Halloween pictures

Last week we took some Fall/Halloween pictures.  The weather was nice so we jumped the gun!  Here are a few of them:

My little pumpkin! The hat wouldn't stay on her.

We couldn't go to a pumpkin patch (closest one is 30 miles away) so we got one big pumpkin for Addison to play with.  She loved the vine.  Well, until I picked it up by the vine and it ripped off!

Runaway pumpkin!  Taking pictures of a mobile baby is a lot more difficult!

She is loved!

We put the Artic Bundleme on the stroller.  Its getting colder : (

Yesterday Addison got to meet a few of my friends from the EPA.  It was so nice to see them!

Just 6 more days and I will be flying down to Florida!  Drew has plans to go to a fancy steakhouse with some friends while we are gone!

100th blog post

This is my 100th blog post! Crazy! I looked back at some older posts and it is amazing (and sad) to see how Addison has grown. I'm so glad that we have kept up with this blog. It will help me when I finally sit down to work on Addison's baby book! I feel like it has also been a good way to share what new and incredible changes Addison has made with our families and friends. Sometimes I get sad when I think about how little they can see her because of how far we are, but this blog makes it better. Only 10 more days until Addison and I head down to FL for a visit! I miss my family so much!

Now that Addison is crawling, there are so many more play areas for her at the museum! I am so thankful that we live so close and I have a feeling we will be going a lot more as the winter comes.

Addison and her Daddy's Beard

Andrew is growing a beard (this may be his last chance to do so for many years!).  At first Addison wasn't a big fan of it, but it seems like she is adjusting!  Here is a video of her enjoying Daddy with a beard:

Addison is also enjoying finger food:

broccoli and cheese

blueberries

We have also tried elbow pasta with parmesan, puff cereal, watermelon, and peas.  Her pincer grasp is getting better every day, but the dogs are enjoying the learning process too!

Happy Birthday Leigha! My oldest friend, not by age, but by years : )

Crawling Video!

Here is the crawling video I promised:

Crawling!

Today Addison started crawling! She is slow and a little unsure about it still, but she is definitely mobile. I will try to get a good video of her tomorrow!

Today it was cold and windy so we used our Bundleme Lite.

Happy Birthday-week Nana and Papa!

Happy Birthday-week Nana and Papa!  We miss you!

playing with mixing bowls and spoons

she loves books...she likes to eat them too

playing with some crunchy leaves

(this is also the first time wearing a bow w/o a headband!)



pulling herself up to look at the mirrors at the museum

Andrew put some of my jewelry on her

(complaining that I never wear it so he was going to give it to Addison)

playing with some new toys: first set of wood blocks and sensory balls

we had a whole week of sunny days so we played outside every day

ps, its raining today : (

22 more days until Addi and I will be in FL!  Andrew is sick, in fact he is still sleeping and its almost one. 

First Cold

Went to the doctor today and it turns out that Addison has her first cold.  Her ears are fine, she is breathing fine, she had a low-grade temp, and a stuffy nose.  He said that it is normal for babies to get about one cold per month in the winter time.  Colds may last up to two weeks.  My poor baby : (

Happy Birthday Tommy!

Drew found this article yesterday:

http://beaconnews.suntimes.com/8033118-417/chicago-area-expected-to-endure-worst-winter-weather-in-nation.html