More activity, Less sleep!

(pic: playtime after bath time)
(pic: "hi mom!")
(pic: four point-i can move backwards and in circles...but not yet forward!)
(pic: standing at our music table-we love standing!)
(pic: all clean after bath time!)

It has been a fun couple of weeks in the Twin Cities! Beautiful weather and lots of time to enjoy the sunshine!

Addie's highlights of the last week and a half include: a couple play dates with Stacy and William (including a several hour trek to Lake of the Isles....lunch outside, playtime, a walk and a nap while mommy got to sunbathe!), a play date with Stacy/William, Ali/Levi outside one afternoon, a get together with mommy's friend Jen-lunch in the park and a long walk, a dinner/play date with Ana, Chris and Benjamin (Benjamin loved the playground and feeding Wally his dinner!), a few hours spent with our new nanny Molly (who starts with us mid-July for a couple months)!

The crib is officially lowered and Addison is getting up on her hands/knees and rocking, transitioning between sitting/four point often, scooting backwards across the floor, enjoying standing at the ottoman or music table (one or two handed for brief periods), pushing up in to plank position (hands and feet). She is not officially crawling....but finding her way to move around much more each day.

Addison has been experimenting quite a bit with finger foods, and doing a great job feeding herself! The problem is that the boring puree blends aren't so exciting anymore...so mommy/daddy have to find ways to fit in a few bites for additional nutrition between the self-feedings. I am in the process of researching more soft finger foods to continue adding additional things to her diet in this new form!

The difficult thing lately has been SLEEP! (or lack thereof).... Addison is still a fantastic napper-goes down when she is put down awake in her crib, and sleeps two times a day for 1-1 and a 1/2 hours. She also goes down great at night. The problem is that she has begun to awaken each night 1-2 times and is pretty much inconsolable without being nursed! Ugh! I can't tell if she is just hungrier with all of this new movement or what! Hopefully we can get this straightened out sooner rather than later. I have tried letting her cry a little, but after 30 minutes or so, I'd rather just feed her.....then she goes down again great! Hmmmm......

We are excited to have found a new nanny for mid-July through September, Molly! She is a friend's sister, and seemed to enjoy Addie quite a bit on Sunday afternoon when she watched her! Addison did great....seems like the stranger anxiety might be improving! We are still on the search for a new nanny for the Fall...but have had a couple good leads....thank goodness!

Daddy returns tonight from a four day trip to Boston for fellowship interviews....looking forward to seeing him again....he sure misses his little girl! :-) Mommy is back to work tomorrow for four days....another fun daddy weekend for Addie!

Enjoy the couple pics from the last week! And a video (late post from our Indy trip!)