First Plane Ride

Yesterday, Addy and I took a plane ride to visit my parents in Massachusetts. I must admit that I was nervous about traveling with her, especially since Jeff wasn't with us and I was all by myself! Addy was a great traveler! I was very thankful she was a good girl, I cannot imagine having a screaming baby on a plane. Many people came up to her and told her that she was such a good baby and so cute. Of course, this made me very happy! The first leg of our trip the plane was empty (Birmingham to Baltimore). The second leg (Baltimore to Providence) was completely full! Addy and I sat next to 2 older men who were very helpful. I was thankful during that leg it was naptime and she slept on my lap the entire flight. It would have been difficult otherwise!

Blowing Bubbles

Here is a clip of Addy blowing bubbles. She does it all the time and likes to compete back and forth with daddy. She is watching her favorite show during this clip (Mickey Mouse Clubhouse) so she doesn't blow as many as she normally does.

I've been tagged

I've been tagged, I'm supposed to write 6 things about myself and tag 6 others. Everyone I know with a blog has been tagged, so Becky you are the only person I am tagging. Here are a few things that some of you know or maybe you don't.


1. I love baseball. Most of you know this, but I am an avid Oakland A’s fan. I get very addicted to baseball from April-October. Jeff and I watch at least 1 game almost everyday. I am also obsessed with fantasy baseball, and I have been playing for 7 seasons now. This can cause for some heated debates between the 2 of us and Jeff thinks I am sometimes annoying during baseball season. Plus, he is a Yankees fan and I absolutely HATE THE YANKEES!!!

2.Which brings me to my next point, I am competitive (and stubborn). I hate to lose and I hate to be wrong. It is an ugly side to my personality that I don’t really like. If we are playing a game, I love to win. This explains why I get obsessed with fantasy baseball. Good thing I don’t play fantasy football or anything else. I have been occasionally accused of cheating—Oh the horror! The bad thing is, I am usually legitimately good at games and my family always accuses me of cheating when I actually win fairly!

3. I love to run and do yoga. I also love weightlifting, but haven’t done it as much lately because it tends to make me look bulky rather than toned. I have been working hard to get back into running shape, and I am making progress. After knee surgery, pregnancy, c-section, etc. I was a little off track! Yoga was my favorite exercise when I was pregnant, and I also taught yoga in Iraq.

4. I used to be a vegetarian. This is just funny. No reason why, I just decided that I wasn’t going to eat meat when I was a teenager. My girlfriend was a vegetarian, and I woke up one day and decided I wasn’t going to eat meat. It lasted for about 4 years! I think it’s funny now. Especially since my favorite meal is a filet mignon. How times have changed!

5. I LOVE CHOCOLATE!! I have been known to eat it after every meal. Jeff even has a funny story in which he says I lied to him for chocolate. I find the story to be slightly exaggerated, but he loves telling it so I let him roll with it. Chocolate cake is my favorite dessert.

6. I am cheap. This can be good or bad. Jeff calls me a cheap snob because I am cheap with expensive taste. I always think about money and apply it to everything! For example, I have a certain amount of money I spend on groceries every week. Most of the food I buy is a little more expensive because I get organic meat and dairy. I’ll make sure that nothing in our refrigerator goes bad or that every bite of leftovers is eaten! I hate to be wasteful. I also calculate how much money I spend on clothes. If I buy an expensive pair of jeans, I’ll make sure I wear them all the time. My mind calculates how much money I am spending every time I put them on (i.e. $150 pair of jeans—I better wear them at least 300 time so it is 50 cents every time I wear them). So silly and ridiculous but I can’t help but think that way! This also explains why we worked at Pottery Barn—to furnish our home at a 40% discount!

Baby Jack

Addy and I went to see our friend, Kerrie, and meet the latest addition to their family-- Jackson. He is 2 months old and just adorable!
As you can tell, Addy finds him pretty cute also :)

Daddy and Addy

Daddy loves his little girl
So does mommy
We went to a party at a family friend's house-- looks like we stayed just a bit too long and cut into poor Addy's naptime!

Sweet Potatoes

So I gave up on trying to find a ripe avocado (I have a green one sitting on the counter that I will try in about 4 days) and instead cooked up some sweet potatoes for Addy. She loved them! I am not sure if she likes cereal or sweet potatoes better, I think she just loves food.
After her meal, we had the diaper explosion. Here she is stripped of her clothes awaiting her bath.
And then the scrub down before bedtime!

I love cereal!

We started feeding Addy cereal this week. She loves it and can't get enough. When the bowl is all gone she starts fussing. She even tries licking it off her bib! She took it like a pro when we first gave it to her and knew exactly what to do with a spoon in her mouth. We were very impressed! I guess she's been watching us for some time now and wondering when we would start feeding her real food. I also started giving it to her twice a day and since then, she's been sleeping 10 hours straight through the night. I guess she really needed those extra calories! Next week we're moving to avocados. I tried to give her some this morning, but when I cut open the avocado it was rotten. Gross! I thought I was letting it ripen for a few days, I guess not. We'll try again soon and get some pictures of a green face!

Home away from home

Here are some pictures of our studio loft in Huntsville. It's very neat-- the couple who owns it are artists and really decorated this place! Probably not our taste, but we really like it!

New Chariot

One of my Christmas Presents was a new Phil and Ted stroller-- I love it! Addy and I have been doing lots of running and walking, trying to shed a few lingering baby pounds.

Huntsville

Okay, sorry I don't have any pictures to post but I wanted to let you all know that they are coming! We are experiencing some difficulty with our camera. We have arrived in Huntsville, AL and will be here for the next 3 months. Lots of new things are taking place!

Addy is getting ready for her first meal of solids today (rice cereal). She is definitely going through some changes. Our wonderful little sleeper has transformed and we hope it is only temporary. I think with the move, the fact that we are living in a studio apartment, and her growing body are definitely all factors. We have tried to wean her off her swaddle blanket for naps and bedtime and I think it has greatly affected her sleep. She is no longer sleeping through the night and wakes up twice a night to eat (and she takes full feedings). I am getting a little frustrated, but hope this is just a phase. She has also rolled over both ways! The first was from her tummy to back last week at the doctor's office. This week she is rolling like crazy from her back to her tummy.

Since I am officially out of the Army, I am staying home with her full time. We've been having a blast! The only downside is that daddy is gone during the day. Jeff is currently in his acquisition corps course at UAH here in Huntsville. It is definitely ALOT of studying! Addy is so used to being around daddy all day long that she misses him so much during the day. When he gets home she is all smiles and giggles until bedtime! We love our studio loft and the location. We are fortunate to be about 100 feet away from Jeff's parents so Addy gets to visit with Mimi and Papa everyday! I know this is wonderful for them (and us too!) I will post pictures of our place soon once I get this camera issue resolved!