29 Week Update - Happy Thanksgiving!!

29 Week Picture

Addison's FIRST Thanksgiving!  We spent the holiday in Illinois this year (where I grew up).  On Thursday we ate Turkey with the Raube family and Friday with the Kuntz family.  It was Addie's first time meeting several family members on both my mom's and my dad's side, so it was extra special for everyone.  We took lots of pictures too (see below).

Milestones:

Solids:  Eating solids (baby food mainly) has been somewhat of a roller coaster for us.  Overall, Addie seems to not have a huge interest in pureed "baby food" but rather, normal every day foods.  Wednesday night, we ordered Avanti's upon arriving at our hotel.  Addison watched as I was eating my spaghetti and acted as though she wanted some.  I put a little bit of sauce on my finger and gave it to her.  She loved it! I immediately knew she would be ready for a taste of Thanksgiving.  At Grandma Raube's house, Addison ate mashed potatoes & gravy, and broccoli-cheese casserole without any issues.  She actually leaned into the spoon each time mommy brought it up to her mouth!

Sleeping:  For whatever reason, Addison did not sleep well while we were in Illinois.  One night, she woke up about every hour and a half!  Despite the lack of sleep though, she was still in good spirits and her usual happy-baby self.

More Pictures from week 29:

Her first bite of Thanksgiving food! 

Mmmmm Potatoes!

Watching football with Uncle Tom

Visiting with Uncle Geoff and Tom

Aunt Nancy getting Addie to sleep

Hanging out with some of the Raube crew

Laughin with Grandma Raube

Addie loves her Grandma Raube!! :)

At the Kuntz "Day after Turkey Day" Dinner
Aunt Peg and Grandma Kuntz

Aunt Peg and cousin Allie

Aunt Sandy

Silly Aunt Sandy!! :)

Grandma Kuntz, Nana, and Addie

All four generations!  Awwww

Mommy and baby

The two happiest parents EVER!

Having fun with Nana

Mommy's best friend Kelli (Aunt Kelli)
visiting us at our hotel

28 Week Update - Addie's Waitress Hand

28 Week Picture

Addison had her 6 month well-baby appointment this week and with a NEW doctor (Dr Calipjo).  I realize she is a ways past her 6 month birthday, but her appointment have always been a little off.  Normally, Addie does really well at the doctor.  This time...not so much!  Addison had been in a good mood all morning long.  We walked through the office doors at the doctor and she immediately became angry!  It was like she knew what was about to happen.  Once the shots were done though, she calmed down to a bottle and the soothing sound of mommy's voice :)
Addison is now 18.8 lbs and 25.5 in long which keeps her steady in the 90th percentile on size.  We love every teeny tiny inch and pound of her!

Milestones:

Words:  So Addie's ever-growing "babble" vocabulary now includes "dadadadada"!!!!  It's sooo cute when she does it because she opens her mouth as big as she can and says it really loud like she's trying to get your attention.  She will get on tangents when she's chewing on her toys or hands and start babbling "dadada-yayayaya-dadadada".  I wouldn't go as far to say that she understands what she's saying, but it's still really cute!!

Hand out:  There's this really funny thing that Addison has done for a while but it really never caught my attention until we started counting how many times she does it per day.  Wether she is sitting or standing, she will put one hand out to the side and hold it there for several seconds.  She does it so much that the other day, she did it 23 times in ONE afternoon!  I have even looked back at some of the pictures we have posted on the blog and you can see a few pictures where she is doing it.  I will try to get a few more pictures and put them on here too.

Happily Awake:  Addison has never been a grouch when she first wakes up.  In fact, if you smile at her when she first opens her eyes, you are guaranteed to get a sweet little smile right back from her!  Just to get proof of this sweet little angel waking up, I grabbed my camera yesterday and snapped pictures as she opened her eyes up (see pictures below).  TOO CUTE!! :)

More pictures from week 28:

Proof that angels DO sleep :)

Her eyes are slowly starting to open..... 

And there it is!!!  What a sweetheart!! 

And the smile just gets bigger! 

Ok mommy, now let me go back to sleep... 

Cousin Avryl showing her doll to Addie

Avryl giving her a tour of the house...

Laughing at mommy :) 

What a cutie! 

27 Week Update - Self Feeding

27 Week Picture

Things are still hectic as ever around the house lately.  I feel like we haven't been able to spend as much
"fun time" with Addie because of our continued deck renovation.  The new structure is up though, and the outdoor kitchen is framed.  Within the next week or so, the stucco should be started and most likely by the end of this month, we will be finished!  Addison has been a dream baby during everything.  While we were doing demolition, she still napped as usual and wasn't fussy about the noise.  Whenever we needed to get work done, Addie was always content playing on the floor or watching us from her jumparoo (just inside the screen door).  The greatest thing is that Addison will be able to make the most use out of the new space once she's walking.


Milestones:

Jumparoo:  Addison has loved her jumparoo since day one (pictures below).  Within the last week though, she has finally started reaching for toys on it.  Before, she would just keep her hands tucked in front of her while she jumped.  It's exciting to see her explore all of the objects and her reactions when they make noises!

Feeding:  Daddy was able to get Addison to feed herself this week!!  He was giving her (baby safe) cheese puffs and putting them in her hand and she actually fed herself a few.  She seems to like those solids better than the pureed baby food.  I still try every day to give her a little bit of food on a spoon, but it continues to be a struggle to keep her from gagging the second it hits her tongue.

More Pictures from week 27:

6 Month Update...Happy Half-Birthday Addison!!!

6 Month Picture:

Addison was born on May 7th which makes her 6 months old this week!  Time really does fly when you're having fun.
Over the weekend, we spent some time in Arkansas with Shane's family.  The first night, we made the mistake of not putting Addie to bed at her normal time....BIG mistake!!  We experienced a mood we had never seen before!  Not only were we not able to get her to sleep right away, but she was hysterical.  I've seen her fight sleep before but nothing like this.  Even her crying was louder than we had ever heard before.  It's safe to say that we will avoid keeping her up past her bedtime in the future.


All About Addie and Milestones:

- What a happy baby!!!  When we first wake her up, or she wakes up on her own, we immediately get a smile out of her.  Even when she's at her angriest, we are almost always able to get her to smile.  Nearly every person that has come into contact with Addison has mentioned to us as well that she is the happiest baby they have ever been around!  Addie is always smiling or laughing!

- If you stand her up, she will straighten herself up, hold her arms out a bit from her body and "bobble" her head from side to side looking around.  It's just so cute how she keeps her head and arms positioned and it always makes us laugh!

- She loves to look around at her surroundings, but loves even more to look outside.  Addie could be in a horrible mood (which is rare) and if you take her outside, she's immediately happy!

-  Her legs seem to be moving constantly.  She loves to kick and those legs can keep her entertained for hours!

-  She has always kept a mind of her own when it comes to food.  She has been on breast milk since day one and has always decided when and how much she ate.  Even when a feeding schedule was attempted, there was no cooperation on Addison's part so we aborted the mission!  The great thing about not forcing the schedule is that she remains a very happy baby :)

-  Her sleepy quirks are the cutest!  One that she has done since birth is if you put her on your chest, she will lift her head and then plop back down several times until she finally passes out.  Another cute one is that she will roll her head left to right over and over while fighting sleep.  Perhaps the cutest quirk would have to be the noises she makes when she's tired and trying to avoid crashing.  Between the humming and the grunting, its just adorable watching her fall asleep!

More Pictures:

"Uncle Ben", one of our good friends, came to 

visit Addie this week.  

Playing with cousin Avryl

What a big cheese!!