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.