I don't have time to Blog!

Addie got to witness baby birds hatching in our backyard! They made a nest right next to the house in a roll of chain link fence! Each morning we would go out ant look to see how much they had grown. She was amazed by the while process! How lucky we are to witness the while process!

Addie’s first day of school was June 6th! She had her backpack, lunchbox and water bottle and was ready to go!

My dear Mother in Law and Sister in Law must have worked for WEEKS to get her to sing this! Haha I love it, It’s six minutes long, and the “outtakes” are at the end, but I had to post the whole thing if nothing else for my memories and the grandmas.

Happy Mother’s Day Everyone!

It’s official, Addie has been sleeping in her big girl bed for 1 week now. She loves to go jump in bed (literally). She is so proud of her big girl bed and talks about it all the time.
This was her first encounter with the big girl bed… She played like this for about an hour

Then passed out, for the WHOLE night. I’m so proud of my big girl!!

So little time to blog! Today marks the last day of class for almost 4 glorious weeks! I don’t have to go back until June 24th… until then, I am hoping to get caught up in the bloggity blog goodness.

A few TOP NEWS stories just to keep you up to speed:

I have some amazing in-laws. My youngest SIL headed out on her ASL Mission for the LDS Church last week (Wow, thats a lot of acronyms). She will be headed to Anaheim, California mid-July. Good Luck Victoria! I know you will do your family and church proud.

My other SIL (whom I will not refer to as the “oldest”, but simply the “most experienced in living”) is headed to Kenya to do some humanitarian work in a small village. Way to go! You are truly an inspiration.

Addie will be turning two in just 2 short weeks… TWO! *sigh*
We booked her first trip to Disneyland for this July. We will be flying out to visit my paternal grandmother for a few days, and decided to extend the vacation a little further and add two days of Disney in there as well.

Jess will be turning…. welll, lets just say he is older than me. His b-day is coming up quicker than Addie’s and Fathers Day is also just around the corner. What a busy month! (Not to forget My brothers birthday, the day after Jess’s, and my Mom’s is at the end of the month). Whew, that sounds like a lot of pictures and a lot of blogging. Let’s hope I can keep up.

Now onto the Addie Milestones:

She has started to quote her favorite movies. Aristocats is HUGE in her world right now. There is a scene in the movie where the cats get abandoned by Edgar the evil butler, and Marie (the little girl cat) says (in a very whiny voice) “Ma-Ma…I’m Afraid. I wanna go home.” Addie says this constantly. For a little while we were actually convinced she was afraid of something. She also says “Are you KIDDING me?”… hmmm, wonder where she got that one from?

She can count to 10, identify about 6 numbers (out of sequence) on flashcards, say her ABC’s and identify quite a few letters. She knows more animal sounds than I do (thanks to my iPhone) and is still quite good at going pee-pee on the potty.

One more thing… I had an “Addaracktome” on April 22nd. *snicker* thats all I’m gonna say.

Well, now you are up to speed. There is much more to blog about.. so stay tuned!

Many of you thought I was crazy trying to potty train a 14 month old. Maybe so, but it is paying off! Addie is doing so well, tonight she proved to me a little too well.

Let me start by saying I know I have much back blogging to do, WinterPalooza, more early morning car rides, a few kidisms etc… I will, someday. Tonight, she made me laugh so hard, and yet feel so bad, I had to post almost immediately.

I was doing homework and Addie had been in bed about an hour when I heard her start to stir. This is nothing out of the ordinary, and she usually puts herself right back out. Tonight however, I head her start to sob. She repeatedly said “oh, nooooo…. OH Nooooo….. OH NOOOO!!!!….” So eventually got up to see what was going on. I walked in the door and she immediately started crying and saying “too LATE, TO late, toooo LATE, TO LATE!” and sobbed. “Mommmyyyy, tooooo laaaate!” she said. I had no idea what she was talking about, I went over and picked her up to calm her.

What am I too late for? What is she talking about? How can I fix this? All went through my head. Then…

She cried on my shoulder for a minute more, picked her head up, put her tiny hand on my cheek and said “Potty… Tooo Late” in a VERY calm voice all while slowly shaking her head no.

Fears? Gone. Concern? Gone. Laughter…. starting up. I smiled and told her it was ok and we would fix it. Next time we would be faster. I put her on the floor to change her expecting to see poop. Nope, pee. a VERY small amount of pee. I really hope this is not a sign of things to come. If that child wakes up and flips out every time she pees… we are in for some Looooong nights.

As of now, it is 10:00 pm. If she gets me up again my dear readers, there will be another post to inform you. I do like where this is going though. At 20 months she is concerned about peeing in diapers. Now if I can only get her to be that concerned mid-day when she is running around like mad and distracted by invisible butterflys and things that jingle…

Addie and I have some of our best conversations in the wee morning hours when we are driving to one of the Grandmas houses for a fun day. On this particular day, Addie sat in the back seat singing “one, two… one, two.” So I grabbed my phone and started recording. It is dark, very dark, so there is no image.
(This was actually taken about 2 months ago, but of course I am just around to posting it. She can count much better now. I guess I should record again, but for now, this will give you a good idea of her counting skills!)

Addie’s first Kidism. What a milestone! The other day as Addie and i were driving home, we were chit-chatting about this and that. The conversation went something like this:

Me: What does Daddy Say?

Addie: Bee-Bum (as in Fee-Fi-Fo-Fum)

Me: What does Mommy Say?

Addie: I-Uvvv-Ooooo

Me: What does Ali Say?

Addie: Hand?! (As in Hand Hand Fingers Thumb)

Me: What does Grandma Steph Say?

Addie: Well Duh!

Clear as day it was. I am not quite sure if I was just supposed to know what Grandma Steph says so the “Duh” was for me or if that is actually what Grandma Steph says… Kids. Better yet, My Kid.

Today marked a major milestone in the Mommy Daughter world. Swimming Lessons! The Local Rec Center offers 6 weeks of lessons for just $32, I couldn’t pass that up, and Addie just loved it!

We arrived at the pool and she immediately started walking right into the water. It got almost to her chin before I scooped her up and started wading over to the lessons. 

Lessons start with the Wheels on the Bus, then onto floating, kicking, water noodles, and blowing bubbles, jumping in on cue, and finally motorboat.

What a great way to spend a Saturday Morning! I think we might just keep these going!

Here we are “on the bus”… the wheels just keep going round and round.

 

 

Baby Fat is good for something, not only does it look cute, it is buoyant! (note to self: Remove mascara before swim class)

 

 

Playing with Water Noodles and the first attempt at bubble blowing

 

 

Getting ready to jump in

 

 

Once Addie figured out she could blow bubbles, that was the best part!

From 11 Months

Addie even snagged herself a man! This is Warren, her swim buddy

All in all it was a great first lesson!

Addie’s Lips are just amazing, and she has figured out one good use for them!