Sorry it has been so long! I have been so busy with work and Addie, I haven't had time to update here! And I wanted to wait for Addie's 9 month doctor appointment so I would have something to write about. It didn't go as well as I had hoped :( Addie did grow 2" over the past 3 months, but she lost an ounce, which is no good! I have come to the conclusion that it is a supply issue on my part, so I am really working to get that taken care of. I also bought a baby scale so I can better monitor the situation, and actually see how much she is eating. The doctor said to stop feeding her all solids, but I have cheated a little in that. For lunch after I feed her I give her some avacado, I figure it is high in fat, so it is okay. The good news is that Addie seems to be doing well with hitting all of her milestones on time and is crawling up a storm! She is so proud of herself lately because she follows us now! She used to just crawl only a few feet, but now she will follow us around to the kitchen, or bathroom, or bedroom, it is so fun. She also says "mama" well, usually it is "mamamamama" but I take what I can get! She talks ALL the time!
Another thing Addie has learned is to stand up in her crib! Since her crib is by the door though, she always crawls to the door....
Is it really cute though! Today when she woke up from her nap, I was in our room and she could see me.... I tried to ignore her hoping she would go back to sleep, but that didn't work!
On to the title of this posting! We have begun calling Saturday "Cry-Day" because that is what Addie typically does most of the day on Saturday! I don't know why, but she is just not happy. This is probably only pronounced by the fact that Joel works a lot of Friday nights and needs to sleep in on Saturday, and gets NO sleep! But this morning was no different, I had one little crab on my hands! I tried to keep her entertained with tub toys...
But it didn't work for very long!
I am being a little mean though, she really wasn't THAT bad today, in fact, she spent most of the day crawling after the dogs trying to get their bones!
You should be happy Elsie is still alive! This week she ate one of Addie's pacifiers! We didn't know for sure she ate it until she threw it up :( Gross! I thought she hid it somewhere, she has a track record for that!
Anyways, I am considering starting a Saturday tradition of going to the mall to walk or something, something to get us out of the house so Joel can sleep. I would like to do the mall, but that could get $$$
And tonight she even tried to help me with the laundry...
If eating socks counts as helping!
AND her she is with her sock monkey Lulu!
Lulu likes to hang out!
Speaking of sock monkeys.... ever since I started making them a few weeks/months back, it has been so much fun! I could make them ALL day! I go out and bring home scads of socks to make into things! And I decided that Addie cannot possibly keep all of these sock animals! So one of my friends and I have started an Etsy store, and we will be selling them. Some of you have asked me about it, so I thought I should write it here. I am also planning on starting a blog about it also, just so I can post the socks I have before making them into anything, in case anyone wants to special order an animal. This is all still very much in the works though. I am planning on posting these guys tomorrow!
In other news of the family, Joel got another new job! In about 2 weeks he will start at Walker Police Department. He is very excited about the move, and we hope it will offer great opportunities! It is also a little closer to home and less working days, so that will be nice. But their shift are 6-6 so we probably won't be able to have dinner as a family or put Addie to bed together every night. Oh well, hopefully it won't be that bad!
Well, I have to get to eating some oatmeal chocolate chip cookies and watch Law and Order! I hope everyone had a good week! I am looking forward to the coming week, it just can't be as stressful as this past one has been!
This week and last we puppy sat Presley, my mom's dog, and he and Elsie had a blast! They also got dirty!!!! Here is Elsie in the tub... she looks like such a little rat!
Here she is after she has been brushed and dried, such a cute little fluff ball! She definatly needs a hair cut though!!!
Which she got! I think this is the only picture Joel has ever taken on his own... he loves his puppy! I don't really like how her face looks, I like it to look more natural, like she hasn't had a haircut... but it will grow back!
For a couple weeks now I have suspected Addie was getting cradle cap... at 9 months you ask? Yes, I thought that was too old also. Anyways, I slathered on the baby oil and rubbed it in... she looked so cute
Strangely when I brushed nothing came off... so now I wonder if she just has a dry scalp like her daddy. It sure LOOKED like cradle cap! After washing her hair twice, under quite protest, it was still a little slick looking, but she was SO tired! This is the best smile she could muster...
Poor thing... at least her hair looks fun! Mommy is so mean!
