Christmas 2009

Ok, ok...I know it's been a long time since I posted anything, but having 2 kids and working a full time job doesn't allow much time for "playing" on the computer!!! Since my last post, we have celebrated Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years. Thanksgiving was wonderful. We enjoyed hanging out with family and friends! Christmas was just as wonderful if not better! The children got lots of wonderful toys. I am still trying to figure out what to do with all of them. The toys seem to multiply every year, but our home doesn't grow with them!!! New Years was an uneventful day. We went to Chris' grandmother's house and ate our black eyed peas, collard greens, and corn bread!! It reall was a wonderful holiday season!

Now that we are back into a routine, Chris has started baseball. He is the head coach of Jane Macon Middle School's baseball team this year. It has been wonderful so far because he is usually home by 6:30pm whereas when he was coaching for high school, he usually did not get home until 9:30 or 10p. Brady has moved up to a new class at daycare and is going to really start working on potty training. YEA!!! Addison is growing up so fast. She has really started filling out and becoming a happy, chunky baby girl!! She smiles all the time! Her teacher at daycare told me that Addison is one of the main reasons she is still sane, because "when everyone else is screaming, all I have to do is look at Addi and she just smiles!" That was a wonderful thing to hear!

The County Fair

I took Brady and Addison to the fair for the first time ever last night! I was a little nervous about taking them, because I thought Brady would be too scared to ride anything, but boy was I wrong. We went with our friends Ben and April and their little girl Mary Beth, who is Brady's age. Chris was at a football game in Augusta, so he couldn't be there with us. But we had fun and took lots of pictures to share. Brady enjoyed riding the carousel, saying "up and down" the whole time while riding the horse. But his absolute favorite thing was the big slide!!! We had to go down that slide a hundred times and everytime we'd get to the bottom, he'd jump up squealing and bounce around saying "go again mama, go again." It was fabulous to watch how excited he got. Addison just sat in the stoller and looked at all the lights and just watched everyone! The weather was perfect...not to hot and not too cold!! We even got to see a camel, which was pretty cool, until we later found out that the camel threw a little child off it's back during one of the camel rides! The child was ok, just a little bump on the head, but can't say that I blame the camel! The person overseeing the camel rides, walked the camel around inside the fair where all the people were running and screaming. I'm sure it made the camel nervous; heck, I was nervous with all the young kids there that were running and screaming and acting crazy!!!

October 31, 2009

Well, today had mulitple purposes...Georgia vs Florida and Halloween!! We all knew that Florida was going to beat Georgia, but we still supported our team by dressing in red and black!! Even little Miss Addison had on her Black and red Georgia Bulldogs dress!

Halloween was a blast. Mom and dad, as well as Jill, Ben, and Hannah came down to go trick or treating with us! A couple of weeks ago, Brady and I went to Target to find a costume for Addison. He had already decided that he wanted to be an elephant for halloween, so I was going to order his costume off line. Well, while we were at Target, he found a pumpkin outfit, and decided that both he and Addison should be pumpkins!! As you can see, that's what they both were! Hannah Grace dressed up as Alice in Wonderland and Ben dressed up as a Georgia Bulldog football player! We made it halfway around the block when Ben decided he was ready to go back to the house and pass out candy to the trick or treaters, so Jill took him back. So that left Chris and me with Hannah Grace, Addison, and Brady. Well, then Addison started getting fussy because it was so hot (probably about 75 degrees), so Chris took her and Hannah back home to mom and dad, which left me with Brady. At the last house on our street, there was a man dressed up as a werewolf or something. Anyway, his costume scared Brady so badly that he was done. He didn't want to do any more trick or treating! He was ready to go home. So we went home and he helped Aunt Jill pass out candy. Though, I think he actually just sat there and ate candy while Jill passed out candy!

Brady's first Dentist Appointment

I know that it's been a while since I've posted anything, and since my last post, Brady has had his first dentist appointment. He was so good! He really enjoyed riding up and down in the chair. He got to pick out his very own toothbrush and even got to pick a surprise out of the toy chest! He kept asking when he was going to see the dentist, even when she was sitting right beside him. He liked getting his teeth polished. I think the polisher tickled his lips, and he even let Dana, the dental hygenist, floss his teeth!! I think I've got a child that is going to like having clean teeth! Maybe we can prevent him from getting any cavities!!

Well, Labor Day has come and gone and I'm just now getting pictures posted. Chris and I got to enjoy the day together with Brady and Addison. Brady played in his swimming pool, played with bubbles, and watered the grass with water from the pool. Chris studied most of the day and eventually he ended up taking a nap with Addison! The grasshopper was Brady's swimming partner on Labor Day, so I thought I'd take a picture.

Yesterday was my first day back at work since Addison was born. Boy was it a long and exhausting day! When I got home, Chris was getting ready to grill us steaks! It was wonderful to not have to worry about dinner!! Yesterday was also Addison's first day at daycare. She did GREAT! Brady, on the other hand, had a hard time leaving her in her classroom. But he's got a great teacher who took him to her class a couple of times so he could check in on her! What a great big brother he is!!

Today, Addison went to the doctor for yet another weight recheck. She weighed 8lbs 8oz. In the words of Dr. Cooper "not great, but not horrible." I calculated it today, and she has only gained a total of 2 lbs since she was born. We can't understand why she isn't gaining weight because she eats 4 ounces every 3-4 hours. We have to go back for another weight check on 9/21/09. Brady will join us that day for his flu shot.

Anyway, I just thought I'd update everyone on what has been happening with our family this last week!

Game Day

Addison went back to the doctor this past Monday for a weight recheck and had gained 13 ounces, weighing in at 8lbs 1 ounce! We are so thankful that she has finally started gaining weight!! She is still too little for most of her newborn clothes, but she is starting to fill out a little more, especially in her cheeks!! We will go back to the doctor on 9/11/09 for one more weight check before her 2 month check up.

After numerous unsuccessful attempts at getting a toddler rail for Brady's crib, we finally decided just to go ahead a convert it to a full size bed and get side rails for it from target/walmart. Brady loves his "new" big boy bed!

Today we are getting ready for Georgia's first football game against Oklahoma State! As you can see, Addison is all decked out for the game! Good Luck Dawgs!!!

Addison's Check -up

Addison went back to the doctor yesterday for a weight recheck. She had gained 4.4 ounces since last Wednesday! I was so excited. That meant no hospitalization for her. Dr. Cooper (her pediatrician) said that although she hasn't gained what he would have liked for her to have gained, we are on the right path. So, he just wants to see her again next Monday to make sure we are continuing to gain weight!! Thanks for all your prayers!!