Next was Addison. She did pretty good too, although she isn't quite as still. If I kept something in her hands so she could chew on it, then we were good to go. I was just nervous that she would jerk back when I was trying to cut. Luckily she didn't. 
Here are a few more of Addison.
Presley LOVES holding Addison, but thinks it is hilarious to fall over while holding her. She just giggles so much and takes Addison down with her. Oh well. 
The other day I found Presley in the dining room hiding under the table. Chad had plugged the cameras in to charge in there and she got one of the cameras. She must've taken it then. I noticed that she had turned it on, but didn't realize she had taken a picture. How funny. I showed her this morning and she got a big smile on her face and said, "Hi, Kenny!" (Kennedy)And to top it off they were giving away door prizes and the very last one of the night they called Table 35 - Amber Brugh. YEAH!! I never win anything. I won this wonderful treasure chest of Satin Hands and lip glosses from Mary Kay. So happy. 
P - "bye"
Me - "Where you going?"
P - "bafhroom"
Why? I don't know. But it was funny. She had to wave and blow kisses on her way to the "bafroom." :)
It's just as, if not more difficult to get a good one of both of the girls. I can do ok one at a time, but getting them both to look decent, double sigh. They both made out like bandits at their party. Lucky for us, they aren't allowed to eat much candy at all, so Chad and I had a little snack tonight. :) 
Tomorrow, February 9th is my little Addy's 1/2 birthday. At school each morning our principal says the announcements and then also mentions the birthday of kids and staff that day. This year she has also started announcing 1/2 birthdays for kids whose birthdays are in the summer when we are off for break. I noticed this morning that they were saying August 8th birthdays and I realized that tomorrow would be Addison's 1/2 birthday.
I can't believe it's been a 1/2 year already. I still remember being sooo pregnant, trying anything to go into labor (like walking around the zoo carrying a 14 month old two days before I was due) and anxiously waiting to meet her. My pregnancy with her seemed to last soo much longer. I think it's because I found out so early that I was pregnant with her. With Presley I was almost 2 months along before I found out, and with Addison I was about 2 weeks! I can't complain about my pregnancies with either of my two kids. I was very lucky or blessed I guess that the worse I had was heartburn and occasional upset stomach. Well, after the walking didn't work to start my labor I convinced my Dr. to induce my labor a day before my due date because Chad would be starting back at school soon and they also knew with Presley my fluid levels started to decrease towards the end. I think Chad was more happy than I was because you all know how he is a planner and likes to know exactly what is going on and when. In fact with Presley, he even asked me early on in the pregnancy if I could schedule a C-section just so he would know what day and time. My Dr. decided that everything looked good, and the baby was ready to come. It was Friday morning, August 9, I was supposed to get up and call the hospital at 6:30 to make sure they had room for me. I was so thankful they had room! We finished packing up everything we needed and everything Presley would need. We dropped Presley off with Grandma and friends at Day Care.
She didn't realize this day was any different. We got up to the hospital around 7:30 and they got me right in. I was already contracting on my own and didn't even realize it. Labor went pretty fast again. I opted for an epidural again this time. I wasn't quite as lucky with that this time. With Presley the Dr. who put it in was wonderful and I couldn't feel a thing. This time, was another story.... I knew it wasn't good when the Dr. was so rough in the cleaning of my back that I was crying already. As Chad tells it, it looked like the Dr. was putting my epidural in with a jackhammer. It hurt! And, it wasn't quite as strong. I could still feel plenty. I suppose it could've been that Addison decided to come out sunny-side up which she wasn't supposed to. Thankful all worked out well. Addison was born early that evening. She looked a lot like Presley we thought. Same hair, same face, just a little bigger a pound to be exact. We made sure that Chad was able to bring Presley into the room first to meet Addison before the rest of the family. Presley wasn't sure what to think at first. She just kept saying, "baby." I think she was more interested in playing with mommy's remote control for the bed and the tv. 
Fast forward to now... Addison is such an easy baby and has been pretty much from the start. She is very laid back. She loves to watch her big sister play and will squeal when she sees Presley or Queenie. She thinks Daddy's faces are so funny and will giggle at him. She is just now beginning to really get a belly laugh, and we love it. She usually will give big smiles to just about anyone who pays attention to her. She loves to roll over and thinks just because she knows how she needs to do it every time I lay her down. The problem with this is, she isn't a big fan of tummy time still, so when I lay her down on her back she instantly rolls to her tummy, but yet she sometimes forgets she knows how to roll off of her tummy. :) She can sit up by herself and is a wonderful singer. No teeth yet, but I'm sure it won't be long. Mommy doesn't mind that yet. :O Addison has fit in perfectly to our family and we can't imagine it without her here. We can't wait to see what is next for you. You are getting so big and are learning more everyday. We love you Addison!
Happy Birthday to you,
but after a few bites she was loving it and even asked for another one. Cottage cheese is still considered a finger-food in her opinion. 
She would reach in and get bite and offer it to me first and then shove it in her mouth. 
After she was done with dinner we went upstairs and took a bath. Have you noticed that she doesn't get cottage cheese unless it's bath night. (That's not a coincidence.)
That pretty much describes how we have been since Friday. Boy has winter come with a force this week. This is our neighbors car stuck in their driveway. The girls and I haven't left the house once since we came home after work on Friday afternoon. Chad has left a couple of times to run to the grocery store, get gas and then some pizza for us tonight for the Super Bowl. We had plans on leaving and running errands on both Saturday and today as well as going to church this morning, but the weather has just been TOO COLD to venture out with two little girls. In fact, our alarm clock has the inside temperature as well as the outside temperature on it and last night when I got up to feed Addison I noticed that it was -4 degrees and that wasn't taking into the account the wind chill. It is COLD! Tonight is actually supposed to be even colder. This afternoon we got word that our schools are even closed tomorrow, and we NEVER cancel school it seems. It's just too cold. The main reason I think we closed so early is because we don't have buses. Most of our kids walk to school, and they decided it just wasn't safe. So, now we get another day to hibernate. :) Here is Presley trying to look out at the snow. It was so bright she asked for her glasses. She wants to go out and play in the snow but we haven't been able to yet. Hopefully it will get a little warmer soon so she can enjoy the snow.
We stayed warm today having a nice fire all day. Presley is doing great around the fire. She knows it's hot and she isn't supposed to go near it. In fact, she will go to one of us and then say, "hot". Then she blows on the fire, like she does her food when we tell her it's hot. It's the cutest thing. I do think she is getting a little stir crazy. I think she's getting bored with only Mommy, Daddy, and Addy to play with. She walked the circle around our stairs many times today. She kept wanting someone to walk with her, so she would come over to Chad or I and say, "Gup" (get up). I guess she wants some company on her walks besides just her babies (Chloe, Brooklyn & Kennedy). 
