9 months of AddiLyn

Our sweet little wild flower is 9 months! Oh the happiness and joy she brings to my heart and soul. She's such a happy, feisty little girl! 

Weight: 18 lbs 50%

Height: 28.75 in 70%

Miss AddiLyn Mae is such an easy baby during the day. During the night she tends to be a little more difficult (waking up every 2 hours, if not sooner) , however, I talked to her doctor about it and she suggested I supplement her feedings with formula during the day. 

She's never been the best at taking a bottle, so we tried waiting to feed the formula to her until she was super hungry and she gulps it right down and then nurses. We do that 3 times a day plus solids. Well, lo and behold-She is suddenly sleeping through the night! 

I guess she just wasn't quite getting what she needed during the day, even though I was nursing her every 3 hours and giving her solids and snacks. It makes me feel kind of bad knowing she was crying all those nights because she was hungry. I'm glad we didn't do the cry it out method. If I'd been doing that and then found all this out on top of that I'd feel horrible!! At least we were suffering together :)

Things my sweet girl can do.

• scoots backwards and rolls. Can go from laying on her stomach to sitting up. 

• loves bubble baths and showers

• has 5 teeth

• smiles all the time, but rarely laughs

•loves being outside

• has strong twiggy chicken legs, is wary of standing up. 

• if Emma takes something from her AddiLyn goes after her with a vengeance. It's kind of cute but I pretend that it's naughty so Emma doesn't feel sad about it or think it's okay to be overly aggressive.

• she's a biter. She bites Emma and makes her cry on a daily basis. At least twice a day. Poor Emma gets roughed up by little Addi.

• AddiLyn absolutely adores her daddy. She's a total daddy's girl. 

• she's never been shy. I keep waiting for her to start getting scared of strangers but she never ceases to love on absolute strangers, smiling at them and stretching her arms out to random people to be held. She is very social and makes everyone feel special and loved. As long as she's not tired or hungry

• she loves to be read to and loves it when I sing to her.

She's such a special little girl, I adore her with all my heart! 9 months of sleepless nights and joyous, happy days! 

I love my AddiLyn Mae!!!!!

Oh and she hates getting dirty! 

6 months of AddiLyn

My little Addi cake is 6 months! She's such a sweet smiley happy baby! She loves meeting new people.

She loves her sister. Emma can get her to laugh easier than anyone else. They'll just sit together and giggle over nothing sometimes. 

She falls asleep best if she's being held. She's been waking up every hour each night but I blame the shots she just got. Usually she only wakes up every 3 hours. So yeah, she's not the best sleeper which has been hard but you would never guess that she's sleep deprived, she's such a happy little thing. 

She's starting to tolerate baby food better.

She still has that adorable gummy grin, no teeth to be seen yet!

When she gets hungry she goes "muh muh muh muh" over and Over. I love her little noises, sounds and facial expressions. 

She loves her dad so much, when he gets home from work and talks to her she kicks her legs and flaps her arms as fast as she possibly can while arching her back so that he will pick her up. It's adorable.

We love our sweet miss AddiLyn Mae!!

AddiLyn is 4 months

My tiny chunk is 4 months old! 

Where did the time go? It seems like it was just yesterday that I was looking at her as a tiny scrawny baby, wishing she would stay awake for more than 10 minutes. Now I can't ever get her to sleep! ;) 

Stats: 14 lbs and 26 inches (75% for both)

-Wears 0-3 month clothes still but their starting to get a little snug, so she's finally fitting into 3-6 month clothes!

- Wears size 2 diapers

- Smiles A LOT. She's such a happy baby. ( She even smiled at the nurse after she gave her the shots... After she screamed at her of course.)

- Doesn't take bottles very easy. 

-Takes a binky at night 

- Hand eye coordination is developing great. Reaches and grabs on to things.

- Fights nap time just like her sister. Stinkers.

- Has rolled over once. Hates tummy time.

- Loves being in her car seat. We can get her to sleep easiest by walking around with her in her car seat.

- Sucks on her hands and is a little drooly

- Still has blue eyes and still has her dark hair

- Loves watching EmmaLee play

- Sleeps through the night! 

- Nurses exclusively, about 8-10 times a day

We love our sweet little AddiLyn Mae!!!

Cuteness, just because.

It's a picture posting kind of night.

 They love each other. Emma loves her baby Addi and AddiLyn loves watching Emma play and giggles at her, it's so fun.

There's nothing more precious than sleeping babies. 

Tummy time for my wild haired little lady

AddiLyns quick 3 month photoshoot

Not sleeping at about 1 AM but still so dang cute.

Someone found and got into the blue food coloring and was stained for a little while. 

And then this same someone found mommys mascara and put it on all by herself. She came in saying "mommy! Booiful eyelashes!" How can you get mad at that? It stinks that she knows how to get lids off of things though. It makes life very busy :)

Sometimes she still wants to be a baby. I found her all cuddled up in AddiLyns bed, she told me she was sleeping.

This precious tiny one loves her bumbo. She loves seeing what's going on.

Emma loves the bumbo too ;)

I love that her eyes are so blue. I have a blue eyed beauty and a brown eyed beauty, can't get much better than that!

We decided to go with dad to scouts so we hung out on the grass outside and took pictures :)

AddiLyn was kind of freaked out by how the grass felt.

Reading one of Emma's favorites. "Go Dog Go!"

Alright, I will calm down with the picture posting. 

Someday I will look back at these and be glad I put them up here. What's the point of taking pictures if your never going to show anyone? 

If you haven't guessed yet, I adore my girls!

AddiLyn's blessing day & Father's Day

Our little AddiLyn Mae was blessed on Sunday, June 15, 2014, by Ryan. It was such a sweet experience to hear him bless our second daughter.
 He was so nervous on the drive to church, he was sure he was going to break down into tears and not be able to speak but he managed to keep it together and bless her with some beautiful things!

It was extra special because she was blessed on Father's Day. What better way for a father to celebrate Fathers Day than to have the opportunity to give a special blessing to his baby daughter?

She is 5 weeks old and still as sweet as can be.

She was so good during her blessing and  the church meetings. She's been to church twice and so far she's done great! Hopefully she keeps it up. 

Here are some pictures.... Someday I will be a rich and famous professional photographer with a fancy camera but for now all I have are quick snap shots from my phone. 

We love this little girl!!

We celebrated Father's Day after church with a nice dinner. I was able to spend the day with my Dad and Ryan and even got to see my father in law too! I've got some amazing dads in my life.

Two vs. one

So I have two kids now.

 No big deal, right?

Wrong. 

Very wrong. 

Having two kids is a BIG deal...

I don't know how moms with more than two do it. 

Initially, I thought that having 2 was going to be easy, a breeze, a walk in the park..

And I'm sure it will get there... Eventually? 

But as for the first two weeks, it's been hard. And so fulfilling. And so worth it. 

But let's get through the hard stuff before we get to the good. 

Here is a list of things I totally didn't see coming, or just naively overlooked:

•Ryan not getting to take time off. Yikes. When I had Emma he got a week and a half off, and I still had a hard time with him going back to work. This time it was the day after I got back from the hospital. I felt as though I had been brutally thrown into a cruel lonely world of slavery and sleep deprivation... Drama much? Indeed. That may or may not have been due to the fluctuating postpartum hormones. But still. Sooo not ready for that.

•Recovery being painful and still having to cater to a little toddlers needs. 

•Having a toddler who is mad at me. All of the time. Who has all of the sudden decided she doesn't like to sleep or wear clothes or shoes, and can't seem to entertain herself for more than 5 minutes. 

•Dealing with all of the post partum woes that I completely forgot about.. The flabby body, the soreness.. everywhere. The hair starting to fall out (already!!), the lack of a schedule, no sleep.. Need I go on?

     Now before you get too bummed and make an appointment for a hysterectomy (or vasectomy... Er. Anyways..) let me turn around and enlighten you.

Here are some fulfilling things I never saw coming:

•Yes, Ryan didn't get much time off. But I have been thrown out of my comfort zone and grown from it. I have found that I can do hard things. Very hard things. I am capable of so much more than I ever realized. I have been able to get a grasp on being a mom to two so much more quickly than I would have any other way.

•I have come to appreciate and love Ryan so much more than I thought possible. He is a life saver. Seeing how hard of a worker he is, how good of a dad he is to our girls, and how supportive and loving he is  towards me makes me so thankful that our loving Heavenly Father placed him in my life. I'm glad we have each other.

•Seeing my two beautiful daughters that God has entrusted me with together. Seeing these beautiful babies of mine is such a blessing in and of itself. I tear up everytime I see Emma bend down and kiss her sleeping baby sister on the face. My heart swells when I see her run in frantically trying to help AddiLyn be happy when she hears her little squeaky cry. She's such an amazing older sister, and she may not like me right now but I know deep down she still loves and adores her Momma! And she loves and completely adores her sister. And that, my friends, makes me happy.

• I have learned so much about Emma and her needs within the last two weeks. I've also managed to get my girls on a semi corresponding schedule... Which makes me feel pretty dang awesome.

•The lack of sleep has only resulted in a deeper love for my little newborn baby girl. We have so many special and bonding moments through those long night-time hours. Those times when she's most awake and she looks into my eyes without interruption, getting to know who her Mom is. Looking into the sweet innocent eyes of my newborn baby is an experience I will always treasure. I wouldn't trade those moments for a good nights sleep, ever. 

So, yes. Having two kids is a big deal. Is it easy? No. But is it a bad thing? No! I wouldn't trade it for the world! I absolutely love my baby girls!! 

So blurry. You can still feel the love, right? So who cares?

Blessings. ❤️❤️❤️