Beautiful Valentines Sunday!

Happy Valentines Day!!

I couldn't believe how nice the weather was on Sunday! We spent a good amount of time outside hanging out on a blanket watching/helping Daddy pull weeds!!

Kisses from Daddy
Addi, How big are you?...."SOOOOOO BIG!"

Loves to play with the leaves and pine needles

Helping Daddy pull weeds, what a good little helper!

Being Silly!

Flying high and loving it

Me and my munchkin!!

Only 2 More Months Until Addi is ONE!!!

As I am sure some of you will not be surprised, I have already begun plans for Addison's 1st Birthday Party! I can't help myself and now that she is 10 months old I really gotta get the plans finalized so I don't have to do it all the last minute like I always do. I have decided to do most of the preparations myself including making the invitations, cake and all the way to making her a dress to wear! Yes I am crazy, but I love it!!

Can you believe that she is walking already!? She started to get gutsy and let go of the furniture around 9 months and now she books it all the way across the family room! She still isn't 100% sturdy but she really gets around and is getting more stable every day! She is talking a lot too! Mostly "DADADADADA" recently but does a few others too. She finally popped her top front two teeth which couldn't have come any sooner since, as you can tell from the previous post, she was barely sleeping. She slept really well once they came through but now it seems as though she is getting more because her sleep is all off again and she is getting crankier. Temper tantrums are the newest development and man can she get angry!! She rolls around on the floor and screams at the top of her lungs if she doesn't get her way. She likes to test everyone with what she can get away with and refuses to listen and understand the word "NO". I am trying to not say it too often but when she is doing something that is going to hurt herself or someone else I have to do it. I really have to say it loud and deep for her to really respond, hopefully she starts to get it soon.

She's growing so fast! I knew it would go by quick but I didn't think it would be this quick! Almost a year!?? Whew what a rush, what a big girl!

Sleep oh sleep, where have you gone??

Addison seems to have something going on and I assume that it is teething. After over a month maybe even two months she finally popped her top front two teeth! But this didn't come without lots of crabby moments and sleepless nights. The past week has been miserable and even though the teeth came through she is still not sleeping!!! I am not sure if there are more teeth on the way in or if there is something else going on that I am not able to notice. In the past if she woke up in the middle of the night she would eat her bottle and then go right back to sleep, NOT ANYMORE! Now she want's to be up for hours and screams at the slightest movement to her crib. Last night I finally got the courage to let her cry it out and I was miserable. She screamed louder than ever and was gasping for air. She suddenly stopped and then I couldn't sleep thinking that maybe she passed out and that's the reason for the instant quietness. Then a half hour later she was up again!!! Once I finally got her back to sleep she was up an hour and a half later, and wouldn't calm down. I put her in the pack and play, which she hates, but I can't keep her from wiggling around while I hold her and I can't just let her wonder around while I sleep. Needless to say she screamed in my ear for a good half hour while I put the pillow over my head and prayed for sleep. To make matters worse Kyle is out of town for work and I have a feeling that is making her uneasy. He comes home tonight, thank goodness. I've tried every tip that people have given me and am at a loss for what to do next. I have to get some sleep here or I am afraid I am going need a mental institution:) But seriously, it makes things much easier to handle when I get decent sleep. Let's all pray that this gets better and quick!!....Ahhhh nothing like a little venting to help relieve some stress