5 months

Dear sweet Addison, you are so very loved.

I adore this little girl so much, and can't get enough cuddles or kisses. 

Addie weighs 15 lbs 3 oz and is 25.5'' long

She is almost sitting on her own, but really likes to throw herself backward on the ground, hence the pillow wall :) She loves rolling, and I quite often find her rolled into a corner, or rolled into the middle of the hard floor, just content and happily kicking away. She scares me sometimes with how mellow she is. I will find her stuck underneath furniture, and she just smiles at me without a care in the world. She lets me know when she needs something, and loves to coo at me. She especially comes alive once her sister is in bed, and she knows she has mommy and daddy to herself. We cherish our one on one time with her. Nothing is sweeter than seeing your kids interact though. Renne is loving watch Addie grow and learn new things, and she is very protective of her little sister. She will quite often come running to me and say "MOM! Addie is awake, go get her!"she can hardly wait to see her after her nap.

Addie has these adorable little "praying hands". They are  almost always clasped together, held tight into her chest. 

always chewing on her hands this one

Ok, so this is a little side-note: I am the only in my family with "Low eyes" as Tim calls them, eyes like my Dad's. My eyes are almond shaped and are very dark brown, and i've always thought they weren't as beautiful as the big blue eyes my siblings have. I remember as a young girl feeling special that I was different, but always thought my eyes were ugly. When Addie was born I immediately fell in love with her dark beautiful, piercing eyes. She was perfect. When Tim told me her eyes were just like mine, I started to cry. I hadn't even considered her beauty was from me, since her eyes are actually Hazel. It's amazing what you learn to love about yourself by loving your children. She is a gift in so many ways.

We love you sweetie. Now just please stay a baby forever.

4 months!

Little Addie J is almost 5 months, but here is her 4 month old post :) 

Just some quick updates on this cutie pie:

Weighs 13 pounds, 12 oz.

She is 24.8 inches long

She is still in 3-6 month clothes, but filling them out more and more.

She is a very good girl, and has been sleeping through the night for the past few weeks!! I feel amaaaaazing! It makes a huge difference in how much energy I have during the day. Thank you baby girl!! She is such a wonderful baby, I am soooo grateful she's easy going. She is such a sweet, tender little girl. She is sensitive too, and when she's sad she has the most heart breaking cry. It's so so sad. When I took her for her shots she BALLED. It was horrible. Renne always took shots like a champ, and hardly cried. But Addie was as disaster and in the waiting room afterwards, I had a few people tell me they wanted to cry with her. I usually keep it together pretty good, but I did get pretty teary eyed after ten minutes of it. Poor little girl. :( Renne was so concerned. I told her Addie's medicine hurts, but its ok, and it will help her. She kept saying "Addie, it's ok. Medicine hurts. It's ok" Those heart melting moments just don't get old.

I could seriously kiss her cheeks all day long. I'm so obsessed with her. 

She makes my snapchats way cuter! Thanks Ads

We look alike, no?

Addison is smiling all the time these days! She is so interactive now, I love it! She will start giggling when I make silly faces at her or even when I just look at her and smile. She is extremely ticklish. She laughs when I gently tickle her armpits or her neck. It's the cutest thing. 

She is chewing on her hands and fingers constantly. She loves her hands up close by her face. Sometimes it looks like she's praying its adorable. 

 

I mean, common! 

She literally falls asleep anywhere! Quite often I will be putting Renne down, or helping her with something, and I leave Addie on the floor or in her bouncy seat, and i will come back and she is fast asleep, even during all of the noise and chaos, no blanket, no soother, nothing. She loves to be cuddled and I wish I had more opportunities to snuggle my little bug. i just can't even...

her worried face. kills me

Those chubby arms!! Love them.

We are so blessed to have this girl in our life. Thank you Addison for choosing our family!! 

Addie 3 Months

Addison is 3 months old (2 weeks ago). Never mind how late i am…

We cannot believe how much she has grown and are trying to absorb every minute of it! I am so obsessed with this girl, she brings such joy to my life. She has been waking up more and more and smiling like crazy. She is getting so strong and just started rolling over onto her back. She is so interactive and looks around for us and will "ask" to be held. She loves to be cuddled, and I am savouring that like crazy!! She is waking up more and more, which is really fun for all of us! She loves her sleep this girl, and is usually awesome at putting herself to sleep, as long as she is wrapped up tight! She loves to say "a-goo, a-goo" in the sweetest little voice with the most to die for duck lips! 

Addie weighs 13 pounds 4 oz

she is 24 inches long

she is wearing 3-6 month clothes 

she is doing wonderful. She likes to wake up to eat normally just once a night now, and she sleeps in her crib which is great, although I miss her being next to me in the bassinet at times. I usually can't resist and have her cuddle with me in the very early mornings after Tim leaves for work. 

My girls - the fishy crackers are necessary to keep Renne still! I don't know how moms get these amazing pictures of their kids. it's clearly a talent that I do not have!!

Renne is a bit overzealous with her sister at times, and Addie handles it like a champ. I love watching these two interact. I have to watch closely…The other day Renne was putting lotion on Addie's face, and she also tries to feed her food. I think she has good intentions…She just wishes Addie could be her doll, which of course terrifies me a bit when she throws her dolly into the carseat.  I hear her all the time calling her dollies "Addie" and telling them "It's ok", "I got you, baby" and "NO, Addie!" haha (her favourite word lately) She plays this game where she will go into the pantry and say "Mommy, NO!!" and then she shuts the door like I'm not allowed to come in. She does it over and over haha. What the heck kid? She cracks me up.

So happy and content. 

This is a typical Addison expression. I adore her.

I don't want her to change, but I can't wait to see who she turns into, all at the same time!

She loves baths just like her older sister

She loves to be wrapped up tight, always with those little hands clutched into her tummy.

This is such a classic Addie Renne picture. Renne eating a fishy cracker while Addie swings her right arm and gives me the puppy dog eyes. I love those little faces…

Quick parental update: Tim and I are both doing really well. Tim is working hard at work designing and constantly making improvements to old designs. They are very lucky to have him at AGI. He has a very special brain, and can see such intricate things in his head. I love him for choosing a unique career that perfectly suites his skills and brain. He chose something outside the box and I admire him for it. He keeps busy being the 11-year old scout leader, playing basketball with guys in the ward, and his has a few plans to build our deck and the girls a sandbox in the coming weeks. He is always so so helpful when he comes home, I never have to ask him to do anything. He will gladly make dinner and watch both girls for me so I can run to the store or go for a run. I'm so so lucky. I've been trying to eat healthy and exercise and I absolutely love getting into a routine with that. It feels so nice to see your body slowly come back. I keep busy being the music chairman in our ward, and am loving it! I get to choose all of the music, help people do musical numbers and work with the choir. It's really fun for me! I also have subbed a few times (I know, it's crazy) in the past few weeks, and that's been….good. I miss my girls, but the day goes super fast, and I know the girls are in wonderful hands with my mom. I'm not going to do it too much, but it's nice to make a little extra money and get into the classroom. It's just who I am. I love going into "Teacher mode". I currently can't imagine leaving my girls to take any kind of position, so subbing works great for the time being. I am loving my mommy routine that I've worked hard to sort out. We love going to library time, the park, stay and play, and the pool. We have so many little friends who live close, it's been awesome! Our ward is amazing and I've made some really awesome friends. Can't wait to have lots of fun this summer at the cabin and continue watching my girls grow. I love it more than anything. This time goes by in a flash, and I really try to savour the little moments. The moments when Renne pats me on the back and says "I burp you Mommy, it's ok" or when she hugs me after a fit and says "Sorry mommy". Or when Renne hears Addie crying and runs to her with her awesome dramatic face and says "ADDIE CRYING, I help her!" and they give each other a huge smile. 2 has been an adjustment that has really humbled me, but motherhood really does refine you and make you better. It has its defeating moments for sure, but I have seen myself stretch and grow over the past few months more than I ever have in my life. I'm praying and reading more than I ever have before. I cling to those things because, I need them in a very real way. A wise mother in Edmonton told me, "you grow immensely with each child. You can't imagine having more than what you have because, you aren't ready for it until you have to be." I try and remember this when I feel like a rookie mom. We don't all wake up one day and magically become a sane, organized mother of 4 children. It takes lots of practice, failing, and hard work to get to that point. And just because I'm not there yet, doesn't mean I won't be. I'm ranting…That's all for now. 

Addison Monthly

Time flies when you have 2 kids!! 2 is a big difference from 1, and I am finding it hard to find time to do the "extra" things (like blogging ;) ) I am waaaay behind, but for journaling purposes I need to get this published. It hurts my heart how much bigger she is already just looking at these pictures! 

Addison Jayne at 1 Month Old

Addison's blessing day was March 8th. It was such a special day:

8 weeks old 

She wore the same beautiful dress that her sister wore

Addie update: What a blessing from heaven this baby is!! She is so so easy, I can't get over it! She is so sleepy, I guess I forgot how much babies sleep, but wow this girl sleeps ALOT. I crave for her to be awake because I love to see her eyes light up. Addie is a very different baby than her sister was. She loves to be swaddled up tight, and will start to get fussy if she isn't wrapped up. She loves to just be laid down, and left to herself while she will gaze into space and just "chill" out. She is so mellow. My little sister Marin was like "Addie, sometimes I wonder if you're alive" haha. She is so peaceful and calm, and I can put her down pretty much anywhere and she will fall asleep. Some days while I'm busy with Renne, I will literally forget where Addison is because she is so quiet! I still have to wake her up to feed her. She only fusses when she needs something, and has a pretty epic pouty lip. Her lips kill me! They are always sticking out!

Addison weighs around 11 pounds, and is filling out really nicely! ;) She has the best chubby cheeks! She is doing so so well. She is a champ eater, and is super quick, it's awesome! She wakes usually just once to eat during the night, and normally will sleep from 11-3, and then 3:30-7, so I am one happy mom. Renne slept through the night at 7 weeks, but I know this girl will get there eventually. I actually really love our alone time in the middle of the night. I cherish it way more than I did with Renne because I realize how quickly it passes, and I stress way less about getting enough rest. During our month of sickness, I was running on basically no sleep most days, and I had this epiphany that moms don't sleep sometimes, and it's ok. I can always, somehow, make it through the day (maybe with just a few "OH MY GOODNESS" tears). We are finally now in a great rhythm, and Addie is in a great routine. We are starting to venture to the park and the pool and library time, which is so nice for Renne. I can't wait to watch my girls grow closer as Addie gets more and more interactive. She's really started to smile, and she makes these super soft "cooing" sounds with her rounded lips. Quite the contrast to Renne's squeeeeeals! How fun to have 2 very different kids! 

Addison Jayne at 2 months old:

 

Of course Renne had to get in on the action ;)

Renne loves to hold Addie, well, for small amounts of time. This is our girls in the bath together a few nights ago. So much fun!!