A Week of Firsts

Well, this has been quite the week. Addison turned 6 months old this week. Her 6 month birthday was actually the same day as her Great Grandpa Timms' 80th birthday! Speaking of Birthdays, I have learned that the first two weeks in March are packed full of birthdays! Bart's Brother, Charles and his wife, Heather, have birthdays, my Grandpa Timms has a birthday, our friend Tabitha has a birthday, and I believe her husband's birthday is next week, and Bart's old mission companion Andrew has a birthday...tomorrow I believe. CRAZY!!! So far I've done okay at catching everyone to wish them a happy birthday...that is except my grandpa. I had like a million reminders up everywhere reminding me to call him, and as I was talking to Addison that day I was telling her how her great grandpa turned 80 the same day that she turned 6 months old, and yet somehow I still managed to not call him. Then he and grandma headed off to Mexico, so I still haven't called him! Hopefully I will be able to do that today.

Addison had her first bottle of formula on the 7th, and she really liked it, which is apparently unusual...especially since we waited so long to give it to her. We are planning on giving her solids...well, today...but I started thinking about it and thought, "Man! She's never had anything other than breast milk, maybe we should see how she does with something new in her tummy." So we gave her formula.

Ever since we gave it to her we've been waiting with dread for the first formula poopy diaper. Lucky us though, we didn't get a formula poopy diaper, we got floating formula poop in bathwater...Fun!!!

Ironically earlier this week I was telling Tabitha how lucky we've been because Addison hasn't pooped either in the bath or her towel. Apparently I didn't knock on wood.

It was really gross, I was washing her neck (it's so hard to get under those folds) and I saw what I thought was a rotten leaf floating in the water. I wondered, "How on earth did a rotten leaf get in here?" and was about to scoop it out of the water when I realized what it was. GROSS!!!! I pulled Addison out of the water and got a diaper on her as fast as I could. Bart & I were making such a fuss about it, that Addison started to cry...I think we scared her. I felt really bad, so I wrapped her up in a blanket and read to her while she finished. (We cleaned out the tub and finished the bath later. Oh the joys of parenthood.)

Addison's also getting really good at sitting. I think she prefers playing with her toys while she's sitting up more than on her tummy now. She can do it alone, but if I have things I need to get done I'll put her in her boppy. She has also started sort of jumping forward out of her boppy to grab at toys. Wednesday I was in the kitchen clearing out the dishwasher, and when I came back into the family room, she had gone from her boppy to her stomach, but the boppy was still around her waist, making it look like she had a huge bustle on. it was pretty funny.

She also has been making this hilarious face lately. She puts her lips into an "O" which kind of stretches the bottom of her nose down which makes her look remarkably like a little pig. I call it her piggy face. It makes me laugh every time she does it.

Bart has been busy getting everything ready for the NAEA conference this weekend. He's getting really excited...especially since he's going a day early so that he can see the sights. This is the longest we will have been away from each other since Addison's been born. I'm not really looking forward to it. I'm going to get a lovely taste of what it's like to be a single mom for a week...that sounds almost as fun as cleaning floating formula poop out of bathwater.

I have really enjoyed the nicer weather though. I take Addison out on a walk every day. The wife of the first councilor in the bishopric said that she's decided it isn't going to snow any more this season. I've decided that she was speaking prophetically and therefore it won't snow any more...YAY...It'll happen...I have faith!!!

Harrry Poop and Other Such Adventures

So yeah, Addison always likes to try and grab my hair, and when she gets it in her hands she does not let go! I always try to make sure that I get all the little hairs that she's pulled out out of her hands, but aparently I don't always get them because this week she had a really gross poopy diaper, and there were like five hairs in it! At first I thought that maybe they had just fallen into the diaper while I was changing it, but upon closer inspection it was very clear that they had gone through our daughters digestive system. Nasty!!!

Addison still hasn't figured how to get herself to toys that are out of her reach...however, she has figured how to get the toys to her. Instead of moving herself to the toys, she pulls the blanket under the toys toward her, which consequently brings the toys to her. Her Binki is also just another toy to her. She'll chew on the side of it, but refuses to ever suck on it the way she's supposed to...oh well. :o)

She is also really liking her swing. The other day Bart was watching her and I heard her laughing SOOOOOOOOOO hard. I was like, "What the..." and came into the room where they were. She was in her swing, but Bart was pushing her really fast. She was loving it!!! It was so cute.

She's also discovered the little toys on the tray of her swing and the mobile and naturally...tries to eat them. Bart said the other day she was trying to chew on the geraffe, but the way she was doing it, it looked like she was kissing it, so he took a picture. It ended up looking more like she was staring the geraffe down though.

She is defanately her dad's daughter. Today I was tickling her. I'd make a little noise and show her my hands that were coming to tickle her, and when I tickled her, she'd laugh. After three or four times, she just started laughing when I showed her my hands...is this bring back any memories Jonathan, Chad and Ammon...te he he. It's hilarious!

Bart is getting excited and stressed for the NAEA conference in New York. But mostly excited..okay mostly stressed, but I'm mostly excited for him. He's going a day early so that he can actually see some of the sights. He will be gone for nearly a week. The only thing I'm not excited about is being alone all week...maybe at the end of the week I'll have to use that massage gift certificate Bart gave me for Christmas. :o)

As for me, not much is new. Bart hates the colors of our front room, so it got me looking in the home decor section of the fabric store and I found this totally cute fabric that I now want to reupholster our couch in...so if anyone knows anybody who will reupholster, or teach me to reupholster for cheap, let me know!

Well, I guess that's pretty much it...until next time, goodbye!

Little Miss Chew-a-Lot

So I always thought that Addison was the cutest baby in the world, but I figured I might be a little biased since I am her mom. However, this week our ward proved that Addison is, in fact, the cutest baby in the world. :o) On Sunday, I was running around collecting rolls and telling all the teachers it was 5 min. to the end of church. While I was doing it, six people stopped me and said, "I just have to tell you, you have the cutest baby in the world! And She's ALWAYS happy! It seems like she's always smiling and laughing!" So now it's official, Addison is the cutest baby in the world...te he he.

Addison is also chewing on EVERYTHING. Her hands, her feet, toys, our hands, the table, her swing. Anything she can get to her mouth (or her mouth to) she chews on.

She is continuing to make funny noises. While Bart was gone this weekend, I had her in her swing and was working on the computer when I heard a weird noise coming from the swing. She was pushing her lips together and blowing, which resulted in a sort of wet raspberry without a tongue. Every once in a while she'd stick her tongue out and try to do it, but she hasn't quite got that down. Although after Bart got back, he was playing with her on the ground and started doing it to her, and she'd do it right back! It was so cute!

Bart enjoyed his weekend in St. George. I think he was most excited about learning to make a Raku (apparently not Raccoon as I initially thought) Kiln. He went down with one of the other art teachers from his School, and apparently they talked the whole way there and back! Thanks again Rebecca & Chris for letting Bart stay with you while he was down there. He had a great time. He was really excited to see his little girl when he got back though. :o)

As for me, last week we had a relief society activity about organizing

your house. They gave us a website that a lot of the ladies in our ward have used to get ideas for their cleaning routines. The website is http://www.flylady.net/. So far I have found it VERY useful. I am really enjoying finally getting in habits of cleaning a little bit every day instead of waiting until the house is a disaster and then spending all day cleaning.

I really enjoyed the nice weather this past week. I took Addison out for a walk every day that it was nice. Needless to say, once again, I was very upset about the snow!

Work is also still going well. :o) Bart's cousin Emily watches Addison for

about an hour and a half each day between when I have to go to work and when Bart gets off work. She is soooo wonderful! I am so grateful she is here and able to watch Addison. Every time we go over there she just gets so excited to see Emily. I know she absolutely loves it! I'm going to be really sad when she leaves for Texas with her husband at the end of the semester. On Wednesdays, Emily also watches a little girl named Audrey. She set them next to each other last Wednesday and they started holding hands, so she took some pictures. :o) It was really cute.

Well, I guess that's all for now. Have a great week everyone!

The Big Mouth Frog

So Addison has decided that when she likes something instead of smiling she just opens her mouth really wide. It is just about the funniest thing I have ever seen! I really have no idea where she gets it from...

She has also discovered the great variety in the human voice. In the mornings in stead of crying I hear her making all sorts of funny sounds that range from a soft "ooouuu" to a banshee cry (but she's not crying, she's just making the sound!) It's crazy.

Bart is gearing up for the Utah Art Education conference in St. George this weekend. He's really excited.

As for me I was really enjoying the warm weather. I cannot tell you how sad I was when I woke up this morning to three inches of snow on the ground! I HATE spring! It's such a tease. One day it's 50 and you're driving around with the windows down the next there are three inches of snow on the ground! Oh well. C'est la vie.

Maybe I can keep this up

Okay, so I have a friend who is really good about keeping her blog updated with what's going on with her family and has inspired me. So, here's the quick update:

Addison: Well, she was born in September and has done nothing but grow and get more and more cute!!! She is becoming such a daddy's girl. Whenever he's in the room she just watches him, and when he holds her, she arches her back so she can look up at him and tries to grab his face! I swear it's the cutest thing ever!!!

She's also rolling, smiling, and laughing more than ever!!! She is so much fun. All I want to do these days is get down on the ground and play with her!

Bart: Bart's still teaching. I think it'll be good for him to get this year under his belt. He has lots of plans for this summer and next year.

He's also still doing tons of stuff with NAEA. It is so time consuming, but It's giving him awesome opportunities, and great experience. He's gearing up right now for the conference in New York next month. It should be a ton of fun.

Rebecca: I'm back working part time. I thought I'd hate it, but I am absolutely loving it! I have the mornings to play with Addsion, clean, and run errands, then the afternoons I work. I feel super efficient. It's great!

I've also taken up sewing as a hobby. I loved to sew in jr high and high school, but in college I could never find the time. Now that I'm only working part time, occasionally I have time while Addison's napping to sew! So far I've made her a sleeper, a bundting, and a dress with bloomers and a hat! Well, the hat's not quite done, but it will be by the end of the week! I love it!

Well, that's all for now. Have a great day!