3 months old and more..

Addison just turned three months old about a week ago, and we are really loving life with our baby girl. She is the sweetest thing, and we couldn't love her more! God is good! Here are a few things she's doing at three months:

• 'talking' a lot. at stephen's softball game the other night, i think she jabbered for like thirty minutes straight. this may be a sign that when she starts talking she may never stop
• consistently sleeping 10 hours at night, and has been doing this for about a month :) now if i could just sleep better, and not wake up numerous times during the night!
• holding her head up pretty well
• will sometimes scoot from one end of the bed to the other during the night
• the girl loves to chew on her hands, which has also increased the amount of saliva that escapes from her mouth
• she frequently has little spit bubbles on her lips
• smiles alot

of course, the list could go on....we're pretty proud of her!

just hanging out on momma's lap. you see this a lot at our house.

she was sucking her hand and jabbering while watching her praise baby DVD

just hanging out on our bed, and once again sucking on her hands :)

this past weekend, family came in town for one of our cousins after wedding reception. so, we had some company over the weekend. it was great getting to see them and catch up...we don't get to see each other enough! here are some pictures from our weekend.

cameron, stacey, and hayden stayed with us sunday night. on monday, we just hung out, and played some wii during the day. here's cameron doing the hula hoop.


cousin cameron and addison

jordan, heather, and madelyn stayed with us friday and saturday night. little madelyn is such a cutie, and she was so sweet with addison. she's going to have a little brother in a couple of months, and i think she's going to be a great big sister! here she is playing with addison's feet :)


here she is giving addison a hug...too sweet!


this is my first time to post a video, so hopefully it works. this was addison just talking to me while sucking on her hand...this girl's got talent!

memphis trip and other pics..

addison spending some time in her bumbo seat. i think she's going to be fair skinned like her momma :) i hope she won't mind spending time putting sunscreen on what seems like every inch of the body, so she doesn't burn.

stephen was being silly the other night, and put addison's hand near the peanut butter m & m bag like she was getting some for herself. hopefully stephen won't be upset with me for posting a picture of him shirtless....and people can't believe that addison has so much hair :)

and to our surprise...she actually got one in her hand :) she's doing more and more with her hands these days. i love these peanut butter m & m's....the only problem is that i can't seem to just stop at one!!

addison and i made our first trip to memphis last week. we flew there, and addison did great on the flight there and back. it definitely took a lot of work traveling by myself, so i will look forward to flying with someone who can help...whenever that may be. of course, we had a great time being with my family. there is nothing i love more than spending time with my family. we always have such a fun time together. God has truly blessed me with a wonderful, loving family! i am so bad about taking pictures when we are out of town, so these picture were all taken by my sisters. i wish i would have taken more pictures of addison and the rest of the family...maybe next time. here are few pictures from the week:

peyton, coby, and i at sam allen's 8th birthday part at pump it up. i even went down one of the slides, and challenged my oldest nephew, carter, in the obstacle course and lost.

presley (my niece), tiffany (my sister), and addison.

addison, ashlee (my sister), and coby (my nephew) hanging out at mom and dad's house.

addison, ashlee, and presley at carter's baseball game. it was addison's first sporting event.

presley and addison. these are the only two girl grandchildren on my side, and everyone has taken to calling them the two divas or the two princesses :) presley loved holding getting to hold addison.

next week, i have to go back to work for the last week of school, and then i'm out for the summer. stephen will be watching her while i'm at work, so i'm glad about that. i work at our neighborhood school, so i'll only be 2 minutes aways...you can't beat that! so, pray that next week goes as smoothly as possible :)

have a great weekend!

mother's day and some cute pics...

stephen came home saturday night with these pretty roses. he said that addison had wanted him to pick some flowers up for me for mother's day :) addison is already talking, can ya'll believe it ? :)


here is me and my baby girl on mother's day. it's amazing how much i love this girl. so often i just hold her during the day whispering in her ear that i love her. she fills my heart. a friend wrote on her blog about how thankful she was that God gave her one of His children to raise, and i feel the exact same. no matter what is going on in stephen and i's life, i know God will take care of us. God blesses us everyday (and i know i don't deserve it), and he has a love for us that surpasses our understanding...and for that i'm thankful. so thank you God for your blessings, and i pray that i give addison a glimpse of that kind of love everyday!





i took these two pictures last night before addison's last meal of the day. stephen and i love the cuddle time we get with her when she dozes off in our arms :) the last picture is of her sucking that thumb. when it's time for sleep time, that thumb finds it's way to her mouth.

on a side note, i was driving into dallas (at least a 30 minute drive)to take a meal to some friends of ours who just had a baby. and guess who cried her eyes out (real tears and all) most of the way there and back??? no it wasn't stephen, it was my sweet little addison :) i know you are all jealous ya'll couldn't have been in the car with me, but i'm sure most of you have had similar experiences...what can ya do?!


hope everyone is having a great week!

guess who's 2 months old??

addison is two months old, and is the light of our lives! we love this girl, and couldn't imagine life without her. i thank God everyday for our precious baby....we are so blessed!!

she had her 2 month doctor appointment on tuesday. it went well, except she had to get three shots in her little thighs. thank goodness for tylenol! when the tylenol wore off, she would cry in pain when she moved her legs a lot or if you touched her legs where she got the shots. she was better by the evening, but her painful little cries during the day got to me! here are her 2 month stats:
weight: 10 lb. 11 oz. (50%)
height: 22.5 in. (75%)
head: 15.5 (75 %)

here are some things she is doing at 2 months:

• making different noises to let us know what she's liking and not liking :) she'll make cooing noises when she's happy about things, and will make these pitiful half cry sounds that last usually half of a second to let us know when she's had enough of a toy, holding position, play mat, etc..
• smiles frequently when interacting with stephen and i...nothing better than that!
• frequently uses her eyes to follow me when i'm doing things around her
• still loves her bath time!
• has been sleeping 6-9 hour stretches during the night :) i hope posting this does not jinx this wonderful thing!
• sucks her hand or thumb. on the nights she's gone the long nine hour stretches, we'll go in and check on her, and she is sucking her thumb!
• her head and neck control seems to be getting better and better. if you put her on your shoulder, she will frequently straighten her back and move her head from one side to the other to check out her surroundings.

i took this picture today. i've been wanting to try putting just a bow in her hair to see if it held, and it did. i thought it looked pretty cute!


when stephen's holding her on his shoulder, her little face looks so cute. so, we tried to capture this on my shoulder. not quite the face i was hoping for :)



addison (in the middle) having a playdate with her boys. ranger is on the left (born in january) and cooper is on the right (born in february).

of course, i have to post a picture of layla. she was hanging next to addison, while she was chillin' on her boppy.

addison and papaw. my parents came for a visit last week...love having them here! my mom helped me clean the house, and get closets and drawers cleaned out. she also went through all of addison's clothes, and put the ones she had grown out of away and organized the ones that she is wearing now. one thing debby can do is get things done! love you, mom!

i hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

wednesday...

gotta love sonic happy hour. i was out just in time to stop and get myself a vanilla coke....a nice treat during the day!

i love target! i went with a friend today to pick up a few things. of course, i got a pair of cute sandals for $10....i really needed them :) they look like the gladiator shoe style that's popular right now. do i own anything sylish to wear along with these semi-stylish shoes? probably not...i guess we'll have to fix that on another trip to target. (sorry, the picture of this sandal turned out really small, and i don't know how to fix it)

whose boppy pillow is this? i think layla enjoys this pillow more than addison. it's the perfect spot for her to hole up in and sleep. oh this dog!!

addison enjoying some time in her bumbo seat. she's doing pretty well in this seat, and she seems to enjoy it. what a sweet face!

i usually don't post during the week. our computer at home isn't the best, so i usually use stephen's work lap-top to do my blogging. well, today i installed the CD that allows me to upload pictures from our camera to the computer, and so far my computer is doing okay. anyway, i hope everyone is having a great wednesday. just thought i should share some pictures from our day so far. now i need to go read for bible study tonight :) nothing like waiting till the last minute!

a week in pictures...

the first smile we actually got a picture of. she definitely has some cheeks!


addison in her easter dress.



easter sunday. it was addison's first time to church.



you know you have some chubby cheeks when....you only have had a paci in your mouth for a couple of minutes, and your cheeks now have paci indentions all around them :)

addison during what should have been her nap time. can't get upset that she skipped the nap, when you see a face like that.

just got back from a walk. she did stay awake during half of it.

getting her first bottle from daddy. can't tell you how glad i am that she took a bottle. i love being able to feed her, but it's nice to know that she'll take a bottle as well.

layla nuzzled by addison's arm. she loves this baby girl.

a month old already!!

addison had her one month check-up on friday. i can't believe she's a month old. here were her stats from her check-up: weight- 8 lb. 15 oz (50%) height - 21.3 (75%) head - 14.8 (75%) the doctor was happy with her growth. addison got her first shot on friday, and let me say that i've never heard her cry that hard before...it was a little heartbreaking. here are some pictures from the appointment.

we are loving our little girl. she's doing more and more new things by the week. here are a few things she's doing right now:
- moving her head from one side to the other when on her tummy. she seems to do this more when she's sleeping on her tummy than during tummy time
- vocalizing/cooing more and more during her wake time. it's the sweetest sound!
- smiling more and more when she's awake
- following objects or us with her eyes consistently



hanging out before the shot.


needing the passy to soothe her after the shot.


yes, our little girl is experiencing some baby acne right now. i know almost every baby gets it, but i'm ready for it to go away!



this is addison sleeping in her crib. right now, she spends the night in our room in a cradle. i've been putting in her crib to sleep at least once during the day while she naps to get her used to her future bedtime resting place. she does fine with it, so i think the transition will be easy once we decide to do it. and yes, we do put on her tummy to sleep sometimes, and we check on her frequently :)

all bundled up after bath time.

i helped host a baby shower this weekend, and i had to bring addison with me because stephen had to work. so, i had to make myself presentable, get the baby ready, and make sure i left the house with the things i needed to bring to the shower. so, this was a first for me since she's been born. thankfully stephen was there to help me out as i was getting ready, so we actually left the house on time. we'll see if we leave the house on time when we try to go to church next week. if you go to church with us, you know this is probably not likely, because we're habitually a few minutes late :)