The Battle of Sleep

Last night Addy did NOT want to go to bed. I had a quiz so it was up to Jim to put her down to sleep. The problem with this is that Jim has no willpower when it comes to being the parent with her so I could hear her babbling and playing with Jim through the monitor and saying "Momma? Momma?" So of course when I open the door and she’s standing there with two toys in each arm and says “hi!” all excited because she’s not in her crib and obviously not going to bed.

I kick Jim out of the room because she knows that he will pick her up and he can't stop playing with her and I tell her in my stern mommy voice that it’s time for night night not playtime and she needs to lay down which she does with a plop and a whine. Then as I’m leaving she starts SCREAMING and flailing about the crib because obviously night night is the end of the world in baby logic and she might die if she has to go to sleep. This kid does not want to go to bed. So I lay her back down in her crib, tell her night night and lay on the floor next to her so she knows I’m going night night too. This little trick always works!

Next thing I hear is Addy going “Momma! Momma! ::smooch smooch:: MOMMA! ::smooch smooch smooch::"

I look up to see this adorable child peeking through the slats of the bed- holding out her hand towards me and making kissing noises at me. How DARE she be soo adorable! Of course I had to kiss her! Which led to more playing of the kissing game, which led to me taking her out of the crib so we could play with her toys. Stern mommy mode went straight out the window and little Addy won the battle. Addy 1; Mommy 0.

Jim, of course, found great humor in this.

We bought our first potty.

So I'm clueless and a bit scared to teach Addy the concept of the potty. But I've decided that I at least need to make her comfortable with the idea so this past weekend, she got her very own pretty pink princess potty. Say that fast three times! The kicker is that it plays a royal tune when used properly! I think this is HILARIOUS and couldn't stop chuckling about it as I was debating over the proper potty in the potty aisle at Target. So many choices! I hope I made the right one. I think when choosing a proper potty obnoxious pink potties are the way to go! In any case, she sure does like to climb on top of it so far. She was mesmerized and even sat on the thing for a minute. She's growing up WAY too fast.

It's potty time!

It's amazing to me the things I get excited about now that I'm a mom. Before I became a mommy, a baby's bathroom behavior really didn't interest me much. I would have laughed at myself as I am now.

Addy came toddling into the living room yesterday frantically pointing at her diaper and saying "diapee" babble babble babble "peepooo" babble babble. It took me a few seconds to realize that she was trying to tell me that she needed to go poo! Even typing this is making me laugh out loud as it's not really something to stop the presses about but I'm SO excited! I grabbed her up and let her know how proud I was of her for telling me. Poor kid was trying to do her business and mommy keeps going on and on and making such a big deal about it. There is no modesty when you are a toddler. I'm not sure if she's ready to start potty training, but it's a start. At least she's aware enough now to let me know what's going on! I'm so proud. :) It just makes me realize how much she's growing into such a little girl and catching on so quickly to her surroundings...plus I can use this post as payback when she's sixteen and acting out. :)

Addy's brilliance

I was having a coversation the other day about babies that are brilliant and know 40 words at 13 months. Addy did not know 40 words at 13 months but it seems in the last couple of months, her vocabulary has exploded. So I started thinking about Addy's vocabulary and realized that I've never really written down how many words she can actually say.

So here is her list of words:


mama<--------obviously my favorite. She has a plush toy makeup compact with a smiley face in the shape of a heart that she affectionately calls "mama". ::swoon::
dada<---the first word she ever said. Jim is so proud
Dut= duck
quack
bubble
dog
ball
mormor= more
moo
peaze= please
tank oo=thank you and her new favorite word which is ridiculously cute and very well mannered. She brought me a book the other day, said "tankoooo" and then threw it at me.
keys
shoes
diaper= this one is new!
appo= apple
Hi
bye
nana=banana
whas dat= what's that
eye which follows with a nice poke in they eye. We are still working on "gentle".
baby
cacko = cracker



and she *may* have said the word "asshole" but I haven't heard it since and I'm seriously hoping it was just gibberish despite the fact that she spoke it plain as day. I need to control my language in the car apparently.






So there it is...proof that she's brilliant. ;)

Stink Eye

Addy has a "stink eye". For those of you not familiar with this look it's a dirty look that you give to someone you don't approve of. It came out in full force this morning.

I dropped her off at school and gave her a book to read which she LOVES. About the same time, a little girl toddled over and took the book from Addy causing her to cry. :( That cry breaks my heart, but she has to learn to share so unlike my mommy's instinct to snatch the book back and give it to my deserving child, I took the book from the little girl and gave them each separate different books to read. The little book stealer joyfully took her book and went to sit down, but my precocious child was not convinced that this new book would be any better than the original book that she had been so excited to read. She went to the reading area, angrily plopped to the floor, and flung the new book to the side. Then she gave the little book stealer sitting across the way the dirtiest most evil little toddler stink eye I have ever seen.

I'm in big trouble when she realizes the power of a dirty look.

Tank Oooo

She's mastered the art of proper manners. LOL. I picked her up from daycare today and when the teacher handed her over to me she says "Tank oooo" We both looked at each other quickly and then at Addy who was beaming oh so proudly. I think even the teachers are amazed at her sometimes because of how quickly she is learning. She's like a little sponge and my bestest buddy.

Wow I'm not a very good blogger. :)

But here are some videos of Addybear! Her cuteness is almost unbearable. Just a warning. :)

Ooooh and more!!

I'm so excited that she's starting to pretend play. It's so sweet! This girl is my life.

She is now 15 months old and has quite a few words in her vocabulary and can understand even more. :) I'm so proud.

Updates!

So we've changed daycares...Addy was bitten BADLY at her old daycare. Once on the right arm by a little girl and then FOUR times on the left arm by a little boy! I felt that this was way excessive so we pulled her and put her into a Montessori school that she seems to love! They do so many activities with the kids. She has learned to sign...this morning she signed that she was hungry! She is learning new words everyday- so far we have apple, baby, ball, duck, quack quack, moo, hi, and bubble. I'm so proud!

The bad part about new daycares is that there are new risks of getting sick and the new daycare had an outbreak of Hand, Foot, and Mouth disease. NOT FUN. Addy had a very very high fever of 104.4 last Friday and blisters all in her mouth. :( I stayed home with her for about five days until the blisters healed enough that she could drink again. But finally, I'm glad to say that she is back to her normal cheerful rambunctious self! She is walking and talking up a storm and will be running soon, I can feel it!

Here she is being silly!

I've been a bad blogger!

I feel badly for not updating sooner, it's been a whirlwind at the house. Addy is a super busy kid who LOVES her books and loves for us to read to her. Here she is "reading" her favorite book. LOL.

Addy learns "No"

LOL. This is self explanatory. Enjoy!

Addy's New Toy

Grandpa Milty sent Addy a gift card for Toys R Us. I was hoping to find a rocking horse or a water/slide pool combo but found this gem instead. OMG she looves this thing. She squeals and crawls really really super fast through the tunnels waiting for us to "chase" her. She's hilarious. She takes her toys in there and plays. It's like her little fort. Best $20 I could have spent. Thanks DAD!!

Please excuse the hot shirtless guy in the pics. :)

Social Butterfly

We were invited to a birthday party this weekend. Addy and her baby friends had a great time! She's such a character. She loves being around people. All the babies got together to take pictures outside. The birthday girl is the adorable brunette on the right. :) It was a very fun party....Addy was pooped.

She's such a ham. LOL.

Addy's First Birthday Bonanza

Addy had an amazing first birthday! The celebration kicked off with a bang on Wednesday with her first birthday pancakes. I'm going to make this a tradition.

Then she got her first of many presents, the ball pit/kiddie pool. She was not too impressed. Maybe she will grow into it. LOL.

Saturday was our big day for her birthday party! We invited quite a few of her baby friends and many showed up to celebrate. We definitely had a full house! Addy really seemed to enjoy herself.

Cake time!! Addy loves cake.

Let's open some presents! She got a lot of goodies from her friends. Everyone was very sweet.

Baby-in-a-Bag...not sold in stores...

And her favorite present of all time from Aunt Jessica...I can't get her out of this thing. She loves it.

She also received her very first cell phone in hopes that she might stop throwing mine around. LOL. I foresee a multitude of fender benders in our future...

PSA: Texting while driving is dangerous...

She definitely had a fabulous birthday and I couldn't be more proud of her. She even took a couple of steps for us later on. I cannot believe how fast she is growing. My baby is turning into a little girl.

A year in pictures...

Happy Birthday Addy! We are so proud of you and love you with all our hearts.

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Here are some pictures and video to look back on one of the best year's of our lives.

Retro Addy

May 13, 2008

May 2008

June 2008, One Month Old:

July 2008, Two Months Old:

August 2008, Three Months Old:

September 2008, Four Months Old:

October 2008, Five Months Old:

November 2008, Six Months Old:

December 2008, Seven Months Old:

January 2009, Eight Months Old:

February 2009, Nine Months Old:

March 2009, Ten Months Old:

April 2009, Eleven Months Old!

Happy One Year Baby Girl!