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!