Trying to catch up on the last 2 months of blogging, as the time has flown by. So before I forget!!
December
A fun filled month for our little Addison. Christmas trees, decorations, presents, family and special memories. It was a great month to really talk about the importance of Christmas. So special to talk about the Nativity set and hear her name each one and then tell us who's Birthday it is. Addison loved every part of the holidays and we loved watching her enjoy it. With every passing season and holiday, Addison has made them so much brighter and it is so special to see her get excited and understand a little more.
Addison has fully gone into size 3T clothes at 2 and a half years old. No doubt she is definitly going to be tall. She is our little chatter box, constantly amazing us with how much she knows and understands and remembers. She can now say several words together, almost sentences, making conversation so much easier and super cute to hear what she comes up with and what she has to say!
We spent Christmas in Florida with my family. We drove and surprisingly Addison did a lot better than expected. We drove through the night and it did help, however some little girl slept from 830-1AM and then was awake from 1-4:20AM. At 3:30 AM I said to her "Addison, you need to go to sleep" and she proceeded to tell me "Not tired, Mommy, Addie tried!" lol! Shockingly she wasnt fussy, just didnt go to sleep. We had a great time in FL. The weather was freezing, but we did manage to get in a couple trips to the pool. Our little fish of course only wanted to be in the big pool, so we all took turns getting out of the hottub to swim with her. She loved her gifts, especially her bike from Great Grandpa and Great Grandma and I know it will be a big hit this summer. Luckily the trip home went alot smoother and she slept much better.
Our biggest challenge this month was Addison decided herself that she no longer needed a nap. I was lucky if I got 2 naps in a week. Yes, I realize at some point, children no longer need naps, but no naps for our Addison turned into major Temper Tantrums! Clearly showing us, she is not ready to give up naps, even though she thinks she is! Luckily Grandma to the rescue at Christmas was able to get Addison to nap and the holidays went very smoothly.
January
January flied bye, as no sooner did we get home and in entered the flue. Got to love this time of year! With the flue behind us almost 2 weeks later. Addison and I headed to NY for a 2 week mini vaca. Our little girl LOVES the snow and it was no surprise that she Loves sledding!
Our little girl is just so full of life and excitement. So adventurous, fearful of nothing, very strong-willed, but has such a sweet heart. She truly is a good little girl, but is just a typical 2 year old, testing her bounderies! Her little chatter fills our days with laughter! Crazy, how at 2.and a half years old, she is already "Telling Stories".
After months of fighting, December being basically a No Nap Month! I have resulted to rocking her to sleep for her naptime. I always said, I wanted her to be able to put herself to sleep and not have her be dependant on me for putting her to sleep. But after December and major temper tantrums from no naps I needed to come up with something. She will usually fall asleep within 10-15 mins of me rocking and it makes a world of difference. I dont rock at bedtime, she gets books and puts herself to sleep. So for now its working and it is a special time to see my little girl curled up in my arms sound asleep!
Our big thing of the month we or should I say "I" decided to start potty training. This was something I had been putting off, bc I was dreading it!! LOL! But, I decided to bite the bullet, after several comments were made about how Addie wasnt potty trained yet. I decided to do the "Potty Train in 3 days" program. Basically let your child run around naked, pump them FULL of liquids and take them to the potty every 20mins. So I put a dress on her and socks, as we are in the dead of winter, handed her her sippy and we were off!! Well, I made it a day and half when I put her back in a diaper and said she is not ready!! I felt like I had a wild animal running around my house peeing!! My dog was never even this bad as a puppy!! After continuous times of peeing on my pottery barn rug and then the final straw, climbing into her stuffed animal bin and peeing all over them. I had it!! She clearly WAS NOT GETTING IT!! I thought if she could just pee once, get candy, that it would click. But I was not soo lucky!! LOL!! So we headed to NY, brought the potty seat and tried with pull-ups. I can say she is starting to understand that if she pees on the potty, (As we got a couple accidental pees on the potty, so I made a HUGE deal every time) she will get candy and CANDY well thats a big deal, bc we dont give her a lot of candy! I think though that she is semi-grasping it!! She will sit there forever though, bc she wants that candy!! lol!! Hopefully in the next few months it will really start clicking!!
Monday, February 25, 2013
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
October
This month starts a new season in Adddison's and my life, as I have left my job to become a stay-at-home mom. This was a very hard decision for me, however I am happy to report, It hasnt even fazed Addison that she no longer goes to day-care. I was worried, I would have to hear her ask for them everyday, but she doesnt, making this transition alot smoother for her and for me. We spend our days, going to the Library, going on walks, meeting up with friends, having lunch with Stephen, going to the Park, running errarnds or just hanging around the house, which those days I try to do a craft. Our biggest challenge is not leaving the TV on. I have had to make it a point to turn it off and really monitoring it. I am not a big TV watcher myself, however, it is really easy to turn it on and almost forget its on. I am trying to make sure we find OTHER things to do, coloring, crafts, play with legos, dress up, tickle time, reading books... ect. I try to get out every AM and do something or I find that both Addison and I go stir crazy!! The biggest challenge has been finding things to do. I have signed her up for a Library class that starts in another week and that will run every WED until Christmas, but every other avenue I have explored either costs to much or they are full. Praying God will open a door and help me meet some new moms that we can connect with that live local.
Addison is talking in leaps and bounds 3-4 words at once. Really enjoyed this time, as she is starting to really communicate with us and we can really understand her. Favorite Phrases - "I did it Mommy"! "Addie do it", Good Mommmy?", "Luv you" I love how sensitive she has become - "Mommy OK?" "Oh bobo... All better" "I kiss it", The hardest part has been her repeating things you dont want her to say and hearing "NO" and "I SAID NO" screaming these at me. Talk about so embarressing and draining. Especially when I am out and she starts screaming " I SAID NO" while running away from me. Time out now occurs while we are out. The other big thing that we noticed this month was how much she is remembering things we have told her before! It blows me away the things that she remembers. 'She can sing the whole ABC and count up into the teens... Definitly Thankful she is at an age of communication, but I can say 2 year olds can be very challenging!
Her alleriges have come back in full force this month, so we took her in for testing, still waiting for results, but are hopeful they will find something to help her endure these seasonal months. This last year was a long year with Addison's allergies being at peak and us being able to do nothing for her. The other thing that picked up this month was her eczema. She had it last year, but only on her face and the Eucerin cream, cleared it all up! This year though it has come in all over her body, but red dry patches all over her. Luckily after 2 weeks of red, blotchy miserableness, the Eucerin cream, Oatmeal baths and running her humidifier during naps and beditme have finally cleared her up!!
Addison got to experience her first Trick or Treating and she LOVED it! She was our little Owl, cutest Owl I ever saw! She was a little timid at first, but by the 5th hous, she knew what she was doing and definitly didnt need any help or help with carrying her pumpkin full of candy!
November
This month has flown by, cant believe we are already at Thanksgiving! Addison and I are now in full swing of me being a stay-at-home Mom and we are both adjusting to this season! I can say we both have our days of probably being tired of one another. Naptime has become more important than ever before (lol at least for me) as I need this time to rejuvinate! 2 year olds are HARD WORK!! Temper tantrums, "I SAID NO", Running from me, are in FULL FORCE!!! Im not going to lie, some days can be VERY Draining!!! But even in those days, Addison and I find our special moments that melt my heart and remind me of this very special gift I have been given and how I wouldnt TRADE HER FOR THE WORLD!!!
Her little chatter fills our days, with questions "Whats this Mommy?", "What Else Mommy?" She now says, "Oh My Goodness" ALL the time and its super Cute! She can tell me if something hurts/itches and where it is. Its almost like at times we can carry on coversations... She is my little singer! loves to sing songs, especially ones that have hand motions! She espeically loves "This litle light of mine, Im going to let it shine"
She started her first Library classes this month and she LOVES it and it has been nice to have something to look forward to every week. We also look forward to visits with Owen and Maddy and being able to meet new friends! Thankful that November has not been too cold and we have been able to still go on walks and have PARK days! And if we dont make it to the park, thankful that we have a big yard with a swing set for plenty of outside FUN! Just not thrilled with it being dark by 430/445.
We did move her to zantac allergy medicine, which has made a world of a difference and we moved her rug out of her room to help eliminate dust pile up. Very sad to remove this rug, as this was something I really just had to have for her room, but it is just stuff and she is more important!! Since we started the Zantac and moved the rug, we have seen such MAJOR improvment!! it been so great!
This month although it has been hard at times, has been such a reminder to me of the precious gift I have been given and how important this time is with her.... I am truly Blessed beyond measure!
This month starts a new season in Adddison's and my life, as I have left my job to become a stay-at-home mom. This was a very hard decision for me, however I am happy to report, It hasnt even fazed Addison that she no longer goes to day-care. I was worried, I would have to hear her ask for them everyday, but she doesnt, making this transition alot smoother for her and for me. We spend our days, going to the Library, going on walks, meeting up with friends, having lunch with Stephen, going to the Park, running errarnds or just hanging around the house, which those days I try to do a craft. Our biggest challenge is not leaving the TV on. I have had to make it a point to turn it off and really monitoring it. I am not a big TV watcher myself, however, it is really easy to turn it on and almost forget its on. I am trying to make sure we find OTHER things to do, coloring, crafts, play with legos, dress up, tickle time, reading books... ect. I try to get out every AM and do something or I find that both Addison and I go stir crazy!! The biggest challenge has been finding things to do. I have signed her up for a Library class that starts in another week and that will run every WED until Christmas, but every other avenue I have explored either costs to much or they are full. Praying God will open a door and help me meet some new moms that we can connect with that live local.
Addison is talking in leaps and bounds 3-4 words at once. Really enjoyed this time, as she is starting to really communicate with us and we can really understand her. Favorite Phrases - "I did it Mommy"! "Addie do it", Good Mommmy?", "Luv you" I love how sensitive she has become - "Mommy OK?" "Oh bobo... All better" "I kiss it", The hardest part has been her repeating things you dont want her to say and hearing "NO" and "I SAID NO" screaming these at me. Talk about so embarressing and draining. Especially when I am out and she starts screaming " I SAID NO" while running away from me. Time out now occurs while we are out. The other big thing that we noticed this month was how much she is remembering things we have told her before! It blows me away the things that she remembers. 'She can sing the whole ABC and count up into the teens... Definitly Thankful she is at an age of communication, but I can say 2 year olds can be very challenging!
Her alleriges have come back in full force this month, so we took her in for testing, still waiting for results, but are hopeful they will find something to help her endure these seasonal months. This last year was a long year with Addison's allergies being at peak and us being able to do nothing for her. The other thing that picked up this month was her eczema. She had it last year, but only on her face and the Eucerin cream, cleared it all up! This year though it has come in all over her body, but red dry patches all over her. Luckily after 2 weeks of red, blotchy miserableness, the Eucerin cream, Oatmeal baths and running her humidifier during naps and beditme have finally cleared her up!!
Addison got to experience her first Trick or Treating and she LOVED it! She was our little Owl, cutest Owl I ever saw! She was a little timid at first, but by the 5th hous, she knew what she was doing and definitly didnt need any help or help with carrying her pumpkin full of candy!
November
This month has flown by, cant believe we are already at Thanksgiving! Addison and I are now in full swing of me being a stay-at-home Mom and we are both adjusting to this season! I can say we both have our days of probably being tired of one another. Naptime has become more important than ever before (lol at least for me) as I need this time to rejuvinate! 2 year olds are HARD WORK!! Temper tantrums, "I SAID NO", Running from me, are in FULL FORCE!!! Im not going to lie, some days can be VERY Draining!!! But even in those days, Addison and I find our special moments that melt my heart and remind me of this very special gift I have been given and how I wouldnt TRADE HER FOR THE WORLD!!!
Her little chatter fills our days, with questions "Whats this Mommy?", "What Else Mommy?" She now says, "Oh My Goodness" ALL the time and its super Cute! She can tell me if something hurts/itches and where it is. Its almost like at times we can carry on coversations... She is my little singer! loves to sing songs, especially ones that have hand motions! She espeically loves "This litle light of mine, Im going to let it shine"
She started her first Library classes this month and she LOVES it and it has been nice to have something to look forward to every week. We also look forward to visits with Owen and Maddy and being able to meet new friends! Thankful that November has not been too cold and we have been able to still go on walks and have PARK days! And if we dont make it to the park, thankful that we have a big yard with a swing set for plenty of outside FUN! Just not thrilled with it being dark by 430/445.
We did move her to zantac allergy medicine, which has made a world of a difference and we moved her rug out of her room to help eliminate dust pile up. Very sad to remove this rug, as this was something I really just had to have for her room, but it is just stuff and she is more important!! Since we started the Zantac and moved the rug, we have seen such MAJOR improvment!! it been so great!
This month although it has been hard at times, has been such a reminder to me of the precious gift I have been given and how important this time is with her.... I am truly Blessed beyond measure!
Monday, October 1, 2012
27 Months
27 Months -
We started out this month at the beach with my parents and my brother. It was such a special time, as my brother had not seen Addison since Christmas. The beach was definitly a highlight of the year and Addison LOVED it! We would pull the car down the main strip and she would already be saying "Oh Fries, fries." HAHA.. she picked up real quick we have fries at the beach every day. She also LOVED to be buried in the sand EVERY DAY.. several times. I think we all took turns every day buring her, making for a major mess of sand when it was time to leave. The water was really calm while we were there and she even got to go out and enjoy the waves. LOVED watching her chase the sea gulls, jump the waves. Just special moments watching Addison with my family.
This month in general has probably been one of my favorite months in Addisons development. Her speach is really coming around and she is finally starting to put multiple words together. She has also become really aware of her surroundings and is now rememebering what we tell her or just things from earlier in the day or even from the day before, telling us about them. She is doing so good at connecting things together and it has been so much fun to watch and listen. She is also more and more repeating us, which at times can be very scary and has made us be more careful what we are saying. Just so in love with her connections to things and her love of life. - Telling me every day who she is going to see and every night, when I say "Good night, Mommy loves you" - "Dada too", "Ganma too", "Pepa too", "Byon too" - "Addison where does Uncle Bryan live?" - "Forida" and "Where does Ganma and Pepa live?" - "New Ork" - "Addison where is Daddy right now" - "Wok". Everything lately is "Addie too" or "Addie's Turn" - It melts my heart to hear her say "Tank too, Momma" she says it all the time and I think my heart could burst with love. Her little words when she is told that she has been disobediant and that it hurts Mommy when she disobeys - "Sarce (Sorry) Momma". She has really developed a LOVE of singing. So many songs she knows and the words, melts my heart to hear her sing... She can now point out the animals, even the hard ones and Tell you their sounds. This has been a month of discovering her dollies. She LOVES her dollies. Carrying them around - everywhere. Singing to them, wrapping them in blankets and feeding them. Giving them kisses. I seriously cannot get enough watching her with her dolls.
I moved Naptime to 130 and usually after lots of books and a fun packed AM, she will pass out. I have noticed a nap after 2 PM is almost never going to happen and I have had to come to full terms that sometimes you may use up TONS of energy and put them down on time and they still will not nap!! and then you just move forward with an earlier bed-time. Which I can say is very hard, bc I am such a routine person, that earlier bedtimes throw me off schedule...lol!
We still spend our days reading books over and over. Now that it has gotten cooler we have gone to the Library a ton, PARK fun has come back. This summer we spent our days at the pool or playing outside in our yard with the sprinkler, kiddie pool ect. WAY to hot to go to the PARK!!
We started out this month at the beach with my parents and my brother. It was such a special time, as my brother had not seen Addison since Christmas. The beach was definitly a highlight of the year and Addison LOVED it! We would pull the car down the main strip and she would already be saying "Oh Fries, fries." HAHA.. she picked up real quick we have fries at the beach every day. She also LOVED to be buried in the sand EVERY DAY.. several times. I think we all took turns every day buring her, making for a major mess of sand when it was time to leave. The water was really calm while we were there and she even got to go out and enjoy the waves. LOVED watching her chase the sea gulls, jump the waves. Just special moments watching Addison with my family.
This month in general has probably been one of my favorite months in Addisons development. Her speach is really coming around and she is finally starting to put multiple words together. She has also become really aware of her surroundings and is now rememebering what we tell her or just things from earlier in the day or even from the day before, telling us about them. She is doing so good at connecting things together and it has been so much fun to watch and listen. She is also more and more repeating us, which at times can be very scary and has made us be more careful what we are saying. Just so in love with her connections to things and her love of life. - Telling me every day who she is going to see and every night, when I say "Good night, Mommy loves you" - "Dada too", "Ganma too", "Pepa too", "Byon too" - "Addison where does Uncle Bryan live?" - "Forida" and "Where does Ganma and Pepa live?" - "New Ork" - "Addison where is Daddy right now" - "Wok". Everything lately is "Addie too" or "Addie's Turn" - It melts my heart to hear her say "Tank too, Momma" she says it all the time and I think my heart could burst with love. Her little words when she is told that she has been disobediant and that it hurts Mommy when she disobeys - "Sarce (Sorry) Momma". She has really developed a LOVE of singing. So many songs she knows and the words, melts my heart to hear her sing... She can now point out the animals, even the hard ones and Tell you their sounds. This has been a month of discovering her dollies. She LOVES her dollies. Carrying them around - everywhere. Singing to them, wrapping them in blankets and feeding them. Giving them kisses. I seriously cannot get enough watching her with her dolls.
I moved Naptime to 130 and usually after lots of books and a fun packed AM, she will pass out. I have noticed a nap after 2 PM is almost never going to happen and I have had to come to full terms that sometimes you may use up TONS of energy and put them down on time and they still will not nap!! and then you just move forward with an earlier bed-time. Which I can say is very hard, bc I am such a routine person, that earlier bedtimes throw me off schedule...lol!
We still spend our days reading books over and over. Now that it has gotten cooler we have gone to the Library a ton, PARK fun has come back. This summer we spent our days at the pool or playing outside in our yard with the sprinkler, kiddie pool ect. WAY to hot to go to the PARK!!
Thursday, September 6, 2012
August
Once again we were able to start off the month visitng my parents for a long weekend and finally our little girl named my parents and is calling for them. GANMA and PEPA... Love it and so very special to hear her call for them.
So many fun new words - Tank Too for Thank you (which we worked on really hard) - Excuse me - (even knowing when to say it..lol) Her big phrase is "OH MAN" lol.. its soo funny and she has perfect timing! Singing. Our little girl LOVES to sing.. I always hear her singing away, its amazing how many songs she knows... makes me wonder if she might sing more (in front of people) as an adult. (Jesus loves me, twinkle twinkle little star, baba black sheep, rock a bye baby, God Bless America - def some of the favs) We are working on what sounds all the animals make and it is the cutest thing to hear her say their sounds.. Rooster - instead of Cock a dododle do.. it comes out AAAAAAAAA dooo!! LOVE IT!!
Naps are still our constant battle. This has been a month of at least 1 day (out of my 4 days with her during naptime) where she outright will not nap. I have had to come to terms that there are going to be days that she might just miss it, not by my lack of trying. However, if she is reading, singing, laying in her bed, she is still resting.. even if she isnt sleeping!! VERY hard to accept. But, I am working to accept that we are going to have days of no napping and then we just move forward with an early bedtime.
A fun month of just playtime at the pool, playing with her cousins, funtime with Owen, walks in the evening. July was really hot.. August has been a little more breathable - the only problem is the bugs!! Just enjoying every minute of our little girl.... So many new words, new phrases and just her little personality comeing to light.. GREAT smile! Some days its like I cant get enough of her!!
So many fun new words - Tank Too for Thank you (which we worked on really hard) - Excuse me - (even knowing when to say it..lol) Her big phrase is "OH MAN" lol.. its soo funny and she has perfect timing! Singing. Our little girl LOVES to sing.. I always hear her singing away, its amazing how many songs she knows... makes me wonder if she might sing more (in front of people) as an adult. (Jesus loves me, twinkle twinkle little star, baba black sheep, rock a bye baby, God Bless America - def some of the favs) We are working on what sounds all the animals make and it is the cutest thing to hear her say their sounds.. Rooster - instead of Cock a dododle do.. it comes out AAAAAAAAA dooo!! LOVE IT!!
Naps are still our constant battle. This has been a month of at least 1 day (out of my 4 days with her during naptime) where she outright will not nap. I have had to come to terms that there are going to be days that she might just miss it, not by my lack of trying. However, if she is reading, singing, laying in her bed, she is still resting.. even if she isnt sleeping!! VERY hard to accept. But, I am working to accept that we are going to have days of no napping and then we just move forward with an early bedtime.
A fun month of just playtime at the pool, playing with her cousins, funtime with Owen, walks in the evening. July was really hot.. August has been a little more breathable - the only problem is the bugs!! Just enjoying every minute of our little girl.... So many new words, new phrases and just her little personality comeing to light.. GREAT smile! Some days its like I cant get enough of her!!
Tuesday, July 24, 2012
2 YEARS old (25mo)
We started off this month visiting my parents/family in NY for 13 days. Stephen joined us the first week and then Addison and I stayed on for the 2nd. Our days were spent swimming at Great Grandpa and Grandmas house, lunch at the beach, napping in the afternoon and then other activities in the evening from Pool fun, Campground playground, Rodeos, petting zoos, Ice cream, train rides, a family fun night that included a bouncy house, boat rides and a movie night! We had lots of fun days, filled with visits from friends that made the beach all around a lot more fun. Addison took to the water like a champ. We could not believe how completely fearless she was and before we knew she would be out neck deep. Yes, I want her to not have a "Fear" of the water, but I want her to understand that it can hurt you. But she was our "Little Fish" as I would call her!! Making naptime a breeze, as she would be so worn out from the sun and swimming. Its our days visiting that make me wish I lived in NY and could offer her all the fun memories I had growing up, but she will make her own memories and that's life!! Hard to come home, but yet at the same time, missing Stephen and ready to get back to normal.
We came home to Addison starting back at Jens Place Childcare! Jen was an answer to prayer, as Addison had been with Jen from 4mo -19mo and it was a hard adjustment when she let Addison go, but God reopened the doors back at Jens and we could not be happier. Addison is doing wonderful and Jen even seems to think Addison remembers her. Addison now calls her "Nenny" as she cant seem to get out the "J" for Jen, calling for her the whole ride to her house and getting super excited as we pull in. Jen started Addison off on a cot, which had me EXTREMELY nervous, but she seems to understand that she cannot get off!! I guess only time will tell. All around though we could not be happier with Addisons adjustment back to Jen and just that there was a spot back there for her!!
All around Addison is just fulling turning into a little girl and really walking away from her baby years. She is so aware of what is going on around her and understands so much. She is constantly amazing us with what she knows and understands!! She is talking like crazy now. Repeating us constantly and even saying words we didnt even know she could say. We can actually at times have conversations, bc there is an understanding. She learned her first 2 separate words while we were in NY and I could not be prouder. YES, she could say 2 words but they were always the same.. beep beep, bye bye, zoom zoom, tickle tickle, but she put 2 separate words together and I could not be more prouder than to say they were "Yes, Please", she also learned, bye bye ducks and bye bye boat and I believe she is saying "Dont want too"... haha!! It sounds very much like it and it usually comes out when it is something she clearly doenst want to do!! We have learned a lot about her personality. Addison is a very shy at first child, once warmed up she is full of smiles, laughs and just all around chatter. She is very independent, strong willed and fearless. She loves other children and loves to play with them. She is fearless and motivated by what other children are doing around her.. If they can do it, she can do it and she will figure it out. She loves to look at books, magazines and her all out favorite is to look at pictures. Pictures of herself or of people she knows. She is our little lover.. loves to give hugs and kisses and will now say "Mua" after she kisses you. She loves to snuggle and sit on your lap, she loves girly things, dolls, stuffed animals, makeup, beads, haha! Its like she is super girly yet has a tom-boy attitude, as she is so fearless. Another super sweet thing is her love for singing and how much she enjoys singing with you. She doesnt know all the words, but she knows important words to the songs and its soo sweet! Her favorite song seems to be Jesus loves me... truly melts my hear to hear her sing it over and over..
Our biggest struggle this month has been the paci. We never really had a problem with it. She was not a baby that relied on it. Yes, she would use it at naps and bedtime and even this past year, she knew she got it at naps and bedtime, but this month it has full out become an issue. She thinks she needs it ALL the time, making matters worse, she has learned the word. So she screams, calls for it. She knows she only gets it at naps and bedtime yet she struggles so much with letting it go. Wondering how at this point, I am ever go to drop the paci!!
Still working on the Potty training. I will run the bath and then put her on it. IF I say do you have to pee she will push like she needs to pop, she clearly is not comprehending the potty.. haha!! and now as soon as I get her off the potty, I have to quick put her in the bath or she will pee all over the floor... .really not grasping this concept!! HAHA!! However this month she now will all of a sudden hold herself when she pees and if she poops she will tell you and run to the changing table. So we are getting somewhere.
I wanted to say that I personally decided to stop charting her. I used to chart everything she did! While it was extremely helpful it was something that controlled me. I decided that the day she turned 2 I was done charting, as her birthday was on a Sunday and that started a new week. LOL! I still chart in my head, but I no longer feel controlled by this charting. It was hard at first to let go, but I felt so controlled by it, like someone would look at it and think, oh wow, your daughter only slept this long or your daughter ate that and I realized it wasn't worth it. The pressure of no charting has eased my life in so many ways.
This month has just been all around fun, great memories and I could not be happier or feel more blessed with all that God has given us!! Addison has made my life complete!!
2 YEARS old
Is it possible our little girl is 2 years old!! Where did the time go? Our month has been filled with preparing for our little girls Birthday and we have stayed very busy. Hersheypark water park fun, Visit from Gandpa and Grandma, Owens (best Buddies) birthday and just good old summer fun!!
Our little girl is talking more and more every day... its like she started and hasnt stopped!! and every week she tells us another word!! She constantly amazes us with how much and how quickly she is learning!! Naps are still our day to day struggle!! After books had been advised several times, I finally decided to bite the bulltet and try books in the crib!! Since I have only been doing this a week now, I can see it has made a major difference and really calmed her down!! I tried the CIO method again for 5 days last week and I was at my witts end!! CIO did not work the way it had before and I was seriously thinking Naps might need to be dropped as I was running out of steam and energy! But after a hard lesson I had to learn, I finally decided that I really needed to work on my patience and try out something different and well... books its is!! Once again, I am amazed at how well Addison responded to the books and she has finally stopped fighting the naps!! For NOW!! haha!! Ask me next month!!
We have started to work on the "Potty Training" haha!! well kind of. Nana and Poppa bought her one we dont over push her, as everything we have read said to ease into it, but we do encourage her to use it. She can say Pee and Poop and understands that she should Pee and Poop on the potty, yet I cannot seem to get her to Pee on the potty. lol!! So it is a work in progress!!!
Addison was let go from her daycare this month and once again made us sit back and ponder if I should be a stay-at-home mom. This came at such a happy time in our little girls life, as she was celebrating her 2nd birthday. Hard to be strong and not allow fears to take over, but we were confidant that God would show us what his plan was for both Addison and us.
The highlight of the month.. Addison turned 2. Ice cream party with lots of outdoor fun! Family and special friends came to help make Addison's day soo special!! Pool, bouncy house, sprinkler and fun new toys, along with cake pops and ice cream sundaes were the highlight for our little girl!!
Addison has continued to fill our hearts with so much loye and laughter as she becomes more and more her own little individual! Just full of life ... loves to give hugs and kisses, just constantly overwhelming our hearts as she learns new things and new words. YES, being a mother of a 2 year old has its days! Addison is very strong-willed, determined, independent child, but such a love for life and she has filled our hearts with such laughter and happiness!
Our little girl is talking more and more every day... its like she started and hasnt stopped!! and every week she tells us another word!! She constantly amazes us with how much and how quickly she is learning!! Naps are still our day to day struggle!! After books had been advised several times, I finally decided to bite the bulltet and try books in the crib!! Since I have only been doing this a week now, I can see it has made a major difference and really calmed her down!! I tried the CIO method again for 5 days last week and I was at my witts end!! CIO did not work the way it had before and I was seriously thinking Naps might need to be dropped as I was running out of steam and energy! But after a hard lesson I had to learn, I finally decided that I really needed to work on my patience and try out something different and well... books its is!! Once again, I am amazed at how well Addison responded to the books and she has finally stopped fighting the naps!! For NOW!! haha!! Ask me next month!!
We have started to work on the "Potty Training" haha!! well kind of. Nana and Poppa bought her one we dont over push her, as everything we have read said to ease into it, but we do encourage her to use it. She can say Pee and Poop and understands that she should Pee and Poop on the potty, yet I cannot seem to get her to Pee on the potty. lol!! So it is a work in progress!!!
Addison was let go from her daycare this month and once again made us sit back and ponder if I should be a stay-at-home mom. This came at such a happy time in our little girls life, as she was celebrating her 2nd birthday. Hard to be strong and not allow fears to take over, but we were confidant that God would show us what his plan was for both Addison and us.
The highlight of the month.. Addison turned 2. Ice cream party with lots of outdoor fun! Family and special friends came to help make Addison's day soo special!! Pool, bouncy house, sprinkler and fun new toys, along with cake pops and ice cream sundaes were the highlight for our little girl!!
Addison has continued to fill our hearts with so much loye and laughter as she becomes more and more her own little individual! Just full of life ... loves to give hugs and kisses, just constantly overwhelming our hearts as she learns new things and new words. YES, being a mother of a 2 year old has its days! Addison is very strong-willed, determined, independent child, but such a love for life and she has filled our hearts with such laughter and happiness!
22/23 Months
So I have been really bad at blogging!! I kept thinking I would sit down and type it all up and the months kind of got away from me, as I was in my busiest season at work and nights came and all I wanted to do was crawl into bed!!
Luckily I wrote stuff down and even though I cant fully remember everything that happened, I have some special and hard lessions that I had to learn on this journey of "Motherhood"during this time.
22 Months
Apirl - SPRING!!! This month was an all around great month for Addison. We moved Addison out of her highchair into a big girl chair at the table and she now officially sits with us at the table for meals... I know she really feels like a BIG girl as she sits right at the "head of the table" lol!!
After months of fighting for naps and then a week of fighting me at bedtime too...I finally did several LONG days of CIO one lasting 2 plus hours!! But that was it ...after that it was like something clicked and she has finally stopped fighting us for naps!! This has been a really hard year...lots of changes, adjustments and just learning for her and for me... the biggest thing has been learning patience with naps!! But I was encouraged to try out the CIO method and for now it seems to have worked and I am soo happy!! No more screaming, yelling, throwing things out of bed, YES, she stilll chatters a bit, but I think i finally got through to her!! haha!! For NOW!!
She is still not talking a ton, no where near the rest of the kids her age, which is hard as a parent!! You feel like you have done something wrong ... Why is she not up to speed like the rest of the kids her age!! However, she has learned the sign for please and it has made a world of a difference in knowing what she wants!!! YES, everything is still No, when clearly she means yes, but her sign for Please has helped us in getting a little clearer of an answer. She also signs "More" when she would like more of something. Please and More are her to very clear signs that we fully know what she is saying.. and it was exciting to see her learn them and understand them. She has also learned where Eyes, Nose, Ears, Mouth, hands and toes are!! She will even say "Nose" as she points to it! She has also learned "Choo Choo" for the train!! Now whenever we hear or see the train, she will give us an automatic.. Choo Choo!!Her BIG word of the month though.. was 2!! If you ask her how old is she going to be.. she will tell you!! 2!! ITS SOOO CUTE!!!! Currently working on showing fingers.. but for now.. she will answer you and tell you how old she is going to be!!
Addison cut 4 teeth this month, all four of her "Eye" teeth as they call them. So She now looks like she has a full set of teeth in there!! And I am happy to report that she is finally really growing some hair!! lol!! Our little bald baby is finally getting hair!! And I have really noticed that she now works with you to get dressed.. haha! She will actually try to dress herself!!
My parents visited this month for Easter and Addison had a GREAT time. We did an Easter Egg hunt with Owen and I have to say it was hysterical watching the different personalities!! Addison fully grasped that she was to go pick them up and she was on a MISSION to get them all in her bag.. worked out, as Owen was more interested in the outside toys! So no arguments!!
23Months
This was a special month for us, as Addison finally started really saying "Words". She had been saying a few words here and there, but compared to most kids her age, she just wasnt there. Finally the week before Mothers day It was like our little girl finally found her voice and really started grasping what we were saying and repeating back to us!! It made it even more fun, as we were able to visit with my parents and brother and have them hear all her new words and even try out new words!! Everything is still No, when asked a question, however we are now starting to get a nod of a head for Yes!! She is also now finally saying Please with her sign, however it does come out "Peas" but soo sweet! She has also learned where Eyes, Nose, Ears, Mouth, hands and toes are!! She will even say "Nose" as she points to it!
Our biggest challenge this month, was after a month and half of finally not fighting for naps, Addison decided to start fighting them again. It was really hard this time!! I felt that Feb and March were nightmares for naptime and I thought we had finally gotten it all under control!! OH No I was in for a BIG surprise as naptime once again, became a major issue. SCREAMING, Yelling, throwing everything out of her bed ..no matter what I did, she would just full out fight me for almost 2 hours before finally caving and passing out!! Still not sure.. what we are going to do... but what I do know.... you really start to question if naptime is worth it!!
Addison has finally started to give kisses along with her hugs ..no sounds, but she leans in and will kiss you! Soo sweet! You can say, can you give a hug bye and she will walk right over and give hugs!! She will also say Bye Bye!! Soo cute and sweet and I feel soo proud of her every time she does it!! A big thing this month was I finally decided to push her to drop her bottle!! Yes, I am a horrible mother, my daughter is a month away from being 2 and I still let her have her bottle in the AM and before BED. I started with the AM and after a week of her not even noticing I dropped the PM. This was a little harder, as she then did not want it and would hand me the cup back. Since my daughter has not always been the best Milk drinker and knowing that she still needed to have a little more milk in her, I then resorted to soft top sippies for about 2 weeks before finally getting frustrated as she just kept biting them to death and then milk was leaking everywhere! But I am happy to report she adjusted fine when I tried with the hard top and we are officially out of bottles!!
Our days are mostly spent outside now.. she LOVES to be outside.. screaming to be out there! Thankful we have a fence!! Now to just get a cover for the patio!!
So I have been really bad at blogging!! I kept thinking I would sit down and type it all up and the months kind of got away from me, as I was in my busiest season at work and nights came and all I wanted to do was crawl into bed!!
Luckily I wrote stuff down and even though I cant fully remember everything that happened, I have some special and hard lessions that I had to learn on this journey of "Motherhood"during this time.
22 Months
Apirl - SPRING!!! This month was an all around great month for Addison. We moved Addison out of her highchair into a big girl chair at the table and she now officially sits with us at the table for meals... I know she really feels like a BIG girl as she sits right at the "head of the table" lol!!
After months of fighting for naps and then a week of fighting me at bedtime too...I finally did several LONG days of CIO one lasting 2 plus hours!! But that was it ...after that it was like something clicked and she has finally stopped fighting us for naps!! This has been a really hard year...lots of changes, adjustments and just learning for her and for me... the biggest thing has been learning patience with naps!! But I was encouraged to try out the CIO method and for now it seems to have worked and I am soo happy!! No more screaming, yelling, throwing things out of bed, YES, she stilll chatters a bit, but I think i finally got through to her!! haha!! For NOW!!
She is still not talking a ton, no where near the rest of the kids her age, which is hard as a parent!! You feel like you have done something wrong ... Why is she not up to speed like the rest of the kids her age!! However, she has learned the sign for please and it has made a world of a difference in knowing what she wants!!! YES, everything is still No, when clearly she means yes, but her sign for Please has helped us in getting a little clearer of an answer. She also signs "More" when she would like more of something. Please and More are her to very clear signs that we fully know what she is saying.. and it was exciting to see her learn them and understand them. She has also learned where Eyes, Nose, Ears, Mouth, hands and toes are!! She will even say "Nose" as she points to it! She has also learned "Choo Choo" for the train!! Now whenever we hear or see the train, she will give us an automatic.. Choo Choo!!Her BIG word of the month though.. was 2!! If you ask her how old is she going to be.. she will tell you!! 2!! ITS SOOO CUTE!!!! Currently working on showing fingers.. but for now.. she will answer you and tell you how old she is going to be!!
Addison cut 4 teeth this month, all four of her "Eye" teeth as they call them. So She now looks like she has a full set of teeth in there!! And I am happy to report that she is finally really growing some hair!! lol!! Our little bald baby is finally getting hair!! And I have really noticed that she now works with you to get dressed.. haha! She will actually try to dress herself!!
My parents visited this month for Easter and Addison had a GREAT time. We did an Easter Egg hunt with Owen and I have to say it was hysterical watching the different personalities!! Addison fully grasped that she was to go pick them up and she was on a MISSION to get them all in her bag.. worked out, as Owen was more interested in the outside toys! So no arguments!!
23Months
This was a special month for us, as Addison finally started really saying "Words". She had been saying a few words here and there, but compared to most kids her age, she just wasnt there. Finally the week before Mothers day It was like our little girl finally found her voice and really started grasping what we were saying and repeating back to us!! It made it even more fun, as we were able to visit with my parents and brother and have them hear all her new words and even try out new words!! Everything is still No, when asked a question, however we are now starting to get a nod of a head for Yes!! She is also now finally saying Please with her sign, however it does come out "Peas" but soo sweet! She has also learned where Eyes, Nose, Ears, Mouth, hands and toes are!! She will even say "Nose" as she points to it!
Our biggest challenge this month, was after a month and half of finally not fighting for naps, Addison decided to start fighting them again. It was really hard this time!! I felt that Feb and March were nightmares for naptime and I thought we had finally gotten it all under control!! OH No I was in for a BIG surprise as naptime once again, became a major issue. SCREAMING, Yelling, throwing everything out of her bed ..no matter what I did, she would just full out fight me for almost 2 hours before finally caving and passing out!! Still not sure.. what we are going to do... but what I do know.... you really start to question if naptime is worth it!!
Addison has finally started to give kisses along with her hugs ..no sounds, but she leans in and will kiss you! Soo sweet! You can say, can you give a hug bye and she will walk right over and give hugs!! She will also say Bye Bye!! Soo cute and sweet and I feel soo proud of her every time she does it!! A big thing this month was I finally decided to push her to drop her bottle!! Yes, I am a horrible mother, my daughter is a month away from being 2 and I still let her have her bottle in the AM and before BED. I started with the AM and after a week of her not even noticing I dropped the PM. This was a little harder, as she then did not want it and would hand me the cup back. Since my daughter has not always been the best Milk drinker and knowing that she still needed to have a little more milk in her, I then resorted to soft top sippies for about 2 weeks before finally getting frustrated as she just kept biting them to death and then milk was leaking everywhere! But I am happy to report she adjusted fine when I tried with the hard top and we are officially out of bottles!!
Our days are mostly spent outside now.. she LOVES to be outside.. screaming to be out there! Thankful we have a fence!! Now to just get a cover for the patio!!
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