Addison's First Boyfriend



Last weekend we were lucky enough to have visitors, but not just ANY visitors, our first set of college friends to meet the little miss! The Johnsons flew out from Boise for a double-duty weekend: to meet Addison/see our house and to celebrate their niece Sophie's 3rd birthday. (Ali is much more timely with her blog posts - more photos from the weekend can be found on their blog.)

We had a great lunch at a brewery right by our house and took the opportunity to have photo shoot number one with the kiddos. Something tells me there will be MANY more photo shoots like this one over the years - until one of the kiddos learns about cooties! But for now, we will encourage the boyfriend/girlfriend relationship :) Addison seems to like having Grady put the moves on - as evidenced by the photo below!

 

Ali and I met freshman year on the Swig residence hall association... now, 12 years later (woah!), we have lived together (in two different houses), traveled together (to the Olympics, countless bachelorette parties, weddings, etc.), were in each others weddings, visited each others new homes and now, welcomed each others new babies. Soooo many memories and so much fun! Can't wait to raise these little nuggets side by side - and take what will surely be very memorable family vacations!







Baby swap!

EXHAUSTED after Grady's visit!
Addison likes to "bear hug" daddy's chest when she lays on him. So cute!

 

The next day, we made our way to the Whitfield's to celebrate Sophie's birthday! We couldn't help but have a second photo shoot :) Gotta love the BLACK AND ORANGE to cheer on the Giants :)

 Meeting more friends!

Sophie (Grady's cousin) LOVES Addison (Cameron - stripes to the left - let his big sis fawn all over her :))

Meeting Doug & Elizabeth (Chris' sister/brother in law + Sophie and Cameron's mom and dad!)

Cyndi and Sky (not pictured) brought us a YUMMY
enchilada dinner last week. Thanks guys!



Uncle Jim Platt - pretty sure there is a picture
somewhere of Jim holding ME just like this!

5 weeks on Halloween :)  Daddy IS under her spell!

Tired animals after Sopie's MONSTER Party :)

 

 

More Halloween pictures to come!

Time Flies!

 

Addison is officially four weeks old today and to say that the last four weeks have flown by would be an understatement! While we can't complain about being insanely sleep-deprived like most new parents (our little one is still giving us a solid five hour stretch at night - thanks, Addison!), we are definitely getting used to the new routine. We have been very lucky to have extra help around the house (thanks to our mamas!) so we will see how good we really are in the coming weeks.

Addison at four weeks likes/dislikes...

LIKES:
- Cuddling up on our chests for a nap
- Kisses from her pup
- A good meal (like her mom and dad!)
- Tummy time... well, she doesn't hate it ;)
- Meeting new people
- Being outside
- Her Moby wrap (because its essentially cuddling up on my chest ;))
- The Giants making the World Series :)

DISLIKES:
- Napping in her crib, swing, bouncy seat, etc.
- Letting her mom and dad eat a complete meal without crying...
- Diaper changes (although she is getting MUCH better in this department)
- Her carseat (until its moving at 60 MPH or more)

We fall more and more in love with our sweet girl each day! She is just perfect and we are so thankful :)

Meeting Lisa and Tyler (who I have known since FIFTH grade ;))

Pumpkins (and Addison Week 3)!

There is no question about it... I LOVE fall! Most people prefer the long, warm days of summer, but for me, summer is just too busy. Yes, I love the warm weather as much as the next guy, but all the traveling and events that come along with summer are just too much at times. Fall is when things start to calm down a bit, not to mention its the build up to my other favorite time of the year... Christmas!

The changing leaves (you should see Green Lake right now!), the cool/crisp air and the lazy days spent cozy on the couch watching football (and this year, snuggling with our little nugget :)) are heaven to me. And what would fall be without PUMPKINS!

Such a fitting first family adventure with Addison... the pumpkin patch as a big three week old!

First family adventure! (Addison slept the entire time...)

Addison at three weeks :)

Addison has started giving us the hand when we talk too loudly while she is sleeping, if we turn on a light, startle her in any way, etc. Its pretty hilarious... figured we should document :)

Other week three events...

Snuggling with Pops at Suncadia...

SUNCADIA:
Pops asked us to meet him for lunch at Suncadia. We wandered through a harvest festival, had a delicious lunch and cuddled up in front of a big fireplace! Despite the outfit, this was actually a different day than the pumpkin patch. Gotta wear her orange for orange October (Go Giants!)

Quick bottle break on the drive back - thanks daddy!
(Addison's first bottle was the night before - nice to switch it up a bit!)
 

Go Giants! Dog, baby, mama (and daddy taking the photo) decked out in our Giants gear at the dog park!

Meeting her first Holy Names friend - thanks for coming over to meet Addison, Heather!!!

Addison and her PEPS friends!*

PEPS:
This week Addison and I attended our first PEPS meeting. PEPS is a Seattle organization that groups new parents together with other (mostly first time) parents in their area. Our group is made up of 12 moms and their babies all born between Sept. 1st and October 1st. This is the week one photo shoot of all the babies! Really looking forward to our weekly meetings and getting to know some local mamas!

Addison: Week Two!

One of these days I will post about all of our crazy adventures with Addison, but for now most of our days have been spent at home, getting checked by the doctor or running an errand or two (max)! So I will keep posting photos of Addison and all the new people she is meeting, but first, stats from her two week appointment at the doctor...

Week two stats (10/10/12):

• Height: 21 inches (81st percentile)
• Weight: 8 pounds, 9.5 ounces (69th percentile)...Back up to birth weight - and then some!
• Head circumference: 35.7 cm (63rd percentile)...This is smaller than the last check up so not sure how precise these measurements are ;)

And as another aside... this week Kenai decided that he isn't too sure about this baby thing. While he is still VERY good with her (whines and barks when she cries and tries to "comfort" her in her swing) he has decided that "family time" as Bob calls it is not for him. When we retire to the basement to relax and watch TV, he stays on the main floor to catch some zzz's. For the dog that has ALWAYS slept in our room, he wants nothing to do with us at night (and even opted to sleep with Mama K while she was here...) Addison loves her pup though! I have a feeling these two will be friends for a LONG time!

Snuggly in my swing

Car racing with daddy... this is his patented daddy swaddle - nice and cozy!

Meeting Papa Bob and Lesley :)



This was Addison's look the entire time we were at Papa and Lesley's house...
Much welcome given that the night before Addison decided to test how much we really loved her...

Cozy after a bath!

Kenai trying to comfort his baby...

First walk to the lake (and cheering on the Giants in game 3 of the NLDS).
Mommy forgot to put the memory card back in the camera and then her phone died so the picture
of the whole fam will have to wait for the next walk!

Giants torture - Addison couldn't bear to watch! Game 4 of the NLDS...

Snuggling with mama in the morning!

My two week photo shoot! 

First Bath

Addison had her first bath at home upstairs in our sink :) We heard from several people that baby bathtubs just took up space and that a sink would do the trick so we decided to give it a go. With my mom here to help and Bob to document the event, we got our girl all cleaned up! She wasn't so sure about it (and let us know she wasn't really enjoying herself at one point), but for the girl who HATES having her diaper changed, we didn't expect her to love the bath. Maybe someday...perhaps when toys are involved :)

 

Looks like mama needed a bath too!





In she goes :)

Clean and snuggly in mama's arms :)