4 weeks old

Addison is 4 weeks old today!  We are so excited to see her smile and hear her coos...any day now!

We officially reserved a place for the summer:

http://www.coralgablesrentals.com/furnished.html

We reserved the one titled:

 Village of Guavonia

744 Biltmore Way

1 bed small + terrace

Our little cupcake

Our little cupcake!  Thank you Erin for the cute new bows : )

Not sure if she meant to do this, but she was grabbing the elephant links on her activity mat today!

Drew's spring break is officially over and school started back up today.  Only 6 more weeks of class/exams for him and then we are Miami-bound!

Thank you Nana and Papa!

Thank you Nana and Papa for visiting us and for spoiling us!  We enjoyed our week with you!  Thank you Uncles for being patient with us while we worked around Addison's schedule.  We will miss you all and can't wait to see you again in the summer!   

3 weeks old

Yesterday Addison turned 3 weeks old!  Time is flyin'! 

Time with Daddy

Time with Mommy

We are excited to see the Sansotta Family tonight!

Time with the Ritter's cont.

"Uncle Austin"

"Papa"

"Nana"

Hanging out with Daddy



Time with the Ritters!

Addison loves the Ritter Family!

"Uncle Steve"

"Uncle Michael"

"Uncle Benjamin"

"Nana"

More to come of Papa and Uncle Austin!

Here is a bath time picture:

Due Date

March 18th was Addison's due date, but she is 15 days old today! 

Tonight the Ritter's are coming!  Addison will get to meet her Nana, Papa, and 4 of her uncles!

Addison has her days and nights completely reversed!  We are trying to establish a routine, but I think it may take awhile!

Thank you Grammy

This morning mom (Grammy) went back home.  Andrew, Addison, and I are very thankful for all her help.  There were never dirty clothes in the laundry basket, we had awesome meals every day, the doggies got a lot of attention, and our fridge is packed!  Thank you Grammy!  We will miss you...

Today we also went back to the doctor and Addison now weighs 6 lbs 6 oz!  She has regained her birth weight and then some!

New Youtube Video!

We've posted another youtube video. Since there will probably be a delay before it shows up on our blog app, you can find it by clicking on the link below. You'll see a video entitled "Addison's Experiences" on the right.

http://www.youtube.com/user/TheRitterTube

Belly Button

Today Addison's cord stump fell off!

Here are a few more pictures of Addison:

Here is a picture of Addison with Clyde.  Clyde has been around for 31 years now, first with Scotty, then I aquired him due to my love of monkeys. 

One week old

Wow, Addison is one week old!  This has been the craziest week of our lives!  Today Mom, Addison, and I went on our first walk in the stroller.  We went to the lake park and then to the river.  It was very nice to get some fresh air!

First Doctor's Visit

Today was Addison's first doctor's visit!  Dr. Goldstein said she was doing really well.  She weighed 5 lbs 15 oz, which is good.  He expects her to be back at her birth weight by two weeks. 

Drew read her an Ernest Hemingway short story this morning : )

Getting dressed for the doctor's appointment.

On the scale.

Video of Addison

The little youtube thing over on the right takes awhile to update for some reason, so here is a link where you can find the uploaded video of Addison!

http://www.youtube.com/user/TheRitterTube

Addison Goes Home

More Photos of Addison on Day 3!

Addison Arrives!

Last night (3/2) Amanda was extremely uncomfortable and couldn't sleep, so we stayed up late and watched the newest Survivor episode which we had recorded. Around midnight Amanda finally laid down to try and get some sleep, and around 12:10 her water broke. Her contractions began right after that, and we arrived at the hospital just before 1 am this morning. A little less than seven hours later Addison Jane was born, at 7:41 am, weighing 6 pounds 4 ounces, and measuring 19.5" long. We've now been moved to our final room for the hospital stay, where we'll be until sometime on Saturday. We're just recuperating from a long night and spending time with the new addition (addi-tion?) to our family.