This past month was a whirlwind to say the least! The holidays always bring many get-togethers with family and friends and there was no shortage this year. With this being Addison’s first Christmas, it was extra special for us.
Addison has started crawling and is into everything. For the first day, she would only go from toy to toy or across the room. Then she realized there’s a whole house to roam about and started venturing from room to room. Now when Doug or I leave the room, she follows. Keeping her from the tree and presents was a full time job. I felt bad about the number of times in a day I said no to her. When do you think the meaning of the word will finally sink in?!?
She is also pulling herself up on anything her hands can reach - the banister, the coffee table, and the chairs. We have ceramic tile floors in the kitchen and when she stands up against those chairs we get very nervous. I know she’ll get bumps and bruises, but a cracked skull I won’t be able to handle!
Opening Christmas gifts was not exactly something that Addison was in to. We had to try and get her interested in ripping the paper (something she does love to do), but she’d rip a piece off and then into the mouth it went – forget the present. Why is it that babies only want what they cannot have? For weeks we had to keep her from ripping into the presents and now, you put one front and center for her to open and she crawls the other way!!
Addison has yet to get a tooth, although they must be moving around a lot because she has times where she’s biting everything and hard. Occasionally she’ll get a little cranky because of it, but so far we’ve been pretty lucky.
As you would expect, I have a large amount of pictures to share this month. Christmas was so much fun this year and we feel so blessed to have Addison in our lives. Doug’s Christmas card said it best “Thank you for giving me the best gift I could ever ask for – our Baby Addison.”
Helping Mommy decorate the upstairs tree.
Cookie baking at Grandma Joan's
Zach and Rachel were trying to be helpful, maybe a little too helpful!
I'm a little reindeer!
Little Daniel, a second cousin, only a week or so old.
All tuckered out...
Brunch with the girls.
St. Nicholas came!
How do I open this thing?
Fa la la la laaaaaaaaaaaaa!
Santa's helper had to take a little nap.
This picture was on our Christmas card. One of my favs.
Grandma Eileen reading to me.
Uncle Bruce's 40th Birthday party!
You say this is snow??? Pretty!
Who needs a pacifier when you have a little rubber ducky?
We discovered I'm tall enough to make my first mark on the growth chart.
Giving Conner a big hug.
Aunt Janel and her boys, how cute!
Mmmm, wrapping paper.
Family photo time.
Matching boys.
First of many embarrassing photo ops, I'm sure.
Squeeeeeeeze.
Praying before mealtime.
Daddy told mommy she HAD to post this picture. We were exhausted!
Sometimes I keep my hands from covering my eyes long enough to hold my own bottle.
Bed head...it happens to the best of us.
Christmas Eve morning we had breakfast with some friends. Here's my buddy Braden.
Braden's mommy Lori and another friend Amanda.
Perfect snowfall picture....tadaaa (look at my hands)
Grandma and Grandpa Stein gave me a rocking chair!!
Opening gifts, I got a baby and a laptop like mommy!
Some of my older cousins.
Uncle Bruce feeding me my bottle.
Uncle Nick telling me a good story.
Grandma Eileen and Aunt Tonya playing toys with me.
Santa came! Mmm, more wrapping paper.
Having fun in my wagon from Santa!
Cousin Jack with a cute bow on his head.
This box looked like a good place to have a seat.
Papa Mike and Nana.
On the road again...
My Emig grandparents and second cousins.
All bundled up for a short sled ride.
I love the snow!
I'm Daddy's favorite.
And Mommy's too, of course.
Yuck, peas.
I'm big enough for my rubber ducky bathtub now!
(Her expressions kill me, look at her eyebrow here.)
Excuse me?
Playing my piano. I have to stand up for this, it's the big finale.
Mom, you think you're so smart trying to block me from the Christmas tree.
Ha, I'll just stand up and reach over, duh!
I'm 8 months old!
A low key New Years Eve. We had a few friends over.
Daniel got all dressed up for the occasion!
I love Sophie my giraffe.
How can I get closer?
