Slide, Slide, Slide & Sleep, Sleep, Sleep

Maybe I should blame the new swing set on Addison's poor sleeping habits lately!  The past week or so has been really rough.  She wakes up multiple times & nothing makes her happy.  Well, except for Dora around 2am one morning & a brownie around 4am another morning.  Last night was the final straw.  After an hour of rocking, singing & reading I decided to take her to our bed.  I thought this would work for sure & we could all get some rest.  NOT!  After an hour in our bed she was still awake, so I put her back in the crib & kissed her goodnight & shut the door behind me!  I didn't even turn the monitor on like I usually do every.single.night.  She slept until her usual 7:30am this morning.  Maybe it's molars, maybe it's sleep regression, maybe it's nightmares, maybe she's trying to get me in a routine for when the new baby arrives, maybe there is no explanation at all.  

On a good note..... This morning Addy took off her diaper & said pee-pee on the way to the bathroom (without me).  I heard her in the bathroom sitting on the potty talking to whoever would listen, so I went in to talk to her.  After a couple of minutes I heard something...YAY!  She really did have to pee-pee!  This is the FIRST time that she has went without being asked!  We had been taking a little break with potty-training since she seemed to lose interest, but now maybe she is ready to start back up again.

She learned a new way to get up the slide!

And didn't like it when I told her that wasn't the right way!

Play ball

**26 weeks**

I've gained 8lbs in 4 weeks & my OB wasn't too happy about it.  I pointed out that it's been 26 weeks & I've gained a grand total of 13lbs!  UGH!  So to celebrate my weight gain I enjoyed a huge bowl of Blue Bell Dutch Chocolate ice cream with Hershey's Syrup!  

Baby No Name has a perfect little heartbeat & seems to be growing just fine.  I'm not sure when the next ultrasound will be.  This OB practice seems a little more conservative with ultrasounds than the Woman's Clinic.  I think I had about 10 ultrasounds with Addison.  So far just 3 this time around.  Oh well, I'm just thankful that we are both doing great.  

Another Video

Addison is having a WONDERFUL time playing on her new swing set!  It didn't take her long at all to master climbing the steps to the slide!  We still have to help her get in the swing & push her, but today I showed her how to lay on her belly across the swing & push herself with her feet. **No, I didn't physically lay on the swing & show her - LOL**

She's been talking for a while now, but lately silence can't be found at our house.  She's talking non-stop & repeating everything we say!  A few examples from the past couple of days:  I was brushing her hair in the mirror & told her she was such a pretty girl.  She in turn patted me on the back & said 'pretty mama'!  Today when I picked her up from MDO she told everyone bye.  Bye Kaci, Bye Paisley, Bye Easton, Bye McKenna!  The other day at the dinner table Blake was playing peek-a-boo with her & putting a napkin over his face & she said 'dada, I see you'!  I love this age (even the tantrums)!  She's the most incredible little person!

I have a routine monthly dr appointment in the morning.  Get weighed, pee in a cup, listen to heartbeat.  I'm 25-26 weeks now (depends on who you ask).  This heartburn is unbearable at times.  You would think since ice cream is cold that it would help give me some relief, but it doesn't!  Oh, and the preggo brain, well today was the second time in a month that I've LOCKED myself out of the house & Blake's had to come home & open the door.  I've made sure it doesn't happen again!

New Videos - (should be viewable now)

Happy Easter: Part II

Happy Easter: Part I

Addison woke up extra early this morning - 6:30!  I was planning to wake before her & prepare her baskets, but that didn't happen.  Instead, while she finished breakfast with da da I went & fixed the baskets.  Her Easter morning breakfast was pancakes & sausage courtesy of McDonald's.  Isn't that what everyone has for breakfast on Easter morning?  LOL

Some of her goodies came from Memaw.  Although, Memaw probably didn't know that was my plan all along!

Addison got an Easter card from Grams & Pappy.  She loves getting mail!

She was really excited to see Elmo in the envelope!

Giving Elmo kisses!  *Notice this was originally a 'birthday' card, but Grams turned it into an Easter card!  She couldn't find an Elmo Easter card, so she made one!

Pictures, pictures, pictures

I've been taking a ton of pictures lately & now I have a million to share!

Here is Addison's 'early' birthday present!  A swing set!  Nothing fancy, just a slide & a couple of swings.  

Enough with the pictures LADY!