Happy Wednesday!

What a cutie-pie!!!!

Not too sure if you all remember the story about the Jazzercise thing I am doing each week, but just to catch you up.......I am watching the kids in the nursery at a local Jazzercise right beside my house Mon. Wed, and Fridays for one hour in the morning. I do get a little money and I get free Jazzercise, which I have come to really enjoy. I originally told the lady that I wanted to do it two times a week, but she was about to have a third baby and really needed someone to help her out, so I told her I would do Friday's too until she could find someone else. Well, she never found someone else. The baby is 2 1/2 months old and I am still there three times a week. Want to hear the worst part? She is now dropping her three kids off with me while she teaches the morning class. A seven year old, an eight year old, and a 2 MONTH old! Let's not forget that I also bring Addie to this thing as well, and there is one 4 year old girl that is there every day. So......I now watch 5 kids for one hour three times a week......AND Addie hates it when I hold the baby! What a nightmare! I am a big ball of stress when I leave there, and I don't see an end to it. The lady practically avoids conversation with me because I think she knows I am on the verge of walking out. I once left a note regarding her trying to find someone else for fridays....and she never even responded! I know...I know....why am I being such a wimp? Well, I hate quitting.....plus, its free Jazzercise! YUCK! So....Im off to get little girl ready to whine and cry while I hold a baby for an hour this morning....wish me luck!

I couldn't resist........

and man....I am in love!

After insisting that I rock her for 30 minutes before her afternoon nap, Addie finally fell asleep and this was how I left her in her crib just a few minutes ago....My mom kept telling me as we prepared for her arrival..."you'll never know a love like you'll have for your daughter....". She knew what she was talking about....I couldn't love her any more......and Tim would agree.....

Addie plays with Emily....

Yesterday Addie and I went to the Maizel's house to play with Abby and Emily and Mrs. Maizel. It was a lot of fun. Their home is so beautiful and sits right on the water. Addie of course loved their pool. Emily had grown so much since we saw her last. It was such a fun time! This is the view from their pool and patio area. Isn't it amazing..........I could sit right there for hours and just take in the view.........

This morning we spent some time trying to find another vet for our animals since we weren't particlularly happy with the support we received from the previous vet clinic. Couldn't I just find a nice down-home country vet who really cares about his patients and their owners? Kind of like the vet in the movie "Funny Farm"? I guess not.......I wasn't all that impressed with the clinics I visited. None of the actual doctors had time to talk to me, which tells me a lot about them to begin with. Oh well....guess we will visit some more tomorrow......Addie is in this stage where she HATES to have her diaper changed. She crawls away from me as soon as she sees me coming with a diaper and wipes and the whole time I am changing her, she screams and twists and turns......so usually I wind up with poop all over my hands and a crooked diaper on my baby! It is such a fun experience.....

Keeping busy, but still not walking!

Addie loves her Grandaddy Click and she even shares her cheerios with him sometimes..... She is the happiest little girl.....most of the time!
Finally, Tim got the chance to go swimming with us this weekend and see how much his little fish loves the water! You have to watch her really well because she will try and get away from you! She thinks she can swim! I try and get her in a pool as often as possible. Hopefully, it will help her get used to the water and it also wears the little monkey out and she sleeps so well!
No fear, I tell ya......she loves the water!
Do you think I can get anything done when she is around? Nope.....she loves to bang on the key board and watch the screen move!

Addie is still not extremely interested in the whole walking thing yet. She is pulling up more and more, but she would much rather you carry her, or crawl from place to place. Yesterday Tim and I took her to the mall to try and find a pair of shoes for her little feet. Since June, her feet have grown a half size and her little sandals are starting to get snug. You would think, with over 20 pairs of shoes in her closet (from her cousins or from yardsaling), I could find one pair that would work for the time being, but no......none that will fit a size 4 1/2 foot! Unfortunately, with the tax-free weekend, all the sizes had been picked over and we couldn't find a pair there either! Poor girl, guess she will be barefoot for a little while. Good thing she doesn't walk!

Today we are going to visit with one of the wives of Tim's fraternity brothers and her little girl Emily. Abby and Ben have been good friends of ours and Emily is only about 7 months older than Addie! We are going to go swimming and enjoy a nice lunch!

Addie visits her friend Lily.......

Wow, these two are going to have a great time getting into trouble together. I can see it now!
Lily is a little climber! I have NEVER seen a child do this and LOVE doing it so much! She climbs everything and she has no fear......Kristy and Brian have to keep a close eye on her, or else she could get herself into a little predicament!
Addie stands patiently at the bottom of the stair case.....too scared to event try and follow Lily!
"Wait Lily, come back......let's just play down here!"

Wednesday Addie and I ventured to the Maynors to visit for the day/night. I was so tired from our crazy week, but really needed to just get away and relax. We always have a good time with Kristy and Lily! The girls still pretty much play on their own and ignore each other, but they do seem to recognize one another now. I am very excited to see them grow up together and see if they will like each other like we hope! Lily's first birthday is right around the corner!

Some more of my favorites from the wee baby days.....

Here are a few more of my favorites from those first few months......
This is the first time Addie got to meet Kristy.....she and Brian came up to the hospital the day after Addie was born. Lily would be entering the world just about 4 weeks later.
Can you believe how tiny she was? I was sooooo scared to bathe her. I even got in the tub with her because I didnt want her to be too far away from me in all that water!
Addie absolutely loved her bouncey seat and spent quite a bit of time in it while I pumped after each bottle feeding! YUCK! Im so glad those days are behind us!
Addie in her very first swim suit! She was so little! I miss the little baby she was back then, but she sure is so much fun now and every day we see her do something new!

Where have we been?

So after a pretty crazy start to our week, I decided to continue with my previously made plans and head out of town for a night to visit the Maynors. I promise to post about our visit in a few days. I also promised to post some pictures of tiny Addie with some of her favorite people. I will get to that too......promise! Wow...lots of promises....hope I remember them all. I have a few pictures taken in the last few days I will share first. This is Addie having breakfast Tuesday morning just before we headed to the pool.
This is Addie swimming with her cousins, Skylar and Lakyne, and Tim's Aunt Net....she so loves the pool!
Proof that Addie can and does hold her very own bottle now.......the sippy cup is our next challenge, but can you see how much she loves that bottle?

Here Addie is trying to get close to Bailey, who never allows her to get near him......she loves animals and event tries her hardes to say "kitty"....

Finally, this is Addie at breakfast with me and some friends yesterday morning. She decided she liked David's hat and allowed it to remain on her head for a few minutes.

Yesterday, Addie started saying..."Thank you", or something really close to it. I think I must say those words to her 20 times a day, whenever she hands me something or does something nice, so.......she is trying really hard to get the words out. Its adorable!

Today, we will relax around the house and maybe visit with some family later. Thanks to everyone who sent us well wishes about our kitty cat...noone knows better how it feels to lose an animal than an animal lover himself....