Christmas Pictures

Hope you enjoy all of the pictures! Just a fun factoid...the black patent leather mary janes that Addison is wearing are from my first Christmas (yes, they're 28 years old)! Thanks Mom, for keeping them for me!

Happy Thanksgiving!

We hope you all out there had a fantastic Thanskgiving! We sure did! We split our time between both families. Addison wasn't in the mood for food, so she sadly did not have her first bite of Turkey...oh well! Here are a few pics from the day...(sorry about the size variation)

Me, Gma & Gpa Eittreim, Addie & Grammy

Addie & Gpa Whitnall

Addie & Auntie Becca

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Oops!

This weekend I'm doing a deep clean in preparation of busting put all of the Christmas decor next weekend. Addison discovered the Swiffer Duster...she wanted to help!? She also discovered some other things....I've got to find a safe spot! =o)

Congrats!

Congratulations to Mike & Kelly on your engagement! We are so excited for you and cannot wait for the big day!

Learning to Walk

Addison is doing great at learning to walk. She's pretty much mastered her little push walker that we got for her. The only bummer is that it only works on carpeting, so her space is limited to just the area rug in the living room. Before long, she'll be doing it all on her own!

I've been Dazzled!

So, I'm probably the last person to hop on board, but I cannot get enough of Stephenie Meyer's Twilight Series! I read Twilight in 2.5 days! I'm now on New Moon! If you have not read these books you are missing out! I was skeptical at the thought of a Vampire love story, but I was immediately proven wrong. I can't wait to see the movie.

On another note, I'm finally having my first "Girls' Night Out" since becoming a Mommy almost 8 months ago! A few girlfriends & I are going to see Carrie Underwood tonight. I'm very excited!

We had a rough night last night. It appears that Addison is really cutting those upper teeth. We were up and down all night long! Daddy & I are exhusted this morning, but what other choice do we have?! =o)

Jumpin' Jack Flash

Here's some pics from earlier today. I had the day off, so we lounged around and played all day.

Rock the Vote!

Please don't forget to Vote today! No matter who it may be for, just do it!

Terror for Daddy

Addison thought it would be fun to give Daddy a hard time this evening while he was feeding her. Just watch and laugh with us!

Recent Randoms

Happy Halloween!

Halloween Hugs & Candy Kisses from our Little Monkey!

New Arrival

Congratulations to my cousin Nicolas and his girlfriend Yvonne on the birth of their son! We can't wait to meet him!

Kegan Nicolas Hower

10.28.08 / 1:15pm / 6lbs 8oz / 20" long

Woo Hoo for Stage 2's!

We have now started Addison on 2nd Stage Foods! Her new list of foods makes me kind of jealous!

She as been eating things such as Apple Pumpkin, Spinach & Potatoes, Apples & Blueberries, Pears & Mangos, Summer Veggies (Corn, Zucchini, Green Beans, Carrots, Brown Rice & Garbanzo Beans), etc.

So far, so good! I think she likes these foods much better than the Stage 1's, which we kind of struggled to get through!

Changing Table Confessions

Since she was a newborn, Addison has always been very "animated" when on her changing table (aka her dresser). I happened to have the camera upstairs with me tonight and was able to catch the Chatty Cathy in action! Oh, and much to the emjoyment of her Daddy...she's now making "dadadada" sounds! Enjoy!

Reading is Fun!

Addison loves to look at books. She has qutie an extensive library already, but today at Target we picked up a few new Karen Katz books. Her favorite seems to be Twinkle Toes.
Here's a few pics of her enjoying her new books:

Happy 7 Months!

I can't believe that our baby is 7 months old today!

We went to the Dr yesterday for a check up. She's weighing in at 21lbs 13oz, and measuring 29 1/2"! 95th percentile once again. We got 3 shots and barely made a peep!

Some of our milestones are:

• Crawling


• Cruising


• Teething - we have officially cut our first 2 teeth! They're still growing in, but they're finally above her gums.


• We're now on to Stage 2 foods.

Addison attended her first Condors Hockey Game last Saturday and she did great! The season opener is tonight, so we shall see how she does with an even bigger crowd!

Here's the best picture I could get of our new additions:

Up, up and away!

I was finally able to catch Addison in the act of pulling herself up. You'll notice that she immediately starts to fuss because we haven't mastered the art of getting down yet! =o)

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Thanks!

Houston, we have a crawler!

For a few weeks now Addison has had the Army Crawl down, but now we have learned to use our legs and are crawling like a pro, and pulling ourselves up on anything we can find.

I was finally able to coax her with the TV remote to crawl to me. I'm still working on trying to get her pulling herself up...hopefully soon!