Snow Day!

It doesn't happen often - but this morning we woke up to a little over 6 inches of snow! Took Addie out for a brief time to enjoy the beauty. Brought a little bowl of snow inside so she could have fun with this new phenomenon! Can't wait till she's a little older and we can go outside and play!

Standing tall....

As I had mentioned - shortly after crawling - Addie was trying to pull herself up to standing. The week she turned 8 months, she mastered it!! Now that's all she wants to do - pull herself up on anything and everything! She really loves her toys that have activities on a tabletop - and she rarely likes sitting on the floor and playing with her "old" toys. Its so cute to see this little thing standing up - she so adorable!!!!

Mama's got a new car!!!

I love it, I love it, I love it. Completely surprised and in awe still. I have wanted a SUV since I had a baby - don't know why - just thought it was the thing to do :) Now I have a seat warmer, leather seats, and all the comforts of a nice car with a ton of room. It purrs like a kitten and its mine, all mine!!!! Driving has never been this much fun! Its a 2004 pre-owned Infiniti FX35 and we got an AMAZING deal - but it feels completely new to me!

Happy 8 Months Addie!!!

Wow! Again - the month FLEW by! Addie is just absolutely amazing. She started crawling in early January - then a week after that she started to try to pull herself to her knees. Now she can pull herself to standing and even tried to walk a little!!! Whoa Addie - slow down!!! She also has her first tooth coming in. She's just a wonderful baby - so happy and full of life. She loves to explore and play with her toys and books. She has tons of cute little sounds and now she tries to sing and mimic our sounds/noises during play. She also is doing interactive play where she tries to feed us her food or give us her bottle - its SOOO CUTE! Can't wait to see what this month brings!

First Train Ride

So BJ and I took Addie to the Museum of Life and Science in Durham, NC. After living in St. Louis for most of our childhood - this museum was pretty pathetic compared to the Science Center, Zoo, or Botanical Gardens. But it got us out of the house on a gorgeous day and we had fun together as a family. The only mistake was the train ride - it went around a circle 2 times with nothing but woods to see and an old man with a hideous southern accent as the conductor. The speaker was right in our face and we couldn't understand a word he was saying. I am sure Addie was wondering what the heck was going on - especially when we went into the tunnel. If nothing else - it is something to look back on - and laugh.

Rocking out....

Addie's first form of dance has become rocking. When she hears music she starts bobbing her head and rocking back and forth!

Singing in the crib

Although this is not her best example of singing - Addie started using her lovely voice for the purpose of singing at her baptism. Once the organ and church started singing - Addie decided to try her hand at belting it out, too!!! Ever since then, she tries to sing songs and match Mommy's pitch. Its so very cute!