Louisville has experienced an ice storm and now snow. We lost power at 7:30 p.m. The LG&E truck was in our neighborhood so we thought it would be fixed quickly. At the time there were only 2,500 houses without power and this morning the number is up to 75,000. We decided to stay the night at our house because our thermostat still said it was pretty warm. We thought that was a better option than getting Addie out of bed and driving in the bad weather to someone else's house. Jeremy, Sadie and I all slept on the floor of the nursery because it is the warmest room in the house. We left this morning to go Anthony (Jeremy's brother) and Jenny's house. At least now it is pretty with snow. Sadie loves the snow! We didn't have room in the car for Addie's sled, but I hope she can break it in sometime soon.
I'll post pictures soon. Last weekend Jeremy and I had a wonderful weekend skiing with our youth group. I'll post more soon. Until then...stay safe!
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Monday, January 19, 2009
We're ready for spring!
I am just now getting caught up on the blog because we have been preoccupied with a sick baby...again!!! I breastfed her for almost 7 months and she is currently in a small daycare so we are surprised she has been this sick. Everyone around us says that the first winter is the worst. Addie began getting sick during the beginning of the week. We called the pediatrician on Wed. and they said not to bring her in because she didn't have a fever. She had a nose running like a faucet, a cough, no appetite and more. It wasn't any better by Saturday morning so I took her to the doctor. She has an upper respiratory infection and double ear infection! Poor thing! She is definitely on the mend now. We feel so bad for her when she is this sick. Addie hasn't been sleeping well because she can hardly breathe. We have been frustrated this winter, but at the same time we realize that there are so many other babies in the world that are in much worse shape so we really can't complain.
Two weekends ago we hung out with Jamie, Derek, Blake, Tracy and their daughter, Alena. Sadie also had a playdate with Jamie and Derek's dog, Benz. Addie is a very social baby and doesn't mind being passed around to anyone. For whatever reason she does not like Jamie. We have gotten together several times over the past couple of months and Addie always ends up crying when Jamie tries holding her. It's very weird!
I had a great week two weeks ago because I got to see "Wicked" for free at my work during business hours (very rare!) and it was amazing! I recommend the show to anyone! I also got a massage over the weekend! Jeremy got me a gift card for our anniversary and I just now got around to using it. Tell me why I waited so long???
This past weekend we got together with our friends (and my boss) Heather and Peter and their daughter, Emma. Emma started at Addie's daycare this week so we are excited that they will play together daily.
Saturday was my mom's birthday so we met my parents for dinner at Huber's. She did great despite not feeling well at all. Addie put two words together and said "Bye baby" while waving when a baby in the restaurant was leaving. It was two cute.
On Sunday I went to a baby shower for Jenny (our sister-in-law). We are so excited to meet our new newphew, Layton. He'll be making his grand entrance into the world at the beginning of March (if not sooner). :)
Addie also now says "hi" and "Sadie". We always thought Sadie would be her first word. It actually sounds like "Dadie" but we know that is what she is trying to say because she'll be crawling towards Sadie saying "Dadie, dadie, dadie." It's amazing to think about how much she has grown in less than a year!
Have a wonderful week! Enjoy a historical day tomorrow! Stay warm!
Blake, Addie, Jamie and Alena
Sadie and Benz playing
A video of Addie chasing "Dadie". She loves doing this!
Two weekends ago we hung out with Jamie, Derek, Blake, Tracy and their daughter, Alena. Sadie also had a playdate with Jamie and Derek's dog, Benz. Addie is a very social baby and doesn't mind being passed around to anyone. For whatever reason she does not like Jamie. We have gotten together several times over the past couple of months and Addie always ends up crying when Jamie tries holding her. It's very weird!
I had a great week two weeks ago because I got to see "Wicked" for free at my work during business hours (very rare!) and it was amazing! I recommend the show to anyone! I also got a massage over the weekend! Jeremy got me a gift card for our anniversary and I just now got around to using it. Tell me why I waited so long???
This past weekend we got together with our friends (and my boss) Heather and Peter and their daughter, Emma. Emma started at Addie's daycare this week so we are excited that they will play together daily.
Saturday was my mom's birthday so we met my parents for dinner at Huber's. She did great despite not feeling well at all. Addie put two words together and said "Bye baby" while waving when a baby in the restaurant was leaving. It was two cute.
On Sunday I went to a baby shower for Jenny (our sister-in-law). We are so excited to meet our new newphew, Layton. He'll be making his grand entrance into the world at the beginning of March (if not sooner). :)
Addie also now says "hi" and "Sadie". We always thought Sadie would be her first word. It actually sounds like "Dadie" but we know that is what she is trying to say because she'll be crawling towards Sadie saying "Dadie, dadie, dadie." It's amazing to think about how much she has grown in less than a year!
Have a wonderful week! Enjoy a historical day tomorrow! Stay warm!
Blake, Addie, Jamie and Alena
Sadie and Benz playing
Jenny opening gifts for our soon-to-be nephew, Layton
Look at Addie's cute sweater! Aunt Tiffany gave it to her for Christmas! You can tell in her eyes she wasn't feeling great. You can also tell how much her hair is growing in.
Playing with cousin Kameryn
A video of Addie chasing "Dadie". She loves doing this!
Friday, January 9, 2009
Nicknames for Addison
2. Punkin' or Pumpkin--and others relating to that Punkin' Head, Punkin' Butt, etc. Punkin' is probably the nickname I use the most.
3. Puppy--Jeremy's nickname for her.
4. Princess--Trust me, there are times when this is necessary! :) Lately she is beginning to show a little bit of her temper & strong will. She is started to throw some tantrums especially when she doesn't want to be changed. She is Miss Independent!
5. Peanut--Well, besides her being born a big baby, she has continued to be small for her age. She's our little peanut. I guess we have a thing for "P"s.
6. Turkey, Ham or Goose--If you couldn't already tell from some pictures or videos, this girl is full of life. She constantly makes us laugh because she is "hamming" it up and being a silly goose.
These are all the most common in our household. Of course we call her "Beautiful", "Baby Girl", "Little One" and others.
Thought we would give you a glimpse inside our house. :)
6. Turkey, Ham or Goose--If you couldn't already tell from some pictures or videos, this girl is full of life. She constantly makes us laugh because she is "hamming" it up and being a silly goose.
These are all the most common in our household. Of course we call her "Beautiful", "Baby Girl", "Little One" and others.
Thought we would give you a glimpse inside our house. :)
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Happy New Year!
What a year we had! We have so much to be thankful for over the past year, especially the blessing of our daughter. Being parents gets better and better everyday! With so much tragedy in the world Jeremy and I are constantly reminded of God's blessings in our lives with family, friends, good health, having steady jobs, having each other and more.
I haven't made any resolutions, I never really do. I could always stand to work out more...well at all really. :) Anybody else with me? I have been doing a digital scrapbook for Addie (thanks to the suggestion of my friend Brooke) and my goal is to have Addie's first year done by her birthday and have it at her party. (It's hard to believe that we need to start thinking about that!) I have 6 pages done and haven't even finished the first month! Ah! After procrastinating on a baby book and/or scrapbook for 8 months I thought a digital scrapbook would be the way to go. Check out this online scrapbook website sometime.
New Year's Eve was low-key for us, just how we wanted it. We went over to John and Terrianne's house with three other couples and played the Wii. It was obvious of my lack of physical fitness when I got on the Wii Fit! We put Addie in a pack-n-play and she did pretty well. Around 12:30 she woke up (we were getting ready to leave anyway) because instead of the soft elevator music on the radio playing that we put her down to it was the "Crocodile Rock" ringing in the New Year. I think I would wake up too!
The rest of the weekend was a lot of organizing, resting, putting Christmas stuff up, etc. Our youth group had a lock-in on Friday so Jeremy and I went to the ice skating part and hung out for a bit. Jeremy and I went on a date on Saturday! Yahoo! We went to dinner and then to see The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. Excellent movie! We never see movies so it was nice. Jeremy and I were in New Orleans two years ago and practically walked onto the set when they were filming a scene. We wanted to see if we made it in the film. Just joking! The scene they were shooting was in the movie though so that was pretty cool.
On Saturday Addie came down with a fever. Have you noticed a trend yet???? Two weeks healthy, one week sick. Geez! This time it didn't last very long and Addison only missed one day of daycare!
We look forward to 2009! Who knows what will happen?
Boxing with the Wii
John and Jeremy boxing
Someone had spaghetti for dinner for the first time
A Sunday afternoon...we think this is the first of many pictures like this
I haven't made any resolutions, I never really do. I could always stand to work out more...well at all really. :) Anybody else with me? I have been doing a digital scrapbook for Addie (thanks to the suggestion of my friend Brooke) and my goal is to have Addie's first year done by her birthday and have it at her party. (It's hard to believe that we need to start thinking about that!) I have 6 pages done and haven't even finished the first month! Ah! After procrastinating on a baby book and/or scrapbook for 8 months I thought a digital scrapbook would be the way to go. Check out this online scrapbook website sometime.
New Year's Eve was low-key for us, just how we wanted it. We went over to John and Terrianne's house with three other couples and played the Wii. It was obvious of my lack of physical fitness when I got on the Wii Fit! We put Addie in a pack-n-play and she did pretty well. Around 12:30 she woke up (we were getting ready to leave anyway) because instead of the soft elevator music on the radio playing that we put her down to it was the "Crocodile Rock" ringing in the New Year. I think I would wake up too!
The rest of the weekend was a lot of organizing, resting, putting Christmas stuff up, etc. Our youth group had a lock-in on Friday so Jeremy and I went to the ice skating part and hung out for a bit. Jeremy and I went on a date on Saturday! Yahoo! We went to dinner and then to see The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. Excellent movie! We never see movies so it was nice. Jeremy and I were in New Orleans two years ago and practically walked onto the set when they were filming a scene. We wanted to see if we made it in the film. Just joking! The scene they were shooting was in the movie though so that was pretty cool.
On Saturday Addie came down with a fever. Have you noticed a trend yet???? Two weeks healthy, one week sick. Geez! This time it didn't last very long and Addison only missed one day of daycare!
We look forward to 2009! Who knows what will happen?
Boxing with the Wii
John and Jeremy boxing
Someone had spaghetti for dinner for the first time
A Sunday afternoon...we think this is the first of many pictures like this
Monday, December 29, 2008
Merry Christmas!
We thought we were going to have a low-key Christmas since we celebrated with our families before Christmas. It ended up still being busy, but still a wonderful holiday. On Christmas Eve we went over to Jamie and Gary's house (Leigh's mom and step-dad) for an open house and then to Jeremy's aunt's house for Christmas Eve dinner. My parents arrived that night around 10:00 p.m. because my dad had do his church's service that evening. Jeremy, my mom and I all went to 11:00 Christmas Eve service while my dad stayed back while Addie slept.
Christmas we hung out with my parents, went over to Anthony and Jenny's for a bit and had dinner at our house. My parents were in town until Saturday morning. It was nice for them to visit for a few days because that doesn't happen much with their work schedules. We were so thankful that Addie was healthy so my parents and others could see our playful and happy girl. Addie certainly is spoiled rotten!
Hope you had a wonderful Christmas visiting family and friends and celebrating the birth of the Christ child! Happy New Years!
Playing with Leigh at Jamie and Gary's house on Christmas Eve
Trying to get a picture with Kylie (Jeremy's cousin's daughter)
Yep, she already likes money!
Addie loved playing with the tambourine
With Kelly on Christmas Eve at church
Nice! My dad's new golf ball finder glasses! Ha!
Addie loved the ribbons
Addie trying to talk on the phone that Grammy and Grandpa gave her
Playing Uncle Anthony's drums with MamawNet
Christmas Day
Isn't she looking so big these days?
Christmas we hung out with my parents, went over to Anthony and Jenny's for a bit and had dinner at our house. My parents were in town until Saturday morning. It was nice for them to visit for a few days because that doesn't happen much with their work schedules. We were so thankful that Addie was healthy so my parents and others could see our playful and happy girl. Addie certainly is spoiled rotten!
Hope you had a wonderful Christmas visiting family and friends and celebrating the birth of the Christ child! Happy New Years!
Playing with Leigh at Jamie and Gary's house on Christmas Eve
Trying to get a picture with Kylie (Jeremy's cousin's daughter)
Yep, she already likes money!
Addie loved playing with the tambourine
With Kelly on Christmas Eve at church
Nice! My dad's new golf ball finder glasses! Ha!
Addie loved the ribbons
Addie trying to talk on the phone that Grammy and Grandpa gave her
Playing Uncle Anthony's drums with MamawNet
Christmas Day
Isn't she looking so big these days?
Monday, December 22, 2008
Christmas "baby"
We have been busy celebrating Christmas with family! My entire family on my mom's side was all together two weekends ago. This doesn't happen often. David, Carrie and Dylan were in town from Florida for a week. My Aunt Cathy and Uncle Phil from West Virginia got to meet Addie for the first time. It was so great to spend time together as a family. Too bad Addie was sick again!!!! Yep, third time in less than 2 months! This time it was a virus similar to tonsillitis. She was pretty needy and wasn't herself when the family was all together. We hate that she keeps getting sick! It is hard on her and on us!
Last weekend we did Christmas with Jeremy's side of the family. Tiffany (Jeremy's sister), Dave, Alex and Kameryn came in from Evansville. Addie has gotten the hang of unwrapping presents. She loves the bows and ribbons the most We need a bigger house for all her toys because her toys are no longer small (see below).
The highlight of the weekend was Addie said her first word. Betty and Randy got her a baby doll. She loved it immediately. That night when we were away at a wedding they told us she said "baby" all night long. We didn't believe them. The next morning we asked her where her baby was and she pointed to it and said "baby". She is hooked to the baby and won't stop saying the word. We asked her daycare this morning and they told us she loves playing with the baby dolls there so it made sense why she was attached so quickly. So cute! She is getting so big! Addie will be 10 months old on Christmas!
I uploaded some pictures from the past couple of weeks. I'll upload some videos soon.
We are looking forward to a low-key Christmas Day after celebrating with family already. May your holidays be filled with joy, peace and love. Christmas blessings from our family to yours!
Santa visited Addie's daycare during the Christmas party. It didn't go as well this time. What do you think?
She fell asleep like this in the car
Yeah! Cousin Dylan was in town!
With Uncle David, cousin Dylan and my cousin, Bill
Playing piano
A new toy from Aunt Carrie, Uncle David and Dylan
Four generations...the girls
Three generations...the guys
Riding a pony that will stay at Honey and Papaw Randy's
The girl cousins
Riding her new pink pony
Jeremy's cousin got married Sat. night
Addie got a sled from Papaw and MamaNet
Cousin Kami playing dressing up
She loved her baby so much she wanted to nap with it
Last weekend we did Christmas with Jeremy's side of the family. Tiffany (Jeremy's sister), Dave, Alex and Kameryn came in from Evansville. Addie has gotten the hang of unwrapping presents. She loves the bows and ribbons the most We need a bigger house for all her toys because her toys are no longer small (see below).
The highlight of the weekend was Addie said her first word. Betty and Randy got her a baby doll. She loved it immediately. That night when we were away at a wedding they told us she said "baby" all night long. We didn't believe them. The next morning we asked her where her baby was and she pointed to it and said "baby". She is hooked to the baby and won't stop saying the word. We asked her daycare this morning and they told us she loves playing with the baby dolls there so it made sense why she was attached so quickly. So cute! She is getting so big! Addie will be 10 months old on Christmas!
I uploaded some pictures from the past couple of weeks. I'll upload some videos soon.
We are looking forward to a low-key Christmas Day after celebrating with family already. May your holidays be filled with joy, peace and love. Christmas blessings from our family to yours!
Santa visited Addie's daycare during the Christmas party. It didn't go as well this time. What do you think?
She fell asleep like this in the car
Yeah! Cousin Dylan was in town!
With Uncle David, cousin Dylan and my cousin, Bill
Playing piano
A new toy from Aunt Carrie, Uncle David and Dylan
Four generations...the girls
Three generations...the guys
Riding a pony that will stay at Honey and Papaw Randy's
The girl cousins
Riding her new pink pony
Jeremy's cousin got married Sat. night
Addie got a sled from Papaw and MamaNet
Cousin Kami playing dressing up
She loved her baby so much she wanted to nap with it
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