My Adorable Niece

Addie and I went to visit Alisha and little Kenadie today and she is beautiful! She has a head full of dark hair and looks like big sister Carden mixed with Daddy. She is a sleepy head and has a hard time waking up to eat, and does this cute little nonstop grunt before she goes into a deep sleep. I got lots of loves in while Alisha held Addie and then of course we had to put the two together. She makes Addie look so grown up!

Alisha looks great as usual and is feeling good! It was so good to finally meet the little girl we have all waited so patiently for. She is a doll! Congratulations Nate & Alisha!

Fussy Baby!

I had my first fussy baby day today! And of course it happens on the day we chose for a photography session with Alisha's friend Kim. Addie had to be woken up by Jarom this morning so that she could have her bath so we could leave to go meet Kim which I think started her day off wrong. She was okay but grumpy for the first little bit but then once we went indoors to try to get some cute Addie shots she lost it! She pooped her pants at the beginning, so I thought she would be okay for a while. Then she really lost it and was screaming so hard and loud that we finally gave up. I started to put a diaper on her and she filled it up and it ran out the back all over my jeans and then as I started to pull it away to clean her up she pooped all over the front of the diaper and my hand. Poor little baby, her tummy had been hurting her!

Then she slept all afternoon until about 6 pm and as I go to change her diaper she starts her explosive poop again, all over me. I finally get all of that cleaned up and put a fresh diaper under her and she pees all over it, me, the blanket in my lap, and herself. Oh, did I mention she spit up too? What a day!

Sorry Alisha, we will come see sweet little Kenadie tomorrow when Addie is in a better mood so we can get some cutie pie pictures posted of that little girl for the family to see!

Kenadie Ann

Our little niece/cousin Kenadie arrived today at 1:50 pm! We are so excited to go see her, but it will have to wait until tomorrow- Addie is super fussy today. She is 7 lbs 1 oz and is 20 inches long. We hear she has lots of black hair, mom and baby are doing well. Congrats Alisha and Nate! We can't wait to meet your little princess!

My little cheesy girl!

This picture kills me! She is such a little booger and is so funny! She's my best little friend! Look at the red in her hair! That is some of Gramps shining through...

Addie is 8 weeks now and her little personality shines through more and more each day! I love all of the cute grins, the cheesy grins, the frowns, furled brows and wide eyes Addison gives me throughout the day. Sometimes her expressions are so funny I just burst out laughing. Addie had a heck of a growth spurt this week and slept tons and has outgrown some of her 0-3 month sleepers that she never got to wear because her legs are suddenly so long! I can't believe my little girl is growing so fast.

We are super excited to meet Addie's new best friend on Monday be it Kenadie or Roman! Addie will be almost 2 months older than her cousin, so they will be close enough in age to play well together.

Here's a fun bath picture from this week. If you look at her right eye you can see her brown speck that's been there since we brought her home from the hospital. It looks like she might have one on her left eye too in this picture. Look how much red is in her eyebrows!

Nothing new has really happened around here, we listed our house on Queens for sale with a realtor last week, so hopefully it will sell quickly. Once it sells we are going to probably sell our house and buy us a bigger home in the blossomwood/jones valley school district in Huntsville. I've found one I LOVE, I just hope it will be there once ours is sold!

Here are a few pictures of Addie's room. We still haven't hung her pictures as you can see, and there are still a few things to be put away, but you get the general idea.

We also celebrated my Grandmother's 88th birthday this past week (the 19th). She loves Addie so much and is so sweet with her. Happy Birthday Mawmaw!

Oh and lastly, Addie has been getting better about holding on to things. This was her helping me with my grocery list Tuesday before we went to the store.

7 Weeks!

Our little princess is now 7 weeks old! It has been the best 7 weeks of my life minus the week I had the stomach virus. Addie now weighs 9.8 pounds and is growing like a weed! It makes me so sad to look back at her first few pictures because she's already changed so much and my little girl won't be my itty bitty for long. However every day her little personality shines through more and she enjoys playing even more. I cherish every moment with her.

Look at that little bum!

Jarom and I could not have picked a more perfect baby. She is just like I would have ordered her if I could, with perfect little features and a sweet little personality. I love everything about her, from her little toes to her sweet chicken hair (that is growing so long!)

Addie is such a good baby! She is so happy and content! She only cries to let me know she needs something and has a short little fussy period at night each evening but that is quickly ended with the pacifier. She refused the paci until she was 5 weeks, but now it is her friend. She and I are settling into a groove and love to cuddle in bed in the mornings while we watch the Today show. She loves her baths like cousin Avery! The sponge bath at the hospital made her so upset she screamed until she was purple, but once she got a real bath she immediately fell in love. She loves the warm water and just looks all around, taking it all in, and hates to get out of the water when we're done.

The day Addie turned 6 weeks she slept that night almost 7 hours straight and since then we get at least 5 uninterrupted hours during the night and then some after that. Last night was 7 hours... she stirred at 5 hours but I pulled her into the bed with me and she quickly drifted back to sleep.

Addie loves to be talked to and paid attention to. She just eats up attention and coos and grunts at you while you chat. When I first start talking to her she raises her little eyebrows and looks at me with big wide eyes and I can't help but burst out laughing because its like she's thinking "you are nuts mom!" She does the same wide eyed, eyebrows up when she first starts nursing and its like she's thinking "oooh, yay! lunch is served!"

Great Grandma Mimmie and Addie

I am amazed at the love I have for this little life. I never understood how much you could love a little one, and having Addie has made me love Jarom in a whole new way and has greatened my love for my mother and father. I realize now why my parents did some of the things they did and now understand how much they love me. There is nothing like it and I wouldn't trade it for the world. I love you Addison Haynie!

Top 10 Pictures of 2007

So here are my top 11 pictures of 2007.... I had a hard time narrowing down... 2007 was a wonderful year and brought so many changes. These are only pictures from about April on, the rest of my pictures are on another computer, but these still capture many good times.

Pillow Talk

Like Mother Like Daughter

Sweet puppy loves

Waiting and Growing

Business Beth Before Baby

Perfect day

You're still the one

So Naive.... (ok, I stole this title from Cari!)

Families are Forever

Little Girl, Big Yawns

New Life

What a mess!

So this is why you are supposed to strap your child in the bouncy chair... Isn't she a mess?

And look at that bum... don't you just want to pinch it??? Oh I love my little girl!

Addie's Blessing

Gramps, Addie, & Jarom Me, Addie, & Jarom
Me & Addie
Little Addie and her pearls from Daddy
I'm over it now!

Today we blessed Addie at church. Jarom gave a wonderful sweet blessing until Addie started crying and then it ended quickly! Addie wore a beautiful dress that Ethel and Mona (two sweet ladies I work with) got her and she also wore the pearl necklace Jarom bought her to match mine. It was the biggest ordeal this morning getting to church! Our new church time is 1 pm so I wasn't worried about being late, I knew we'd have plenty of time! So I am almost ready to leave and feed Addie so she'll be good during her blessing and wouldn't you know she throws up everything I just fed her when I burped her! I then start to panic as it is 12:35, she isn't dressed or even bathed, and then I had to start feeding her again because she had just gotten rid of everything I just fed her! I sent Jarom ahead so that they would know we are on our way. I finally get her fed and washed her hair while doing so, tried to burp her again and she spit up on her dress that I had just put on her, and it was already 1 pm, start of services!!! I quickly grabbed my shoes and pantyhose and got her in her seat and out to the car and finally got to church (with a huge run in my pantyhose, without half of the diaper bag contents, on the verge of tears). The whole church had waited for a few minutes and the bishop asks Jarom in front of everyone if he wants to get up and dance a jig for everyone while they waited... UG... could it have gotten any worse??? We got there just as they were passing the Sacrament and blessed Addie after. At least I made it there eventually! After church we went to Mom's for a roast dinner (my favorite- the leftovers always get made into stew with homemade bread the next day, woohoo!) and then we all crashed and took naps. What a day!

Christmas!

Christmas Eve at Mawmaws Addie has chicken hair!
Addie's first time out to eat at Taco Bell in a cute outfit from Aunt Kiara
In her Christmas PJs with her "fohawk"
No More Pictures Please!... Santa's gifts

Christmas was good this past year with us. I got Jarom lots of clothes and some games and Jarom got me an IPOD Nano Video. Addie got some good gifts from Santa but wasn't too interested in the whole thing! We had lots of good food and spent time with my family and with Nate, Alisha, and kids and the Davies. It was a good day but we did miss the Haynie's! For New Years we went up on Monte Sano to the cabins and hung out with my family and Ben and Kansas our buddies while we awaited the New Year and ate Taco Bell out with Ben and Kansas- our first trip out to eat with Addie. She was good and didn't fuss and we had a good time visiting with our good friends! Addie is the light of our lives and we love her dearly! We can't wait for her to enjoy Christmas and Santa... maybe next year it will be of some interest to her! We hope you all had a good 2007 and we look forward to a wonderful 2008!