One Liners

Addie's becoming very witty and full of one-liners that we find funny. So since it is our blog and you are merely guests, we're going to share them.

As she was at Gaga's house the other day, she got to stacking candles that were still in the glass holders. She dropped and chipped part of one of the holders. I told her that she better go tell Gaga what she did and "tell her you're sorry." Before I go any further, I should disclose that Addie has been diagnosed with a disease that makes her cry when she has to apologize. It's hereditary, and got it from me.

So Addie sat there for a minute with her head hanging low and then said, "I think I'll just tell her something else."

On Sunday, Addie decided to wake up at 7:45 a.m. Since we weren't ready to get up, we had her lay in our bed with us, hoping that she would go back to sleep or at least lay quietly. She fidgeted for two to three minutes and then pronounced, "I just all done sleeping."

Today, as Court was putting Addie down for her nap and giving her some warm milk, Addie pulled the sippy cup away from her mouth and said, "Will you please get it warmer?"

First Accident

We have been doing pretty well with going in the potty although, we are not to the point where she can tell me she has to go. After lunch today, I took her up to go potty.

After she went, she wanted to wear just her elmo panties so I let her. We were just organizing some of her spring clothes in her room and she was playing and having a good time. After a little while, I asked her to go potty once again but she said no, so I didn't push it.

It was getting to be nap time so I was just putting a few more things away and she ran downstairs to get her bebe. Literally, not even a minute or two after she came downstairs, I hear her yelling:

"Mom, I sink(think) it's water!", "I sink it's water, Mom!"

I came running downstairs to find she had peed all over the couch.

I wasn't thrilled with what she had done but I was having a hard time not laughing at her telling me it was water. I also knew I had made the rookie mistake of asking her to go to the potty instead of telling her to go potty. I also knew from the books that you can't get mad at them for doing it - you just calmly clean them up and move on. So, that's what we did.

Lucky for us, our couch is Dry Clean only so I guess I'll be taking the covers to the dry cleaners when she wakes up!

It's beginning...

I have recently been reading some potty training books to decide what would be the best way to start with potty training Addie. She's had interest in the potty but had never actually gone on it. I had plans to wait until at least after March when we are going on a little trip but the other day an opportunity presented itself so I decided to give it a try.

I was getting Addie ready for her nap and noticed her diaper was still dry from when I had changed it earlier. I knew she'd had liquids since and was probably needing to go so I asked her if she wanted to sit on her potty. Of course she wanted to- anything to postpone taking a nap!



I took it in her room and we read through a couple of books while she sat on it (or wiggled around on it). I went to get her off to put her diaper on and she had gone! I was surprised and so was she! She got a little treat for going and we called Dad to tell him.

Our next few attempts were not so fruitful and I was convincing myself it was just good timing but she wanted to go on it again so bad! She sat there for like 20-30 min each time which is pretty much unheard of for Addie! I was a little worried she'd get discouraged and never want to try again.

We tried again the next afternoon and this time, she actually went! She was very excited about it and wanted to try again immediately. I could tell that all of a sudden, something clicked in her head and she realized what she needed to do to go. That night, when Clay got home, she sat down and immediately went.

She loves to wear only her panties but I'm not quite brave enough to let her wear them for too long. It is cute to see her little bum in those little girl panties though!



We've still got a long way to go and I don't plan on doing much more than a few times a day between now and our trip but we're making progress!

Sleepover!

Last Friday, Addie had a sleepover with Gaga! This was not her first sleepover-but her first one that was just for fun. We were a little unsure of how she would do so we were talking about it all week. One day, I asked her if she wanted to go sleep at Gaga's house and she said, "No, Gaga has no bed for me!"

We took her over Friday night and as soon as Gaga brought out the sticker books, she was ready for us to leave. We had to coax hugs and kisses out of her! Clay and I had a nice, quiet night and even went to a late movie! Although, it was a little strange to be in our house without her here!

Addie had such a fun time and wants to do it again sometime!

Here are some pictures of the fun night spent with Gaga!

Cooking dinner for everyone!

Rolling out the pretzel dough!

Egg washing (or sweeping according to Addie) the pretzels. Notice the pools of egg in the middle!

Decorating her Mickey Mouse pretzel with LOTS of cinnamon and sugar!

Thanks for the fun night Gaga! Can't wait to do it again!

First Kiss

Last week, I went to pick Addie up from playing at her friend, Bennett's house. They said goodbye and thanks and gave each other a hug.

Addie then turned to him (still with her arms around him) and said, "Bennett, give Addie a kiss". Bennett gave her a kiss and Addie turned to me excitedly and said, "Mom! Bennett gave Addie a kiss!"

Clay wasn't thrilled that she's already trying to kiss boys (she's wanted to give him a kiss everytime she sees him now). Hopefully this is not a sign of what is to come...

Careless little monkey...

As many of you know, Addie is a very active child. She loves to run, climb and do things she shouldn't. I wouldn't call her completely fearless but she is definitely not always smart about the things she chooses to do. I'm surprised we haven't had stitches or a broken bone (knock on wood) with some of the thing she tries to do.

This last month, I have finally started to feel like Addie is doing well enough on her own to be trusted to play in other rooms by herself or with other kids without an adult watching all the time. I know we can't protect them forever, but because of how careless she can be, the thought of something serious happening to her when I'm not right there is always looming in the back of my mind. A few events from the past week, while minor, have really made me nervous about letting her out of my sight!

One night last week, she had run into our room to get Clay so we could say prayers and put her to bed. She was climbing on our bed and fell and hit her chin on the foot board. I was not in the room but Clay told me that she did her breath holding cry and passed out before her body reset and she started crying. Thank goodness it was Clay in the room and not me. I get so scared whenever she does that and I don't react well.

Once morning last week, she was watching a show and was climbing on her little chair (something we warn her all the time about). I was doing something in the kitchen when I heard a thud and looked over to see her on the floor with her head against the wall and her chair tipped over. She was quite upset- especially for just hitting the back of her head on the wall. About 15 min. later, she started developing a big red mark and a bump on her forehead. Turns out she didn't just hit her head on the wall but her chair must have hit her in the forehead as well.

On Sunday night, we were at my grandparents house watching the Superbowl. Addie was running around playing with the other kids. She went into the next room where I couldn't see her anymore and apparently climbed up on the recliner and somehow fell off the side. All I saw was her fall and she landed right on her head and neck. I rushed over to her as she sat up a little and was crying.

She continued to cry so hard and wasn't getting any oxygen in. Her little eyes looked so scared and lost. I, of course was freaking out because I thought maybe she was going to have a seizure or had done something to her neck. Thank goodness Clay was there to take over for me. He picked her up and held her for a few seconds (although it seemed like forever) and thankfully, her body reset and she started breathing and crying again. Both Addie and I were a little shook up afterwards but we managed to pull ourselves together. Of course, I watched her like a hawk the rest of the night.

Then, today she was playing in her crib for a few minutes. I was hanging something up in her closet when she told me to look at her. I looked over and she had her hands and face up above the front bar of her crib and her legs and feet up on the back bar of her crib. I told her that it wasn't a good idea just as something slipped and she smacked her neck and chin on the front bar.

She was very upset and it was obvious it hurt her pretty bad. I managed to keep her from going into her breath holding episode and calmed her down. Once I did that, I was able to check her out and see that she had most likely broken a blood vessel in her neck as she had a big purple spot that had a white swollen area around it and then red around that! Luckily, after a little ice and motrin, it seemed to be almost gone or at least calmed down by the time I put her down for a nap.

You'd think after so many falls and getting hurt so many times that she'd learn to be more aware of boundaries and doing things that just aren't a good idea! Of course, why do that when you can torture your parents with worry!! Unfortunately, I'm sure there are many more adventures like these coming down the road......at least i'll have an excuse for the gray hair!

Slowing Down

Well, things finally slowed down a little for us the last few weeks of January as you might be able to tell by my lack of posts! Here is what we've been up to the last few weeks!

Addie and I both came down with a cold and cough and hers turned into an ear infection! It was her first ear infection ever and she was a real trooper. The only reason I took her in was because her cough was getting worse and she had a low fever one night and had woken up a few times the next night. Since we were a little under the weather we stayed around the house most of the time. We've had quite a bit of snow lately and one day she really wanted to go outside. She went down the hall and even put on her own boots and coat!

Addie has figured out that she can climb on the barstool or go get her step stool to see and reach things higher. Whenever I'm doing something in the kitchen, she drags a stool over so she can help me. She loved helping Gaga decorate Daddy's birthday cake!

In the mornings, Addie needs a little time to wake up. She enjoys laying on the couch, drinking her milk and watching a show. Usually, I try to do something else during the time but I just can't resist the call from my baby to "come snuggle me, mom!" She was never very cuddly as a baby so I have to take advantage anytime she actually wants it! Last night, Clay was the happiest dad ever when Addie asked him to snuggle with her!

Addie loves cats (much to my dismay). Luckily, Gaga still has an old cat hanging around the house who is nice enough to put up with being man-handled by Addie (at least for a few minutes). Whenever we go to Gaga's house, we have to look for Cosmo and if he's not hiding, she has to carry him around, read books to him, hold him, etc. Here are some pictures from the other night when she wanted to read a book to him. Notice how she's holding him! Even I feel a little bit bad for him!

As you saw in my time out post, Addie LOVES her stuffed animals and they have been great for her imagination skills! She treats them like her friends! She plays with them, feeds them, talks to them, etc. It's very cute except when she's supposed to be going to sleep! It seems that she has a different favorite on a daily basis although, Donald Duck and her little beanie baby dogs have continued to be her favorites for a couple of weeks now. She's always telling me if they are cold or sad or if they got hurt. I love it when I hear her calling, "come here, boy" and patting her leg to her beanie baby doggie that is a few feet away.