Birthday Party

Addison had a great time at Maggie's birthday party yesterday. She made a couple of new friends & one that shares her birthday. Her name is Abigale & she was born 30 minutes after Addy. Abigale weighed 10lbs 6oz & was 23 inches long when she was born! Holy smokes! She was also born with 2 bottom teeth! The little girl only weighs 18lbs now & is SO much smaller than Addy. The mom was feeding Abigale cake & strawberries! Needless to Addy got nothing but a sip of water at the party :)
**Abigale is sitting to Addison's right - in the white shirt & khaki pants**



When it was time to go, Addy received a 'party favor'. It was a bottle of Cheerios. I've never heard of giving favors at birthday parties... I know about the favors at baby showers, wedding showers & receptions, etc - but didn't know about the birthday favors.

*Did I mention that every child at the party had a runny nose?*

We have a TOOTH!

Well, it's peaking through anyway! So far I can only feel one on the bottom, but haven't been able to get a picture yet. I've been giving her frozen grapes in the mesh feeder (remember, one of my favorite things), Motrin & teething tablets. She is doing great!

My niece, Aimee, is having a little boy in February & is trying to finish getting everything ready for his arrival. She picked out a pack n play at Target, but the Monroe store didn't have it in stock. Mom is in Houston right now, but there isn't one in stock there either. So, I checked our local Target yesterday & they only had one on display. I asked the sales associate to check & see if they had any in stock. She came back & said no, so I asked if I could buy the one on display, she said no. I then mentioned that I would just take a picture of it with my phone & go home to order it online. She tells me that I can't take a picture in the store & asked that I write down the item number, etc.
Me: "I don't have a pen & paper, do you?"
Target: "No"
Me: "Well?"
Target: "I guess I could go get one"
Me: "Okay!"
First of all, she is clueless about taking pictures in the store & if I would've had more time I would have stirred the pot, but didn't :) I have taken pictures of items in Target before & many other stores for that matter.

Anyway..... I get home & try to order the PNP at Target.com. Guess what??? That's right, it isn't available online at Target! Lucky for me, because I googled it & found it for $35 CHEAPER! Sweet!

I've Been Tagged

I've been tagged for a little game. You're supposed to pick your 4th folder, 4th picture. Of course, its Addison! Sitting pretty in her carseat playing with the jitter-critter.

I'm tagging Carol & Erin!

I have been such a blog slacker lately. Addison is very mobile now. Previously, I could give her a toy & she would stay put while playing. Now she doesn't sit still AT ALL. She is crawling everywhere & pulling up on everything. My nerves are shot from her learning to pull up. I am so afraid that she is going to hurt herself. I know, I know - she will eventually get hurt & there isn't much I can do about it! Today, we borrowed our neighbors walker, since we are thinking of buying one & the neighbor borrowed our stroller, since she is thinking about buying one! Addison isn't quite tall enough for the walker just yet. We even put it on the lowest setting. Oh well...

Addy has learned how to wave! That is all she wants to do now. I am also convinced that she says 'hey' when someone walks into a room!


My BFF Kristal Joy is getting married in June & has asked me to be her Matron of Honor. She is the L-A-S-T friend to get married (thank you Jesus)! I am so excited for her & Todd. It's been a long time coming!

**Pics have been added to 'Curran Pics'**

A Couple of Firsts

Addison just got her very first Birthday Party invitation! She is very excited!



She also spent some time with daddy & watched a Duke game in her new basketball romper! I will try to get a better picture of the complete outfit next time.

SHE PULLED UP BY HERSELF!

We were sitting on the floor at the Crawl & Cruise Jungle toy & she grabbed the top piece & pulled herself to a STANDING position! I have been trying ever since to catch it on video, but no luck yet.

Today we went to Sam's & bought a package of the colored foam floor tiles. Our floors are all wood & get too cold for Addy to play. (Thanks to Casey for posting pics of her tiles & telling me where to find them)

Our 'Crappy' Day

It was really a great day, but messy!

Addison wore the cute outfit from Avery this morning. She looked like she was ready for the new year!


So, off we go to Beaumont (30 minutes away) for lunch at Chick fil A & shopping at the 'big' mall. We got to Chick fil A & while Blake was ordering, I cleaned a highchair for Addy. We LOVE Chick fil A! I wish there was one closer to our town :( Addy was doing great sitting in the highchair chewing on some toys, etc. Well, she started reaching for me, so I picked her up & gave her a toy. About 2 seconds after, I told Blake that Addy had a stinky, poopy diaper & needed changing. Before I could say anything else Blake informed me that there was POOP EVERYWHERE! The highchair, me, Addy, the floor.... I didn't know what to do. There was a clump on my leg, my sweater, up her back, on her pants, it was just EVERYWHERE. So, I tried to make it to the bathroom with Addy while hiding the blowout (which was impossible). Blake followed with the diaper bag. I wish this all could have been caught on video, because I was at a loss as to how to clean everything up in the tiny Chick fil A bathroom.

First, I took off my sweater (thank goodness I always wear a nursing tank), then proceeded to remove Addy's clothes that were FULL of poop. The whole time she is on the changing table (better than the floor I thought) freaking out. Finally, I pick her up & go over to the sink & pretty much put her under the faucet to wash her better. Then I began using a thousand paper towels to dry her when a lady walks in & the first thing she sees is Addy's tush! The lady was sweet & said a couple of things to Addy then went on to the bathroom. I could hear her snickering in the stall as I was talking to Addy & trying to clean up the blowout of the year! Of course, before we left the house I took the extra outfit OUT of the diaper bag. My thought process at the time was - we have never needed an extra outfit, so what are the odds of us needing one today! HAHA!

At last, we are ready to make a mad dash out of the bathroom & to the truck! A few people that saw us go in the bathroom & then come out half naked knew what happened! It was really a sight to behold! Blake & I debated on whether or not to just buy me & Addy a new outfit, but that would mean HE would have to go in the store & pick out our clothes alone, so that was a NO!

Instead, we drove back home & got cleaned up then went back!