Singing in the Rain

We had tons of fun playing in the rain for the first time today.   It was a nice relief from the heat. 

Bub Bub Bubs…

If you’re around little Addie during at any point on any day her sweet little face will turn to you and she will repeat Bub, Bub, Bubs, until you give in.  On her birthday she received a sweet gift of bubbles and they have quickly become her obsession on a daily basis.    This girl LOVES her bubbles :)

Spray Park

Addie LOVE’S the little spray park they recently added to the shopping area down the street from us.  I love it because she can play in the water without drowning :)

Today we visited the spray park and this little one is losing her shyness, she was all about the other little ones around the park.  She would run to be close to other kids and made a little friend while we were there.

Addie is so excited to be there, she can’t hide it

Catch Phrase

For anyone that knows Addie’s dad you know he has a weird appreciation for personalized catch phrases.  Well, it took him 12 months but Addie’s catch phrase is official. 

Are you ready….

 

ADDIE-OS

Get it?  It’s a play on Adios..I see this on many T-shirts to come.

12 months

These past 12 months I can honestly say have felt both like the longest and shortest 12 months of my life. 

We had her check up last month and it went well.  It was a rough one though with a finger prick and 3 shots, she was not a happy camper when we were leaving.   Her stats were about what we expected

This one is an eater, she loves to eat almost anything.  I am really hopeful that this will continue over the next few years…I hope I didn’t just jinx myself by saying that out loud. 

Walking; she has really started to walk so much easier over the last month.   She literally races all over the place.

Her sign language has really started to come to life.  We easily recognize eat and milk.  She also waves, blows kisses and gives high fives as long as not too many people are looking at her.

Her words are still hard to understand, but she is trying.  We hear hi and bye anytime we are on the phone with our friends.  We hear ball, mama and dada, but that is about it.  She will carry on conversations with us for the longest times….I think she will be a talker like her daddy.

Playing outside is one of her favorite things to do, she loves being outdoors.  I hope to get some good use out of her birthday present over the next couple of months.  

Sleep is still a beautiful thing, we are still getting 2 1-1.5 hour naps a day plus her 11-12 hour night schedule. 

One of the most joyful things I have learned over the last year is a cheesy thing, but it is true, it is hard to realize how much you can love someone until you become a parent.  It is amazing, and I love every minute of it.

Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday sweet baby girl.  We celebrated Addie’s 1st birthday over the weekend with a lot of our friends and family.  On her actual birthday I took the day off and spent the day home.  We didn’t do anything to out of the ordinary but we did get ourselves an afternoon treat of frozen custard and lemonade.  We also picked up a fancy cupcake for her evening treat.  She loved it, of course!

For her little party I didn’t think about making any type of theme until I saw a little butterfly craft and it took off from there. 

We had a cute little welcome sign for our guests.  Sweet, sweet Jordi made Addie the most adorable little butterfly outfit for her party, she was such a doll in it. 

Once everyone was inside there were butterflies everywhere, I felt like a teacher preparing her room for her kids before the party.

 

 

We had Addie’s birthday present out in the back yard, luckily it provided enough entertainment for the little ones throughout the party.

We are so thankful for Dennis’ smokin’ skills, as his green egg provided more than enough food for the crew, we had smoked ribs, brisket & chicken.  I only wish my brothers could of been there to enjoy some the feast, they would of have enjoyed it a little more than myself :) but it was pretty dang good. 

We had little treats for the kiddos, a little flower pot with their gummy worms, butterfly treats and flowers to plant once they got home. 

 

Addie was shy as to be expected but she was in good spirits throughout the party.  I should never speak in front of groups as I wanted to thank everyone for coming and I just got choked up, I am such a cry baby.   Once everyone left Addie talked non stop for the next several hours, it was as if she was trying to tell us all about her party.  She was in such a good mood I wish we could do it all over again.  I am so grateful to everyone who attended her little party, it was a great time.  

We saw something new tonight….

Steps…3 to 4 wobbly unassisted little steps occurred tonight.  I was so excited.  She took a few to me and a few to daddy.  There are no pictures or video to document this moment as the cameras would of distracted her from the task at hand.  I love that Dave noticed she kind of started doing this today but waited until I got home to really test her. 

On to a completely unrelated topic…..I have come to love morning times with Addie.  The night time is a different story as sleeping through the night is such a distant memory.  The mornings are her most precious time.  This is the time when her active self is the most calm and relaxed.  She loves nothing better than to sit with me in the rocker and just chill.  It doesn’t last for long but I soak up every minute of it and I love it everyday.  I hate when she sleeps too late in the mornings and this time is rushed, I think it gets us both off on the wrong foot for the day. 

Poor little thing does not look excited to have her picture taken in the morning