Overall update (really need to get better at this!)

So Christmas was awesome! Avah was really into it this year and addy just loved playing with all the paper. 

Avah started talking about baby Jesus and wanted to play with the breakable navity set so we are got her one of the little people navity sets (girl is obsessed with LP) she started naming off all the people. Played with it non stop for 3 weeks. It was really sweet and I'm so happy she kinda understood that we were celebrating something.. It wasn't all about gifts. 

A week later we drove to Ohio, spent the week at Mimi and Papa's.. Got to play in the snow & with the little Amish girls! David and I even snuck away to a cabin for the night- then we realized we should've done that 2 yrs ago :)  It was snow covered, hidden in the trees quaint little spot with a hot tub, cable & heat! Yay!

Addy is eating anything and everything- getting into everything & loves giggles and smiles. She is just an easy, happy baby! This week she started interacting with the dogs more, feeding and laying on them. She loves wrestling with Avah and climbing into her big PB chair, jumping up and down.. Giving me an almost heart attack! She sleep 7-7:30.. Neve hear a peep from her and naps twice a day. Now I know what it feels like to have an amazing sleeper! Love it! 

Funny things Avah says:

"Mommy can I talk to you?" 

"I love mommy, addy loves daddy"

Pronounces helmet=helmic cabinet=cabnic 

Addy is 9 months

She is crawling, standing & walking with her fisher price walker toy. Grabbing sissy's hair and trying to tackle her & eating anything we put in front of her! She rarely cries but when she does it's usually bc Avah has taken away her toy.. 

She loves being outside and swinging at the park. Her laughter when Avah is doing something funny is soooo cute and makes my heart smile. I hope they are best friends! 

She weighs 14 lbs 12 oz.. Very petite! 

Bottle Update

It actually wasn't too bad. My MIL came a few mornings in a row so I'd leave with Avah for a few hours then my mom came for 5 days. Each day Addy improved and now she is taking at least 5-6 bottles each 5 oz. I nurse if she wakes up at night and sometimes once a day.. What a relief! I was also able to get a lot of time to myself when my mom was here which was wayyy over do. (Pedi/mani, beach morning, shopping & dinner out) David and I even got a date night ( first one in 9 months) wow!! Sometimes I don't know how we do it.. In our normal fashion we ate some delicious pasta at the OC.. I took down at least a 3 glasses of Pinot then we headed to Barnes and Noble. Every date night always ends with coffee & dessert at the book store. ;) 

Here are some recent pics..

What's new!

Haven't updated for a while about our big girl so here it is..

Books- Llama Llama & Berenstein Bears (whom she calls Polar Bear Books) 

Food- breakfast.. Grits, eggs, frozen yogurt Lunch.. Place: Chick fil a.. Or Chx nuggets, chicken salad.. Loves hummus.. Any fruit.. Mash up pouches Dinner.. Anything David makes, pasta, grilled chicken, chips & salsa 

Snacks- loves some apples with pb! 

Things she loves to do- play doctor, paint, babies, be chased outside, read books, build with Legos, visit the library, trains & of course anything water related or physical! 

Cute things she says..

Sometimes when you ask her a question she'll say "ummm, maybe over there" "let me think about it" " I'm busy" for example today David asked " do you know where my work is" she replied " ummm I'm thinking, it's around here somewhere" lol she sounds so grown up all of a sudden!

She's in love with doc mcstuffins this month. 

She makes Addy laugh alllll the time & they've really started playing together in the last month or so-

Very protective over her too. Esp if a stranger talks to Addy. 

We haven't had any potty accidents in a realllly long time, yay!!!! Even at night!  (But my rugs are still ruined) ;) 

Her stuffed animals go everywhere with her! 

Fav song is Beachin It ( country) will ask for "more tan lines mama!" When the song goes off on the radio 

She just got one of her first molars on the bottom right.. Very painful! Her second denist appt went very well! Awesome! 

Some nights she stays in her bed other nights she's at our door around 4/5 am wants some milk and to snuggle. Then goes back to sleep. 

K that's about it for now.. All over the place but had to jot these down while I could remember! 

Not again

The great bottle battle.. So basically when Addy was 4 weeks I tried to offer pumped bottles- she always refused. I chose to exclusively breastfeed because I do love everything about it.. Only that I can't go far but internally I kept thinking this might be my last baby so I'm going 100% exclusive and I just quit trying the bottle... I'll get my "me" time in a year.  Well the older Addy gets we can't help but notice how tiny she is compared to others. So we made another appointment and wouldn't ya know she isn't even on the charts anymore- like a neg percentile ( if that exists) I know this issue isn't unheard of but this is one example of how completely stressful motherhood can be that no one tells you about. It took all my emotional power to

Not break down right there when she says your not giving her enough calories she has to supplement. All bc I knew what was ahead- lots of crying! And to be honest I've been okay with exclusively bfing and wouldn't trade it for the world! I guess I'm just not ready for it to be over, this sucks! 

So I'm out having one on one with Avah- which I'm super excited about! While hoping Addy is at home getting use to a bottle with formula :/ ugh!! 

Mommy & Avah morning

Addy gets her one on one time with mama every tues and thurs while Avah is in preschool. So I'm really trying to make time in each week for just me and my big girl. Each night after addy goes to sleep we at least get 30 mins but that's usually spent brushing teeth and reading books. On Friday I had my MIL come over so we could just have some fun! First we went to the beach then the park and lastly for ice cream & coffee! Avah is growing up so fast and each day I swear she gets smarter! On the way home we passed by a rental my mom and aunts stayed in months ago & says " I want to go to Mimi's!" I explained that was just a rental- so on the way to school I pointed down 210 that goes to 40 and said remember we took that road really really far to Ohio, that's where Mimi is.. And wouldn't you know today in the car she points down 210 as we drive by and says " go to

Ohio" I'm beginning to think she has a very picturistic memory. 

Addy 6 mos (really late) & Avah starts school!

Addy at 6 mos weighs 12 lbs13 oz... She's a teeny tiny babe! This was at her check-up a month ago. Between then and now she's started crawling, eating yogurts dips,avacado along with lots of baby food. I haven't found anything she hasn't liked this far. She loves playing with Avah's phone that has the strong and you pull it. She also loves listening to the guitar. 

We spent most if August in Ohio deep in the country. We had a great time, Avah fell in love with the cats and enjoyed riding on the gator. We took daily walks down the dirt road and she's just throw the hay in the air- reminded me what child hood use to look like. I played a lot outside with just nature around me.. My mom didn't take me to play dates or "play places" I'd play in the dirt, rain water, fields etc. Avah was def in her element with tons of room for roaming! We ended our last night with a cook out and fire. 

Now we are back to preschool, she's going 2 days a week 9-12pm. I joined a local gym where they have child care. Will be nice to get in a workout class a couple times a week too!