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!