Addie’s ABC’s
by Michelle on March 20th, 2009 Tags: Milestones
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Baby Freakin Mozart
Looks like all that Baby Einstein paid off
by Michelle on March 3rd, 2009 Posted in Milestones | 1 Comment »
Kneebouncers.com
Kneebouncers.com is quite possibly the best thing since… Cheerios? I was struggling to find something that would keep Addie’s attention for more than about 2 minutes on Sunday afternoon when I stumbled across the above mentioned website. WONDERFUL. Wait, WON-DER-FUL! AMAZING! Addie is learning to use a laptop at just 8 1/2 months old. I highly recommend anyone who has little tots visit the page and explore the many games. I have added our favorite to our homepage, just click the ADDIE LOVES button at the top and you can play along with her!
Grandma Steph would be so proud, Addie played the piano!
It doesn’t get much better than this… or does it?
by Michelle on February 23rd, 2009 Tags: computer, Milestones, music
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Movin and a Groovin
Last night just before Jess and I walked out the door for our “adult night out” Addie decided to start crawling…. a lot! It was very hard to leave her as we were so happy. somehow we managed and sure enough, she is still crawling today.
by Michelle on February 13th, 2009 Tags: Milestones, movement
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Negative for Hirschsprung’s
In line with Poop, Addie has been tested for more things than I care to remember. Most recently, Hirschsprung’s Disease.. which is actually a birth defect. Fortunately it was negative, but the test was unbearable! I brought my camera to document it, but in lieu of the tears I was holding back, and the tears she wasn’t, I couldn’t break myself away from her long enough to snap a few photos.
On Friday morning bright and early we got up and played, I knew the rest of the day would be miserable and I wanted her to have as much time playing as possible. At 9:00 we headed up to Primary Childrens Hospital with Grams for Addie’s Barium Enima. I knew this would be torture but really, I had no idea just how greusome it would be. Fortunately the nurses were REALLY nice and one had been through this before with her daughter, for some reason that helped.
I stripped Addie naked and layed her down on an X-ray table for the procedure. With her favorite toys in hand and mommy’s assuring face staring into her BIG blue eyes, the tears started to form. Now, if you don’t have children and are not aware of what the tears of a 7 month old baby look like… they are heartwrenching. Giant, Alligator tears streaming down her cheeks as the nurses insterted a tube the only place you can insert a tube when gettting an enima. They then proceded to tape the tube to her little butt cheeks. A large rolled up ace bandage went between her chubby little thighs and another wrapped around her legs making her look like some sort of make-shift mermaid being tested by the Government in a secret lab somewhere near Area 51. It seemed like hours as the 2 minutes passed waiting for the doctor to come in. Then, the screaming strarted, she went from frightened and slightly uncomfortable to panicked and in pain as the barium filled her intestines and pressed on her stomach. Boy was I glad I hadn’t fed her yet! Grams tried to distract her with the “Open them, Close them” hands game, but Addie was already determined to let us know how mad she was and even her favorite games were not helping. The whole process took less than 15 minutes from the time she became a mermaid to the time they transformed her back into my little angel.
As soon able, I scooped her up in my arms and held back my tears once again. They crying continued as Grams and I got her dressed and back to normal. Once we left the room, she settled down and a bottle soothed her back to “normal”.
The rest of the day was spent at Grams and Grumps house. They entertained her when she was awake and while I napped some of the stress away. I had no guilt holding her all day and well into the evening. She recovered nicely and was fairly content on Saturday. I just keep reminding myself, even though I will remember this for the rest of my life, she won’t remember it at all, big blessings for such a little wonder.
by Michelle on February 2nd, 2009 Posted in Milestones | No Comments »
Up-Do
It is amazing how complete is the delusion that beauty is goodness. ~Leo Tolstoy
by Michelle on January 20th, 2009 Posted in Milestones | 1 Comment »
She laughs like a Dinosaur
by Michelle on January 15th, 2009 Posted in Addie, Milestones | 1 Comment »
6 months…where does the time go
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)
by Michelle on December 22nd, 2008 Posted in Milestones | No Comments »
What’s So Funny, Babe?
by Michelle on November 15th, 2008 Posted in Addie, Milestones | No Comments »