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Well, looks like Addie has a lot of careers ahead of her. You decide which one she will be best at…

This video was taken back in October in our Condo in Park City… just barely got around to uploading it. Addie sure does look young considering it was only 2 months ago! But I guess when you are only 6 months old… 2 months is a long time!!

My Dearest Adeline,

Today you are 28 weeks old, I know because I broke out the calendar. It seems like just yesterday you were so small and helpless. You cried and I held you. You were hungry and I nursed you, and now you are getting more and more independent as each day passes.

You are asleep now, in your very own crib. As I watched you dream I felt the need to tell you just how much I love you. No matter what your mood, when you are around me I feel better. I love to watch you look at things in wonder. The way you examine everything to death until a giant smile crosses your lips and you inhale with glee and excitement. I love the way everything is new to you. A gust of cold air to your face does not make you cringe as an adult would, nor do you say how much you hate winter and the cold. You simply look up at the sky as to say thank you to God for exposing you to this new season and new feeling. I love they way you wake up. The way your tired eyes brimmed with pink open ever so slightly as you let in the first light and realize your whole day has started over. I love the way you love my teeth and constantly put your fingers in my mouth to grab them, or are curious as to what lives inside my nose or ears. I love how you sneeze and how you laugh at yourself when you look in the mirror. I love how you smile and hug your Daddy when he holds you.

In no time you will be telling me stories and I will blog them so I can embarrass you with them later when you want to start dating. You will say things and I will post them tagged “Kidisms.” You will no doubt resent me at some point in time for all of this. But I will always remember the days before you could speak or sign, and know that you and I connected on such an intense level, that I knew you were mine, and you knew I was yours without any words at all.

The days pass so quickly, you can roll over and sit up. You want so much to feed yourself and get from point A to point B with no help from your father or I, and don’t worry, some day you will. But until then, I relish in the fact that when you are frustrated because you can’t quite do them yet I get to help you.

With all the love in my heart,
Mom

Woot!

Adeline turned 6 months old on the 11th of December. This post is a bit overdue, but the holiday season has a tendency to make me forget important things.

Her checkup with Dr. K was on the 16th. She enjoyed rolling around on the exam table and was loved by all the nurses. I think Jill is her favorite

Dr. K came in and gave her the OK! Said she looked “very healthy” which I took to mean, “WOW! She is a big girl!” She was almost 18 pounds (17 lbs 12 oz) and 29 inches long. That puts her in the 75% for weight and the 80% for height. Although I am not surprised, I am 5′10 and Jess is 5′11 (although, I swear he is at least 6′ he denies it)so it is no wonder she is so tall! The funny thing, her head is small! I don’t remember the measurement but it was only the 35th percentile. So, that means she is long and chubby with a little head, but we love her all the same.

I figure, most kids have disproportionate heads anyway, so Addie just looks… normal?

Dr. K said she is growing well and everything looks great, he was disappointed that her next visit was going to be at the 1 year mark. He said no doubt she would be walking by then and will have changed from a baby to an “almost toddler” and was sad he would miss the transition. At times I feel like I am missing it, I can’t believe just 6 months ago I was holding a new born baby who wasn’t capable of doing more than eating sleeping and pooping. And now, here is my gorgeous little one who can sit, and roll and tries to feed herself to the best of her capabilities. Where does the time go?

(Addie Making Sugar Cookis for Mommy and Daddy’s wedding reception with Grandma Steph and Auntie Ali)

Yep, so I have a new last name… why you ask? I got married. Rather… I GOT MARRIED!! Ok, so this has been a long time coming, so the lack of enthusiasm is not from lasck of love or excitement, it is just that for now, I have some relief. One less thing to do. You understand?

I love Jess more than anything, he gave me my beautiful daughter Adeline, has seen me through mood swings, drunken “stupid-idness”, a ruptured Achilles Tendon, and I can’t think of anyone else strong enough to hold me up when I am feeling down. He is my life, and I am glad I can finally say he is mine.

Here are photos from the wedding at the Salt Lake County Courthouse and all 16 of us crammed into a roughly 12×12 room. The ceremony was short (only about 5 minutes), but long enough for me. I have a video I will upload a bit later, but for now here are the pictures from Steph and Ali’s camera (untouched, and yes… I cried)

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The Whole Wedding… just for you so now you can pretend you were there. Or re-live it if you were

Some things just make the Christmas Season Better, today… these top my list:

Addie loving the Christmas lights at Grandma Stephs House

Cuter than Cute Christmas Jammies with footies. (In my family, we got new Jammies to wear on Christmas Eve, I realized this year I get to continue that tradition with Addie!)

Ashley’s White Chocolate Popcorn:

Seriously, this stuff is soooo addicting! One handful is never enough… this year she was nice enough to leave it on my desk

NEWS FLASH:
A giant baby weighing in at 17.5 pounds attacked a local Salt Lake City Home earlier this month. She is said to be a mere 5 1/2 months old.
A local woman was quoted saying: “She Drooled all over everything! We just couldn’t clean it up fast enough… There weren’t enough towels. I was afraid I might drown!”
Another woman claiming to be her mother took these photos:

We should all be thankful to still be alive, she fell asleep shortly after these photos were taken.