The Handley Family: 48 Week Update

Week 48 Picture:

On Saturday, we went to our first Cardinals game of the season. What an AWESOME day... despite the Cards losing the game :( The weather was beautiful and we had great seats. Addie made friends with the people sitting around us too. By the middle of the game, the excitement must've gotten to her though because Addison passed out in mommy's lap :)

Milestones:

Clapping - Addie has clapped before, but it really wasn't ever in sync with anything. This week, when we would say "YAY" we would clap. Then she started mocking us, she would smile really big and clap too. She gets very excited now when we say "YAY"!

Pulling Up - Addie can pull herself up when something is really low to the ground (a book case shelf, short stool, etc.). She can also pull herself up holding onto mommy or daddy's hands. This week though, she has been trying to pull herself up to the couch. This is a pretty big milestone for us because it's the first real sign that she has interest in standing/walking. Before, mommy or daddy would stand her next to the couch and let her hold on to the edge but it wouldn't take long before she wanted to get down and crawl.

Swingin' around - Wednesday, we met uncle Dillon and cousin Avryl at the park. This wasn't her first time at a park, but it was her first time on any of the equipment. Addison LOVED the swings. I was able to get a few pictures (below).

Eating - Our eating schedule has gone back and fourth since we introduced solids to Addison. Luckily though, it seems like lately she is trying more and fighting less as the table.

Sleeping - Addison's sleeping habits have been much like her eating habits... unpredictable and sometimes frustrating. Over the last week however, we are seeing a great improvement in both! We usually don't have much of a problem getting her to nap, but at night she doesn't always want to stay asleep. This week, several nights she slept through the night without any problems. It was GREAT! :)

Drinking - No, Addie hasn't tapped into mommy and daddy's liquor cabinet! :) We introduced a water bottle to see if she was able to drink and she was. We also tried letting her drink out of a cup and.... SUCCESS! I suppose lots of kids are able to drink out of water bottles and cups, but it wasn't something we ever really tried so it's very new to us.

Bath Time - At one point this week, we had a very messy lunch so mommy decided to just spray Addie down in the Kitchen sink. Who would've thought that Addison would love the sink so much!?!? It was so cute to see her play with the water stream. Because it was such a huge hit, we did bath time a few more times that way this week and were able to snap some pictures.

More Pictures From Week 48:

Enjoying the Cards Game with Daddy