Christmas at Great Grandma's

On Sunday, we drove up to see my Grandma and Aunt and Uncle in Fayetteville. Grandma cooked a great fried chicken Sunday lunch. She even bought little Addi a walker for her house when we come and visit. Aunt Beth and Uncle Scott suprised us with gifts for Addison. My Uncle Scott being the joker that he is, decided to take it upon himself and get Addi some "ham" for christmas. And unknowinly the wonderful people at the Gerber manufacturing have developed a ham flavored baby food. I find this mildly funny because first of all I don't eat ham and second of all.....he has already snuck a little ham to by baby way back on thanksgiving. So one of her early christmas presents was the nice delicious jar of stage 2 ham. Oh boy Oh boy....can't wait to gag myself try to get this into her mouth. I think I will just save it until she goes to their house. Among the other goodies the little one stole away with was some adorable outfits and a Curious George monkey and story book that went with him. Addison's favorite toy though....was the tugboat. This is a bathtime fun tugboat toy. It comes with several toys insde him and then the tugboat himself. We had a blast as soon as we got home. Anyone that knows our daughter knows she loves her bathtime. Ok well, the clip I thought I was going to put on here is actually on my phone so I will just put a different clip on. Thanks Aunt Beth and Uncle Scott. We love you both very much and had a great day!
Addison's audition for American Idol

Oh my goodness where do I even begin. I really need to get better at this blogging thing. I hold all my stories in and then blog them all at one time ...does this make me a binge blogger? Well the weekend before Christmas, umm the date oh yeah Dec. 19th, I took off work to spend time with Daniel and finish up a bit of Christmas shopping. Mission accomplished! After our last rounds we went to partake in what I would like to say will be a tradition but chances are probably not. We went to Muskogee to see the Garden of Lights and look all the "pretty" lights with our 5 month old. It was quite suprising how taken she became with all the lights and she demanded to look out the window. Bare in mind it is freezing cold outside and the window is down and this child did not care! She sang to the lights and talked to the lights and cooed at the lights the whole time. She met no stranger lights on the trip. She had a great time. Being a mother I was worried to death that she would come down with something from being in the cold air for an extended period of time, so far so good on that dilemma. Here is a little clip, it was dark outside and we didn't turn on the lights in the car so it is kind of hard to see her, but you can HEAR her!! She is hilarious.

So Excited

I can not even begin to describe and explain how excited I am for Christmas this year. It is the first time that the Joy of Christmas has sunk in and it truly is about my family, and for the first time I have a little family of my own to celebrate with. This will be as memorable to me as the day she was born, which by the way still feels like yesterday. Time just goes by so quickly, it stuns me everytime I see her pictures from the hospital. And the time is only going to go more quickly, I just wish I could slow time down so that I could take it all in, how special she is, how blessed I am, and how amazing the whole experience is. I did not get to bring the little one home tonight, she had a sleep over at her Granny's due to bad weather and me having to be to work earlier than usual. I find myself, pausing with tears in my eyes because I miss her so much and I hate being away from her for one second. It just kills me that I am missing pieces of her precious life. She is the most amazing accomplishment in my life, I did not know it but she was my wish come true, my blessing in disguise, my own personal miracle. I am so excited for Christmas this year for I already have my perfect present, my own family. She is going to have the greatest first Christmas anyone can ever imagine. She is so dearly loved by all in her life.

My Little Star

This is a day in the life. We were home just taking it easy after a long weekend, watching t.v. and letting Addison play in her exersaucer. She loves her exersaucer, however, when she claims she is done she means it. It can become too much for the little one I guess, and then the whole world crumbles right along with her patience for putting up with toy. But when it is good and all is going well this is my daughter....laughing, smiling, giggling and SHOWING OFF!! Oh my. I can't even begin to imagine the drama filled story telling we have in store for us. In this little clip she is very excited and telling her daddy and I all about her new found joys of life. I love her so. She consistently cracks me up. Thank God for this bright little star in our lives. She is one heck of a mess and we wouldn't have it any other way!

Tutu Thankful

This as you all know was Addison's first Thanksgiving and I just had to make it memorable! I decided to make her a tutu for this occassion. She was a hit! She had the best time in the tutu and she smiled and tried to sing to all that came her way. We started our fun filled day out in Springdale at my Aunt Beth's house. She got to play with her "Poppy" and her Great Grandma and her Grandma were there. She was a very HAPPY baby to be getting all that attention. She even managed to swindle a few bites of mashed white potatoes and some sweet potatoes off of her Great Grandma's plate. After eating she kept with the theme and passed out there shortly after taking a small 15 minute nap. We did quick pictures and then loaded up and headed on our way to make it to our next stop on time. We promtly arrived at her Grandma Vicki's house for a second go round of Thanksgiving dinner. Addison only got nasty peas at this stop; I know....I am such a mean mommy. She showed off her tutu once more for a few additional pictures, we did not get to stay for long because Daniel had to get back home to get ready for work. We had a wonderful day and all went very smoothly. No baby meltdowns along the way. I was very proud of my little one. She lights up my life, I am so thankful to have her. It seems the days go by so fast when I am with her,the time just slips away until it is night and the next day has already arrived. Yesterday was such a blessing and a considered myself so very blessed and so very thankful.

**I felt a little ashamed today when I came back to work and heard about some of my acquaintances that were not so blessed yesterday. I was so thankful and so appreciative of my own world, I forgot to pray for all those that were around me that were not doing so well. I forget the heartache and tragedy that can hit so fast and consume those lives that are so cherished by others. I realize for a lot of people this is a hard time, I pray for Daniel and his family a lot during this time of year, because I know he misses his Grandpa terribly. To all of those that have had tragedy or trying times during this season- "Bless you all for being so strong, may God wrap you and keep you in his arms to protect you from such heartache and pain. May this season come and go with thoughts and memories of cherished times with your loved ones." I am so unbelievably blessed and I am so graciously thankful for all my friends and my family. I love you all very much.

$6.50

Okay so this all came about in a seamlessly innocent way. Daniel and I took time to have lunch together sans baby one day and we went to the mall because of a craving I had, no not pregnant again. Just had to have a sandwich from there that is to die for. Anyways after we were finished, I asked if he wanted to step into the Childrens Place. This seemed funny to me at the time because we used to take the time to step into Victoria Secret...now we are reduced to viewing kids clothing for our thrills. So he picked out this hat for winter. I was thinking that it would be perfect for the winter time and it would keep her nice and toasty. So I went ahead and got it. Little did we know, she would turn out looking like the cutest thing we had ever seen. We dot on our little one in this tabogin. She is ready set....go for winter. We even got the gloves to match. This $6.50 is money well spent to put smiles on everyone she sees in this hat.

New Lessons

As anyone with children will tell you....they figure things out fast! My little girl is no different, I am loving it though. It is like she is a little mimic machine. Whatever you do she tries so hard to imitate. We have just recenetly gotten into a schedule in the evenings and after her dinner of assorted veggies on her and her bib she usually needs a bath. Since she was born she has taken to the water and sometimes I feel like it is the highlight of her day. A way to start anew and wash off the messes of the day. So are recent venture to pass the time in the evenings after bath time is to make sounds with our mouths. She quickly......and I am talking quickly......picked up the blowing with your tongue and lips sound. It is was told to me today "it maybe cute now, but just wait until she is 2 and doing it" to be honest I don't care at the moment, and that is how we are suppose to live right? In the moment. She cracks me up, every night with her play time in the bath and random acts of sillyness while we are trying to dry her off and get that so called diaper some how attached to her rear end. Here is a little clip of my silly girl. If you don't laugh a little on the inside... there is something wrong with you!

I GOT GIGGLES

Oh my....I have been letting life get the best of me, I have been so overwhelmed with things to do and get done. Thanksgiving is NEXT WEEK!! holy cow. And then it is only one more month until Christmas. I have christmas cards to get out this year. Where does the time go exactly? Is it all running away and hiding and then only comes out to play when you are stuck in traffic on Rogers on a Friday night trying to get home. I mean geez louise. Okay so I am going to try to get caught up on some of my stories.

I am the proud owner of my daughters first GIGGLES!! That is right, I claim them and they are mine, all mine. They are the sweetest sound in this world and I will remember them until my last breath. She melts my heart and steals my soul. She is a love like no other and the gigles confirm it..i am the best and coolest thing she knows (well for right now that is). I made her giggle the first time by kissing in that sweet little spot right below her ear but above her neck and she let out the cutest delight in that kiss. The second time such said GIGGLES reappeared was the other night after bath time and I was blowing on her shoulder. She loved it. I tried to call Daniel but no one was there so I called Kathy up and let her listen to such sweetness. We relished in my new found talent. Addi uses her giggle power sparingly and you never know if you are going to get a smile or the sweetness giggle delight. The love of my life, I stake claim that I will forever and always try to make you giggle for it is the SWEETEST thing I have ever heard. I love baby girl.

Costumes Galore

As any true Diva will tell you, more than one outfit is required for a special occassion. Well our little "baby diva" had 3..yes 3 outfits for this one occassion. Our beautiful baby girl magically transformed through out the night to suprise everyone with her "too cute for words" cosutmes. To start out the evening she was a pumpkin, and when the time suited her we changed her into a ghost. Oh my, what a cute "boo" she was too! She soon tired of this outfit as well and decided to pee all over it, therefore demanding a new outfit. For the last outfit of the night was a "My 1st Halloween" onsie which was what she retired in for the evening. I think our little pumpkin/boo was dressed appropritately for her admirers and other various trick or treaters that came to our front door. I am sure this is only a taste of what is to come in the future. She happens to be a wonderfully spoiled baby. For she is the treat in our Halloween! Happy 1st Owl-o-ween Baby Boo! I love you.

Additional pics of the evening

scary pumpykin and miss priss



Boo Back this ghost has a ghost



hanging with the grand-rents

GOING GOING GONE!

Big Splasher

It has been a long week so far and it is only Tuesday night. We have been having issues sleeping so needless to say I am excessively sleep deprived. She has been really fussy and crying a lot but the one thing that seems to soothe her every time is her bath time. She LOVES it. Tonight in the tub she was doing her ab crunches. Ya know where they lift their feet to their heads over and over again. This is my favorite part of every day well besides the smiles she gives first thing in the morning when she wakes up. Her excitement in the tub is truly a memory to cherish. I love my little fish!!

A side story for the night- Tonight when we got home there was a new toy we had gotten from a friend to play with. I set it up in the living room and she was playing away with all the gadgets on it trying to figure the sounds and noises they all made. While she was playing I decided to listen to my cell phone messages. Well there was a message from Daniel on my phone and as soon as it came on her head popped up and started looking at the door ways. There is two different door ways leading into the living room and her head kept turning from one to the other and then she would look at me. She even turned to the side to see if he was behind her. It was the sweetest thing---priceless!! She knew her daddy's voice and wanted him. She would not go back to playing with the toys she was finished. She wanted her daddy. It must be amazing to become the twinkle in your daughter's eye.... good job daddy!

Down the hatch

Well we tried! I decided to start Addi on the rice cereal it didn't go so well. I would say out of half the bowl she managed to spit up....half the bowl. Needless to say I learned my lesson and we are doing it bottle style now. Poor kid.



MY LITTLE CHATTER BOX

To Grandmothers House we go!

I was waiting to post something about Addi, something cute or funny and nothing came up that was eventful and then I got to thinking that life is made up of all the small momentous occasions between the big events. This past weekend we went to go see my grandma. She was so excited it was a big suprise! Addi was pretty good a little fussy but nothing that we couldn't handle. Addi just told grandma all about it. She was a little chatter box. Seeing her with grandma made me step back and think about it.....I was her granddaughter and she was holding my daughter. What a momentous occasion that was! It made me realize how thankful I was to have been able to see the two of them together and how sweet grandma was with her. I love her dearly and we had a great end of the weekend at her house. I plan on going up to see her again very soon. I love you grandma!!

So Excited!

I am so excited. A friend of mine from work showed me her blog and I just fell head over heels and had to start my own. I am excited to start learning what all I can do with it. I can't wait to be able to show off my little one and tell all about her cute stories on a daily basis. She is now 3 months old and she is my world. I am always saying that no one can ever explain unconditional love until you have a baby. She is my breath and my life. She is my greatest accomplishment. I feel truly blessed to be given the chance to let my heart roam around. So to all my family and friends....I hope you enjoy!
Love you All,
Cerena