Soooooo Big!

Well hello again everyone. I though I might just check in to say "hi" and give you my latest stats. I had my six-month check-up on Monday and I'm continuing to grow like a weed. I was 27.5" long (96%) , weighed 17 lbs 3.5 oz (76%) and my head was 17 1/4" in circumfrence (85%). Pretty much as has been the case all along my length still amazes mommy and daddy. We're all pretty sure I would have weighed more except that I had RSV before Christmas then a nasty cold for the last couple of weeks. I wasn't easting as much as normal because I didn't feel very good.

We also found out that I have my first-ever double ear infection. Daddy and mommy now think they understand why I wasn't quite myself last weekend. So, I'm now taking antibiotics (amoxicillin) twice a day for 10 days to try to beat that off. I also have some drops that mommy and daddy can put in my ears as needed for comfort. The two seem to be helping. I haven't been quite as fussy when I fall asleep and I haven't been as restless when I go down either so hopefully that's a good sign.

That's all for now. I'll probably be posting again soon. Mommy and daddy took my unofficial six-month picture over the weekend and I have some more fun videos to post too.

Love, Addison

Party Time!

Greetings again everyone! I've been on a bit of a posting spree this weekend. I just have so much to share with you all. Today's entry will show you just how much I like to play in my Exersaucer. Daddy put it together for me probably a month ago and both he and mommy had been putting me in it to play. However, it's really just been recently that I've figured out all the fun stuff on that thing! Boy is it fun! Check out the video below of me playing with some of the stuff. I've grown so much too that daddy had to raise the height setting once already.

That's all for now. I hope you all have a good rest of the weekend. We're trying to stary warm. Daddy says it's a balmy one degree outside as I'm writing this right now.

Love, Addison

Recooping

Greetings Everyone! Well, I'm on the road to recovering from my nasty cold. I'm still not 100% yet though, but I'm getting there. I have my 6-month checkup on Monday so if I'm not totally well by then I'm sure mommy and daddy will ask them about it.

Let's see...what new stuff has happened recently? I started eating rice cereal back in December. Just last Sunday I started to have oatmeal cereal instead of the rice. I actually like the taste of that better and gobble it all up! I wasn't that I didn't like the rice I just like the oatmeal better. Earlier this week I tried some "real" food. Mommy gave me some peas to try. There are a couple of pictures and a video of that experience below.

You'll probably be able to tell from them that I'm not totally sure if I dig on the peas so much. I think mommy and daddy said there were going to try to find me some other "green" vegetables to try (whatever that means!).

That's all for now!

Love, Addison

Sick Again...

Well, it would appear that I am working VERY hard to build up my immune system. I've decided that I might as well get it all out of the way and get as many nasty bugs as I can this winter! I woke up on Sunday morning with a cough. As the day went on I started to sound kind of like a seal. By the time I went to bed on Sunday night I was doing quite a bit of barking when I coughed. I didn't sleep well at all, the nasty cough kept waking me up.

Daddy stayed home with me yesterday and we went to the doctor late in the afternoon. The doctor said I had croup like symptoms but not bad enough that they needed to put me on any medicine. He listened to me breath and said my lungs sounded good, my ears were clear but my throat was probably sore and my cough was yucky. My nose is running and my eyes are watering. Mommy is home with me today. I didn't sleep well again last night and I'm not very hungry for my bottles. I still am excited to eat my cereal though.

Hopefully I will feel well enough to go see my friends at daycare tomorrow. It is REALLY cold here today (-16 degrees this morning) so Mommy and I are happy that we don't have to go anywhere today.

Love,
Addison

Merry Christmas to All and to All a Good Night!

Greetings all! I hope you all had a very Merry Christmas and a happy (and safe) New Year's. I thought I might share some of Christmas activities with you. See the video below. You can watch me opening some of my presents with Mommy and Daddy.

I hope you enjoy!

Love, Addison

A Few Firsts...

Here I am for the first time in my high chair!
I like it a lot!

This is my new trick I learned this week! I love
to suck on my toes any chance I get!

The other big news is that I learned to roll from my tummy to my back right before Christmas and on New Year's Eve I learned to roll from my back to my tummy. Watch out, I'm on the move. I rolled all the way across the floor in the family room this morning!

I hope everyone had a Happy New Year! Mommy and Daddy keep saying they can't wait to see all the new things I learn in 2009.

Love,
Addison