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| She even covers up her doggie with the wash cloth! |
Saturday, June 16, 2012
100% GIRL!
Collin is 100% boy! Loves cars, loves trains, loves to wrestle, and loves to be dirty! Then there is Addison. She is 100% girl. She does not like to be dirty, does not like to be hot or wet, and absolutely loves her babies! For Addison's one year birthday she received a few baby dolls (she didn't have any prior to this) as well as a baby stroller. Just in the past 2 weeks, here is a typical "play" time for Addison. First gather her babies and then find a wash cloth. The she gets either the card board bed (this was part of gift from the Gigi's), or find her stroller. Once she has all these items she begins loving her babies, wrapping her babies in her little bitty wash cloth. Rocking her babies wrapped in the wash cloth or placing them in the stroller after covering them up with the wash cloth. It is the cutest thing to watch because she is absolutely in heaven and completely happy!
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Just buy a new one
I am constantly telling the kids that there is just one of me and two of them. So when they both want to sit on my lap, its either share or no one gets it.....because....."there is just one of ME". Well yesterday as the kids had both just woken up from naps and were wanting that snuggle time with mom, I said guys remember "there is just ONE momma". Collin looks at me and says, "Mommy lets just go to the store and buy another one!" Clearly that seemed like the obvious answer to this problem!
Collin's Birthday
So hard to believe that Collin Patrick is 3. Here are Collin's Stats from the doctor:
Weight: 33 pounds....75 percentile
Height: ?.....25 percentile
When at the doctor she listened to his heart over and over and over and over. Till I finally asked if everything was okay. Well she was feeling as though she was hearing a skip in his heart beat. She checked it a few more times and sure enough she still heard it. So that day she sent us over to have an EKG done on Collin's heart. I must say I thought I had a healthy little dude and the next thing I knew I was watching him get 13 stickies to his chest to check its rhythym. Luckily it all came back NORMAL:) Nothing to be worried about....Phew!
What Collin is doing/loves
Collin LOVES...
*the color yellow
*to run....he begs Eric and I after we get home from running to go for a run around the block with him
*to be outside....he could spend every day of his life out there
*to help daddy mow the grass, use the weed eater and the blower
*Chocolate Milk, yogurt, pudding, apples and peanut butter, peanut buttter and jelly, string cheese, apple sauce, pancakes,
*his train table
*Mickey Mouse (STILL), Chuggington, Cailou, Fireman Sam, Cat and the Hat, Olivia,
*to color....he has recently become an excellent colorer. He really takes his time and almost stays in the lines.
*his monkey, kitty cat, and doggie..they are a must. He really only has to have one, not all three at a time, but you never know which one it may be that day.
*Music...he loves to carry my phone around and listen to Pandora playing the Mickey Mouse channel
Collin can....
*he has a very large vocabulary...no that may just be a biased momma, but he is constantly saying words and phrases that I never knew he knew! For example, we brought Maracas home from Mexico and he said, Mommy will you please hand me the instrument? It was so proper:)
*get himself dressed all by himself and put his shoes and socks on by himself....when he wants to!
*make his bed
*put together big puzzles (with a little help)
For Collin's birthday Grandma Shelley came in town and between it being his birthday and having Grandma Shelley come visit he was SO excited! We pretty much just spent the weekend at the park, hanging around the house and just playing. I do have to say it wasn't until just a few days before Collin's birthday that Eric and I realized we really had not planned or even bought anything for Collin's birthday. So we took him to Party City and let him choose whatever "decorations" or theme he wanted. Of course he went straight to cars. So....that of course led it to be that I was to make a Lightining McQueen cake! I do have to say after spending quite some time on it I was pretty impressed with how it turned out:)
My parents came over for cake, presents and icecream that evening since my Dad had just had his surgery they didn't stick around too long. However Collin was so excited to have them all there celebrating "him"! Here are some of the pics.
Collin's favorite gift was his "big boy" bike and helmet:) He gotten so good at riding it and is such a big kid on it. He rides to the end of the street, stops, look both ways and asks if he can go on. He makes me feel like he is a 6 year old by doing that!! How did he grow up so fast already!
Weight: 33 pounds....75 percentile
Height: ?.....25 percentile
When at the doctor she listened to his heart over and over and over and over. Till I finally asked if everything was okay. Well she was feeling as though she was hearing a skip in his heart beat. She checked it a few more times and sure enough she still heard it. So that day she sent us over to have an EKG done on Collin's heart. I must say I thought I had a healthy little dude and the next thing I knew I was watching him get 13 stickies to his chest to check its rhythym. Luckily it all came back NORMAL:) Nothing to be worried about....Phew!
What Collin is doing/loves
Collin LOVES...
*the color yellow
*to run....he begs Eric and I after we get home from running to go for a run around the block with him
*to be outside....he could spend every day of his life out there
*to help daddy mow the grass, use the weed eater and the blower
*Chocolate Milk, yogurt, pudding, apples and peanut butter, peanut buttter and jelly, string cheese, apple sauce, pancakes,
*his train table
*Mickey Mouse (STILL), Chuggington, Cailou, Fireman Sam, Cat and the Hat, Olivia,
*to color....he has recently become an excellent colorer. He really takes his time and almost stays in the lines.
*his monkey, kitty cat, and doggie..they are a must. He really only has to have one, not all three at a time, but you never know which one it may be that day.
*Music...he loves to carry my phone around and listen to Pandora playing the Mickey Mouse channel
Collin can....
*he has a very large vocabulary...no that may just be a biased momma, but he is constantly saying words and phrases that I never knew he knew! For example, we brought Maracas home from Mexico and he said, Mommy will you please hand me the instrument? It was so proper:)
*get himself dressed all by himself and put his shoes and socks on by himself....when he wants to!
*make his bed
*put together big puzzles (with a little help)
For Collin's birthday Grandma Shelley came in town and between it being his birthday and having Grandma Shelley come visit he was SO excited! We pretty much just spent the weekend at the park, hanging around the house and just playing. I do have to say it wasn't until just a few days before Collin's birthday that Eric and I realized we really had not planned or even bought anything for Collin's birthday. So we took him to Party City and let him choose whatever "decorations" or theme he wanted. Of course he went straight to cars. So....that of course led it to be that I was to make a Lightining McQueen cake! I do have to say after spending quite some time on it I was pretty impressed with how it turned out:)
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| Doesn't that look like McQueen:) |
My parents came over for cake, presents and icecream that evening since my Dad had just had his surgery they didn't stick around too long. However Collin was so excited to have them all there celebrating "him"! Here are some of the pics.
Saturday, April 28, 2012
random things I want to remember!
I have been thinking of just random little things the kids have been doing lately that I just want to be sure to get on here! SO this will probably be a very random entry.....
WE HAVE A WALKER! Addison is officially walking, it was the first week of April that she finally decided to join the rest of the kiddos in her classroom and be a walker. She is getting so much better at it every day. She definitely has her own style to walking. She sticks her little butt out, pulls her arms up under her arm pits, and waddles around the room.
Brotherly Sisterly LOVE: Collin can go from helping Addison take off her jacket after being outside to the next thing you know he is tackling her to the ground wrestling her or ripping a toy from her hands because it is HIS. It is so crazy how this brotherly, sisterly exchange has already started. Addison sure thinks her brother is the funniest person around, even if he is kicking a beach ball in her face she still just continues to laugh at him.
E is for Elephant: Collin has known his ABC's for quite some time but he is really starting to become aware of the letters and what things start with what. This week on the way home from school I asked Collin the same question I ask him every day on the way home from school, "Collin, what did you do at school today?" I was expecting the same answer he always tells me, "Anything" which is the word he uses for "nothing". I then usually proceed to tell ask him questions about his day, like Did you read any books", Did you play outside or in the gym?" What friends did you play with? But THIS day was different. Instead of his normal response he says "E is for Elephant, E is for Ear, E is for eyes and E is for Eric, my daddy!" He was so excited about this new knowledge he had attained. We then continued to go through all the letter to word relationships we use and he added his friends names to any of the additional letters, like D is for Dillon and C is for Collin, A is for Addison.
WE HAVE A WALKER! Addison is officially walking, it was the first week of April that she finally decided to join the rest of the kiddos in her classroom and be a walker. She is getting so much better at it every day. She definitely has her own style to walking. She sticks her little butt out, pulls her arms up under her arm pits, and waddles around the room.
Brotherly Sisterly LOVE: Collin can go from helping Addison take off her jacket after being outside to the next thing you know he is tackling her to the ground wrestling her or ripping a toy from her hands because it is HIS. It is so crazy how this brotherly, sisterly exchange has already started. Addison sure thinks her brother is the funniest person around, even if he is kicking a beach ball in her face she still just continues to laugh at him.
E is for Elephant: Collin has known his ABC's for quite some time but he is really starting to become aware of the letters and what things start with what. This week on the way home from school I asked Collin the same question I ask him every day on the way home from school, "Collin, what did you do at school today?" I was expecting the same answer he always tells me, "Anything" which is the word he uses for "nothing". I then usually proceed to tell ask him questions about his day, like Did you read any books", Did you play outside or in the gym?" What friends did you play with? But THIS day was different. Instead of his normal response he says "E is for Elephant, E is for Ear, E is for eyes and E is for Eric, my daddy!" He was so excited about this new knowledge he had attained. We then continued to go through all the letter to word relationships we use and he added his friends names to any of the additional letters, like D is for Dillon and C is for Collin, A is for Addison.
Sunday, April 1, 2012
Addison is ONE!!!....well 14 months now.....
Okay so a quick post with some of Addison's stats now that she is ONE and I will add more pictures from the party and more details later....
For the first time today I didn't get to go with one of the kids for their checkup visits. After the flu has plagued our entire house last week I have missed too many school days and with Eric being off today I had to tell myself it was OKAY for him to take her. SOOOO I sent Eric with quite the list of questions and waited right by the phone to hear all about it.....
Addison is such a little peanut compared to her big brother. She barely made it in the 50th percentiles in each and every category. Collin was always off the charts or in the top 97 percentile for everything!
Here are her stats.....
Weight: 19 pounds
Height: 29 inches
Now only 3 months later I will finish updating it:)
Addison's birthday party was just perfect. A day spent with my family and Eric's family just simply hanging out at our house playing and talking together. Shelley, George and Joyce all flew in from Ohio and the Robinson's as well as the Day(Brian)'s came down to help us celebrate. I went with an owl theme and it really did turn out very cute. I do have to say for this one, I discovered the joys of online shopping where it all gets delivered to your door! Let me just say it is AMAZING, but can also be a bit dangerous. We ended up doing a mid morning party, at lunch, Addison opened presents, ate cake and even before everyone left Addison was down for a nap exhausted from all the excitement.
Here are some recent pics of Miss Addison....I think she has officially become a little girl!
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| Looking like a little farm girl |
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| My favorite hiding places/places to play |
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| Rocking the new pony tail:) |
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| I LOVE my wagon...no matter how cold it is. |
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| First trip to the beach....not so much in love with the whole sand thing! |
Talking: loves to talk!
Says momma, dadda, Cal Cal(collin) ball, caca(cat), da(dog), pease(please), more.
Now at 14 months she is repeating everything you say, and has a few more words like outside, yes, no, go go go(from cat and the hat).
Walking: Not so much! At a year walking was not on the top of her agenda. She really did not care to walk or even learn how. She was holding on to everything and scaling the walls to get her way around, but she definitely preferred to crawl.
Eating: She will eat just about anything. She loves pasta and strawberries at anytime of the day!
Personality: Addison's personality has always been this very layed back go with the flow kind of girl. She is still pretty easy going, but I think she has finally learned that she can start to have an opinion about things so she will just make a loud continuos shrieking sound when she wants you to pay attention to her. Otherwise, she is just so happy and smiles all the time.
Momma's Girl: She is definitely a momma's girl. Anytime we go anywhere, it takes her quite some time to warm up to her new surroundings and will completely scream if I even think about leaving the room or letting anyone else hold her.....I do love this...but at some point she has to start breaking out!
Paci: She LOVES her pacifier. We are now only having it at bed times and in the car, but if you leave laying around or in her bed that she can still reach it she will have that thing in her mouth in an instant.
Brotherly love: She loves her brother so much. She still watches his every move and is starting to immitate he actions and movements. However, she is finally starting to hold her own. Collin use to be able to take a toy from her and replace it with a different toy of his choice, but she no longer allows this to happen. She quietly pushes his head aside or grabs the toy before he can. She has decided at this point she is going to hold her own against her older brother.
Oh the excitement: Addison gets sooo excited about the littlest things. She absolutely loves Collin's kitty cats and any time he shares them with her she gets so excited by laughing and giggling non stop.
It is so hard to believe that Addison is already one! This past year she has brough so many smiles, hugs, and the love that you can sometimes get so involved in your busy day that even my little sweet pea can always remind me that everything will be ok. Sometimes after running around like a crazy lady trying to get everything in, it is the snuggle time right before bed that she gives me every night as we sit, read books and sing songs that I am able to be so thankful for this amazing little girl because truly has brought so much joy to our lives.
A little behind....
SO I know I have been a horrible blogger....but life is seriously flying by, keeping us constantly on the go. But, to be completely honest, I just have not taken the time I should to up date the blog.....instead in the hour I get between the kids bed time and my bedtime I have been doing some other things.... reading(almost finished with the Hunger Games), working out, or just sitting on the couch for a few minutes of doing absolutely nothing. SO....now that I am done with my whining and excuses, I have told myself I will do my best to get this thing back updated. Poor Addison's last year of her life looks so boring!
So since December just a few things have gone on.
December: Day family Christmas: Everyone came to Springfield for Christmas. We all slept at my parents house Christmas Eve and got to see the kids excitement together when they woke up and realized Santa really did come:)
Here are some pictures.
January: Addison's FIRST Birthday. My family and Eric's family all came in town to celebrate Addison's birthday. We just had a quiet little family get together for that day. At Addison's One Year check up she was below the 50th percentile for both height and weight (20lbs) and she actually had not gained any weight since her 9 month check up. However, I think in the past few months she has hit a major growth spurt and would eat all day long if you allowed her too! I'll add a separate entry about what all Addison is and was doing during this time, but here are some pics.
Okay so there are just a few pictures! I will add more in another post that is just about her bday.
February: Not much going on. Except for the two months of January and February the horrible FLU hit the Horning household. We all got sick and had this nasty bug for over 2 weeks. NOT FUN!
March: TURKS AND CAICOS TRIP! Finally, after a year in the waiting, all 16 of the Day family loaded the planes and headed down to Turks and Caicos for Spring Break! I will add more very soon about this, because it was an AMAZING trip, and we have SOOO many pictures and fun memories. But here is a few pictures from the trip.
So since December just a few things have gone on.
December: Day family Christmas: Everyone came to Springfield for Christmas. We all slept at my parents house Christmas Eve and got to see the kids excitement together when they woke up and realized Santa really did come:)
Here are some pictures.
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| Collin and his new leapster |
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| The Boys |
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| The best pic we could get of all 6 under 6:) |
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| Collin and his new flashlight |
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| Addison Christmas morning |
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| Owl themed Birthday, such a cute cake:) |
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| A litte unsure about having soo many people staring at me. |
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| Eating her cake like the "little lady" she is, she would never dive right in! |
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| Proud big brother, or just really excited about to get to eat cake. |
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| Now that was an exhausting day! |
February: Not much going on. Except for the two months of January and February the horrible FLU hit the Horning household. We all got sick and had this nasty bug for over 2 weeks. NOT FUN!
March: TURKS AND CAICOS TRIP! Finally, after a year in the waiting, all 16 of the Day family loaded the planes and headed down to Turks and Caicos for Spring Break! I will add more very soon about this, because it was an AMAZING trip, and we have SOOO many pictures and fun memories. But here is a few pictures from the trip.
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| Our last night |
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| Hanging out at our pool |
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| Miss Addison |
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| Eating Cheerios watching the sunrise |
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| Isn't it BEAUTIFUL!!! |
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
1, 2 Buckle my......
Like all kids when they start to learn to talk they have those words that only the mom can understand, but in time they begin to learn the correct way to say these words. In the past few months, Collin's speech has just flourished! He is so much easier to understand and the words, phrases, and sentences he says every day amazes Eric and I continuously. Tonight he told me he was ready to "ex-cer-cise" and very clearly you could make out every syllable! There is just one simple word that he is insistent on not learning the correct way to say.......SHOES! According to Collin they are Woo Woo's. We have practiced and practiced to say them correctly and now matter what we do they still come out Woo Woo.
Tonight, as Collin and I were building with our blocks we were also counting each block we would place on the pile. As we were counting I said, "One, Two" and out Collin blurts out so excited....."Buckle my Woo Woo"!!! Just made me giggling
Tonight, as Collin and I were building with our blocks we were also counting each block we would place on the pile. As we were counting I said, "One, Two" and out Collin blurts out so excited....."Buckle my Woo Woo"!!! Just made me giggling
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Just Collin
Tonight Eric and I were talking to Collin and Eric asked Collin what his name was. He immediately stated, "ollin". Then I said Collin Horning. He looked at me very seriously and said, "Mommy, I'm not a Horning, I'm Collin." I tried to explain to him that he had more than one name, Horning being a part of his name but he was very determined that he was just Collin, not Horning. This to me is very funny because he also responds to a variety of "nicknames" all including variations of "collin patrick" "cp" "cman". But clearly in his mind, just Collin is his name!
Sunday, November 20, 2011
A few random pictures....
Mr. Cool early in the morning!
Picnic Lunch on the front porch
One of Collin's proud Thanksgiving crafts we have madeFinally.....Addison is moving!
Addison is one of the most layed back little gals I know. She has spent most of her life just hanging out, smiling and watching her crazy brother run around all day. Now when I say hanging out, I mean just sitting there completely entertained and loving life....just sitting. So for her, moving or even crawling, has never been all that important to her. Addison has been sitting since she was 6 months, but it hasn't been until these past few weeks that she has started to become a tad frustrated that she can't move. Sooooo, it all started with the standard up on all fours, rocking back and forth then just pushing herself up to a sitting position which usally got her to where she needed. After a few lessons from her big brother, on Thursday she started to realize that if she moved her back legs she could actually get somewhere. Then on Friday night she was on one side of our family room and the next thing I knew she was just crawling across the floor. In just three short days she has discovered a much more exciting world. She just crawls from one thing to another, pulls herself up on her knees, then moves on to the next thing.
Eventhough Addison thinks this new movement is amazing, Collin is not all that excited! He is learning that what used to be his world and his stuff, she is now in his way. Plus she doesn't listen to her when he asks her to not touch. This morning after moving all the way around our room with his trains, and she continued to follow him, he finally went into our closet and shut the door. As Eric said this morning, "welcome to sibling rivilary".
I am currently working on uploading all my pictures/videos from my phone to the computer so I will try and add a video of here soon:)
Eventhough Addison thinks this new movement is amazing, Collin is not all that excited! He is learning that what used to be his world and his stuff, she is now in his way. Plus she doesn't listen to her when he asks her to not touch. This morning after moving all the way around our room with his trains, and she continued to follow him, he finally went into our closet and shut the door. As Eric said this morning, "welcome to sibling rivilary".
I am currently working on uploading all my pictures/videos from my phone to the computer so I will try and add a video of here soon:)
Sunday, November 13, 2011
Collin's Sayings....
The other night Eric and I found ourselves repeating phrase after phrase of different sayings Collin is constantly saying. So here they are......
1. Not Yet (loves to tell us when we are trying to get him dressed in the morning, or ready to leave)
2. What are you guys doing?
3. DUDE!
4. One more minute (with one finger up close to his face and a sweet innocent look)
5. New One
6. I got to go Potty.....always pauses before he goes to let us know until we acknowledge him
7. How about a little bit?
8. They are the both (meaning they are the same)
9. Me Addy Ann (referring to Addison)
10......i know there is more I will add them as I think of more:)
1. Not Yet (loves to tell us when we are trying to get him dressed in the morning, or ready to leave)
2. What are you guys doing?
3. DUDE!
4. One more minute (with one finger up close to his face and a sweet innocent look)
5. New One
6. I got to go Potty.....always pauses before he goes to let us know until we acknowledge him
7. How about a little bit?
8. They are the both (meaning they are the same)
9. Me Addy Ann (referring to Addison)
10......i know there is more I will add them as I think of more:)
Our Big Boy
Collin has always been a talker. But as the past few weeks have gone by, Eric and I are constantly amazed at words he knows, and the "big boy" conversations he is now having with us. Just tonight at dinner Addison was already down for the night, so Collin, Eric and I all sat down to eat dinner. We begin talking about going to school in the morning and he proceeded to have a conversation with us that I would have expected to have a few years from now. He told us all the things he will probably do at school, like sing "The Itsy Bitsy Spider", of coarse he said he would help sing songs with Miss Katie. Then he told us about going to play in the gym and going outside to play. Then I asked him about his friends. He told me about one of his friends that was a "bad boy" because he hits (which now we know where he is learning that behavior) and how Miss Katie doesn't like that. Then he said another friend also hits and he said, "I don't hit back, I just run.....eeek!". Eric and I just sat there completely amazed at our little boy just sitting in the chair like a big boy telling us all these big boy things he experiences, and loving that he can now express all these things to us through words:).
Monday, October 31, 2011
A few more things.....
I realized today as Addison sat on the floor clapping as Collin and I sang a song, that I had forgot to mention this new skill she has discovered. In the past two weeks she has started to wave "bye, bye" and loves to clap anytime she hears anything that sounds remotely like music.
Sunday, October 30, 2011
Family Pictures
Here is just one of the many family pictures we got taken two weeks ago. I will post more soon.
I love you Mommy
These past few weeks, Collin has definately found himself in a point in his life he is just not always sure how to handle. Bascially he has hit the "terrible two's". He is once again having a tough time with sharing his mommy and daddy with his little sister, testing the limits with behaviors he sees at school when at home, pushing his mommy and daddy to see if he can always get his way and sooo much more. But despite these challenges of trying to be the most patient mommy ever during this time, days like yesterday make it all SO worth it. One of Collin's favorite things to do is to snuggle in our bed with me. The other morning at 5:45am when I really should have been getting ready for work, especially because in order to get myself and the kids ready and out the door by 6:45 there is very little "extra" time. But, Collin looks at me and he says, "Moomy, lay with me please". So I go lay with him for just a minute or two knowing that I really didn't have much time. As I was laying there he leans over, gives me a kiss and says, "I love you Mommy". Know that was one great way to start my day:)
Addison's 9 month update
I am making a pack that I am going to do a much better job keeping this updated. Lately between Addison and Collin they are both doing little things that I am continually telling myself I need to write down. So, here is my first attempt to get better.
To start things off Addison had her 9 month check up last week. Here are her stats.
Height: 27 inches
Weight: 19 1/2 pounds
She was 60% for both height and weight and was in the 95th percentile for her head. I don't feel like her head is all that big, but guess she will grow into it soon. She checked out great. Keeping an eye on her left thumb/hand since she is not all that great at the pincher method yet and often times forgets that it can open and close, but we are working on that.
What she is doing:
Rolling over: It finally happened at 7 months, she realized if she just tried she could roll from one side to another.
Sleeping: She sleeps through the night, wakes up at 6 to nurse then back to sleep. She sleeps on her stomach at school and on her back at home. Not the best napper...but we are working on it!
Food: For the past two months she was not into anything unless it was completely pureed. She was going as far as gagging herself, throwing everything up, if she didn't dig the texture! However, just these past two days she has started eating pears, sweet potatoes, pees, banana just right off her tray:) So I think we may be out of that phase. She is still nursing except just this week we have started to suppliment with some formula because I am just not sure I am giving her enough!
Talking: She is CONSTANTLY making noise. Whether she is saying da da da da da, ma ma ma ma, ba ba ba, or even just gruting, blowing raspberries, you name it. She is always talking or making a noise to get your attention. I think she has learned she has to do something to get the attention away from her crazy brother!
Moving: In the past week she has learned that life would be much better if she could move. She is trying so hard to pull herself up. Loves to stand at things, and is spinning around on her tummy, rocks back and forth on her knees, and pushes herself backwards. She will be SO much happier when she can keep up with her moving brother!
It is so hard to believe that she is already 9 months old. She is the sweetest, most layed back little girl. She loves to snuggle and ALWAYS has a smile on her face. She thinks her brother is the best thing in the world and thinks just about anything he does is funny.
To start things off Addison had her 9 month check up last week. Here are her stats.
Height: 27 inches
Weight: 19 1/2 pounds
She was 60% for both height and weight and was in the 95th percentile for her head. I don't feel like her head is all that big, but guess she will grow into it soon. She checked out great. Keeping an eye on her left thumb/hand since she is not all that great at the pincher method yet and often times forgets that it can open and close, but we are working on that.
What she is doing:
Rolling over: It finally happened at 7 months, she realized if she just tried she could roll from one side to another.
Sleeping: She sleeps through the night, wakes up at 6 to nurse then back to sleep. She sleeps on her stomach at school and on her back at home. Not the best napper...but we are working on it!
Food: For the past two months she was not into anything unless it was completely pureed. She was going as far as gagging herself, throwing everything up, if she didn't dig the texture! However, just these past two days she has started eating pears, sweet potatoes, pees, banana just right off her tray:) So I think we may be out of that phase. She is still nursing except just this week we have started to suppliment with some formula because I am just not sure I am giving her enough!
Talking: She is CONSTANTLY making noise. Whether she is saying da da da da da, ma ma ma ma, ba ba ba, or even just gruting, blowing raspberries, you name it. She is always talking or making a noise to get your attention. I think she has learned she has to do something to get the attention away from her crazy brother!
Moving: In the past week she has learned that life would be much better if she could move. She is trying so hard to pull herself up. Loves to stand at things, and is spinning around on her tummy, rocks back and forth on her knees, and pushes herself backwards. She will be SO much happier when she can keep up with her moving brother!
It is so hard to believe that she is already 9 months old. She is the sweetest, most layed back little girl. She loves to snuggle and ALWAYS has a smile on her face. She thinks her brother is the best thing in the world and thinks just about anything he does is funny.
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
6 Month update
I know, I know, it has been WAY to long since my last post. But to say the least the past 3 months have been a whirl wind! Between going back to work, and making that adjustment as a family of 4, then to making a new adjustment where we are all home every day together, to say the least we are pretty much always on the go. We have also done a little traveling up to Chicago's for Greg's graduation, Dr Day that is, and then to the lake many times so far this summer for some summer fun. SO like you can imagine I have alot to up date. But before I forget, today was Addison's 6 month check up. Hard to believe she is 6 months. But here are her stats and what she has been up to lately....
Weight: 17 1/2 lbs
Height: 26 inches long
She is growing at a very steady rate always staying at a good 50-75 percentile, which can be a little hard to imagine in the weight department with her chunker thighs! She is quickly moving into that "older" infant stage, which pretty much means, she is doing more than just eating sleeping and observing her brother all day long! Here are some things she can do.
1. Sit up: She can sit up on her own, which is her preferred way to be. She bats at things grabs everything in her site, today at dinner she was sitting in the bumbo and the next thing I knew she was holding the butter!
2. Movement: NO rolling over. According to Dr. Steele it takes will and the ability to roll over and because she is so easily sitting up she has the ability just not the will.....too much work for her i guess.
3. Talking: She loves to make noise, especially when Collin is not home or not in the car with her.
4. Jumping Bean: She absolutely loves her jumper.
5. Sleeping: She is sleeping all night, wakes up at about 5 eats and then goes right back down until 7 or so. She is quite the napper, always take one 2 hour nap during the day then two other naps that are usually about an hour long. This is the total opposite of her brother.
6: Eating: We have completed all the types of cereal and have so far only tried banana's, which she absolutely hates and sweet potatoe. She is really not that interested in the food yet so I am not rushing her, especially since her doctor said there is no need to!
7. Brother: She LOVES her big brother! She watches him at all times. Laughs constantly at him, and whether he is being gentle and soothing her when she is sad or is playing with her by "helping" her roll over, she is always so happy when he is around. She has just started wanting the same toys he has and he is just now realizing that she may start to become a problem when it comes to "HIS" toys.
8. Attachment: Because she has only been away from her momma at a daycare for a total of 30 days her entire life, she is already showing strong signs of attachment issues. She has gone to day care a few times this summer and is just so sensitive to the noises around her. The second another child cries or there is an unfamiliar noise, she begins to cry too. Also the second I am out of her sight she just cries. Even when we are at my parents house, if she can't see me or hear me she starts to cry. For me, that is so hard, because at home she is the happiest baby ever! She never cries ever!!! So not that it is good that she will be heading to day care soon, but hopefully that will help with this:(
Otherwise, she is a completely different little munchkin than her brother. She loves to smile and giggle and is a very laid back little girl. I do have a feeling she is going to be a bit of a drama queen, but is definately going to be a girl who knows what she wants:)
I have so much more exciting news to add......like COLLIN IS POTTY TRAINED, and all the fun activities we have been doing this summer....but I will add some more very soon, it is past my bed time! Plus I'll add some pics too!
Weight: 17 1/2 lbs
Height: 26 inches long
She is growing at a very steady rate always staying at a good 50-75 percentile, which can be a little hard to imagine in the weight department with her chunker thighs! She is quickly moving into that "older" infant stage, which pretty much means, she is doing more than just eating sleeping and observing her brother all day long! Here are some things she can do.
1. Sit up: She can sit up on her own, which is her preferred way to be. She bats at things grabs everything in her site, today at dinner she was sitting in the bumbo and the next thing I knew she was holding the butter!
2. Movement: NO rolling over. According to Dr. Steele it takes will and the ability to roll over and because she is so easily sitting up she has the ability just not the will.....too much work for her i guess.
3. Talking: She loves to make noise, especially when Collin is not home or not in the car with her.
4. Jumping Bean: She absolutely loves her jumper.
5. Sleeping: She is sleeping all night, wakes up at about 5 eats and then goes right back down until 7 or so. She is quite the napper, always take one 2 hour nap during the day then two other naps that are usually about an hour long. This is the total opposite of her brother.
6: Eating: We have completed all the types of cereal and have so far only tried banana's, which she absolutely hates and sweet potatoe. She is really not that interested in the food yet so I am not rushing her, especially since her doctor said there is no need to!
7. Brother: She LOVES her big brother! She watches him at all times. Laughs constantly at him, and whether he is being gentle and soothing her when she is sad or is playing with her by "helping" her roll over, she is always so happy when he is around. She has just started wanting the same toys he has and he is just now realizing that she may start to become a problem when it comes to "HIS" toys.
8. Attachment: Because she has only been away from her momma at a daycare for a total of 30 days her entire life, she is already showing strong signs of attachment issues. She has gone to day care a few times this summer and is just so sensitive to the noises around her. The second another child cries or there is an unfamiliar noise, she begins to cry too. Also the second I am out of her sight she just cries. Even when we are at my parents house, if she can't see me or hear me she starts to cry. For me, that is so hard, because at home she is the happiest baby ever! She never cries ever!!! So not that it is good that she will be heading to day care soon, but hopefully that will help with this:(
Otherwise, she is a completely different little munchkin than her brother. She loves to smile and giggle and is a very laid back little girl. I do have a feeling she is going to be a bit of a drama queen, but is definately going to be a girl who knows what she wants:)
I have so much more exciting news to add......like COLLIN IS POTTY TRAINED, and all the fun activities we have been doing this summer....but I will add some more very soon, it is past my bed time! Plus I'll add some pics too!
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Yeah Baby!
Collin has decided that Addison needs to be a part of eveything he does lately. Not sure how long this will last but he wants her to "play" with him. Whether we are playing cars, she has one, coloring or painting, she has a color at all times, or even kicking the ball, she gets a turn each time. The other night we were sitting on the floor working on his puzzles. First he put a piece of puzzle in. Then gives me a piece for me to place it in. Then of coarse, he says, "Baby"(which is what he still calls her...not sure when she will actually have a name to him). So I then grab a piece put it in her hand and "help" her put the piece in. He then proceeded to clap and shout "YEAH BABY" and was sooo excited for her. It was just so cute to see what a great "Big" brother he already is and is going to be. Plus, I have started to see that he is pretty good at sharing and taking turns.....but we will see how long that last...probably until she starts taking his things!
2 months!
Okay I know it has been way to long since my last post...2 months to say the last....and you would think since I am home everyday it wouldn't be that hard. But a few things I have realized.
1. When staying home the days go soooo fast.....they never go that fast when at work.
2. At night after you finally get the kids in bed by 8 all you want is to have 30 minutes to just sit, of coarse that is after you pick up from the day, then you quickly realize that it is a mad dash of how fast you can get ready for bed so that the sooner you get in bed the longer you get to sleep before you have to get up again!
3. Using the computer is now just a quick check of the email and facebook of coarse then there is always a diaper to change, little one to feed, or little one to play with.
4. Nap time is no longer a time to sit around on the computer....it is now a time to eat, clean up from the morning or even just sit down for a short amount of time and do NOTHING!
So, to say the least uploading pictures and writing on the blog has definately not happened. But amazing things keep happening and I keep thinking I need to write that down so we don't forget it. Today Addison went for her two month check up and here are her stats
Height: 23 1/2 inches
Weight: 11 lbs 7 oz
Head: 15 inches
She is 75 percentile for both weight and head and in the 95th percentile for height. Not sure where she is getting this height but I seem to remember Collin starting out this way and then has dramatically slowed down in his height growth. She had to have 3 shots and 1 oral shot. I thought maybe the second time around seeing your little one get shots wouldn't be so hard but to say the least...I was WRONG!
She just in the past 2 weeks started smiling, cooing and is constantly watching every movement her brothr makes. She has slept through the night 3 times, 2 times just this week and otherwise only wakes up one time a night. Still working on our napping ability....she is a great napper in your arms but when you put her in the bed she is a cat napper and the moment you finally give in and pick her up she instantly falls back asleep in your arms. Surprise Surprise!
Collin is still being a great big brother. Still has his moments where he just wants his Mommy or Daddy all to himself, but he is such a great helper. The minute she makes a peep he jumps up to give her her pacifier or in the car instantly says "Momma, Baby" in case i didn't hear her.
1. When staying home the days go soooo fast.....they never go that fast when at work.
2. At night after you finally get the kids in bed by 8 all you want is to have 30 minutes to just sit, of coarse that is after you pick up from the day, then you quickly realize that it is a mad dash of how fast you can get ready for bed so that the sooner you get in bed the longer you get to sleep before you have to get up again!
3. Using the computer is now just a quick check of the email and facebook of coarse then there is always a diaper to change, little one to feed, or little one to play with.
4. Nap time is no longer a time to sit around on the computer....it is now a time to eat, clean up from the morning or even just sit down for a short amount of time and do NOTHING!
So, to say the least uploading pictures and writing on the blog has definately not happened. But amazing things keep happening and I keep thinking I need to write that down so we don't forget it. Today Addison went for her two month check up and here are her stats
Height: 23 1/2 inches
Weight: 11 lbs 7 oz
Head: 15 inches
She is 75 percentile for both weight and head and in the 95th percentile for height. Not sure where she is getting this height but I seem to remember Collin starting out this way and then has dramatically slowed down in his height growth. She had to have 3 shots and 1 oral shot. I thought maybe the second time around seeing your little one get shots wouldn't be so hard but to say the least...I was WRONG!
She just in the past 2 weeks started smiling, cooing and is constantly watching every movement her brothr makes. She has slept through the night 3 times, 2 times just this week and otherwise only wakes up one time a night. Still working on our napping ability....she is a great napper in your arms but when you put her in the bed she is a cat napper and the moment you finally give in and pick her up she instantly falls back asleep in your arms. Surprise Surprise!
Collin is still being a great big brother. Still has his moments where he just wants his Mommy or Daddy all to himself, but he is such a great helper. The minute she makes a peep he jumps up to give her her pacifier or in the car instantly says "Momma, Baby" in case i didn't hear her.
Friday, January 21, 2011
Introducing...Addison Ann
Monday, January 10th Eric and I went in at 10:00 am to St. John's Hospital and at 12:21pm Addison Ann was born.
Here are her stats:
*Weight: 8lbs 5oz
*Length: 20 1/2 inches
She came out kicking and screaming and it wasn't until 20 minutes later once they finally placed her in my arms that she opened her eyes, heard my voice and stopped crying. It was this one moment that I will never forget and truly felt that Addison and I created that amazing "Mother/Daughter bond'
Okay...enough of the sappy stuff....
My poor little Collin is slowly learning that his life has drastically changed and this "baby" as he refers to her isn't going away. The first meeting of Collin and his little sister went as I suspected. Collin walked in the hospital room, looked at Mommy who looked a tad bit scary with a tube up her nose to measure her oxygen levels while on the pain meds and sitting in a hospital bed, and he started to cry. Grandma at this time was holding Addison and he walked over to her took a look at her and just said "Baby" then walked away. It was within 2 minutes that he decided he was ready to leave!
So moving on to the next two days in the hospital we slowly started making progress. The next day he brought Addison her pacifier and gave mom a kiss and a hug before leaving, but I think his total time spent in the hospital room was about 15 minutes. Finally the last day, with the help of a chocolate chip cookie Dad brought with him, Collin sat in bed with Mommy, looked and talked to Addison and spent quite some time in the room playing with the bathroom sliding door saying "In/Out".
Now that we have been home for a week things have finally begun to slowly become more of a routine lifestyle rather than just chaotic, getting by lifestyle. Collin has definately had his moments of anger and frustration at his Mommy! It took about 3 days once we got home for my favorite little snuggler to come jump up on the couch with me and snuggle. He has definately had his fair share of melt downs and frustrations when told "no" but all in all he has really started to be a fabulous Big Brother. Here are just a few exciting moments of that brother/sister connection we have seen....
1. Every morning Collin wakes up and says baby and has to find her whether she is in the bassinet or swing and say "Good Morning" to her.
2. He is a Super "Wipe" distibutor: I have given him the task of handing me wipes as we change Addison's diaper.
3. He has taught Addison the correct way to do "tummy time"
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"Not like this Baby Addison"....................."Like this"
4. Collin really likes to help "Hold" Addison
So overall the past week and a half has been some of the most amazing two weeks yet! I can't believe she is finally here and really life with two has been a much easier transition than I ever could have imagine. I am sure there are many more ups and downs ahead of us but watching the two munchkins every day makes me smile more and more every day!
Here are a few more pics from the past week....
Pictures in the hospital
Trying out the bows
Addison all ready to go home from the hospital
Hard to imagine Collin was once this little too!
Finally...Collin showing off his Elmo Slippers!
*Weight: 8lbs 5oz
*Length: 20 1/2 inches
She came out kicking and screaming and it wasn't until 20 minutes later once they finally placed her in my arms that she opened her eyes, heard my voice and stopped crying. It was this one moment that I will never forget and truly felt that Addison and I created that amazing "Mother/Daughter bond'
Okay...enough of the sappy stuff....
My poor little Collin is slowly learning that his life has drastically changed and this "baby" as he refers to her isn't going away. The first meeting of Collin and his little sister went as I suspected. Collin walked in the hospital room, looked at Mommy who looked a tad bit scary with a tube up her nose to measure her oxygen levels while on the pain meds and sitting in a hospital bed, and he started to cry. Grandma at this time was holding Addison and he walked over to her took a look at her and just said "Baby" then walked away. It was within 2 minutes that he decided he was ready to leave!
So moving on to the next two days in the hospital we slowly started making progress. The next day he brought Addison her pacifier and gave mom a kiss and a hug before leaving, but I think his total time spent in the hospital room was about 15 minutes. Finally the last day, with the help of a chocolate chip cookie Dad brought with him, Collin sat in bed with Mommy, looked and talked to Addison and spent quite some time in the room playing with the bathroom sliding door saying "In/Out".
Now that we have been home for a week things have finally begun to slowly become more of a routine lifestyle rather than just chaotic, getting by lifestyle. Collin has definately had his moments of anger and frustration at his Mommy! It took about 3 days once we got home for my favorite little snuggler to come jump up on the couch with me and snuggle. He has definately had his fair share of melt downs and frustrations when told "no" but all in all he has really started to be a fabulous Big Brother. Here are just a few exciting moments of that brother/sister connection we have seen....
2. He is a Super "Wipe" distibutor: I have given him the task of handing me wipes as we change Addison's diaper.
3. He has taught Addison the correct way to do "tummy time"
\"Not like this Baby Addison"....................."Like this"
4. Collin really likes to help "Hold" Addison
So overall the past week and a half has been some of the most amazing two weeks yet! I can't believe she is finally here and really life with two has been a much easier transition than I ever could have imagine. I am sure there are many more ups and downs ahead of us but watching the two munchkins every day makes me smile more and more every day!
Here are a few more pics from the past week....
Pictures in the hospital
Trying out the bows
Addison all ready to go home from the hospital
Hard to imagine Collin was once this little too!
Finally...Collin showing off his Elmo Slippers!
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