funny girl 101

im so funny. i like to hide behind things and pop out laughing. i like to say "dad" "dad" "dad" like twenty times just to hear my dad say "yes adelaide" in between. i like to fake cough until someone looks at me-then i smile at them. i like to say 'ho ho ho' but only at my house so when mommy asks me to say it to anyone else i pretend i can't. i like to bite things...anything...toes, couches, shoes, tables, tags, all my little people's heads... i like to say 'ah geeeez' like my grandpa-he's funny too. my mom thinks its funny but mostly creepy when sometimes i say things and they sound exactly like they should - like when my dad left for the store and i looked at my mom and said clear as day "where daddy?"

i am having so much fun being 10 months old.

my big baby

so, i guess it took almost a month to finally get a 9 month appointment.

all is well in addieland. her weight - 24 lbs. 14 ozs. - 90th percentile, her head - ginormous and causing us to have to put her in bigger clothes cause her size do not fit over her noggin - her height - 29 in.+ - 97th percentile...

question

1. why are her hands and feet purple all the time?

answer

2. she is fine, it is normal for a lot of babies, she has fair sensitive skin which is going to make it appear worse, if she is not bothered by it-it is not an issue.

so please stop freaking everybody out addie with your muppet-like extremities...you are fine.

also, i love you, and i am sorry for the 3 shots. you don't have to go back until you are a year old! which our schedule will mean a year and a month!

BB and G list

addie's going for the BB and G list,

you know,

the bad boys and girls list.

somehow i think she's gonna get presents anyway...

pizza with santa

somebody needs to tell santa that pizza's better than cookies anyday!

so its a family tradition that when santa comes to the pizza parlor - we join him for lunch...

it was sweet, all-you-can-eat pizza served by santa's elves, a quick hello from mrs. claus right at our table, and the finale is a picture with the big guy himself. it was addie's first time seeing santa and i had heard horror stories from people about how babies can react - but somehow i knew she would love him.

and of course, she did..in fact she couldn't take her eyes off of him even with all of us shouting her name for the family picture. oh well, i guess i got what i asked for : a little extrovert like me.

hopefully sometime this week addie will see the REAL santa..you know the macy's kind. stay tuned for her second introduction.

the daddy mac

addie loves to play on her daddy's mac...

future tech geeks look out, she types about 10 words a second...

well, no, of course they aren't actual words - its not like she's the scary kids on the commercials for Your Baby Can Read.. but she can put her fingers on the home keys.

a few of my favorite things...

addie loves falling asleep anywhere...

and she loves loves little people - mostly cause they fit in her mouth...

and she loves loves loves her new highchair - mostly cause it means mom will let her play with a spoon....

but what she really loves to do - is move - fast.

9 months in, 9 months out

sweet adelaide,

there is nothing better than being your mom.

people ask me all the time, "how's addie?" and my truthful initial response is...

"she is the best, she is so much fun, i am so lucky".

in 9 months you have added so much to my life that i am still discovering something new everyday to be thankful for...and tonight i am going to list what makes me happy in honor of my friend meg who published her spectacular book based on the 'happy books' we all used to keep in college.

#1. the pile of bins downstairs - filled with what i can already call "your baby clothes"..

#2. when you sleep and your butt is high in the air

#3. when you snore, loud, just like daddy

#4. when you scrunch your face up at me - after you realize i am looking at you

#5. your one week of inch-worm crawling that is now a full blown crawl

#6. when you crawl over to me, pull yourself up, and stand in front of me, smiling

#7. your giggle from the backseat when i sing your favorite songs really fast

#8. when you have conversations with daddy

#9. all your new words..'uh oh' 'hey' 'ah-dee'

#10. your ability to copy sounds or movements...you are so smart!

#11. 9 months old in 18 month old shirts - just to get them over your head

#12. when you are crabby - all it takes is one of your songs to calm you down

#13. playing peek-a-boo with you and your endless supply of laughter with every lift of the blanket..its still the best laugh ever.

thanks laides, for making me sappy again.

love mom

where did the time go?

every once in a while i step back and look at my little lady and realize she is becoming such a big girl. i know she can't talk yet, or walk...but when she army-scrunches her way over to my legs and pulls herself up and smiles with 8 teeth showing - i can't help but think of how big she has become. i was once again going through clothes that don't fit her, and i found the hat we brought her home from the hospital in - i put it on her and it fit more like a jewish yarmulke...

she is so fun - i just can't stand it sometimes!

lucky ladybug

Fall-in-love

addie and her mama and her ladybug pumpkin...

Fall-0-weeeeen!!

addie wanted her pumpkin to match her costume - perhaps a new tradition?

so a ladybug it became...she did so well while mommy and daddy carved away until she started getting sleepy and almost fell asleep sitting up in her bumbo. we made sure to finish hers fast so she could approve of the final product. she loved touching the bottom of her pumpkin lid...

then she took almost a 3 hour nap so mommy and daddy could rake leaves and cut firewood and clean up pumpkin guts that had gotten everywhere!

she is itching to get into her costume! don't worry, there will be pictures...

to my growing lady

dear adelaide,

in 8 short months you have managed to turn my world around...i heard an interview with a new mom recently and when asked if she loved being a mom - she said "it's like my whole body just wakes up to love her". and i thought, i'm pretty good with words sometimes but that is the best way to describe how much i love you and love having you in my life. i remember every time i look at you how i thought i might not ever get to have someone as special as you in my life - and how i am filled with gratitude even in moments where loving you exhausts me.

and today, when it felt like a forever kind of day at school and it was only 10 am or so...i looked at a picture of you and everything got a little lighter. you do this for lots of people, grandma, nana, daddy, the ladies at your school, even strangers when we are out and about - you just seem to make the day shine a little bit brighter with your scrunched up sweet toothy smile and i love you for it!

you are getting so big, wearing 12-18 month clothing and of course the new winter hat we bought you was a 2T (no surprise). you don't love your veggies like you used to...but man, you would down a gallon of bananas or applesauce if i let you. you sleep with your bottom in the air which is freaking adorable and you still sleep anywhere...even sitting straight up. you are obsessed with buttons on anything - or tags - you stare at them intently and then dive in for the kill (sucking on them so hard i worry they will come off!). your 'fangs' are coming in causing you to twist the top of your mouth against the bottom making an awful sound...which obviously makes some of the pain go away. you are still hysterically funny and daddy and i just love listening to you tell us very loud stories. we think ourselves pretty darn lucky to hang out with you babe - you are 8 months of awesome.

things i can do that i now that i am a big 8 month old:

1. stand sometimes without holding on - this really freaks mommy out.

2. grind my top and bottom teeth together!

3. laugh to make others laugh along...

4. squirm and arch my back to show mommy its time to let me go and play...

miss emily said today at school that you are just itching to move - that you are watching your friends crawl around you and you are studying their moves to perfect your first one.

scrunchy smile

addie's new scrunchy smile...

god this little girl is fun

fall family traditions

once again...weird being the mom and not the aunt. it's fall, and fall means atleast one trip to shaw farms for a very special personal pumpkin picking moment...not to be completed without a trip up the road to rouster's apple farm where the "little apples for little people" are worth a half hour drive.

it's addie's first fall (obviously) and i just can't help but get excited for next year when all the things i love about fall will be things she can love too...hayrides, cornmazes, pumpkin carving, caramel apples, cider, costumes, etc.

until then, we have lots of other firsts to enjoy - like today when addie saw her first gigantic santa at the hardware store and couldn't take her eyes off of him.

riding for a cause...

it was chilly...but addie "walked" off the cold for Children's Hospital...and was very proud to show off her first medal!

way to ride addie! and all for a good cause - and without making a peep!

addie meets mr. b

today was a very special day - adelaide met brendan.

it meant a lot to me that while he was in town he made time to meet up and introduce himself to addie...

i drove away from lunch thinking to myself how many stories i could tell her someday about the fun mr. b and i have had through the years...and then it made me think of all the things i wouldn't want her to know about...perhaps that conversation can wait until she is at least 21 before I go giving her ideas on how to cause trouble.

fun at the park

years ago, we would have met at a bar...or even perhaps a fun restaurant...but now that most of my college friends have children, we met at the park.

i don't have pictures of their adorable children because addie isn't able to keep up with them...so she just hung out in a swing...and liked it only when she could lean all the way forward like she was flying. oddly enough she already has the "leg-pump" down...weird.

here's to chasing after her next year, and spotting her on monkey bars...anytime with addie is fun-time though...

all better now

i'm all better now, no more laryngitis, no more ear infection, no more shots, no more medicine...

i'm a healthy 22.4 lb 7 month old and happy as can be.

dear addie, thank you for being the most amazing 7 month old. i have expected a lot out of you this past week - running you all over town. you have not only been an angel, but you have also entertained everyone in our path. now i always knew how amazing you were, but this week, even when i had you out late at several student's homes for dinner - you were the hit of the meal...and everyone just couldn't believe how behaved you were. you even let one dad hold you while you ate your bottle.

i love a lot about you babe-but i love your social skills the best.

even today when i picked you up from school, miss jen said you had been flirting all afternoon with two of the boys-making them laugh. you crack me up laides, can't wait for what you'll do next.

things i can do:

1. pull myself up to stand.

2. drink 8 ozs. in less than a minute.

3. soak through waterproof bibs.

4. turn any objects into drumsticks - i prefer harder objects to increase the sound level.

what to do when mom isn't looking list

#1 learn to pull myself up in my crib so that when mom comes back into my room i can scare her to death cause the crib railing is at my waist.

when mommy calms down from her fright there will be pictures of my new skill - and yes, daddy moved the crib bed down, so now it's a little more safe to do my new trick.

(wow...is this early? 7 months and pulls herself up to a standing position? i swear she is going to crawl for two weeks then walk before she is one. AHHHHH! )

i turned 7 months....

and all i got was laryngitis and an ear infection.

more to follow later. i'm too grumpy to post.

happy birthday to my daddy

dear daddy,

on your birthday i wanted to share

how i think we make the perfect comfy pair.

we both love sleeping, eating, and just hanging out,

and neither of us understands what mom is talking about.

you always seem to be there in the morning when i wake

and i love when you kiss me twice but do it just for "my sake".

sorry, i interrupt your shows with my loud voice when i talk,

thank you for your strong hands to hold mine when i walk.

you always get my milk for me, even though i don't say please,

and every time you greet me it's with a hello and a squeeze.

i am growing up to be so big and so very very strong

but from your side, daddy, i promise not to stay for very long.

i hope you have a very special birthday!

i love yooo...

love your ads

mrs.pozniak-to-be

every little girl dreams of her big day. her wedding day of course. and i doubt addie will be any different - especially with me as her mom. so, i had to bring her along to a lunch where i knew weddings would be the entire conversation - just to show her that its okay to go crazy over something so fun! my friend and former college roommate was just engaged to a hottie and so that meant we had to get together and chat for hours about every detail. and when emily whipped out her binder - addie and i knew it was going to be a great afternoon!

addie loved the dresses, the possible locations, the jewelry and hair discussion, the color selection, and of course the beautiful ring brad picked out, etc. etc. etc. addie has very good taste, so does emily, so does brad...this is going to be so much fun to be a part of - thanks emily!

adelaide meets mr. barker

for labor day, several college friends got together to catch up at my friend erin's beautiful home. it was so great to see everyone..to laugh about old times, to catch up on new stuff, to find out big news - YEAH! - to meet their little ones, and to introduce my own.

every once in a while i am totally awestruck by my luck. lucky to have gone to college where i went, to have magically met the people i met, and to still be sharing these big special things in our lives...i.e. kids. and since i lost most of my sappiness when i graduated from xu, this feels weird to say...but i think there is more than xu that brought these characters into my life, and i have to just thank some higher power for keeping them as characters in my life.

and i got to finally meet my friend barker's son, William, who scored major cool points with everyone. and barker finally got to meet miss adelaide, who immediately took to drooling all over him - like i did until i found out he wasn't into me the first night i met him in 1996.

no photos please.

sorry for the lack of photos and posts to anyone who is caring. being a mom and a teacher is not leaving me with a ton of down time to photograph her while she is at her peak of happiness. i get the snotty, soaking wet with drool, sticky hair, rubbing eyes addie now.

and while i think these things are still so sweet to be with...it doesn't take as sweet a picture. so i will do my best as we settle into some sort of "routine" - to actually get her happy, dry, clean and awake for a photo shoot soon.

until then, im good just spending my evenings covered in all her goo, snuggled up and chatting about our days in school.

me and my hannah...

addie LOVES her cousins. which is a good thing. cause they LOVE her. especially hannah, who is so nice and sweet to her whenever we are together...she is always so helpful and willing to just sit and watch her play. i hope this is a special friendship that gets stronger and stronger. i remember looking up to my older cousins and thinking they were so cool, so fun, and i was so lucky if one of them paid attention to me...lucky addie.

been a long time gone

hey. im still alive. im still awesome. i have only a few new tricks. check me out.

yeah..thats me. thats my bottle. swweeeet.

poor little big girl

miss adelaide jane

six months

height 27 inches 90th percentile

weight 20 lbs. 14 ozs. 97th percentile

head 18 1/4 inches 97th percentile

little addie had a bad day at school...and to top it off, she had to go straight to the doctor's office to get her last round of shots. these are the bad ones, the 2 month, 4 month and 6 month rotation. awful. the last time we did this, she puked immediately and wasn't herself for days. did i mention that i am an awful mom because i added on a flu shot (which means she will have to go back in a month for the second dose!) she immediately fell asleep in the car, and then stayed asleep from 5 to 7:45...woke up had a bottle, some tylenol, and is now currently zonked out yet again!

it's getting harder now that she is a little person. i can tell now that she is crying for more reasons other than 'i am wet change me' 'i am hungry feed me' 'i am tired need sleepy' ...

now for sure its cries of - 'i hate you for taking me here, and letting these nurses shoot both my legs with needles' 'i can't believe you made them give me another shot' 'you are crazy lady if think i am coming back here for more' 'quit trying to tickle me, its not funny' 'i will get you back for this, just wait'

sweet sweet laides...i love you, and i hope you feel better tomorrow. but its still okay to rub your snot on my shirt anyway. im getting used to it.

whoaa we're halfway there...

yes, the 'addie-tude' is still there...

our little ladybug is now half a year old. six. six months. it's really hard to believe that six short months ago she was this 'sort of' tiny thing...and now she has a personality that melts even strangers - i know this because no matter where we are, they stop me just to tell me how beautiful she is... now i know she is, but its nice to hear from people who could care less.

what has she accomplished in these six months, too much to mention..but these are my favorites lately...

our little ladybug sits up, she loves squash, she has 4 bottom teeth, she still absolutely LOVES music and anyone willing to sing to her, and she is still a fantastic sleeper. her routine is slowly building as the school year starts up. bed at 9, wake at 5:30-6 am, bottle and dressed by mom OR dad, off to daycare by 8:30-9 am, bottle, nap, PLAY, bottle, nap, PLAY, then mommy comes to pick her up at 3:30-4 pm., bottle, mini-nap, PLAY W/ MOM, eat big girl food, bath, PLAY W/DAD, bedtime! what a life!

what the heck did i used to do six months ago?

will lean for food

the lady leans for yogurt.

and this is where the yogurt goes cause she leans to fast.

chi-nnati

i am always up for anything that has to do with mixing chicago and cincinnati - especially when it comes to food.

tonight we tried that new'er' restaurant Chi-nnati's and we hit right during happy hour which helped us try some apps too.

it wasn't bad...wasn't anything special either. i guess i just wasn't hungry enough to be there.

maybe next time when i am craving six layers of something. we'll see.

addie however enjoyed her first restaurant highchair experience...just another check off the ol' new-things list for this week.

here addie is looking for our waitress so mommy can get more coke.

more ch...ch...ch...changes

so only five days into daycare and she sits on her own.

i had to see for myself today when we got home.

she's naked because she was soaking wet due to an increased amount of drool FOR THE TWO NEW TEETH that suddenly joined the once lonely tooth.

i can't take anymore changes. this is nuts.

if she says ma-ma next week i may just have a nervous breakdown.

ch..ch..changes

so...my little lady isn't so little anymore.

this week has been all about letting her grow, the six month mark is around the corner and after two bins full of clothes that don't even fit her anymore...i decided to accept the change, enjoy the change, celebrate it even.

she is no longer a pumpkin-seat babe. onto bigger and better views in her new big girl chair.

this was definitely an easy adjustment for her...and an even easier one on my arms. in six more months she will actually get to turn around for an awesome view of the back of my head..but for now, she likes to talk and sing and fall fast asleep.

and our little lady has moved from meals in her bumbo to a big girl 'high' chair.

this is my favorite part of the day...because when addie eats it's as if every bite may be her last-so she leans toward the spoon (and me) a little closer everytime until she practically has her head on the tray. it is extremely entertaining but extremely difficult to get food in a mouth i can't see.

so far - addie loves squash and by loves i mean her head makes it to the tray much faster than with anything else.

and she HATES pears and by hates i mean she actually leans back.

but the biggest one of all is that today, on the fourth day of daycare, i show up to find her sitting up, unsupported, and having a blast. WHAT? the only place i have ever seen her sitting up is on my lap - where she eventually falls from balance. and when i looked surprised and said "look at you!" they said, "she's been sitting up all morning". i have to admit i was part beaming proud and part dying inside that i hadn't seen it first...that i hadn't let go of her at home long enough to let her try...but...

that doesn't matter. she is learning. she is growing. she is definitely changing.

and how could i be jealous...she is mine. i'm the one that gets the first smile in the morning and that is all that counts. cause damn its a good one.