Addie Rae

Tuesday, February 16, 2016

Valentine's Weekend

Pictures from our four day Valentine's weekend. Link to blog post about it here.

Danny making Valentines' Day breakfast.

Friday, February 12, 2016

500 days ago I held my tiny (yet chubby) newborn in my arms for the first time. That newborn has turned into a little lady with so much sass, sweetness and personality. I seriously don't think I could love her more than I already do. Lately she's been extra cuddly with me. She insists on sitting on my lap and then every few minutes she'll look up at me and give me a kiss on the cheek. It makes me melt. She definitely knows how to work my emotions. If I tell her no and not to do something she'll turn on her charm by blowing me a kiss or saying "love you". Of course a second later she's back to trying to get away with the thing I told her not to do in the first place.

These last 500 days have been exhausting, exhilarating, challenging, rewarding, long, fast, full of tears and full of love; and I wouldn't have it any other way.

She's my heart outside my body.

Monday, February 1, 2016

Biggest Fan

(Taken from family blog)

In the last month Addie has gone from 40 to 60 words. At some point I should probably stop keeping track of each thing she does but she seriously blows me away with everything she can do. I'm okay knowing that I'm one of those moms. She's going to grow up knowing that I am her biggest fan. Lately she's been working on pointing out body parts and making animal noises. She can show you where her hair, eyes, nose, teeth, ears, feet, hands and belly are. She makes the funniest sound effects for when she shows you where her belly is.

Danny decided he wanted to start skyping with us before she goes to bed since he's at work. So I managed to get a video of her showing him some animal sounds. I realized a couple of weeks ago that she still doesn't quite know what each animal is but she has the general idea of what it looks like. For example about a little while ago she handed me the 101 Dalmatians DVD case and was saying "moo!". She thought the dalmatian puppies were little cows. It was too cute to correct her.

On Skype with Daddy

Addie has been able to mimic both puppy and monkey noises since around ten months old and shortly after learned how to meow like a cat. Recently in the last three weeks she has picked up noises for cow, horse, sheep and bird. I can't wait for the weather to get warmer so that she can spend more time outside on the Ferguson family farm, I feel like she'll love the animals even more than she did last summer, which is saying something because she really loved the animals.

Here's the video of her Skyping her Daddy.

I guess she was being too silly to show him her actual monkey noise that night. :)

And a little bonus short clip of her playing with her Daddy again.

Her last 20 words:

Grandma

Nana (bananas)
Boo
Love you

Bath

Bubble

Thanks

Amen

Diaper

Poo

Catch

Throw it

Wa Wa (my fault - I handed her a sippy cup of water and called it that and then it stuck)

Georgia (I tend her baby cousin Georgia Navy every week)

Nice

Moo

Baa

Neigh

Choo choo (we live right next to the train tracks)

*She's been working on hot, hat and Polly but doesn't know these words well enough to count yet.*

I think it's pretty obvious how impressed and in love I am with our little one. I'll say it again, one might be my new favorite age.

Friday, January 22, 2016

Late Night Thoughts

(Taken from family blog)

It's late and I should be asleep but I have too many thoughts going through my head right now. I feel like I've blogged a lot this month but I guess that's okay because these posts are for me anyway. Two years ago from today I found out I was pregnant. I'm still in disbelief when I think about my initial reaction. Addie Rae has turned into one of my greatest blessings. I tell Danny several times a day that "I really like her". I'm in awe at how quickly she picks up on new words everyday. She makes me feel lucky. My heart truly aches for those who long to become parents. I don't know what I would do without my little girl.

Being a mother to my little one feels like a do over. Growing up I didn't really have that mother daughter relationship everyone else seemed to have. I was often jealous of what appeared to come so easily and naturally to others. For the first part of my childhood I grew up being raised by maids and nannies. After that it was my stepmom and although I can say we are closer now that hasn't always been the case.

I think there's more to why I was so scared two years ago when I saw the positive sign. I was scared I wouldn't be a good mom. I worried I wouldn't be able to play that role because a part of me didn't understand what that role was. Addisyn has taken all those worries and fears away. I still have fears of course but they're different now. Those fears no longer have to do with my abilities. Addisyn has changed me. Because of her I look forward to future children. Because of her I LOVE being a mom.

Addie means more to me than she'll ever fully understand. I feel 100% blessed to have a daughter I get to be there for. Thank you sweet girl for this bond we get to have. I love you with all my heart and I'll never let you forget that. :)