8 months

Time is just going by faster everyday it seems! Our little diva has quite the temper at times, especially when you take her out of the bath tub (she can play in there for hours) and when you take her "toys" away. I use the term toys, but really it could be anything....a grocery sack, hanger, cell phone, remote, chip bag.....why do we even buy toys???

Just after turning seven months Addy really got into getting on all fours and rocking, but hasn't quite mastered the crawling yet. She does somewhat of an army crawl or rolls to get to what she wants. As much as I am ready for it, I know once it happens things will have to change in our house and I will wish she wasn't already crawling.

She has tried lots of food this month....Sweet Potatoes, Green beans, Squash, Carrots (and I'm sure there are others, but I can barely remember what she ate yesterday let alone a month ago). I gave her a few Puffs the other day, but she didn't seem to interested. She had a hard time getting them in her mouth. They were in her palm and she tried to stick her whole fist in her mouth. Maybe in a few weeks they will be more exciting.

Not many big firsts this month. We did make a trip to Dallas to see the fam, and my mom came up for a few days to see us. She did attend her first wedding reception and made it till 9:30 before she passed out.

She's still doing great with therapy, and is progressing well!

She is definitely not a happy camper when she is left alone. She sees you walk out, immediately boo-hoos and then you walk back in and she starts laughing. This child is spoiled I tell ya!

She goes down between 7-8 most night and wakes up about 7:00 or 7:30.  She normally takes about a 1.5-2 hour morning nap and a 2-3 hour afternoon nap. Taking 6 ounces at each bottle(lately has started playing with her bottle towards the end and is such a wiggle worm) She is still in 3-6 month clothes, but is definitely ready to move up to 6-9 months....Mommy is trying hard to keep her in these summer clothes since most of what she has in 9 months is Fallish and its still to warm for those. Moving her up to size 3 diapers once we run out of these last few 2's!

I am guessing she is right around 16.5 pounds or so!

7 months and as happy as can be!!!

Lots of milestones this month...

Our baby girl learned to sit up this month!! Shortly after turning 6 months old she started sitting up on her own. She started with sitting up for a few seconds at a time, but by the end of the month she could sit for minutes on her own!! She is loving this whole new view of the world.

She took her first plane ride to Dallas and did awesome. The hardest part about flying with a baby is lugging everything around. Since I was flying without Rodney's help I was a little worried, but they allowed my mom to go through security with me, which was a huge help. 

Addison took her first trip to the lake. We went to PK for our annual Leon Family Reunion. The life jacket was no fun, so she spent most of her time in the house or in her baby pool. She was an angel all weekend and everyone commented on the fact that she didn't even cry the whole time we were there. As long as she has someone to play with her and entertain her she is happy, and there were plenty of people at the lake to fulfill that job!!

She really started doing well with rice cereal and oatmeal so we transitioned her to fruits this month. So far she has tried Pears, Apples, Peaches, and Bananas! She really seems to like Pears and Bananas the most, and liked the Peaches the least. She is taking 5 ounces at every bottle.

She is sleeping so well at night, even on trips to Dallas sleeping in the pack and play. She is going to bed at 8:00 most nights and sleeps until 7:00am. She wakes up and talks to herself for at least 30 minutes and never cries. 

She is still wearing size 2 diapers and 3-6 month clothing, but in PJ'S we have moved her up to 6-9 months only for length. She is definitely long and lean!!

 She has continued with therapy twice a week and her therapist has talked about how much progress she made this month!!! She is getting much stronger and her tilt is less apparent. The big thing that this therapist mentioned(her therapist in Dallas never did) was that she tends to keep her right shoulder up.....this picture captures it perfectly....

She does better at some times, and then does worse at others. It mostly depends on whether or not she is tired. However, she has tolerated her therapy very well and rarely cries.

She is such a happy baby!!! 

Happy 1/2 Birthday Addison Faith!!

Our baby girl is 1/2 year old!!! We were in Ruidoso, New Mexico on her half Birthday and were still in the process of getting moved so we were a couple weeks late in taking her 6 month pics, but here are a few...

She has changed so much in the past month.....The big thing being that she is reaching for EVERYTHING!!! You really have to watch her, she was in my lap at dinner one night and was going after my shrimp!! She is also rolling all over the place. I will lay her down on one side of the living room floor and when I come back into the room a couple of minutes later she will be on the opposite side of the room!! 

We had a very busy and chaotic month since we moved!!! Yes, we made a big move to West Texas. Rodney will be farming with his Dad and I will officially be a full-time stay at home mom!! So excited for this new chapter, but so sad to leave so many family and friends. We moved on June 21st, and stayed with the in-laws while we had some work done on our new house and then headed to New Mexico for a long weekend.

At Addison's 6 month check up with the Pediatrician she weighed in at 14 lbs 3 oz and was 26 inches long. 10th percentile for weight at 50th percentile for length. Doctor thinks she is doing great. She is sleeping about 10-11 hours at night. Normally going to bed between 8:00-9:00 and waking up about 7:00. She is taking 5 ounces at each feeding about every 2.5-3 hours. She is in 3-6 month clothing and size 2 diapers.

She got her helmet off right after she turned 5 months, and it has been so nice not to mess with it anymore. I am so glad she wasn't in it in the middle of the summer. She outgrew her helmet a little sooner than expected and they said her head was still not "perfect". We could have done another helmet but with the move we decided against it. It definitely looks much better than it did. We also have a new physical therapist out in Lubbock that we LOVE!! She has shed new light and ideas on helping to improve her torticollis. She suggested having Addison come for physical therapy twice a week and wants her to continue until she is walking. 

Big milestones for this month include: the big move to West Texas, getting her helmet off, her first(and very quick) vacation to Ruidoso, New Mexico. 

We just can't get enough of her! She is truly the light of our lives!!