Addison: 5 Months!

I honestly cannot believe how quickly the time is passing with our little girl. FIVE months old... already! Where is the time going? I know when she is 18, I will really know what it feels like to have time pass "quickly," but it sure feels pretty fast right now!

While Addison didn't have an "official" doctor's check up this month, she did have a little cold and I took her to see the doc since it just kept getting worse. She was just over 15 pounds at that appointment. We will have more official stats later this month at her six month check up. For now, a few highlights from life with our little one.

• Pretty Girl Voice: On Super Bowl Sunday Bob took Addison to Tacoma for his grandma's birthday. When they got home, she started "talking" in a whole new voice! We now call it her "pretty girl voice" since she also has a grunting noise that is not quite as pleasant. See video evidence of "pretty girl voice" below...
• Raspberries: Addison LOVES making raspberries. It has become her favorite new pastime. She even decided to try out her new noises at Ash Wednesday Mass... the WHOLE time. Everyone seemed to think the noise was pretty darn cute, but it sounded awfully loud to us. Its definitely entertaining.
• Pulling/grabbing: Addison has discovered that my hair is fun to pull (for her!) She gets a big handful, grabs on as tight as she can and yanks... hard! This has also become a new routine with Kenai (and Lauren's dog Solo as we found out last week). Luckily these labs are sweet and don't seem to mind yet. Addison also loves to sit on our laps at the table and, as soon as she does, she starts grabbing at everything. Forks, spoons, napkins, etc. - nothing is safe! 
• Kicking: Addison is a serious kicker. Not just a leg here and there, but serious, all out, double leg up thuds to the ground. She thinks its hilarious and once she starts, can't stop!
• Rolling! I honestly wasn't sure that she would ever be much of a roller since she did it once and didn't do it again for a really long time, but I am proud to say she is a rolling machine now. Still just tummy to back, but she gets all the way up on her side to go from back to front before she realizes she doesn't love tummy time and flips back over (video evidence below!)

 

She LOVES:

• Her purse! We gave her a crinkly little fabric purse for Valentine's Day and she is obsessed! Between that and Sophie the Giraffe she can entertain herself for a very long time.
• Floor time: While she has started to like her exersaucer more, the floor is still her favorite spot.
• Her feet: Once she discovered that she had them, she couldn't stop trying to get them in her mouth. Its still easiest on the changing table or in the tub, but she is getting pretty good at grabbing hold!
• Waking up in the morning: Quite possibly my favorite time of day with our little miss. She is always so happy "talking" in her crib and as soon as one of us goes to get her, she gets a HUGE smile on her face. Its the best feeling in the world!
• Her pup: These two are going to be thick as thieves in the coming years...
• The tub: While she has always liked baths, Addison has found a new appreciation for them and LOVES to splash. She gets her arms and legs going and splashes them down as hard as she can.
• NAPS! I never thought I would say it, but our daughter is a napper (finally!)

Addison, I love you more than anything and am so thankful that you are ours! 

Long baby!