Who's who?

Can you guess which Christmas baby is which?

My 2 Front Teeth...My 2 Front Teeth!

All I got for Christmas were my 2 front teeth.....knocked out! Ouch!

Well, I am a toddler now and accidents are bound to happen. I was kneeling on Grandma's nice new chair in my jammies and I leaned over to get a better look at Elise who was in her moses basket on the table. Just as I leaned down, out slipped my knees and in went my teeth smack into the edge of the wooden table covered with glass. I am probably pretty lucky my lips weren't all busted-up too! Mommy was out shopping and she raced home to comfort me, but I was already smiling and playing once again by the time she got home.

I go to the dentist tomorrow to get them fixed. I can't wait to see how they intend to hold me down. Good luck Dr. Dentist!!!

Messy house, little sleep, but making time to blog!

Here are a few pictures of sweet little Elise. She really likes sleeping right now and eating about every 3 hours. She is doing very well. I have caught her smiling a few times and making some cooing sounds. I love it!!!

It's is hard to find time to do all the things I want/need to get done in a day. Today, I am foregoing a clean house for a little blog update. It will be quick, but I hope you enjoy...

(this is all out of order now, but I am in too big of hurry to fix: this paragraph should be at the very top) :)

Addison loves to play "Mommy" around the house. Every single animal, doll, even Christmas tree ornament (if in the shape of an animal) gets diapered, cleaned, and swaddled with loving care. Dave and I used to have to help Addi pull the straps on the diapers, but as you can see from the pics, she has now mastered that skill. Geoffrey, the giraffe, was very patient as Addi practiced time and again on him. Look at what a spectacular job Addi has done!!!

So, as most of you know Addison has been sleeping in her new twin bed for about 2 months. She was off to a great start and Dave and I thought we were so lucky to have such an easy transition from crib to bed. Well, about 2 wks before Elise arrived our luck started to run out slowly. Addison decided that she should start taking advantage of her newly found freedom.

It started out ever so benign...

a little movement her and there, kicking the bed, playing with the few toys in the room,

then on to....

playing with the monitors, setting up camp outside the bed somewhere, staring out the window for who knows how long, probably even sleeping while standing-up looking out the window

eventaully getting a little braver by the day...

opening and closing the door, to insisting the door always be open, taking all shoes, diapers, pajamas to door, diapering Geoffrey at the door,

to finally.....

pushing 2 big boxes of diapers to door, stacking them and proceeding to climb on them over the gate that had been at the door.

NICE!!!

Our little problem-solver!

Ever soooo proud at 6:45 in the morning.

Happy Birthday 2 You!

That's right, Addison turned 2 years old this past weekend. She had a Farm Themed Party and loved every minute of the celebration. I don't know if I have ever seen her that excited before. I was afraid she was going to be shy with all of the people around, but she was just the opposite. Her "Pig" birthday cupcake was also a big hit. She really liked the frosting. We also celebrated Addison's good friend, Sawyer's, birthday too. He was also a big fan of the frosting on his "Cow" birthday cupcake. Thank you to everyone who came to the birthday parties and to those of you who wished Addie a Happy Birthday across the miles! It was a great day!

Elise even dressed-up for the occassion in her cow onesie! Moo!

Look At How I am Growing!

At my 2 week check-up I weighed 8 lbs 10.5 oz. The doctor said I looked great. Here are some pics of me from the past 2 wks!

Look at all my dark hair!

Sleeping peacefully!

Big sis Addison still loves holding me!

Snug as a bug in my car seat!