One of Addie's musthave accessories lately have been one of my black headbands. She will put in on and keep it on her head throughout the day... Don't worry- I do remove it prior to going out in public. She also loves wearing this particular necklace... As of late, she is rocking the hippie vibes. Will keep you posted on further fashion developments!
Cor was hanging out with Addison all day yesterday when I was gone at school. When I got back home, I was agast to find out what Addie ate for lunch. That's right- she ate an entire polish sausage!!! I didn't know if I was upset, grossed out, thought it was humorous, or what I really felt about the situation. Being a vegetarian, I was okay with trying to give Addie some chicken and fish (which she has rejected everytime so far), but didn't know how I felt about the red meat thing. Apparently she has her dad's taste buds. Not sure if she'll have another one any time soon, but I will definitely keep you posted.
I was going through pictures today and found this one of Addie when she was first in her exersaucer. Addie wanted to crawl into the exersaucer today so we let her thinking it would be cool to see how big she is in it(she hasn't been in it for months and months)... So although she is still quite little, she is still gotten very big!!!
Addie had her 15 month Dr. appt today and she is 20lbs on the dot and 31 in!!! This is a huge accomplishment because we can now turn her carseat around... sorry for being so by the book Addison :-) We are still waiting for her to start really talking, but she still manages to communicate her every need and desire in creative ways- charades, speaking in foreign languages, shaking her head, making funny faces, and doing some signing. She continues to be so much fun. We had an awesome trip to Michigan to see Oma & Opa, and to see Meredith, Wes, and Natalie's new stomping grounds. We also had Natalie's 1st birthday party which was a lot of fun! We are trying to take advantage of every last day of summer going on walks, going to the park, going to the beach, swimming in the pool, and playing in the water table. One of Addison's new favorite activities is to water the plants.
I used to be so good about posting pictures to her babyjellybean website on the exact day she was another month older... my how times have changed! I guess I am a lot busier now that she is running & climbing all over the house... Addie has been having a great summer. She loves our daily walks to the park and especially enjoys the slide, swings, and sandbox, she loves playing out on the deck with her water table, loves to dance and listen to music, look at books and read, and play with puzzle pieces. She is definitely all girl so far and has girly fetishes that weren't encouraged at all- shoes, jewelry, and purses! She is going to be expensive if she keeps these up!!! We are having a blast seeing her personality continue to develop. She says a few words like mama, dada, up, apple, done, etc... and she barks anytime she sees dogs while we're out!
The past few weeks have been so much fun, but quite a whirlwind! We went to Lake Geneva with some friends (thanks Chris & Lauren!), celebrated our 5 year anniversary, Cor's sister Jess got married, and my parents were in town. Lake Geneva was so relaxing and fun to escape the busyness of the city. We enjoyed friends, fellowship, the boat, and some great food. We had an awesome time downtown celebrating our anniversary- thanks Jess and Jared for watching sweet Addie! Jess & Jared's wedding was amazing. They are absolutely perfect for each other... and the Lord blessed us all with the most incredible day! The wedding took place on a yacht off of Navy Pier. My parents came in town for the wedding and we couldn't of done it without them. They were the designated babysitters while we were busy with wedding festivities and tying up last minute details. Thanks mom & dad- you're the best. Please come back soon! I have been really busy trying to balance school and Addie, while work (& occasional golf) have been keeping Cor quite busy as well.
