Santa Clause Is Coming To Town

Addie went to Santa's Workshop today to make sure that he knew exactly what to get her this Christmas. She did great for her her first visit with the jolly old man. No tears - but she did just seem a bit confused by the whole thing...

You Can't Always Get What You Want

This is what happens when Addie doesn't get what she wants... Not so cute and cuddly. She is definitely more aware of when she doesn't get her way and becoming much more vocal about it.

Turkey Trot (Gobble Gobble)

We kicked off our Turkey Day with 4,500 of our neighbors running along the beach during the annual Long Beach Turkey Trot. That way we didn't feel so guilty having that second peice of pie later in the day!

Her Favorite Toys (under five bucks each!)

Addie's two favorite toys... a colander and the top to her wooden ring stack. Nothing like low-tech, cheap toys to keep a nine-month entertained for hours.

A Day At The Garden

This past weekend we went to the community gardens to help out some friends. We are hoping to get our own plot in the spring. Addie loved it and seemed to really enjoy eating the mulch - yummm!

Nine Months Old

Addie is nine months old. At her check up she was 18lbs (50%) and 29 inches (90%). She is crawling EVERYWHERE, can give us "high fives", and is eating finger food now.

Pebbles & Bam Bam

Addie and Dawson went trick-or-treating on Second St on Halloween as Pebbles and Bam Bam. The kids had a great time and never got scared once. And yes, that is a Nikki Batsch exclusive costume. Maybe motherhood is making me crafty afterall...

A Happy California Cow

Halloween might be my new favorite holiday. Look how cute this little cow is!

The Great Pumpkin

Addie did a great job picking out the perfect pumpkin for her first halloween!

Make-up pictures

Since I have been such a slacker keeping the blog updated this month, here are a few more fun pictures for you to enjoy.

Addie has a new obsession with herself in the mirror. She loves to give kisses to the baby in the mirror.

Addie helping to fold the laundry.

Addie crawling to Daddy...it's so exhausting walking on all fours.

Isn't she so cute??

Mimi was here!

This past week Addie got spoiled by her Mimi. While the rest of us watched the stock market tank, my mom enjoyed the blessings of grandmotherhood and watched Addie crawl all over the place. We also discovered that Addie can stand up in her crib.

Addie's first haircut

BEFORE

AFTER

Addie got her first haircut last weekend. She was a real trooper and never got scared or fussy. She was way more interested in playing with the steering wheel on her racecar chair than anything else.

And yes - I know what you are thinking - her new style is reminiscent of the old 70s bowl cuts. Chris and I figured if it was good enough for us when we were kids, it's good enough for Addie for her first style :-)

And She is Off...

We knew it would happen soon. Addie started crawling today. I have to admit I started to cry just a bit. Tears of joy, of course. It is just amazing how fast they develop and grow. Some days she looks more like a little girl than a baby.

Mmmm...Green beans for dinner

It looks like someone had fun eating her grean beans for dinner. We have pretty much decided it is best to just feed her in just a diaper and bib since she gets more food on her body and in her hair than in her mouth. But she looks like she is having fun and I guess that is all that counts :-)

Picture of the week

I LOVE this picture of Addie and Chris. Even if Chris is reading her a book about criminals of the Old West. Addie seems to find humor in it like she does with everything else.

Don't you just want to squeeze her???

A six month update

Adilene is six months old!

At her check up she weighed in at 16.5 lbs (60%) and 27 inches long (90%). We found her sitting up in her crib last week, so I think it won't be long before she is pulling up and scooting around. Her tooth count is up to eight! She has her front four teeth on the top and bottom. It seems like her teething has slowed down for now (thank goodness!).

It is amazing how much she has changed and grown in the past six months, not to mention how fast time is flying by.

Big Sky Montana

Addie has checked another state off of her list and becoming quite the traveler. We had a great time with the rest of the Batsch crew in Big Sky, MT and Addie got to visit with the family. She also got to see Old Faithful, Yellowstone, a couple waterfalls, and even a few moose. Here are a few pictures from our trip.

Princess Dress

Here are a few pictures of Addie in the princess dress that her Abuelita sent her from Bolivia. She is getting so big... She turns 6 months next week!

Who's That??

"Who is that sweaty bearded man standing behind me?" "Hey, that's Daddy!!"

Chris is growing a beard in preperation of our trip to Montana... It's growing on us : - )

Addie's First Earthquake

At less than six months old, Addie can add *been through an earthquake* to her list of life experiences. WE could definitely feel the earthquake that rattled Southern CA today. The epicenter was about 35 miles east of us. We are all fine, and didn't suffer any damages (except for the small anxiety attack I had when I couldn't get a call through to Chris). But it should be a fun story to tell Addie when she is older. Hugs to all!

New Pictures

Here are a few pictures we took recently. I have been trying to get Addie to show us her bottom teeth, but we just can't get them. Addie's tooth count is now up to five - her two top teeth and another bottom tooth broke through this weekend!

The slideshow is up!!

Addie had a whirlwind tour of Florida. She got to meet so many of our wonderful friends and family. We want to thank everyone that came by to see us. We are so happy that you were able to meet our little Addie - it means so much to us that she got to meet the people who mean so much to us. I put together some of the pictures we took on our trip. Enjoy :-)

Quick updates

So I have been a bad mommy and not updating the blog lately. It has been crazy since our trip to FL. I have a slideshow of pictures from our trip I want to upload, but I have ran into some technical difficulties. So that said, I am still working on it because there were some great pictures.

Here are a few updates about our little Addie:

• We have moved her into her own room (Chris & I are so happy to have our room back to ourselves).
• She got another tooth on the bottom (tooth count is 3)
• She is starting to sit up (well, we sit her up and she stays there for a few minutes...)
• She has now moved up to oatmeal and we will begin yellow veggies this coming week
• Last night she entertained us by snorting. Yes, my adorable little girl now knows how to snort and won't stop! It is HILARIOUS!

We hope everyone is doing well and hope to have pictures up this weekend.

She's on a jetplane

We spent the 4th of July in Florida and Addie was great on her first plane ride. The flight attendants and people around us commented on how great she was doing. The only thing that threw us for a loop is the fact that she went through 2 diapers within the first 15 minutes of the flight!

Wake up Daddy!

Addie knows what she wants and she wants her Daddy to wake up and play with her...now.

Cereal...yummm!

Addie had rice cereal for the first time this morning! She was excited to get it in her mouth, but then she wasn't quite sure what to do with it.

Addie's 4 months old

Addie is growing and changing every day. She had her 4 month check up this past week. She is 14 lbs 4 oz and 25 1/2 inches (over 2 feet tall!!). She was a trooper getting her shots and only cried for a few minutes. We also think she may be getting another tooth in soon :-)

Addie and her Nana

Addie has been getting spoiled by her Nana this past week.

DROOOLLLY!

Someone is a very drooly girl...

ACC picnic

On Saturday we went to the ACC Alumni picnic and Addie wanted to represent the Seminoles with her little Nole socks.

Can't get enough of you, baby!

These two can't get enough of each other :-)

Breaking News...

Last night we detected the start of a tooth breaking through... Our little girl is growing up so fast. We will keep you posted!

UPDATE (5/31)
Addie has TWO teeth coming in! Her two bottom front teeth are starting to break through. Thursday she was quite cranky, but I can imagine she is in a good amount of pain. Chris has been home with her this week (while I started my new job) and he has been letting her gnaw on a frozen washcloth. She loves it!

BUSTED!

Doesn't she look like she just got caught with her hand in the cookie jar?

Big day out

Addie accompanied mommy on her errands yesterday. Addie got to go to the dentist (where everyone in the office fought over who got to hold her next!) and she went to the hair salon to watch mommy get a haircut. Addie will probably need a haircut soon, just not quite yet. She was very good and very curious about what was going on around her.

Our first family trip

Last week we went on our first family trip. Addie and I were lucky enough to tag along on a work trip with Chris to Moab, UT. Addie had a fun -filled week, even though it rained the first few days. She got to see mountains, wrestle with a hippo, go hiking, see ancient indian rock art, and play in the sand dunes. In the end she was exhausted! Here are some of the photos from our trip.

AXO playdate

Addie went to her first Alpha Chi Omega event - a playdate for the little ones. As you can see she was having a good time, in between trying to eat her thumbs.