long overdue post....

Adi-Em, Adole, Baby, Baybole, Adi, Adi-Cakes, Adisyn - all the names we have for you sweetpea, although Caden came up with a few of them too. Our sweet lil peanut is blossoming into a such a sweet lovable girl. Her newest milestone - WALKING. At 13 months she just took off and she LOVES to walk. She will fall on her bum here and there and ends up crying. She cannot stand on her feet without holding onto something. Either we have to run over and help her back up or she'll crawl to the furniture or toy to pull herself up. That is all the crawling we've been seeing in the last week.



A few words she says or at least tries to say "Hi" (it's a drawn out hiiiiii), "Ha" for hot - and she whispers it. She says "dada" for daddy and doggy. She is trying to say fish, but can only get out the "fff" sound. I'm honestly not in any hurry for her to talk. Her brother does enough talking as it is.

Adisyn had her one year check up at 13 months old. She only weighs 16.8 lbs and isn't on the charts. She eats like food is going out of style, so there is no problem there. She is also FINALLY sleeping through the night. I do have to take her back at 15 months for a weight check. I'm concerned she may not gain much now that my four-legged mover is now a two-legged mover.

Teeny or not we love our lil girl and she melts are heart every day. She lights up our world and we are so grateful for her.

As for lil man, Caden..... he is as busy as ever. I think we are all getting cabin fever and just waiting for Spring. This boy loves to be outside and I can't wait to spend our summer days in the backyard (with a fence!) this year. Caden will be in his glory. My mom says he is a lot like I was as a child... he loves to hear himself talk. He is like the energizer bunny that never stops. I love hearing his stories - true or not - he is quite amuzing and truly amazing!

I believe it's been 3-4 weeks, but Caden is officially binkie free. Ryan took him to the store for some groceries one evening. They came home without Caden's lovey or binkie. Of course I asked Ryan to go back out to find Caden's lovey (which he did), but we jumped on the opportunity to tell Caden that was his last binkie and he lost it at the store. Surprisingly he didn't put up a fuss and he has been doing great. The only downside is that he has been fighting his naps ever since. It's sporadic when we can get him to nap. If he does nap, he is up the next morning around 5:30am... so I guess it could be coincidental. Maybe he truly doesn't need them anymore. (Even if Mommy and Daddy do need them.)

Caden and Adisyn still do not get along much. Caden mostly picks on Adi and she screams and hits back. I'm not sure what to do, but to be consistent about teaching them to play nice and not hit or push each other. There are rare moments when I do catch some sisterly-brotherly love, but when I do it just melts my heart.

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Until next time.....

happy 1st birthday

Happy 1st birthday Miss Adisyn! One year ago the best surprise baby girl came into my life and changed me forever. You were tiny, but mighty and still are! You simply amaze me with your soft and loving personality which continues to develop every new day. I LOVE your kisses Adi-Em. Never stop giving them.

You are so loved by so many people, Adi and we are all so proud of you.

If I could freeze time right now I would. Adisyn's personality is really starting to show. She is at the perfect age where she is excited to try new foods, doesn't talk back, loves to cuddle and is starting to communicate what she wants/needs by pointing (and eh, eh). She is such a happy baby and I just love her to bits.

Happy 1st birthday Adi-Em. We can't wait for your birthday party tomorrow!

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!!!