2 1/2 year well visit

We finally made it to Caden's 2 1/2 year well visit that I have been dreading (since he needed vaccines). Let me first say that I am SO proud of Caden. I underestimated him once again. He was unbelievably good for the Dr. Eva and the nurse. He did shed one tear until Dr. Eva asked him to lay on his back, so she could check his tummy. Caden is very particular where he lays down at - he doesn't like laying on the carpet or couch or any hard service.

He weighs 28 1/2 lbs and and is 35 inches tall. I knew he was getting taller since his 2T pants are almost getting short on him. Dr. Eva said he is growing in the 25th percentile for height and weight, but he doesn't look tall. Probably because he has a "big head" is what she said. LOL

His ears look great, which is a bonus too! I was VERY nervous about how he would do getting vaccines since he hasn't had any in over a year. Every time he went to the doctor since his 2 year well visit he was either sick or had an ear infection. He received the HIB, Prevnair, Hep A and Flu shot. Yes, 4 different shots. He cried, but when it was done he was over it. Later in the day he kept holding his knees, rubbing them and kissing them. Silly boy.

He has come a long way at the doctors from previous visits and I'm so proud of him.

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Adisyn had an appointment for vaccines as well. It turns out every time I take her for well visits/vaccine visits she is always sick. That night she woke up every 45 minutes to an hour ALL night long. I knew something wasn't right. It turns out she had a very red throat AND an ear infection. Poor girl. Low and behold they are both sick with colds again. Good news is that Adi finally broke 15lbs. She is 15lbs and 8oz to be exact.

We go back in 2 weeks for a recheck on ears and hopes to get caught up on some vaccines.

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On the house front - we are moved in. Finally. It was supposed to be one of the happiest weeks as I was looking forward to so much. It turned out to be one of the hardest weeks of my life. I won't post the details because I never want to look back and feel what I felt last week again. Ever again. Thankfully things are looking up and I'm in a much better place today.

happy (belated) 10 months adisyn!

Due to our move to our new home over the weekend I'm a little behind on updating for Adi's 10 month birthday. I am just amazed at how quickly this little girl is catching up. On her 10 month birthday she pulled herself up to her feet for the first time. She is so excited to show off her new skill even though she is still a little wobbly causing her to bump her head every so often.

This little girl of ours is just amazing. I love watching her interact with her Daddy. Every time she sees him she squawks at him while kicking her legs. She cannot wait to be in Daddy's arms and soaks up all his attention.

We love this girl to bits!

happy halloween!

I'm a little late posting Halloween pictures, but I guess it's better late then never. We had a great time on Halloween at "Auntie Cole and Uncle Matt's" house. Caden played outside in the garage for an hour before trick or treating playing with play-dough with Daddy. I swear Caden would live outside no matter how cold it is out there. I know that Daddy really enjoyed his time with him as he hasn't seen much of either kids, since he is has been working so hard on our house.

Thankfully I snapped some pictures of Adisyn in her Halloween outfit for the day since I majorly failed in getting a picture of her in pumpkin costume.

Cheesing it up for the camera as usual.

She does NOT like socks on. JUST like her brother.

and in the mouth they go like everything else....



Caden dressed up like a fire fighter. I had a very hard time getting that coat to velcro over his winter vest. He looked like the kid in the Christmas Story. In fact, he kept trying to lift his arms saying "Mama, I'm stuck". I was cracking up needless to say.

Caden and his cousins who had GREAT costumes. Caden happily followed them around the block skipping the whole way while he ate his tootie roll pop. He did go up to quite a few houses, but was more interested in running after Ethan and Christian <3

Daddy and Caden before going out.

Adisyn turned into a pink pumpkin :) She was a trooper and went all the way around the block too. Although, she was ready to pass out in my arms by the time we made half way around the block.

Happy Halloween!!!

milestones!

Our little peanut is trying to grow up too fast on us. I think due to her size I still think she is 5-6 months old until she does something like pulling herself up! Yep, that's right - little Miss Adi pulled herself up on her bouncer and toy box this week. Thankfully Grandma Lori was around to catch this on video, so I could see.

Adisyn is also recognizing who the dog is, papa, grandma and her brother Caden. When we ask her "where is the doggy", or "where is Caden" she looks right at them. Amazing. It just came out of no where. *sigh* She is growing up too quickly. Before I know it she'll be walking.

sick again & well visit...

Can you believe it?! BOTH kids are sick again. This is the third time in 4 weeks. Ugh. Caden came down with a cold on Monday and sure enough Adisyn followed suit yesterday. She was up EVERY 45-60 minutes like clock work last night crying. They are both really congested and Adisyn is coughing from all the drainage. She is also running a 100.0 temperture. My poor kids - they just cannot seem to catch a break. I don't know if I'll be able to fight this one off either. My throat is very sore and I feel pressure in my face. Although, it could be because I'm once again completely exhausted.

Adisyn had her 9 month well visit today. She weighed 14lbs 13oz. She is 26 1/4 inches long and her head circumference is 17 inches. I thought for sure she would weigh more than that especially since she is eating solids so well.

Dr. S assured me that her growth is perfect and not to worry. She is on the bottom line of the charts, but she started out small. She also informed me that the growth charts are based on formula fed babies. If we were to compare Adisyn on a chart from another country where breastfeeding is more common, she would most likely be around the 25th percentile. Apparently only 25% of mothers are still breastfeeding at 9 months old. Dr. S also said that Adisyn will stay petite because once she is walking she will thin out even more. So, she'll always be my little peanut.

Dr. S was not worried about her fever or cold either. She was happy to hear how well Adisyn was doing with her solids and gave me the go ahead to start scrambled egg yolk. That is what will be on the breakfast menu for tomorrow!

We go back in two weeks for vaccines for both kids. Since they were both not feeling 100% I opted to hold off on the vaccines until they are well.

happy 2 1/2 years old caden!

Is he really 2 1/2 already?! Crazy. Just Crazy. I still remember the day I gave birth to him like it was yesterday. That day was just the beginning of how our lives would change forever. Who knew that such a tiny (now young tot) could teach you what life is really about. You learn to appreciate the small things and life and I'm so grateful to this day that God chose me to be Caden's mom.

Our little man is really a little man now. He talks up a storm. In fact, he never stops talking - in full sentences now. He recently started reciting his ABC's and does an excellent job doing so. He can count to 10 no problem and does pretty well up to 20. He tends to miss a few digits in the teens, but it actually quite cute.

A few other tidbits.....

......he still loves his "wubbey"
......and binkie
..........he is particular about his pillow case cover (it must be soft tshirt material and grey)
......he LOVES lemonade
............he is still very picky with his foods
.......he loves Dora, Diego and Blues Clues
...............he is a cuddler, a lovebug, and still asks to be rocked sometimes
......he loves jellybeans and pumpkins
.........he misses his Mia Pia
......he still naps once a day (typically 2 1/2 - 3 hours) and sleeps through the night
........he kicks a ball with only his left foot
..............he LOVES to be outside
...........he is as cute as ever and his parents are forever proud of him



He also sings "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star". I was able to capture it on video, but he got a little distracted before he quit.

happy 9 months baby girl......

Happy 9 months Adisyn! You are the light of my world and you make me smile every day. Your father and I just love you to bits. You have created a soft spot on our hearts with that angelic little face of yours. Like your brother you simply amaze us.

You love to get into EVERYTHING now that you are mobile. Your favorite - Charlie's dog food. You have tried a few bites, but your favorite thing to do is smack your hand up and down on the dog food bowl until pieces going flying everywhere. You would much rather play with your brother's big boy toys then toys suited for babies your age, and you love to be up in your brother's face. I love that you love him so much.

Your back/leg strength is getting better. You were able to hold yourself up while holding onto the couch for quite some time. I'm totally okay with that fact that you haven't started cruising the furniture yet because between you and me I want you to stay a baby forever. Well, maybe not forever, but definitely a long while. I sometimes forget that you are 9 months and I still think of you as 3/4 months old. I guess that is what they mean about the last child always being the baby.

We love you baby girl and don't you ever forget it!

In 3 short months we'll be planning a 1st birthday party. Crazy. Just crazy.

9 Month Milestones

Most babies should be able to...
Stand while holding onto something - Yes
Looked for dropped objects - Yes
Pull to standing position from sitting - No
Clap and bang objects together - Yes
Combine syllables into word like sounds - Yes
Separation and stranger anxiety may begin - This has been going on since 4 months old

Some babies will probably be able to...
Use thumb and finger pincer grasp to pick up things - Yes
Walk holding onto furniture - No
Stand alone momentarily - No
Wave goodbye - No
Drop object and then looks for them - All the time
Understand the word no (but usually doesn't obey it) - Yes
Begin to identify self in mirror - Yes

Some babies could possibly be able to...
Say mama and dada to the right parents - No
Play patty cake - No, but she loves to hear Grandma sing it and she waves her hand in the air during the song
Play ball - No
Drink from cup independently - Yes, but she prefers not to
Stand alone well - No
Say on word other than mama or dada - No

recovering....

We are finally emerging from the week of hell. Yes, the week of hell. Both of my little ones came down with the stomach flu last week and apparently it was inevitable that I would catch it too. Not. Fun.

Adisyn had diarrhea last Sunday and threw up once during the night. All seemed well on Monday minus Adisyn having more diarrhea. Later Monday night Adisyn threw up again and by 4am Tuesday morning Caden was throwing up. It appeared to be a 24 hour bug for both, and by Wednesday night it was all over for me and my mother-in-law. I was sick for 12 hours straight through the night. I think I got the worst of it and I'd rather have the worst of it than my children.

The downside of me getting so sick and dehydrated is that I lost most of my milk supply. I would not have stressed so much about it if my stubborn little girl would just take a bottle. I would have come to terms with it and our nursing days would have been over. I've been determined to get the supply back up and I'm currently taking a prescription called Regulin, in addition to taking TONS of Fenugreek to build up my supply. I'm hopeful. I have to be hopeful. I NEVER want to see my daughter screaming and crying at me because she is not getting enough milk. It literally broke my heart in two to see her struggle so badly. We need to pull through for 3 more months. We've made it this far and I'm hopeful we can make it just a bit longer.

I've spent so much time with my babies and worrying so much about Adisyn and my love for her has quadrupled. Who even knew that was possible?!

Her smile is so darn contagious. She is all smiles especially during bath time no matter how she is feeling. This girl LOVES her bath.

That is until it's time to be washed and bath time is over.... but I still love that face!

playing together....

Interaction between Caden and Adisyn usually consist of Caden yelling at Adi to "weeb my toys alone baby" or don't pull my shirt, blanket, lovey or what have you.

Hand up saying "Stop it baby!"



and leaving her all upset wondering why her brother is always yelling at her.



I was so excited to this weekend to capture some playful interaction between the two of them... or so I thought.......

Now that Adisyn is on the move she made her way over to Caden.

"Hey there big brother - whatcha up to?"

"Dora fruit snacks! See baby"

"I'm outta here. You can't have my Dora fruit snacks baby."



"Alright, I'll taunt you with them. How's this baby?"

and recovering she's outta there....

So in reality he was just teasing her, but it was still cute nonetheless.

getting over the sickies....

We had a house full of sick babies last week and I'll have to thank my darling husband for that one. It is very possible Caden picked it up somewhere else, but Ryan was the only sick person they had been around. Thankfully Caden is a trooper when it comes to a common head cold. He handles it very well and goes on about his day as normal. Not even two days after Caden started to show symptoms my little peanut came down sick too. As a little baby she didn't handle it too well and was up most of the night for 3 nights in a row. I finally gave in and gave her some benadryl to dry her up and help her sleep better. I did miss two days of work to stay home with Adisyn. In the picture above she wasn't feeling well, but you wouldn't know. She covers it up pretty well with her all her cuteness.

Daddy came to visit the first night Adisyn was sick and she enjoyed some cuddle time with him. This picture just melts my heart.



Finally both are on the mend and my mother-in-law and me seem to have escaped this cold, which I am so thankful for.

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As of this weekend we officially have an (army) crawler! I cannot believe my little girl is on the move. I do have to say she made her way around just fine with rolling, but now she is really on the move. Grandma snapped this video of her crawling. You can see how she tries so hard to get on all fours and then settles for the army crawl.

happy (belated) 8 months little girl.....

I've never missed a post on the actual "month" mark for Caden or Adisyn until now. No one would probably know if I didn't point that out, but I know and I feel guilty. It's silly, I know but I just feel guilty.

Happy 8 months sweet baby girl. I love you and adore you more and more every day. I love every piece of you. From your soft chubby cheeks to your little "monkey" toes. No matter how tired I am or what my mood is that day, you never fail to make me smile. Thank you.



This is how my sweet girl sleeps. She must have a fleece-like blanket pulled up to her face. I've tried offering her a lovely like her brother, but she prefers this so much more. I'm trying to find a smaller security blanket made of this soft fleece material, but no luck so far.

playing ketchup again....

My lil man. Oh, my sweet lil man. He gives me a run for my money some days. He is just the busiest boy I know. Even when he is doing a relaxing activity such as making Mama color pictures he is still squirming, bouncing and talking up a storm. He sure does keep me going with his busy self.

His newest skill is learning colors in Spanish. He currently knows: azuel, rojo, verde, blanco, and amarillo. (Blue, red, green, white, and yellow) He is so proud to show how well he knows his colors in Spanish. I often wonder how long he'll keep this with him. I guess as long as we keep teaching and being repetitive he'll remember, right?

It's hard to believe he is almost 2 1/2 years old. Where does the time go? I still remember the day I gave birth to him like it was yesterday. Some nights while laying in bed (next to him as we are currently sharing a room at Grandma's house) I replay being pregnant with him and the day of his birth. One of the happiest days of my life.

I haven't been able to capture a good smiling picture of lil man in a while. I can only get a cheesy grin with his eyes closed..

or with a mouth full of food..........

or crying...........

I'm sure Adisyn will look back at these pictures wondering what the heck is wrong with her big brother. Well, sweetie - I think he is just jealous since you are the baby and he doesn't like you touching his "stuff". He does love you though. In his own way and I know once he is older he'll be very protective of you.

"Whatcha cryin' like that for, brother? Mama just wants a picture of us together."

"Oh my. Are you for real? Just smile for once silly brother"

Adisyn clearly has no problem with Caden. She LOVES her big brother. She is always watching him and wanting to play and interact with him. It's simply adorable. My favorite is in the morning when I pull her out of the play yard and she looks right at the bed looking for Caden. When she finds him a huge smile spreads across her face. It melts my heart every time.

Adisyn is still doing well on table foods. Her all time favorite is avacados, cheese, bananas and graham crackers. Two of her favorites does not help her constipation issues, so we don't do them very often. Since her transition to table foods I've had to give her some suppositories and now a daily does of Miralax. We continue to try the sippy cup and it is getting better even if I'm the one holding it. She is starting to swallow her juice/water rather than spitting it out or attempting to "chew" it.

I have a feeling within the next two months she'll be crawling. She is trying so hard to get up on those hands and knees and she can lift her upper body off the floor like it is nobody's business. For now rolling around gets her anywhere she is determined to go for the moment.

I simply adore this girl.

and so does everyone else.

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We bought our new house Memorial weekend and it's now mid September. The kids and I are comfortably living at Grandma and Papa's house. We are anxiously awaiting the move in day, which is not too far away. Maybe one more month or less. Ryan started a new job that we hoped would have given more time to work on the house (and more family time once the house is done), but it's actually done quite the opposite. Some changes have taken place at his job, so hopefully in the next few weeks his hours won't be as long. Fingers crossed.

continued success!

We have continued success with soft table foods for Miss Adi-Em! She LOVES, LOVES, LOVES table foods. Forget the purees! I can't get over how well she does either. She does amazingly well gumming the food before swallowing and it's awesome to see her eating so well.

Yesterday at the sitter's house she ate almost a whole banana, rice cakes, frozen puree cubes with BM mixed in, and a little bit of her watermelon. In the evening I gave her some cheerios and she was gobbling them up! She can't use her pincer grasp, so we have to hold the cheerio up to her mouth and she (very eagerly) grabs your hand to pull close to her mouth to get that cheerio in her mouth.

Grandma Lori's dog, Charlie, was hoping to get some cheerios too!

I found a great website that gives some great ideas on soft table foods to try for BLW (baby-led weaning). BLW just means that you are skipping purees and going straight to soft table foods. I've also heard that babies who choose the route of BLW are often less pickier as a toddler. Only time will tell if that applies to Adi-Em. I'm so excited about all this and just want to try everything, but she can only try one new food every 3-4 days.

Wholesomefoods

Here's to hoping Adisyn will sleep better once she is in a routine of eating more solids.

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As for my other light of my life, Caden ~ he's doing just awesome (not in the food category) - just in general. He continues to talk more every day and somedays he just blows my mind when he rambles off a sentence with words I didn't even know he knew. He is starting to use connector words as well.

My recent favorite is when I ask him a question.. "What do you want to do today?" and he replies with "Ummmmm" and then proceeds to tell me what he wants to do. I can ask him what he did during the day while I was at work and he'll repeat a few things like what he ate or what toys he played with. We can actually have a conversation with each other. I love it.

Caden is a little dare-devil. He fits the description of an Aries to the T. He loves playing "super-Caden", which is when his Daddy holds him out in a flying position so to speak, and zips him through the house as fast as he can go. He also likes to jump off the couch with someone catching him. He jumps off the couch with not an ounce of fear and total trust that you'll catch him. I have a feeling he is going to make my heart drop a million times throughout his life.

A few weeks ago he was off playing quietly in the kitchen. It was too quiet. I knew something was going on. It was THAT quiet. I walked into the kitchen to find he had shaken his milk box ALL over the place. The floor, rug, wall, blinds and himself were covered in milk. Stinker.Of course I stopped to take a picture before cleaning up.

They both have there good days and bad days. The bad days are either due to typical 2 year old tantrums, teething or fussiness after vaccinations. Overall, they are both great children and I'm so blessed to be able to wake up with them every day and I will continue to count each day as a blessing no matter what their mood they might be in that day or how much sleep they allow me to get. They are my heart. My world. My life.

adisyn's eating struggle...

Adisyn still continues to struggle with taking a bottle from our sitter and myself. Thankfully I’m still nursing and I don’t have to give her a bottle, but I do feel bad for our sitter. I can’t imagine how fussy Adisyn can be when she will literally go 10+ hours without eating. She also continues to fight eating purees. We are able to get a few bites in her before she gets fussy and then breaks down sobbing. Poor girl. She prefers to nurse and only nurse from mama. Can you imagine the pressure that puts on me?!

At her 6 month appointment our pediatrician suggested that I stop nursing and ONLY offer the bottle. That way she learns she will ONLY get the bottle. I did not agree with this approach because knowing Adisyn she will NEVER accept the bottle from me. Then what do I do? In addition, the kids and I are still living at my mother-in-laws and we are all sharing room. With Adisyn’s multiple nighttime wake ups I do not want her crying and waking up the household while I’m off in the kitchen making a bottle.

I made an appointment with another pediatrician in the office who I like very much and she was also the on-call doctor who saw Adi after birth. She was wonderful and spent some time with me talking about Adisyn and shared some great ideas on ways to get her to eat. Since Adisyn is struggling to take in solids she feels it is even more important that I continue to breastfeed. She explained it is completely normal for Adisyn to choose who she will take a bottle from. All my sitter can do is offer the bottle or other feeding techniques to get BM and food in her. It’s Adisyn’s job to eat.

The doctor said that if Adisyn is still rejecting puree food after 3 ½ months then she will probably never eat them at this point. She suggested that we go straight to soft table foods. I went over my fear of Adisyn choking. I’ve recently read a story about a 3 year old dying from choking on a hotdog and my anxiety level is pretty high. The pediatrician really calmed my fear about choking. She told me as long as Adisyn is getting air (if she starts gagging) to let her be. Let her figure it out and intervening will only drag it on longer. She also went over what to do if she truly starts to choke and cannot breathe.

Our “homework” for the next two weeks is to offer the following foods, some in which she has had before:

~frozen puree (with BM) in mesh feeder
~watermelon or other solid fruits in mesh feeder
~shredded cheese
~soft mashed peas
~rice cakes
*water from sippy cup without valve

*With the valve she won’t learn cause and effect. Once she realizes something is coming out of it she may start drinking from it.

Yesterday had success! Adisyn had a Mum-Mum (rice cake), watermelon from the mesh feeder and some banana. I pulled some small pieces from a banana and she sucked it off my finger and was excited for more! I definitely feel this is the right approach for Adisyn and I’m very excited about it!

Here are a few pictures of her eating her rice cake. (Excuse the quality – they were taken from my phone)

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tidbits.....

Adisyn....

...is rolling around like crazy
...still needs support when sitting
...is not consist with eating solids
...still fights the bottle
...wakes up 3-5 times per night
...has a smile that lights up the room
...loves her big brother
...is a daddy's girl
...melts our heart every day with her cuteness

Caden....

...is talking in full sentences
...can tell you a few things he did during the day if asked
...had tubes put in his ears last Wednesday
...continues to throw 2 year old temper tantrums
...is still a picky eater
...still uses his binkie
...is polite (when he really wants something)
...loves his baby sister
...amazes his family with how smart he is

happy 7 months baby girl!

Our Little Miss Adisyn is 7 months old today! It's hard to believe because I still feel like she is so little to be 7 months already. Crazy. I am so proud to be her mommy and cannot imagine the last 7 months without her in my life. She has a smile that will light up the room. Her smile is absolutely contagious - without a doubt.

Adisyn decided a couple weeks ago to roll from back to belly and is now a pro! She still needs you to sit close by when she's sitting on her bum, but I imagine she'll be sitting without support in the next month. I can tell how badly she wants to be on the go with her big brother when she is squirming and lunging forward to get after him or the toys. Speaking of toys or any object for that matter - she WANTS them. She wants to play, play, and play. I want her to stay immobile for a while longer (only selfish on my part), but I am excited for her to start walking and becoming more interactive with Caden.

Adisyn has a mad face. She started doing it yesterday when I was not moving fast enough for her. It's hilarious. She'll even mimic you when you ask her to make her made face. Love it! I was even able to capture it on video although it's so much funnier in person.

6 month comparison....

This special post is especially for my mother-in-law who doesn't quite believe that Caden and Adisyn look like eachother (or that they did look like eachother at 6 months old) .


You cannot deny these two are brother and sister. They could have been twins if born together!

6 month well visit and ear recheck....

Adisyn had her 6 (and a half) month well visit yesterday. She has gained about 2lbs and grew 3 inches since 4 months. She is now a whopping 13lbs 12oz and 25 1/2 inches long. She is such a little squirt. Surprisingly she is a half inch longer than Caden was at 6 months only he was 3lbs heavier.

She received her dTap vaccine and barely cried. We'll return at 7 and 8 months for a few more. I've never agreed with giving too many vaccines at once, but with Adisyn I'm spacing them out a bit more than I would have with Caden. Her legs always get red and she is oh-so-ever crabby for almost a week after receiving vaccines. I will say that she has been great so far after yesterday's vaccine.

We talked about Adisyn and her stubborness when it comes to taking the bottle and eating solids. She will take the bottle just great for her grandma, but puts up a huge struggle for anyone else. As for solids - forget it. She wants NOTHING to do with them. The peditrician's advice on the bottle struggle was for me to stop nursing all together and only give her the bottle. Although I don't necessarily agree with her especially because she stated she is not concerned with Adisyn's growth (which she is finally on the charts in the 25th percentile!) I may start to wean her over the next couple of months. I am going to give her a few more weeks to see if she starts taking the bottle a bit more. If not, then I may start the process. I'm very proud to have EBF her for 6 months. I do have approximately 200 ounces of frozen milk too.

She really did not offer much advice on the struggle with solids. When we go back around 7 months I am going to request a different doctor that we have seen before to get another opinion of both our issues with the bottle and solid foods. Until then we will just continue to try and offer and it's Adisyn's job to eat.

As for my little man.... he had his ears recheck and they are still cloudy, but now with fluid. His ENT appointment is scheduled for this upcoming Wednesday. I'm actually looking forward to this appointment for 1.) a second opinion by a specialist and 2.) to discuss next steps. If it turns out that he will need tubes, than that is what we'll do. I just feel so bad to put him through anything that might scare him. As any mother I would rather go through it for him.

wordless wednesday

my loves.....

My first born.....

My second born....

My heart.

happy 1/2 birthday peanut!

Our little peanut is 6 months old today. Sheesh! Where did THAT time go?! I've actually been looking forward to her 6 month mark for quite some time. While I do miss the sleeping baby on my chest I love seeing my little girl smile in response to the people who love her and she is starting to interact so much more these days. Adisyn just LOVES getting into anything within her reach. She is so curious and loves her toys and watching her brother play so very much.

Adisyn has skipped the rolling over from back to belly and moved right to sitting up assisted and unassisted for a short period of time. I'm guessing within a month she'll be sitting up unassisted quite well ~ at least from what I remember with Caden.

6 months and she still refuses her solids. We have tried cereal, apples, pears, bananas, and green beans. Total fail on all. She does like to suck on watermelon through her mesh feeder. She doesn't have much interest in a sippy cup either. Adi will only take a bottle from her grandma char-char, but prefers to nurse over anything. I don't see myself weaning her from nursing anytime soon at this point. Adisyn is quite the opposite of Caden, but maybe this means she won't be a picky eater when she is 2 (like her brother). One can only hope, right?

Although she has been teething like crazy she still hasn't popped one just yet. You can see the top and bottom buldging like they are ready to come through.

Everyone just adores this little girl - just like her brother Caden. Her daddy is just smitten over her and she is already a daddy's girl. Her face lights up the minute she sees his face or hears his voice. Absolutely adorable to see.

Mommy and Daddy just adore you to pieces, Adi-Em. You are the BEST surprise we have yet to receive. You complete our heart and lives. Love you my little peanut with all my heart and more.

XOXO