Stop growing so fast!!!

A few days ago little Addie turned 6 months old. 

A couple of weeks ago I posted that she was starting to crawl, she is now an official crawler, she is all over the place.  Here she is on the move…..

We have just started her on baby food after being cereal for a little over  a month.  So far we have tried green beans and they give her terrible gas so we are anxious to try something else.

The Dr told us today that she believes she is cutting her first tooth.   She took her (3) shots today again with nothing more than a little whimper.  Here are her stats from today  -

Weight 19.4 lbs   93 Percentile

Height 27.25        91 Percentile  

She is growing up so fast and I can’t believe how many changes come with every day, week and month.

Tonight she surprised us by pulling herself up to a standing position on her own….she will be walking before we know it.  

Another whirlwind trip to Childress

We took another fun road trip to Childress for the weekend to meet the newest Seal, Kendall.  She is just as cute as can be and so far a well mannered 1 week old :) 

We got off to a bright and early start on Saturday morning in the hopes that little Addie sleep the majority of the trip.  That theory kind of worked but we still had about 30 minutes of whining in the back seat before we made it to our destination.  Once we were there it was a good trip to see everyone.  Saturday night was an adventure as Addie was in no mood to sleep in her pack & play, she finally fell asleep at 11, only to be awake at 1 and then again at 6.  She slept next to me in bed that night, it was not a restful night to say the least.  Oh and by the way she punched me in the nose that night and she gave me a bloody nose….that girl is crazy strong. 

We turned right back around and were on the road again on Sunday afternoon.  Our 4 hour trip lasted FOR.EV.ER.  Addie had been awake from 9 to 2, a time in which she had usually taken 2 naps by now so we were FOR SURE thinking she would sleep right on through this road trip…WRONG.  Addie slept for about 30 minutes followed by 2 hours of crying….RI.DIC.U.LOUS. 

It was good to see everyone, here are a few pics from the weekend. 

Addie loved playing with Pops’ cool wheelchair

1 week old Kendall and her mom

Sweet Kendall

This picture just cracked me up…the chaos of trying to get the boys together with all of their daughters born this year.  That’s not a flying dog, just a dog we are holding up to try to get the little one’s attention.

That’s a little better….

Hanging out at the Childress park

Addie and Aunt Mollie

Baby Gates here we come….

Addie is soooo close to officially crawling.  She will move her arms back and forth and her little chubby legs kick back and forth to move herself forward. 

The cell phone is in her sight…..

Gathering momentum to get that booty moving….

Taking a break…

On the move….

Sleep, Sleep, Glorious Sleep

Not being woken up by a crying baby is an amazing feeling.  AMAZING.  First let me say that I have never been one who loves to sleep or will sleep for long periods of time, that has always been left up to my brothers.  I have always functioned well on not too much sleep, 6-7 hours or so.  The adjustment of sleeping in 3 to 4 hour segments wasn’t terrible but it became exhausting when you NEVER HAD A NIGHT OFF for 5 straight months.   I was going a bit crazy to put it lightly. 

We decided to start Addie on cereal and drum roll please….it worked!!  For almost 2 weeks now she has slept for 12 to 13 hours straight. 

Life is so much easier being able to go to bed and get up on your own accord. 

Random cute thing….these days if you make the humming sound before giving Addie a kiss she tries to find your face and give you a big slobbery big one all over your face.  It is ADORABLE.