The Handley Family: Weekly Update

Addie's Weekly Photo, Week of December 9, 2011 (83 Weeks):

We finally have internet at the house! It may be a bit slower than our last service, but better than nothing!! :) Hopefully I can stay on top of the blog now. This week was pretty eventful because we started Tuesday off with a drive to Chicago to visit with Nana and then a trip to Hudson to visit with Aunt-T, Uncle Mark, Cousin Michele, Grandma & Grandpa. Addie and mommy made it back home by Thursday. While in Chicago, we finished all of our Christmas shopping in ONE DAY!! I couldn't believe how well Addie did with the shopping too. At one point, she was entertaining several people in the mall, dancing to an a small band playing in the background. After the long day, Addie slept really well though :)

Addie's Milestones:

"OhNo!"- Addie's vocabulary is constantly expanding, but her latest ADORABLE phrase is "Oh-No!". She uses it in the right context too. For instance, if she drops her sippy cup or a toy, she will say "OH-NO". The funniest part about it is HOW she says it, like she's really concerned.

Fly In the Sky - While in Chicago, Addison's biggest obsession was the airplanes! Nana lives really close to the airport so planes are constantly flying right by her balcony. Every time Addie would see one, she would point and say "pane!! PANE!!". It's super cute though because even when she sees a bird in the air she will still say the same thing! LOL

Smarts - We bought an ABC book with pictures on each page for the letters of the alphabet. Upon turning the first page, Addison pointed to the picture (apple) and said "APPA". Shane flipped through the rest of the book with her and several pictures she already knew (fish, nose, sippy, etc.) but even the ones she didn't know, she repeated after Shane mentioned them. What a little smarty!!! LOL

Christmas Pics - Usually we take our family pic at Thanksgiving because we take advantage of having people around to make Addie smile/look at the camera. This year things were hectic and we didn't think about it, so mommy just took a few pics of Addie to put on a card. Addie wasn't 100% cooperative, but did okay considering she was in desperate need of a nap :) I will scan a copy of the cards and get them on here sometime.

Baby # 2 Update:

Checkups: My next dr. appointment is on Monday. Checkups are every three weeks now since I'm nearing the end of my second trimester.

Movement: Coop is a really active baby still and his kicks are getting stronger every day. It used to be that he was most active at night, but I'm noticing more movement during the day now.

More Pics from the week:

Taking a break from shopping in Chicago