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...

Final update

Well, the report from the pediatric cardiologist is in! We got the call a few nights ago and it is confirmed that Addie has a little hole in her heart, called a patent foramen ovale (PFO), and narrowing of the pulmonary arteries. Neither the ped. cardiologist nor our pediatrician are concerned right now, but they do want to repeat the echo in a couple of months to make sure she continues to do well, and that her arteries are growing with her little body. Thank you for your prayers!

I GOT A JOB! As an answered prayer, I was offered a part time speech path job at a small private school for children with learning disabilities. I start on Tuesday, YAY! I'm a little nervous, but that is usually the story with a new job. Let me know if y'all have any tips for working with 7th and 8th graders (I haven't worked with kiddos that age in awhile:)

I love Mylanta!

I LOVE mylanta!



Or do I? I'm not sure.



It does taste like cherries, so it can't be that bad.



Ok, ok. I DO love Mylanta! It makes my tummy feel good. (even though sometimes I forget that when mommy and daddy make me eat it!)

Good news

Well, we just got the preliminary report from our pediatrician. It looks like Addison probably has a small hole in her heart, called an ASD (Atrial Septal Defect--I attached a picture); this is good because it is nothing major and doesn't require treatment. Most of these holes repair themselves by the end of the first year. So, we are not worried that our little girl will continue to grow and be a sweet, healthy, chubby baby. Thank you for your prayers, calls, and emails. We are so grateful to have such amazing friends and family.

7 weeks

Yesterday was a hard day for our little girl. Per our dr.'s instructions, we took her to the office to get checked out for what I was convinced was reflux. Turns out I was right and she has reflux/esophagitis. Ouch! All those times I was so convinced that she was hurting, she probably was. She was such an angel after waiting in the waiting room for a solid hour with about a million kids here is what Dr. Wiley said...
1. Addison weighs 11 lbs. 13 oz., 22.5 inches long (75th percentile in both)...which is above average!
2. She has reflux/esophagitis, explaining the long bouts of hysterical, frantic crying, the random, unexplained gagging, and the inconsistent difficulty with feeding. He prescribed some meds for this that should help pretty quickly.
3. She has a yeast infection in the rolls of her neck (apparently common for those little chubs), despite my obsessive cleaning between the rolls:) He also prescribed some meds for this, too.
4. She got 3 shots (for her 8 week appt.)
5. She has a pronounced heart murmur, so he referred us to have an echo done at the hospital this morning. He said it wasn't an emergency situation since she is gaining weight so well and is not having difficulty breathing.
6. She did great at the hospital, and only fussed toward the end.
7. We should have the results late today or tomorrow.

Say a little prayer for our family as we wait for the results. We are not too worried, but are hopeful that it is nothing major and nothing she won't just grow out of.

On a completely separate note, Andy got in a wreck last night, no fault of his own. While he was on duty, a lady turned onto the street where he was driving and ran right into the side of Andy's patrol car, pushing both cars across a lane, up a curb, into the partking lot, and banging his prisoner's head on the cage. Yikes! Needless to say, it is a bad idea to not be paying attention and to run into a police car. Andy gave her every ticket he could think of. Ha! Everyone is doing fine.

On another separate note, I watched Night Rider when we got home from the hospital. It is a work of cinematic genious on the part of David Hasselhoff. And to think that he has lowered himself to "America's Got Talent." What a shame.

Our little used car salesman

Here are a few pictures of sweet quiet moments in our house...unlike most of today. She has been really fussy, but we survived. One day at a time...





Checkin out her daddy.


This is the one Andy says looks like a used car salesman...

Newborn pictures

Well at one day short of 3 weeks, we ventured out this morning for our newborn picture session with our fabulous photographer and friend, Lindsey Cotton (http://cottonphoto.blogspot.com/). Here are a few of the pix from the session. We love this girl! Enjoy!









These last couple are taken on a family heirloom quilt that was passed down from Andy's family to Addison. We plan to hang it on the wall in her room once we get around to painting first! Such sweet pictures!