She's sitting up all on her own. She might reach far for a toy and topple over, but otherwise she sits up (with pretty good posture I might add) for a long time.
She's babbling all the time and has said her first word! Yes, you guessed it, "Dadda". We were in the car when she was just babbling "la, bla, duh, dadda, dadda, dadda". Doug and I looked at each other like, did she just say what I think she did? I said it was just coincidence, she has no idea what she's saying! But then on Monday and Tuesday, both Eileen and the daycare asked when she started saying "Dadda"? Ok, so fine, I'll put it in the baby book, whatever ;-) No but really, it's the cutest thing ever to hear an actual word come out of her mouth. And Doug has been trying to get her to say "Mama", I honestly think he feels bad!
We put Addison's highchair together this afternoon and sat her in it. She absolutely loved it. She looks so big sitting in it. I made her a cupcake for her 1/2 bday and I didn't even get to set it in front of her and she took it out of my hand and demolished it! Yikes!! Since she's never had anything except for milk, I didn't want her to eat it so I was frantically trying to clean it up. I felt like a psycho mom and a neat freak all at the same time - Don't let her eat any of it!! Oh my goodness, don't let her get it everywhere! I'm going to have to work on the whole neat freak thing - it's going to be tough. I had the video camera going, unfortunately when I thought it was taping it wasn't and vice versa. So there's about 2 seconds of Addison and the cupcake and then minutes of me cleaning her up and the tray. I was cracking myself up because I kept wiping the tray over and over AND over....you think that's clean enough?!? Like I said - I have some work to do in that area ;-)
So once I got all that cleaned up, we moved onto her first time eating cereal. Of course it's really runny cereal, practically milk, so putting that on a spoon and making it to her mouth without her swatting at it was a feat. I think she might of ingested about half of it, not sure. She kept smiling at me when she would take a bite, so most of it would come right back out. But I think she was getting the hang of it and did a lot better by the end.
I have a TON of pictures to post, it was a busy month! I should have posted sooner but never had the time. Anyway, enjoy all the pictures!
Chili Cook Off in Belleville
Grandma Clara's 80th Bday.
All the great-grandkids.
The Stein Grandkids - yep 10 of us now!
Finally, a decent picture of us together.
Putting up our tepee. Grandpa Real was kind enough to drop off some corn to make it.
My friend Carrie and Dave's wedding. What a cute couple!!
My friend Lori that lives in Chicago. So great seeing her and Aaron!
Amanda was a Maid of Honor.
All the Freeburg gals!
It was Braden's 1st bday party...we had a great time.
He loved his cake!
Leaning up against the couch on her own...so big!
And then she got a little tired...she's just using her head now!
It was Collin's 1st bday too!
This boy knows how to get it done!
LOVE that face!
All bundled up for our Fall party at the house.
Doug and Rich putting the hog in to roast.
Let the cooking begin!
Time to flip it!
I think we had 6 campers this year.
The kiddos hanging out on the back porch.
A little fishing too, although I don't think anyone caught anything.
It's done!
Another chilly morning.
My sister Janel and her boys - I took some pictures for her.
Doing more laundry...earning my keep already.
She looks so big just lying there!
She loved the balloon.
Big girl in a highchair.
Cousin Jack and I in the pumpkins at Eckert's.
Uncle Joe and Jack with Mommy and I.
Doing my push-ups.
Carving the pumpkins!
Her 1/2yr birthday cupcake!
So happy!
