Addie got a shiner! :(

Now that Addie is starting to walk around some, bumps and bruises are to be expected. But not black eyes!!! Today she fell and hit her cheek bone/eye on the metal bar on the end table. I immediately scooped her up and held her. Wes said"Oh my God" and I knew it wasn't good. Wes normally says "Oh, she's fine" because normally I worry about every little bump. I looked and it was already bruising and swelling. She ate dinner and went to bed shortly after. While she was eating, I snapped a pic. That is why she has a bit of food on her face. It doesn't really show how bad it looks. I am praying it looks better in the morning and not worse. Looks like we may be delaying the 1 year pictures.

They are gone! And Addie's video debut on the blog!

Mine and Doodles' best friends have left for 16 days! I dunno what we are going to do without them. Be bored, that's for sure! Candy and Reagan have gone to visit family in Alaska for 16 days. They are going to miss Addie's first birthday party too. Connor asked to play with Reagan when he woke up at 7 am. He is going to have a long, hard 16 days!
Wes is gone to take a friend to buy a car so we haven't been doing much this morning. I straightened up the house and just played with Addie a bit. Here is a video of her. She took a short walk, crawled, and did some jabbering. Excuse how awful I look but it is a lazy Sat morning. Also, Addie's shirt is a bit too big but she is still just so petite. She can walk much farther than she did in this video. I made it a short distance to set her up for success for her video debut on the blog. lol. If you listen at the end she says dada and no-no-no. She decided she was too cool to wave bye-bye to the camera. It does sound like she says bye but it may be wishful thinking on my part. :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-6bqQW6VXo
Also, exciting news for me! Addie said mama today. Bout time!

Is it Friday yet?

I dunno why this question even matters considering I stay at home. lol. I still find myself looking forward to the weekend even though I don't work any days! This may not be the case for much longer though. A couple of weeks ago I sent out my cover letter and resume to the best therapy agency here in town for a developmental play therapist position. Well, early this week the owner called and said she has been wanting to call me but has been real busy. She wants to talk to me about a position! I am going to meet with her on Tuesday. I am hoping we can work out something for part time bc I have already got child care worked out with 2 of my best friends. If I work Mon, Wed, and Fri I can pay child care and still make quite a pretty penny! This would be the best of both world bc my children would be in the care of a best friend, it would be part time, and I would still have plenty of time to spend with the kids. It would also be nice for money to not be so tight.... of course! Anyways, please pray that this works out perfectly for us and she wants to hire me!
This has also been a big week for Addie. She has started walking from place to place instead of having to be bribed. Of course she still crawls and falls down but she gets better every day. She loves walking too! She has the biggest grins and giggles when she is walking. She also said her fist word this week. She said "no-no". It was so cute. She said it bc I had just said it to her. She says it quite a bit now. She is just doing more and more everyday. She is incredible to watch.
Connor had a fun week. I watch a little boy for 3 hours, 2 days a week. He and Connor have the best time. Not as much fun as he has with his buddy Reagan, but still a pretty good time. lol. Connor also had another appointment with the ENT this week. He passed his hearing test but was on the low side of average. The ENT and I discussed his issues with noises. He explained 2 structural things that could be affecting it and we also discussed the possibility of Auditory Sensory Integration Dysfunction. He agreed that it is a possibility. If there is no improvement in the next 2 months, he would like us to seek more evaluations to investigate the sensory issues. He is a good doctor and I am glad we are seeing him.
Connor and I are going to have a sad, boring next couple of weeks. Our best friends are leaving on Sat to go to Alaska for 16 days! I dunno what we are going to do with ourselves while they are gone.
I guess that is all for now, but I do want to share a few pics. :) I always love sharing pics!





Addie loved being pulled around in her diaper drawer by Connor.














Pasta is so yummy! And messy! Doesn't learning to self-feed look fun. At least the spork is actually in her hand for once. lol.
















Biting into a big dill pickle.



















The face she made after she bit into the pickle. She really likes the pickle a lot though surprisingly.
















Look at my big girl brushing her teeth. I had already done the real brushing.















Reagan giving Addie her birthday present since they will be in Alaska for Addie's actual birthday.

Rice, Rice Baby

I just thought this was too funny! My title is Rice, Rice Baby instead of Ice, Ice Baby. LOL. A few days ago I decided to let Addie try to feed herself some rice. She often grabs the spoon from me and gets it to her mouth so I gave her a chance on her own. She ate one bite with the spoon and then went at it with her hands. She loved it and made such a mess. It made for great pictures though! Here is my rice, rice baby! :)







Our little girl has also started taking some steps! Last Sunday we bribed her with bites of sausage off of Wes' pizza. The first time she made it 3 steps and after a few tries she could go 8! She can go about 10 now and sometimes she just falls down after a couple. She isn't really interested in walking without a bribe though. We are just going to keep working with her and she will get it in no time! She walks great beside me with just one hand held. Our little baby girl is growing up!
Also, who new Addie likes pickles?! Yesterday she was fussing while I was making her dinner so Wes gave her a bite of pickle. She made a little face but loved it. She would have eaten the whole thing if he let her I bet. I am just so surprised that she liked a pickle. She also LOVES blueberries and cantelope. I hope she keeps liking everything. Doodles is so picky so I hope she won't be.
Well I better run get a shower while the kiddos are napping. Later.

Our Fourth Of July

I know it was a week ago but I am trying to catch up my blog since I was a slacker for 2 months. We had a fun 4th, maybe a little too much fun. We made plans with our friends/neighbors Candy, Kevin, and their daughter Reagan. We went to the event on post bc it was supposed to have carnival rides. We were very disappointed to see 1 ride our kids were old enough for. It was also a really hot day so we didn't stay long. While we were there Connor had to pee twice and poop once. Wes handled it like a sweet hubby so I didn't have to go in the Porta-Potty. I love that man! Here are a few pics from the post event.






Both the kiddos looking all patriotic in the red, white, and blue.


















A lot of people stopped us to tell us how cute Addie was. The lady with the Harris Teeter set up took her picture.

















Connor and Reagan riding the only kiddy ride they had. They enjoyed it though.














I just liked this picture of Doodles. He looks so sweet.



















Doodles and Daddy. Daddy was tickling him.
















Doodles and Reagan dancing to the music. I believe it was Dakota Rain playing on stage.








When we got back home we cooked out and built a fire to roast marshmallows. The kids loved making the smores. Dinner was yummy. The beverages of the night consisted of daquaris, beer, and Jager. We bought some fireworks at Walmart and they were terrible. Never waste your money on them! Connor flipped out about all the fireworks going on. He has always had some pretty serious issues with noise, some hardly noticeable sounds and others may be loud. We are beginning to think auditory sensory integration dysfunction. We are seeing an ENT about his ears and I am going to pursue having him evaluated by an OT about the sensory stuff. Anyways, he went to bed because he couldn't handle the fireworks. He was so upset I was surprised he went to sleep. The night ended for us adults about midnight. I am not used to staying up so late or use to drinking.




Building the fire in their back yard to roast the marshmallows.















The kiddos were proud of their marshmallows.















Candy and I after a few drinks. Please excuse how awful I look. It had been a hot day.










Wes with his sparkler. LOL

















This is why you don't buy fireworks at Walmart. They all look just like this!

Our Trip to Alabama

Wes got a month of block leave after deployment so we took 2 weeks of that to visit our family in Alabama. We are from the same hometown so it makes it easy to go home and get to see everyone. It is still super stressful because there are so many people to see in such a short amount of time. I swear that next time we go home I am making out a schedule and giving it to our families. It will tell which days everyone gets to see us and it will also say that interrupting other people's days/time with us isn't going to be allowed. Seems extreme doesn't it?! I am sure it will irritate some but I would like to be able to enjoy going "home" and not have to stress about who we will see when and who is mad about it. It was really great to see all our family and some old friends. Also, Wes went on a motorcycle trip to Colorado with his Dad and brother for a week of the trip. They had a great time and got to spend some time together. Here are a few pics from the trip to Bama.








Connor sitting on the tractor tire. This child loves tractors!
















Addie and Daddy before he left for the motorcycle trip.


















Addie was not happy about this photo session I tried to get of her by the flowers.



















This is my Uncle Mike. He loves Connor and now says he is ready for his own grandson.













Just sitting pretty!



















They both look so sweet and loving in this picture. The next picture on my camera was of Connor pushing her away and her holding onto him for dear life! LOL














This is a rare site. Connor and my brother J Cole getting along. Had to snap a pic of this.















Watch out bc Connor is driving the boat. He loved steering the boat and blowing the horn.

















I love this picture of Addie and my mom(Emmie as the kids call her).

















Doodles has recently become pretty afraid of bugs. If one touches him he screams and if he sees one he makes sure to let us know. So I would have thought he was afraid of lizards, but nope! My mom's river cabin had a lizard that hung out on the porch and he chased it around trying to "pet it". Well Paw-Paw Jim caught one and this is Connor petting it!










And here he is kissing the lizard! I cannot believe he did this!

Oops, I got lazy and forgot to blog!

Well, I got a little lazy and forgot about the blog. We have been so busy since my last post in May. We went to the beach, Connor turned 3, we went to Alabama for a couple of weeks, Wes has been on leave, and we are just getting back to normal now that he is back at work. This will be a long post to catch up and share some stories and pictures with everyone.
We went to the beach for Memorial Day Weekend and had a blast. We ate like pigs and just had the best time. Our neighbors and great friends came to spend one day with us at the beach and it was great too. Here are a few pictures from our trip.



The four of us. This was the best we could do. LOL. Connor was covering his ears from the crash of the waves and Addie wouldn't even look.















Addie eating her first handful of sand. Yum!


















The best picture I could get of the two of them. Connor had a bad case of bed head from his nap. LOL



















Addie's first french fry! Oh, the horror! LOL Sometimes you just have to do these things to get through the meal.











Wes thought he was being a fun Daddy riding Doodles on his shoulders. He didn't realize the huge amount of crack he was showing everyone!














Addie did so well on the beach in her little tent. She played so well and even took a nap in there. It was well worth the $70 we spent on it!














Connor sharing with his best friend, Reagan. They are so sweet together.












Memorial Day was our last day at the beach and Connor's 3rd birthday so we took him to the aquarium. This is him and Daddy checking out the turtles.



The weekend following the beach trip, we had a pretty big birthday party for Doodles. I dunno how many people showed up but it was a lot. At one point Connor went inside and locked us all outside. He stood there sipping his Capri Sun and smiled. He did open the door after we asked him to though. Just like a kid to have a huge $500+ party with the big blow up bounce castle and not even care. The stinkin castle was almost $200 and he didn't even really like it much! We will not be wasting our $ doing another big party, that's for sure! At the end of the day, the party ended with a party guest running over our mailbox! Nice huh? LOL





Having a cupcake on his actual birthday when we got home from the beach.



















Looks like I wanted a bite too! Hahaha.












Blowing out the candles at his party.












Something I have never seen before..... a kid that cares about the cards!!!!



















Bouncing in the bounce castle.







Alright, so I am feeling lazy again. I am tired of blogging for today. Tomorrow I will post about our trip to Alabama, and our 4th of July. Hope you enjoy this update filled with pics!