Growing up so fast

Addison is growing up so fast! I feel as if every time I look at her, she is doing something new. She brings big smiles to our faces everytime she tries learning new things. Addison is definitely our little risk taker. Our little girl follows us into every room, and stands up wherever she gets a chance to pull herself up. She also just learned how to sit down from a standing position. This exploring stage is so exciting and entertaining to watch.

This month she has been busy playing. I love watching her interact with other kids. Here are some pics of her with family and friends this past month ...

8 months

This is what we woke up to... a teething baby and the first time standing up in her crib.

January was a busy month for us. Addison began to crawl right when she hit 7 months and now she's pulling herself up and shuffling along the table. A couple weeks ago, she got her first stomach flu... which was horrible, but only lasted about 48 hours. Right after the flu, she started teething. She now has her two bottom teeth poking through. Adam and I did not get much sleep for two weeks. Poor baby was waking up every other hour. Fortunately, she's now back to her regular schedule and sleeping her 10-12 hours a night. Addi is definitely keeping us on our toes lately and I'm enjoying every minute of it. I love how her little personality is starting to come alive. The more she talks and laughs, the more and more she brightens my day!

Three years ago today...

Three years ago today, I made the best decision a girl could make. I said "YES!" Adam proposed in Nicaragua and it was such an amazing experience. My parents were already in Nicaragua for the holidays at the same time, Adam and I had a 3 day trip planned to Park City, Utah to see Julie...so I thought. With the help of our parents, Jenna, Kelly Karen, Jocelyn, and my principal, Adam planned a week long vacation to Nicaragua. When we got to LAX, with our bags filled with snow gear, he handed me our plane tickets with the destination to Managua, Nicaragua! I was overwhelmed with emotions and completely surprised.

When we got there, my parents set us up for 4 days at an all inclusive resort in Montelimar. It was absolutely beautiful! On the third night there Adam wanted to go on a little hike, and took me to the most beautiful cliff over the ocean where he proposed. Adam spent so much time, hard work and thought towards this special day! Thank you babe!

My parents' property in Ticuantepe. It's a beautiful house on a huge lot. We picked pineapples from their backyard.

7 Months

Addi is seven months and boy has she grown so much! In the last month, Addi has learned so many new things. At six months Addi began to...

- sit up and throw her body forward onto all fours, then followed by the rocking back and forth, side to side. So cute.

- wave "bye, bye" with her palm facing her.

-eat more veggies and fruits twice a day.

-allow people to hold her without freaking out. There were a couple weeks where she would not let anyone hold her. Glad that was just a little phase.

-and play with her toys. It's adorable watching her play with dolls and her play phone.

A Christmas to Remember

Every Christmas we spend Christmas Eve with my side of the family and Christmas day with Adam's family. It works out perfect for us. This year we decided to spend Christmas with Julie and Brandon up in Springville, Utah. Julie is 35 weeks pregnant and looks amazing! We had a good time playing games every night and enjoying each others' company. It was such a memorable trip!

Addi's first Christmas with family was so much fun. She had a blast pulling out tissue paper and tearing up wrapping paper. Grammie & Grampie and Abuelito & Abuelita spoiled our little girl. We had so much joy watching her play with her presents and entertain our family.

It's just a runny nose

Addi's First Cold

On Monday we had our family pics with Kristin Rogers and unfortunatley Addi had a runny nose the whole time. Poor baby would sneeze and snot would go everywhere! Her eyes were starting to get red and she would not smile. That night, Adam and I woke up four times with her. Tuesday morning I ended up calling in sick to work. Now, her eyes were swollen, there was dried up snot all over her face, and she had this helpless cry that just broke my heart. Yes, to an outsider or someone who is not a mom may say, "It's just a runny nose!" But to me it was more. I knew I needed to be there to comfort her and I couldn't work knowing she wasn't feeling well.

She would sleep, then cry a bit, and fall right back asleep on me. She had a rough day, but doing much better now. I hope she sleeps well tonight.

6 months old

Addi is 6 months old! I can't believe how fast time flies. Here are just some of her milestones:

At 4-5 week:

- She was holding her head up

- started smiling a lot

- we went on our first road trip to Tahoe

At 8-9 weeks:

-Started bottle feeding her because I went back to work

- sleeping through the night (8-9 hours)

At 11-14 weeks:

-talking and cooing

-morning nap/ routine down

-laughing and giggling

- reaching for her toys and grabbing them

At 4 -5 months

- rolling over (18 weeks)

- sitting up on her own

- using high chairs at restaurants

- clapping ( kind of :) - she opens one hand and makes a fist with the other)