Monday, November 30, 2009

Thanksgiving!



Well I survived hosting my first Thanksgiving! I was one huge ball of stress days before and the actual day but everything went very well and we had a great time! I had 10.5 people over for dinner (My mom and dad, Kyle's mom Natalie and her husband Dennis, Natalie's sister Elissa, Kyle's sister Andrea, out roomate Levi, my best friend Kristin and the three of us!) Addison really did well for all the visitors and had a bunch of fun bonding with her family members that she doesn't see on a normal basis. The day after Thanksgiving Elissa's daughter Miriam and her 2 boys Mason and Miles came over to visit and meet Addison for the first time. Addi again did great, I think the change from her every day routine was nice for her. She needed a little change of pace.

We put up all of our Christmas decorations and are very excited for Christmas to be here. I am slightly nervous though because I found out the the pain in my groin area ( as previously mentioned) is acutally a cyst on my ovary and my OB wants to laproscopically remove it. The surgery is scheduled for the 18th of December. I am so leary about being put under but I think that I am making it more of a big deal than it needs to be. AT this point I am hopeful because the pain has really started to subside and is a lot less frequent. Maybe I won't have to have surgery?? Fingers are acrossed.

Addi is learning new things everyday and is crawling in her own sort of floppity way and has learned how to sit up on her own. She is also pulling herself up to standing without any help but can't hold herself steady enough to move around. She is almost 8 months now and I will update again when that day comes! Hope all is well for everyone! HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

Saturday, November 14, 2009

Can it really be 7 months already?

Yes it can, and it is! My once tiny, precious, little newborn is now a big, still precious, curious, gutsy 7 month old!! She sure has changed in such a short time. She is pulling herself up to standing (which she would do all day if she could), already has two bottom teeth with the tops on their way in, almost crawling ( she just can't figure out how to get her hands to move properly with her feet), eating and loving everything she has tried (bananas seem to be her favorite), and learning to express herself in new (LOUD) ways :) She is starting to go through the "Mommy only" stage and I am learning how to please her and attempt to keep my little amount of sanity. There has definitely been a few rough days but a visit to the doctor helped me understand her needs and how to teach her that Mommy needs to get things done around the house and she can't hold you ALL DAY LONG! It's been tough but she is spoiled and I can't continue down this path without there being major tantrums down the road. I know there is no such thing as too much love but I am keeping her from learning how to entertain herself. All in all she is a very happy, healthy, loved little girl and Kyle and I can barely contain our excitement for sharing her first Thanksgiving and Christmas with her!


Sunday, November 1, 2009

Happy Halloween-Week

We had a pretty exciting week for Halloween! We went to a pumpkin carving and chili party with the Malonee Family, then to a Harvest Festival on my parents street, and then Trick or Treating at my parents house! It was fun and Addi had many costumes to wear! Here are the pictures:

Taking pictures in the front lawn
Grabbing a little pumpkin
Check out my two teeth!


At the Chili and Pumpkin Carving party



At the Harvest Festival

Halloween Day and Trick or Treating and others