What's Happening With Addy?

Here are some of the things Addy has been busy with lately! Her schedule has been pretty packed.

When she's in need of a thirst quencher, Little will belly up to the bar and demand a drink (she pounds on the bar for Daddy to get her something to drink).


Addy is a serious drinker.


(She still hasn't really mastered the sippy cup yet. It is pretty funny to watch her try to figure it out.)

She now sits up in her crib by herself. It is so cute to go in a see either big smiles or big tears.


Little plays on her water mat, she loves the sprays.


Little loves to go upside down. She'll laugh hysterically over and over again.


Addy plays with her toys. Hey, what is in dinasour's mouth?


All good here!


Addy loves to play in her tunnel.


Little is thinking about crawling, but this is as close as she's gotten so far.


Look at Little's highlights. Just getting some sun.



Addy likes to try to get the kitty to come play.


Maybe she'll skip crawling and walk. Tonight she was standing on her own for the first time. And getting into the drawers . . .




What will next week bring???

9 month Photos - Again

Here are a sample of the professional 9 month photos we got with Addy (JC Penny's did a great job again for us). We tried props this time, which are cute, but harder to work with. I think she ate half of one of the flowers. :)





Have a great weekend!

Nine Month Bear Photos

Little was in her holiday best for the 4th and so we snapped her 9 month bear photos a day early.



And this is a shot of her earlier in the day, cruising around the house.


Happy 9 month birthday my precious baby girl!!!!

The Match of the Century

In this corner weighing in at 21 1/2 pounds, with electric hair - Addison

And in this corner weighing in at 19 1/2 pounds, with so-co pants - Ava








Folks, there was a clear winner last Friday night when we met up with our friends for the Friday Night Rumble in South County. It wasn't Addy!! Ava is crawling and moving like the champ she is . . . by the second round Addy was screaming when Ava got within a couple of feet of her.

We had a great night with our friends. Poor Ava just wanted to be friends! Addy wasn't having it. Don't worry they will be best friends before you know it.

Thanks for the great evening!

Water play

Shots of the Week

Just a few shots of this last week:

Addy is starting to hold her own bottle. Most of time she doesn't hold it up high enough to get the actual liquid out. But she's working on it.




These are some cute and funny shots:




Grandma and Papa D. got Little this table, she sits on the bed to use it right now.



Happy Friday!

Bath Fun

Not only does Addy find it fun to get in the tub and splish-splash around, she has fun drying off too.

She'll sit in the sink:


She is completely fascinated with the faucets. She will do everything in her power to get to the faucet each night.



In the end she gives herself a 6 out of 10 for the performance. Not bad for bath time fun!



Happy Friday!

Why does her hair stick up like that?

I bet you have asked yourself, where did Addy's stick up hair come from? Well, settle back for a great story.

In a galaxy far far away . . .


These are shots of precious little Jessica Todorovich between the ages of 1 and 2:



The golden halo! It is as if the heavens are shining down on me . . .


Sometimes it actually sticks out in all directions equally.

Obviously it was tax time!


Do you need the mask, the hair is scary enough.


Addy has plenty of years to enjoy stick up hair!




Try not to be too jealous, some people have to buy a lot of product to get this effect.

Thanks Mom and Dad for pulling and scanning this photos!

We're back in business!

We got our new camera this weekend and so we are ready to blog again. Nothing too exciting to report, thought I'd just post a few photos.

Right after we got the camera out of the box, I immediately began snapping away at Addy. I think she was finally starting to get a bit tired of all the pictures.


Addy's new favorite trick is to sit on the changing table and turn off the lights, again and again. She is so proud of herself!



Addy came home tonight with a shiner. Apparently she got into it with the plastic barn and the barn won. Check out the purple bruise on the far left of her left eye. By bedtime it was even brighter. I am not sure that Addy really learned her lesson - lifting up and dropping big objects on your head doesn't always feel good. I am proud to say she's handling it like a trooper.


Don't panic - she is still able to carry on about her business . . .


When the weather is nice, after dinner Little comes outside with us to water the pots out front. She keeps watch over the neighborhood for us. (And scares away everyone with her hair!)




Have a great week!

No Camera - Last Pictures of the Other Kids!

Sadly we lost a good companion this weekend, our 7 year old camera went to the big photo lab in the sky. He was a good camera and did us well for many vacations and special events. So, we are on the market for a new camera - recommendations welcome! There are so many cameras out there.

Anyway, before the camera died we did get some funny shots of our first baby, Ollie. He insists on getting into the dishwasher every time it opens (he isn't the only one). I always dump the bottles out and put them on the top shelf and it never fails this is how the dogs look when the dishes are all put in the dishwasher. (That is old, stinky formula on his head)


Sometimes I get worried because if one of them gets covered like this there is a chance they will start to crowd and possibly get snippy with one another trying to lick at the formula. The dog with it on the head gets freaked and all of a sudden Scott and I are having to pull apart rabid dogs trying to attack one another over stale formula drops. The fun is endless . . .



We will hopefully get a camera soon and post some new pics. Have a great week.

Eight months and counting . . .

Its that time again, monthly photo with the bear time! Here is Addy's 8 month bear photo and some others just for fun.

Little wouldn't sit still for the bear photo. We tried on two different days. This one is cute, she was laughing and playing the entire time.


I've taken to plopping Addy in the kitchen with me and giving her "kitchen toys". She sometimes gags herself on the big spoons, but she loves that they make noise when you hit things like the oven.


Here is a good side shot so you can see that the hair is still standing tall. More of her hair is starting to stand up each day it seems like . . . Apparently she is the spitting image of me at that age with the stand-up hair. I am so proud. :)


Little is still enjoying the ol' point and squint routine.


Isn't she precious?




Hope you all have a good week!