Addie!

Yesterday we got some of Addie's year pictures made at Kim's. I couldn't be more pleased!!! Check out our sneak peak!!! I was really worried I'd have to cancel because Tuesday we took Addie to the doctor and she has double ear infections, but they gave her a shot and she woke up a new baby Wednesday. Addie has to go back to the doctor today for another shot and a round of antibiotics (the Dr said her ears were the worst he'd seen that week). Aren't her pictures adorable?!

I have to document a few of Addie's cute things she does recently. Now whenever she or anyone else for that matter burps or poots she looks sheepish and says "uh Oh...".

She loves to talk on the phone now and actually "chats" to whoever is on the phone. Today she called Jarom and Grandma. She told Jarom "dada, dad, daaaaad, gibberish, mom, half-chuckle, daaaaaaddddddd". Grandma's call consisted of "dad, mama, lots of grins, followed by other random words and sounds".

Addie loves to make choices. I let her choose between usually two foods, outfits, books, toys, etc. whenever we do things. She studies her choices for a moment then either grabs the one she wants or pushes away the one she doesn't want. When I go with her choice I am rewarded with a mega grin.

Addie has to be a big girl about 90% of the time now. She hates her sippy cups, cups with straws, chopped up foods, and pureed baby food is out of the question. She feels she must have her drinks in a cup, sandwiches must be only quartered, she wants pizza sliced like ours, and if we don't abide by this she will either refuse to eat or drink or will whine and try to grab ours from us. Occasionally she will allow me to cut up her food or will drink from a sippy cup, but only if the food/drink are so enticing she can't pass it up. Chocolate milk is one constant exception I've found to her big girl rule. She gulps down chocolate milk like someone is trying to steal it from her.

Addie makes the "awww" sound whenever she gives us hugs (loves) and kisses (sugars). If I make the "aww" sound when she is near, she will collapse on me in a hug and sometimes reward me with a kiss.

Addie loves to dance now. She was asleep when we got to the mall the other day so I just put her car seat in her stroller and went in. When she woke up she didn't want to have anything to do with the car seat so I unbuckled her and let her sit up in the seat. She decided to stand in her seat, holding on to the back of the car seat so rather than fight it, I just held onto her back as I pushed the stroller. She heard the music and started bumping to it. As we went from store to store she would change the rhythm of her bopping to the music. She loves music with a lot of bass. She kept me and everyone else at the mall grinning.

Tomorrow we get our family pictures made by Kim, so look on her blog for that tomorrow or Saturday!