MERRY X-MAS!!

From our family to yours, Merry X-Mas!

Such a pitiful cry

This is Addison's new favorite way to cry/moan/whine and let us know that she is generally unhappy and in need of a nap. Just envision these pix accompanied by a "mmmmm" cry. So pitiful. She gets just about whatever she wants. :)

Who does Addison look like?

I win, Andy. Ha!

Aunt Manda for a surprise visit!

For her X-Mas present, Andy's sister, Amanda, decided on Weds. to come our way on Thursday from Tennessee. Merry X-Mas to us, too! Here are a few cute shots of Auntie and our sweet girl!

Pictures...4 1/2 months

A few pictures to tide y'all over...
She actually did pretty well with her first cereal, and with lots of great photo ops! Here are a few of the keepers...







This is how daddy found little Addison before taking her to school. Tummy time is such hard work!



Last but not least, a few pictures from our dear photographer, Lindsey Cotton. I am dying to see the rest of them, but these are the ones that we have seen so far...

The numbers are in...

For those inquiring minds, we had our 4 month check up today and the numbers are in. I win the pot on guessing her weight at 15 lbs. 10 oz. and 25 inches long. (That is 90th %ile for weight and head, and 75th %ile for height). Looks like she has inherited the short legs of her mom and dad. The echo results showed that she still has narrowing of the pulmonary arteries, but most babies grow out of it by 6-12 months. We will be seeing the pedi cardiologist from Cooks next time they are in town. There is no course of treatment necessary right now, but they just want to monitor it. She is doing great, otherwise, and we are about to take her off her reflux meds. We will see how that goes:) Here is a picture update from Thanksgiving and the days that followed...

Our first snow in our new house! Happy Thanksgiving! It was sooooo cold, and a little shocking to Addison. This was a fun follow up to our X-Mas tree decorating.






And we have a roll over. Friday afternoon was Addison's first roll-over and she has been a little roly-poly ever since. She just loves to roll over. Here is the result of her first voluntary tummy-time.



Playing with cousin Declan. He sure loves to tickle...



Hanging with Aunt Laura before bathtime.

Is this my mommy? I'm not sure, but this hand sure tastes good.



Addison, Declan, and Kiera with Mama D and Papa. It was a full and happy house. We even took the dog. I am definitely learning to laugh at all the stressful situations we seem to put ourselves in. This is one of the sweet moments of our weekend.


Last but not least, today was Addison's first time in her Jumperoo. So cute, and highly entertaining. I have a feeling this one will be a lifesaver.





Pictures to come--cereal. We probably will start rice cereal in the next few days. Can't wait!

Happy Turkey Day, from our little Indian girl

This weekend, we were able to celebrate an early thanksgiving dinner with Andy's folks. Addison was spoiled rotten with grandma and grandpa doing lots of singing, playing, walking, etc. We were so sad to see them go, but we had such a nice time when they were here!






On a separate note...VICTORY! Addison slept for a whole hour by herself in her own bed, without being held, during her morning nap. This is monumental. She didn't even cry. The trick seemed to be that she just wanted to be swaddled. We tried it again this afternoon and it only lasted for about 15 minutes before the frantic crying commenced. Oh well, we will take what we can get. Small victories. (But big enough for me to finish my cup of coffee and get the dishes done:)


And to wish you a happy turkey day, here is our little indian. When I went to pick her up from Young Children's World on Tuesday, this is the sight that I saw. Absolutely ridiculous. And we have been picking glitter of our Addison's hair, clothes, and bedding ever since...and loving every minute of it. Hope all of you out there in blogger land have a blessed time of fun memories with your own little turkeys this thanksgiving day. we are so thankful for ours:)

Sleepy girl

Well, after a long day of driving home from Austin to visit Mama D and Papa, and having to keep the baby awake for most of the day (getting ready for the echo), we finally had the echo. Shockingly enough, Addison slept for the first 30 minutes of the echo. Andy and I were both thinking "whose child is this?" She was just sooooo sleepy. The last few minutes we had to hold her so that the tech could get the last couple of shots of her heart. Woo hoo! The tech said at the end that she didn't see any signs of a hole in her little heart. She couldn't comment on the narrowing of the pulmonary arteries, so we will have to wait for the pediatric cardiologists report. But, we have good news for now. We feel so blessed to have the Lord taking care of our little one. She is truly in good hands. Here are a few shots of our little sleepy baby.....sooo tired.

Is there an echo in here?

Well, Monday afternoon at 2 pm, our little one will have her 2nd echo to check on the hole in her heart. Please lift us all up in your prayers as we try to coerce our sweet baby to sleep on a cold hospital bed for 45 min. while they rub jelly and a sonogram machine on her chest. Yikes! We will see.

Yay, sister!

Aren't they cute!?

Well, my sister has finally entered the blogging world. Check it out and make sure that y'all bug her to keep up with it better than I do!

http://journeyofthecunninghams.blogspot.com/

Grrrr!

Well, it is hard to believe that our little one is 3 1/2 months old and I haven't blogged for nearly a month! (maybe that last part isn't too hard to believe). She is growing like a weed! But, in the words of the beloved Kara Sheets, this girl is a rock star! She sleeps about 5-7 hours a night (in a row) and takes 2-3 good naps a day. The only trouble is that she really wants to be held while she takes her two hour naps. Fine by me, except I can't do much but sit. To sum it up, we are having such a fun time! She eats a lot and takes her medicine like a trooper.

In honor of all of the growling that she does, Addison was a little tiger for Halloween and got to wear her costume three times! She is always very happy and smiley in the morning and I couldn't help but snap this pix of my little tiger smiling so big you can't even see her eyes. She takes after her momma.

Our tired little tiger at Highland's trunk-or-treat



I love my blue jeans! I look like such a big girl!




Hanging out with Lucy in the bumbo



I laid her on the floor while I was getting a drink and suddenly she stopped crying. I was very proud and thought she had put herself to sleep. Ha! Nope. She had just gotten herself completely turned around to watch the news. She just wants to stay informed:) In the words of my friend Mandy, the t.v. is like "crack." It is quite scary how they gravitate toward it. No t.v. for you, little missy.


She is getting so long! (and sleeping so hard)I think I am going to have to start swaddling her somewhere else, because she doesn't hardly fit on the couch anymore!

Pictures...10 weeks

A few pictures of Addison and her new friends...


on the couch with mommy


At the hospital with Lillie, Mommy and new baby Karlie on her birthday 9/28/2007


Jessie and Braden were there, too!



Kristen, a dear friend from high school, stopped by on their drive through to Colorado so Shawn and Addison could meet



I love my funny striped outfit!


Well, Addison seems to be doing well with the reflux. Her medicine seems to really be working! Praise the Lord! She is talking a lot (mostly V or CV for you speech paths out there:) and smiles a lot too. Few smiles have been captured on camera. My mom and sister have some good ones, but they haven't sent them to me yet. (Nudge, nudge). Last weekend we made our first out of town trip by ourselves, and we survived!

Work is going well for me, but is a bit of an adjustment since I seem to have left my great time-management skills at the hospital. They have yet to find their way home to me. Addison has decided that while I'm at work, she will freak the ladies out at Young Children's World, by not wanting to take her bottle. Any tips from moms out there on switching between bottle and breastfeeding? I would welcome any! right now we are practicing with a bottle at home from daddy. Hopefully she will take it and not be so stubborn! We'll see...