Note From Mommy

Addison is sooo much fun now! Not that she wasn't fun before, but now she has more of a personality and a sense of humour... She loves to laugh and she'll do things to make us laugh... if it works (gets us laughing), she'll do it again (like playing the trumpet)

* Kev taught her how to "play the trumpet". She already knew how to blow raspberries, but now she can blow without vibrating her lips as much and she sounds like a trumpet! Kev promised to get her a trumpet for her 5th birthday... I secretly hope he doesn't remember because I may have to invest in some earplugs for her first few practice sessions!

* She waves and says "bye-bye" - it sounds more like "ba- bai" and we think she might think that Kev's name is "bye-bye" because it doesn't take as much coaxing to get her to wave and say bye bye to him.

* She loves to dance, but she loves to sing even more! Almost everytime she hears music, whether I'm singing, or we're listening to the radio... she'll do this open mouth hum! Kev was testing her to see if she could follow his pitch, and she'll try! It's super cute!

* Addison hugs and "kisses". It's pretty funny too! She'll come at you with her mouth wide open - It looks like she's going to eat your nose! (sometimes she does...) It's always sloppy, but ALWAYS appreciated (by me, anyways!)

* She'll clap at the end of counting 1 - 10. Kev and I did a little experiment and

said "ten" (no clap).
said "nine ten" (no clap).
said "eight nine ten" (no clap)...
...
said "two three four five six seven eight nine ten" (no clap)
started from one... and clap!

What a smart little cookie! One time we saw her get her hands ready to clap at "seven" and she waited til I said "ten", then she clapped! Cute!

* She'll also clap at the end of the ABC song (the everyday version, not James' version)

* Her "blinkies" are definitely not "beautiful eyes"... she scrunches up her nose and opens her mouth... but definitely cute... maybe cuter!
She still loves (LOVES) to play with strangers and get their attention... nowadays, once she has their attention, she'll do her "blinkies"... it looks like she's getting ready for an itchy sneeze, but it's her way of flirting!

* James kissed me this morning before he left and Addi made her kissy kissy sounds... We were cracking up!

* She loves going up and down... not too fast though, and she has to be in the mood to like it.

* She's a curious little monkey... she loves looking in cabinets and opening and closing doors (doors that are already open, and she doesn't close the doors all the way - my foot is usually in the way for it to fully close).

* She knows how to open zippers. She can unbundle herself from her "Bundle me" blanket and she unzipped my purse yesterday and took out my wallet... a sign of things to come, I guess... but James and I laughed and he said "Wrong wallet, Addison" and I said "I think she's trying to put money IN the wallet"

* Addison is still a picky eater - she really doesn't like sweet fruits, especially apple sauce. She loves her veggies though and she loves Cheerios! She had Udon noodles for the first time yesterday... she slurped them up - but she didn't chew them... I was convinced I'd find them WHOLE in her diaper today, but I didn't! Isn't that strange?!?

* She's still a little unsure of walking by herself, but if one of us is holding on to her, she'll start running!

* She loves to climb up things... if there's something to step on, she'll climb it.

* She's been pooping everyday now and it's been softer... She was backed up for a really long time!

* Addison has stinky feet... I can't believe how much they sweat and stink! They should have Dr. Scholls for babies. One day, I was sitting on Addi's playmat with Addi in front of me, James sitting on the sofa to my right and Kev sitting on the loveseat to my left... it was like a stinky feet party!

* Addison loves to take off her shoes and socks and expose her stinky feet to the world ... she loves to do this while we're on our walks...

* Addison is definitely a wind baby... she loves when we're in the car and we open the windows to let the breeze in... it'll usually calm her down if she's hating the car seat thing!

* I'm trying to get Addison to stick out her tongue when I say "tongue". She can do it most of the time, but that's because she loves to stick out her tongue.

* Addison is really good when we're at Church - people around us always make it a point to tell us that. But she loves playing with people and flirting with them - sometimes we'll sit close to people that love it and will play along and sometimes (well just one time... c'mon, who can resist her?!?) we'll sit close to people who won't give her the time of day... What's our secret? Cheerios... we let her eat these little snacks during the quiet parts!

* When she's annoyed she says "Meh Meh Meh" it sounds like "ma ma", but it's definitely not the same!

* She sweats a lot while she sleeps... yes, she's one of those. She'll wake up in a puddle of sweat. The sheet under her head is usually soaked and she'll smell like sweat when she wakes up. I'm definitely not looking forward to summer!

* She loves to rip up paper, tissue, and napkins... another thing that keeps her busy if we go out to eat!

* She's really really strong for her age - she's got a persistent little grip - she'll hold on to your finger forever. She can grab the spoon out of my hand (we usually play tug of war with the spoon when she's had enough of eating!). Yesterday she grabbed the tray out of the waitress' hand!

* What more can I say... Addison is lovable! Super easy to love... I'm sure I'd love her if she wasn't so lovable, but she makes it so darned easy to love her!

- Mommy