ySHv48uBXqyP_aMq7YtD4hsOtnb1QwU/s1600/092.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuUobrm8uXkL6JInxPahFVcmc0RNJ9VyhvCvXrrk6QOFLvG7vxM3IFN207WkAGfzz6HT7PBzNHTbrzLw03n9V9k2_nVu4I0iNJ-SlcnUpVbUU4ySHv48uBXqyP_aMq7YtD4hsOtnb1QwU/s400/092.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699716643080366770" /></a>celebrating New Years Eve! party girl!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEPxY5koqvkN3NfXZ9ic2fBUvoPbGkQAWIdSK-VGqrUwikmFA-_e6eLC6ipmZylRKGoFhWVGKxzXlnlUbG9KFl8rsepmVBASKiBS7b6z_gPtRvxmoy4-ejCK4mT7JYkweqZvVzxWzqseY/s1600/100.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEPxY5koqvkN3NfXZ9ic2fBUvoPbGkQAWIdSK-VGqrUwikmFA-_e6eLC6ipmZylRKGoFhWVGKxzXlnlUbG9KFl8rsepmVBASKiBS7b6z_gPtRvxmoy4-ejCK4mT7JYkweqZvVzxWzqseY/s400/100.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699716638818730434" /></a>wow! Santa is my size!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYXCgLhuOrYqcIe0uFNoli2SnBV935e5jIZoWrA2Q0xtR6eP1Pejm0V1bBOytBdUE1PY2jYiFbhO43K7DGcO2za7I8EhkD6au_7_5GJnGAdFYPEC8W_U5NzFECJ2w96AkUaLKr-O8V3wU/s1600/103.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYXCgLhuOrYqcIe0uFNoli2SnBV935e5jIZoWrA2Q0xtR6eP1Pejm0V1bBOytBdUE1PY2jYiFbhO43K7DGcO2za7I8EhkD6au_7_5GJnGAdFYPEC8W_U5NzFECJ2w96AkUaLKr-O8V3wU/s400/103.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699716000053595714" /></a>Playing with the blocks at the Children's Museum!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfrmI5hHVxYRcmLAe3n5sTRZ1B2ssEez_cPfxlcMJXb_ZUCjNvxc7K_JM8wjI__i6ELxeGmi0FxcHPfHbds94twiuTjwyDdlcnp4MiSNvWY_6j5B1_ywwcpnwnNn1mU6xzn5gY_YzJ5Gc/s1600/110.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfrmI5hHVxYRcmLAe3n5sTRZ1B2ssEez_cPfxlcMJXb_ZUCjNvxc7K_JM8wjI__i6ELxeGmi0FxcHPfHbds94twiuTjwyDdlcnp4MiSNvWY_6j5B1_ywwcpnwnNn1mU6xzn5gY_YzJ5Gc/s400/110.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699715995923777218" /></a>sleigh ride with my friends!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDC8Fbcq5PP3dQ8s9U4ci14IRJS1zfs8rPu4IiYvZlHgvSvWccW4CYIsp-uUCt494Ug3GO_McLZ70Cbk5FFQTpPTK7OUbVfXQNMmFDgUqZIWneIyhzFVCoTcyWarTX4OEA3rwE9FgHLGU/s1600/089.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDC8Fbcq5PP3dQ8s9U4ci14IRJS1zfs8rPu4IiYvZlHgvSvWccW4CYIsp-uUCt494Ug3GO_McLZ70Cbk5FFQTpPTK7OUbVfXQNMmFDgUqZIWneIyhzFVCoTcyWarTX4OEA3rwE9FgHLGU/s400/089.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699715985831617138" /></a>bath time...nice!<div><br />The blog has been pretty much neglected the last couple of weeks due to us trying to enjoy the amazing weather! Really!!! Just last week I spent two afternoons in the park with Addison due to the highs being in the low 50s! Some of the golf courses in the city even opened for free golf to celebrate the unseasonably beautiful, record-setting weather! <div>Needless to say.......the temperature has finally dropped......after all we knew it couldn't last forever! The last couple days and heading in to this coming week, we will need to start spending a little more time indoors. The other day I spent part of my coffee time in the morning preparing a list of all of the "toddler activities" to do in the Twin Cities! I want to make sure we take full advantage this year and next! :-)</div><div>We have been really getting a kick out of all of Addison's new words and gestures lately!! :-) She is excited about "hi!" and "bye!" so much that anytime we see ANYONE, ANYWHERE, she chooses once of these to greet them, along with a big wave and smile! Addie's daycare is pleased because she now waves bye-bye to all of the children as they leave vs. crying and wanting to exit with them. :-) She now "says" I love you by throwing kisses when she hears these three words...quite precious! We are amazed at her language development and have so much fun hearing her repeat things that we say! :-) </div><div>Addie is obsessed with her baby doll now! She has been carrying her baby EVERYWHERE, changing her clothes, pushing her in the doll pram up and down the hallway, cuddling with her, kissing her and even trying to feed her bottles and sippy cups. I have greatly enjoyed watching her be a "mommy" to her little one-so cute! </div><div>Some of the highlights of the last couple of weeks in addition to making the most of the beautiful weather with time at the playground and Wally walks include: </div><div>-a trip to the children's museum with daddy and the Voss family</div><div>-a night with Annie babysitting! (mommy and daddy had a nice dinner and movie night!)</div><div>-a playdate at Levi's house</div><div>-more music class at McPhail!</div><div><br /></div><div>Noah and I are busy making plans for taking a trip in February for a few days....will be our first time away from Addie for more than a night.....more to come............</div></div>Erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03793241789491169172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2029880008337443068.post-21505944954431424902011-12-31T19:39:00.001-08:002011-12-31T20:20:01.760-08:00Goodbye 2011....and welcome 2012!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhklyzdsxTwKovKab8WD8pvaZQLEBLUMo6P-NcoH0q8kRnRSs-5yI1cc-BI38hPxYhUmPf7y3Wuc_6K-MT7bxTeqPq3ApEeQaEfxvvAfoJ1xnPlDVS6tRuPG4EPVAxBLO271vfouMFriPM/s1600/IMG_4245.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhklyzdsxTwKovKab8WD8pvaZQLEBLUMo6P-NcoH0q8kRnRSs-5yI1cc-BI38hPxYhUmPf7y3Wuc_6K-MT7bxTeqPq3ApEeQaEfxvvAfoJ1xnPlDVS6tRuPG4EPVAxBLO271vfouMFriPM/s400/IMG_4245.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692512796115088706" /></a>dressed in my candy cane pjs!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNTk0nQnZut5iW_c9GofJKRleY2tHszyQ7rwBKuGzFdD5ODe0v4iJjfn3qIqB2k_QdVD6baLUvTJa7z9hx7UzQJef2phxGNR_XbyITiy685XHPjBqREAy3qgNrAEbDL9atlSyCNAD1CHU/s1600/IMG_4259.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNTk0nQnZut5iW_c9GofJKRleY2tHszyQ7rwBKuGzFdD5ODe0v4iJjfn3qIqB2k_QdVD6baLUvTJa7z9hx7UzQJef2phxGNR_XbyITiy685XHPjBqREAy3qgNrAEbDL9atlSyCNAD1CHU/s400/IMG_4259.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692512786397468578" /></a>my pretty new colts hat!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeFmCqZzqMhJdCmL7fPZLtvKgG9I4nJE5vlVaJgnLQoMs11oW_LlPN7-Z7Nzl-pd0i3L43-B21WJ6EmuLfDysHcNJ3hMi3cTjk51s9PUJcRD-C-BdDFM6XIXgfWYXBVbFkkIJdwId26TU/s1600/IMG_4299.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeFmCqZzqMhJdCmL7fPZLtvKgG9I4nJE5vlVaJgnLQoMs11oW_LlPN7-Z7Nzl-pd0i3L43-B21WJ6EmuLfDysHcNJ3hMi3cTjk51s9PUJcRD-C-BdDFM6XIXgfWYXBVbFkkIJdwId26TU/s400/IMG_4299.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692512782015403122" /></a>nap time with opa!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYTosohxZvNlKOjfJROlP3Vuy3qmPVOM_9YwlW7m71mGDCgKDeAnBooCZzC4t1V2pMWfzswkwATqXwwFsTCGuqNW8Z88VR1FUKD6YQIYttpFx0rmmKH1kJlqz3DIBk10hNFxvCOj3ZwKU/s1600/IMG_4291.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYTosohxZvNlKOjfJROlP3Vuy3qmPVOM_9YwlW7m71mGDCgKDeAnBooCZzC4t1V2pMWfzswkwATqXwwFsTCGuqNW8Z88VR1FUKD6YQIYttpFx0rmmKH1kJlqz3DIBk10hNFxvCOj3ZwKU/s400/IMG_4291.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692512033892254146" /></a> my new pjs from nanny!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnhzbJMCirvEyRZ8Z-29284u7WVtFiM9KNeFAXzTqNe6ZxXkVUjm28VaG8cO6PPSMo8WYpyWmipfxSaHVNoc_PR6W9Dl-wj-Q3lkehC1XPuP3sOJhEmBc-kLdJKsgV2fm7_AoUnGHbC8M/s1600/IMG_4237.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnhzbJMCirvEyRZ8Z-29284u7WVtFiM9KNeFAXzTqNe6ZxXkVUjm28VaG8cO6PPSMo8WYpyWmipfxSaHVNoc_PR6W9Dl-wj-Q3lkehC1XPuP3sOJhEmBc-kLdJKsgV2fm7_AoUnGHbC8M/s400/IMG_4237.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692512020176842690" /></a>love the tree!...and removing ornaments! :-)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimBqDgC3dSAN9f-2jDlcxeCIntxS_28z384WqqdhNnzfdGYG6Z9JjPwUp0p7qwZersjPspttx6i-m9UXbwCpN3wp2yIRay7CrvId0n505TnvFXom4N9Rl5H96QE6AXu0G61SEwifBcD7U/s1600/IMG_4217.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimBqDgC3dSAN9f-2jDlcxeCIntxS_28z384WqqdhNnzfdGYG6Z9JjPwUp0p7qwZersjPspttx6i-m9UXbwCpN3wp2yIRay7CrvId0n505TnvFXom4N9Rl5H96QE6AXu0G61SEwifBcD7U/s400/IMG_4217.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692512013365829730" /></a>my Nanny time!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhle1L9mcTXKXqyi8yDcAH5cYVygApiWPGx9i7y3JjSokHr2bUI0lcmTJ88Fvd_FGYu-me5HESDCBK9hKoSfXDJGoMAHc5I9h9VuYbgHVrCukx54P21wOBDtqMeYzxRyCl7TjdBJcgbRuA/s1600/IMG_4198.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhle1L9mcTXKXqyi8yDcAH5cYVygApiWPGx9i7y3JjSokHr2bUI0lcmTJ88Fvd_FGYu-me5HESDCBK9hKoSfXDJGoMAHc5I9h9VuYbgHVrCukx54P21wOBDtqMeYzxRyCl7TjdBJcgbRuA/s400/IMG_4198.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692511379276151298" /></a>smiles!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD7L1SoQsVpf9Vu28PVW10XhZL9UShKXgu9_2qYNLew5vFzXKUm0SykHRtYEssP4M3ZZIp_Yjamzo1sqpgYOqwvixStnrkKBsjGJ5rHw6VknUGIGga3UJmRDorgzvHVQolU5hcH0ul6Ao/s1600/IMG_4190.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD7L1SoQsVpf9Vu28PVW10XhZL9UShKXgu9_2qYNLew5vFzXKUm0SykHRtYEssP4M3ZZIp_Yjamzo1sqpgYOqwvixStnrkKBsjGJ5rHw6VknUGIGga3UJmRDorgzvHVQolU5hcH0ul6Ao/s400/IMG_4190.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692511373928097986" /></a>Christmas dinner with daddy!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4rbVAbVqiJw514r4b3peNFJdkBUxzCczOVMGvN_z9Oiefx6H-BbqMvENn45-_ekSxbRDELWU_XD90KCwIoeNORMVDEgw76Y_XviH3sgwQq4JDBNZc_OWhLH2oiA-zbpyvIfe9nuCrYIE/s1600/IMG_4185.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4rbVAbVqiJw514r4b3peNFJdkBUxzCczOVMGvN_z9Oiefx6H-BbqMvENn45-_ekSxbRDELWU_XD90KCwIoeNORMVDEgw76Y_XviH3sgwQq4JDBNZc_OWhLH2oiA-zbpyvIfe9nuCrYIE/s400/IMG_4185.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692511371590565474" /></a>my cute party dress for Christmas!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJuiEpScKJsx4GfbGoah75yujO5gTVUdw02Sxgi77tCv5zRUOqQPB0eDQCQnqttuclFU4J1CD8ZYXhuIZmvZiD1JDXBrE4IJAyTB2f4zI1y_02kA_r1N4CjhFEAWNjqkyi-ML2MisGbWo/s1600/IMG_4173.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJuiEpScKJsx4GfbGoah75yujO5gTVUdw02Sxgi77tCv5zRUOqQPB0eDQCQnqttuclFU4J1CD8ZYXhuIZmvZiD1JDXBrE4IJAyTB2f4zI1y_02kA_r1N4CjhFEAWNjqkyi-ML2MisGbWo/s400/IMG_4173.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692510706812382642" /></a>the whole gang on Santa's lap!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6qqdRMcn8QRoLJQCcK49wijZIhQZCpcLn-9U-9k_CWhsp9HYjFxlFXtf3IOs5e5N_hw3l3wXk_PIf0S0V0J4UaAm2y6qnZnLEDHWUnytiuzfor0V7mcBHm5K57pgGXTJwnQ8bL3tlHc4/s1600/IMG_4149.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6qqdRMcn8QRoLJQCcK49wijZIhQZCpcLn-9U-9k_CWhsp9HYjFxlFXtf3IOs5e5N_hw3l3wXk_PIf0S0V0J4UaAm2y6qnZnLEDHWUnytiuzfor0V7mcBHm5K57pgGXTJwnQ8bL3tlHc4/s400/IMG_4149.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692510700888763906" /></a>no smile...but hey, no tears either!!! :-)<div><br />I can't believe I am sitting here writing this blog an hour before the clock turns to 2012 (1) where did the year go?......and 2) wow am I boring these days :-))!! The year has gone so quickly, and our baby Addison has changed in such significant ways! What a joyous year she brought to us all!<div>The week before Christmas was busy in Minneapolis with a few holiday get-togethers and preparing for our trip to see family!<br /><div>We all treked to Indy for Christmas festivities starting December 23....daddy left on the 26th....and Addison and mommy leave tomorrow. Our visit definitely got off to a rocky start.....we were all sick! Noah and mommy had the stomach bug, and Addison had double ear infections! Ugh! </div><div>On the 23rd we went to the annual family chili supper where Santa made a surprise visit! Addison sat on his lap like a big girl, and although she didn't smile, there were no tears for the pictures! :-) On the 24th we enjoyed a nice relaxing day of lunch out, a few errands, and lots of home time prepping for the big day. We also had our annual Detmer family dinner (thank goodness I married a guy who likes eggs benedict)! Unfortunately on Christmas morning I became very sick so had to spend most of the day in bed or on the couch. We did do some gifts in the morning, and then Noah and Addison attended Nanny's morning breakfast/gifts and evening dinner with mom and dad, and the extended family. On the 26th Opa and Jojo were sick, so Noah, Addie and I spent the day together relaxing and enjoying lunch out. Noah left to head back for the work week the night of the 26th, so sad! As the week continued we started feeling better, except Addie continued to be a little more irritable than normal! I ended up taking her to my uncle for a quick lookover, and sure enough double ear infections! It is amazing how much her antibiotics have helped, and so quickly! We spent a couple nights having dinners/drinks with friends, and catching up with family!</div><div>We did get to enjoy a belated Christmas with Nanny on the 30th where Addison got to open her presents.....some of the highlights included an "Addison" puzzle and a barn with animals and sounds!</div><div>Some of Addison's most special gifts from Opa and Jojo this year included a small stuffed chair for our living room with her name on it (the perfect size!) and a doll pram! She has really started to enjoy her dolls lately, and has had a great time running around pushing her pram this week and kissing "her babies"! </div><div><br /></div><div>As I sit here reflecting on the past year, I am so thankful for our many blessings!!! Looking forward to another wonderful year together!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div></div>Erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03793241789491169172noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2029880008337443068.post-69228854795195540992011-12-16T10:26:00.001-08:002011-12-16T10:50:40.510-08:0015 months!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqGQYHJIuAxpuR-07cEMKMsD49Hc0wBoDwtN9UwHX9UgvFdKfT0G-SMFtN9ARP5yxVW3f8Xv4qaoDPJTze2ODW5l0C1yObafQsjKYlilfId72UkDg-dp4Os0Jf7OF__lYqMVUIFlbtQV8/s1600/023.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqGQYHJIuAxpuR-07cEMKMsD49Hc0wBoDwtN9UwHX9UgvFdKfT0G-SMFtN9ARP5yxVW3f8Xv4qaoDPJTze2ODW5l0C1yObafQsjKYlilfId72UkDg-dp4Os0Jf7OF__lYqMVUIFlbtQV8/s400/023.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686798310479288770" /></a>Patience of a champion!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyzo87Oz-y2W7tftyIhwVD_LPmN-5moT4TdkwcV3sRLVYmvfxBqd49zbCESRqxH20zaU9o8YrE6Ti-1uF8-uVqV24PePorxIpVeqD5p5kyanLoGPFJXEUtrJ5Sw-m13J8JcL0603vIbqY/s1600/020.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyzo87Oz-y2W7tftyIhwVD_LPmN-5moT4TdkwcV3sRLVYmvfxBqd49zbCESRqxH20zaU9o8YrE6Ti-1uF8-uVqV24PePorxIpVeqD5p5kyanLoGPFJXEUtrJ5Sw-m13J8JcL0603vIbqY/s400/020.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686798301865054482" /></a>Best friends snuggling on the couch<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrkevpAU5zc0eGD6RBYqE92H2B5DPmEZE-2-1rvDut9MElQ7FKGZXjJO71d5YfkxEOi4szOpkpndtjA2ObypvDtDxJW6K69F9Nq2hMLvvHz4XXRl0KpvC6mKjXPwFmSAn6x-uV3QS__H4/s1600/014.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrkevpAU5zc0eGD6RBYqE92H2B5DPmEZE-2-1rvDut9MElQ7FKGZXjJO71d5YfkxEOi4szOpkpndtjA2ObypvDtDxJW6K69F9Nq2hMLvvHz4XXRl0KpvC6mKjXPwFmSAn6x-uV3QS__H4/s400/014.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686798295277651282" /></a>Concert time...Addison and her friend, William!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsG4tagWo1rdGmYUfNWKRVvqXuolvR_RgWCQUITXp5CWDXgr9fEz4-1RQ_JmIocFCRUNUr5a6rXAcne58k4GdoBjtc_HI3dN1K9L_xZQlP7FDvl_9zbnD59QyRhWBi8LBFb7I2cfDgIpk/s1600/007.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsG4tagWo1rdGmYUfNWKRVvqXuolvR_RgWCQUITXp5CWDXgr9fEz4-1RQ_JmIocFCRUNUr5a6rXAcne58k4GdoBjtc_HI3dN1K9L_xZQlP7FDvl_9zbnD59QyRhWBi8LBFb7I2cfDgIpk/s400/007.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686797708378169442" /></a>Just a little reading on the couch!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgFzGMvkWBs6iaDPh0pXE4FAF_192RdCwDLxYdCi30gvgEX9L06r4lQkesnIk1ySpUEVZPMOJiIA1_F5Rrs3OjCEDhAdMDojB_5ylaFXDF4j_jFCdQnPWgpE03cXeQnLmW6BFteb9hlEs/s1600/002.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgFzGMvkWBs6iaDPh0pXE4FAF_192RdCwDLxYdCi30gvgEX9L06r4lQkesnIk1ySpUEVZPMOJiIA1_F5Rrs3OjCEDhAdMDojB_5ylaFXDF4j_jFCdQnPWgpE03cXeQnLmW6BFteb9hlEs/s400/002.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686797697962573330" /></a>Big smiles... in her new Winter coat from Nana<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzGWs23kRb52W-dQrg0BZZjZ0BeiCo8W8zoNtxYrGKONCuDDHve-MZCridw5V88DohLwXvlkuWnW1jZNl678aT9qSKyori4uRzegOuwSum6tNee5Gcl5kWTswTHoDRjk3FLaC2kaWNyrg/s1600/001.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzGWs23kRb52W-dQrg0BZZjZ0BeiCo8W8zoNtxYrGKONCuDDHve-MZCridw5V88DohLwXvlkuWnW1jZNl678aT9qSKyori4uRzegOuwSum6tNee5Gcl5kWTswTHoDRjk3FLaC2kaWNyrg/s400/001.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686797693557209890" /></a>The boys!<div><br /></div><div><br />Addison turned 15 months old on December 6th!!! We had her check-up with the doctor this week, and all went well! She is still petite for her age...but growing nonetheless. She is currently 21 pounds, 3 ounces and 30 1/4 inches tall. The doctor told us it is time to start weaning from the bedtime bottle.....this will be our next challenge over the next couple of months. Other than that, everything looked great! Addison even handled her three shots quite well!<div>We had a few fun play dates with our friends Stacy and William, Levi and Ali, and Kristin, Jessie and Riloh over the last couple of weeks! Addison really enjoys other children now, and loves to be around them!! :-) It is definitely entertainment to watch toddlers interact! </div><div>Last night we had daddy's Christmas get together for work, and one of the physicians was dressed up as Santa. Addie was hysterical! She totally freaked and gave him "the eye!" I attempted to reach out and touch Santa's beard in hopes that Addison would warm up to him; however, no such luck! I don't think the big man in the red suit is going to get much love from little Addie this year! :-) </div><div>We are working on getting the last couple of our Christmas gifts, and then we are set for the holiday! We are looking forward to our trip to Indy to celebrate with family! </div><div>Exciting events of the upcoming week include a holiday get-together with friends in the neighborhood and kids on Sunday evening, a birthday party for a friend on Tuesday evening, and our flight to Indy on Friday!!! </div></div>Erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03793241789491169172noreply@blogger.com0