Addie's Monthly Photo
All about Addie
HUGE helper - I've said it before and I'll say it again. I'm not sure where I would be without my 24/7 helper. She's pretty much on call any time she's awake and she knows it. But I rarely hear her complain. Wether it's a diaper for one of the kids, making sure the baby gates are closed, entertaining Aribelle while mommy is getting something done, or just helping me keep my sanity, Addie is the BEST! Lately, she hears things like "Addie, you're in charge" and it gives her a sense of leadership that she seems to like. When I have to go out to feed the dogs in the morning or if I'm taking a shower, she's ready to step in and help out. I love this girl!!
All about Cooper
No Accidents - We have gone nearly a month with only one accident! It still baffles me that it only took him a week to potty train! Even after the 8 months it took with Addie, we still had several accidents. I know all kids are different though and they all learn at their own pace. I think I was just prepared for this to take much longer than it did. What a relief!!
Hates Bugs - Cooper really, I mean REALLY hates bugs. Like flying, crawling, buzzing bugs. If he sees, one he FLIPS his lid. Although I must admit, I'm not a huge fan either. I'm sure it's somehow my fault because I'm sure at one point I probably flipped out about a wasp or bee and he's just imitating me. I've been trying lately though to show him the "good" and "bad" bugs. Like wasps & bees would be bad and lady bugs and butterflies are good. He doesn't seem to keen on touching them, but will at least get much closer to them than he used to.
Points to things with hands - Cooper has started to point to things with his whole hand open now. Like, Vannah White style. He will line up his toys and say "LOOK" and when we look over he has his hand open, fingers together, and is slowly following the line of animals with his hand.
No Accidents - We have gone nearly a month with only one accident! It still baffles me that it only took him a week to potty train! Even after the 8 months it took with Addie, we still had several accidents. I know all kids are different though and they all learn at their own pace. I think I was just prepared for this to take much longer than it did. What a relief!!
Hates Bugs - Cooper really, I mean REALLY hates bugs. Like flying, crawling, buzzing bugs. If he sees, one he FLIPS his lid. Although I must admit, I'm not a huge fan either. I'm sure it's somehow my fault because I'm sure at one point I probably flipped out about a wasp or bee and he's just imitating me. I've been trying lately though to show him the "good" and "bad" bugs. Like wasps & bees would be bad and lady bugs and butterflies are good. He doesn't seem to keen on touching them, but will at least get much closer to them than he used to.
Points to things with hands - Cooper has started to point to things with his whole hand open now. Like, Vannah White style. He will line up his toys and say "LOOK" and when we look over he has his hand open, fingers together, and is slowly following the line of animals with his hand.
All about Aribelle
Happy Birthday - On 2/7 we had Aribelle's birthday party with our family . Her birthday this year fell on the Friday before Valentines so we had it a week early so the family could make it. The party went great and everyone had a blast. Aribelle is very lucky to have such a big loving family!
"Bye" - on 2/15 Aribelle waved "bye" to daddy while he left for work. Our routine is that he kisses all of the kids goodbye before he leaves in the morning. On this particular morning, Aribelle was crawling around the hallway near where he leaves and followed him almost to the door. As soon as the door closed, she raised her arm and waved it back and forth saying "aaaahhhhhh" (bye).
"whoa" - She has started saying "whoa". She will do this for a variety of situations but I noticed it first when I picked her up from her crib and walked into the kitchen. It was like she had never seen it before and she said "whoa" with her eyes really big. She will also do it if the kids bring her a toy. Cracks us up every time!
Goes from crawling to sitting - On 2/20, I noticed that Aribelle has started putting herself from a crawling position to a crawling position. Sometimes it takes a little longer than others but she's getting really good at it.
Happy Birthday - On 2/7 we had Aribelle's birthday party with our family . Her birthday this year fell on the Friday before Valentines so we had it a week early so the family could make it. The party went great and everyone had a blast. Aribelle is very lucky to have such a big loving family!
"Bye" - on 2/15 Aribelle waved "bye" to daddy while he left for work. Our routine is that he kisses all of the kids goodbye before he leaves in the morning. On this particular morning, Aribelle was crawling around the hallway near where he leaves and followed him almost to the door. As soon as the door closed, she raised her arm and waved it back and forth saying "aaaahhhhhh" (bye).
"whoa" - She has started saying "whoa". She will do this for a variety of situations but I noticed it first when I picked her up from her crib and walked into the kitchen. It was like she had never seen it before and she said "whoa" with her eyes really big. She will also do it if the kids bring her a toy. Cracks us up every time!
Goes from crawling to sitting - On 2/20, I noticed that Aribelle has started putting herself from a crawling position to a crawling position. Sometimes it takes a little longer than others but she's getting really good at it.
All about baby #4
Unsure of the signs - On 2/9 I had spotted and assumed I was just "starting" early (about 4 days early). By the end of the day, there was no more spotting. It was unusual for me so of course I did what any woman does... I hopped on Google. The first thing to come up was "implantation bleeding". I had never experienced implantation bleeding with the other three kids, so I researched further. I can't say I was "sold", but definitely intrigued. By the next day, I was feeling pretty bloated. I had read that it could also be a sign of pregnancy but then again, it can also be a sign of upcoming period. The whole idea of being pregnant was weighing on me and I just had to know. By 2/11, I decided to take a pregnancy test. I had several left over from the last pregnancy, so I figured, no loss if they're old and don't work. I peed on one first thing in the morning and was so extremely faint that I figured it was me looking too hard. Maybe an hour later I had to pee again (all before 7 am) and I went ahead and used one of the digital sticks. After three minutes, it appeared PREGNANT!!!! My jaw dropped. For starters, none of my pregnancies have been detected this early. I wasn't having any symptoms like sore boobs, nausea, etc. I was bloated, but that's it.
Telling the kids - I debated telling the kids yet but really couldn't hold it in much longer. I've had a few friends lose their babies at early stages in the last two years and hearing their stories made me hesitant on telling ANYONE yet. But I really felt like they deserved to know. Cooper of course didn't fully understand and after hearing the news kept saying HE had a baby in HIS belly. Addie was thrilled though. She kept saying it's going to be a baby brother. It was heart warming to hear her enthusiasm about having another baby in the family.
Acne - By 2/20 I started getting acne on my face. I couldn't remember if I had it with Addie or Cooper but remembered having it with Aribelle. I've heard the old wives tale that women who get it tend to have baby girls, but we'll see!!
Ring Test - I told Addie that there are tricks that some people do to pretend they know if the baby is a boy or girl. After I told her about the ring test, she insisted that we do it. She held the ring on a string above my belly and it went back and forth on all three tests (meaning boy).
Other symptoms - By the end of the month, I still haven't had any symptoms other than bloating and acne.
More Photos from the month:
Unsure of the signs - On 2/9 I had spotted and assumed I was just "starting" early (about 4 days early). By the end of the day, there was no more spotting. It was unusual for me so of course I did what any woman does... I hopped on Google. The first thing to come up was "implantation bleeding". I had never experienced implantation bleeding with the other three kids, so I researched further. I can't say I was "sold", but definitely intrigued. By the next day, I was feeling pretty bloated. I had read that it could also be a sign of pregnancy but then again, it can also be a sign of upcoming period. The whole idea of being pregnant was weighing on me and I just had to know. By 2/11, I decided to take a pregnancy test. I had several left over from the last pregnancy, so I figured, no loss if they're old and don't work. I peed on one first thing in the morning and was so extremely faint that I figured it was me looking too hard. Maybe an hour later I had to pee again (all before 7 am) and I went ahead and used one of the digital sticks. After three minutes, it appeared PREGNANT!!!! My jaw dropped. For starters, none of my pregnancies have been detected this early. I wasn't having any symptoms like sore boobs, nausea, etc. I was bloated, but that's it.
Telling the kids - I debated telling the kids yet but really couldn't hold it in much longer. I've had a few friends lose their babies at early stages in the last two years and hearing their stories made me hesitant on telling ANYONE yet. But I really felt like they deserved to know. Cooper of course didn't fully understand and after hearing the news kept saying HE had a baby in HIS belly. Addie was thrilled though. She kept saying it's going to be a baby brother. It was heart warming to hear her enthusiasm about having another baby in the family.
Acne - By 2/20 I started getting acne on my face. I couldn't remember if I had it with Addie or Cooper but remembered having it with Aribelle. I've heard the old wives tale that women who get it tend to have baby girls, but we'll see!!
Ring Test - I told Addie that there are tricks that some people do to pretend they know if the baby is a boy or girl. After I told her about the ring test, she insisted that we do it. She held the ring on a string above my belly and it went back and forth on all three tests (meaning boy).
Other symptoms - By the end of the month, I still haven't had any symptoms other than bloating and acne.
More Photos from the month:
Posing for a Valentines picture
Cousins
Aribelle's rainbow party decor
Gift table
Awesome cookies made my our cake lady
Paw Paw hanging out in the party room
12-months of Aribelle banner
Her cake-smash chair and backdrop for
the rainbow party
My little rainbow girl
Her party attendants
Getting ready to SMASH!!
Although she really didn't mutilate this cake like
she did in the photo shoot, it was still cute.
Happy Birthday Daddy!! We baked daddy his
favorite cake and celebrated with just us.
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