Our little blessing: February 2010

Thursday, February 25, 2010

Addy's second tooth.

Growing teeth sure is a painful process! Addy's second tooth has started to cut through her gum, so she has been a wee bit cranky the past few days. I've started giving her stalks of celery to chew on and she seems to love that. It's cold, it's narrow enough that she can hold it in her hand, but it's tough enough that she can't bite any of it off. For her, it's an ideal teether!

She's been pulling up lately, especially on her Pooh Bear train. She goes from her butt to her knees, she just hasn't pulled up to standing yet. We always joke that maybe she'll walk before she crawls, but maybe it'll be true! She still rolls everywhere, although she can do a mean cobra pose. She can spin around on her tummy (kind of like a break dancer!) when she wants to face a different direction, so that's exciting too.

Addy is getting very good at waving, especially at cars that drive by. Sometimes they'll wave back at her too :) Oh ya, and is it too early for her to say her first words? Because we swear she says "cat" when she sees Nova. And I think she starting to understand that "Dada" means Daddy, because she looks at Derek when she says it. She says all sorts of syllables now - ma, da, ya, ba. I can't picture her learning to talk because I still see her as my sweet little newborn, but it's happening. She's growing up!

Monday, February 22, 2010

Silly Addy

Being a little clown. Look at my tonsils, Daddy!

Feed me!

I've got a messy little face, don't I?

Out for a walk in the cold.

This is my sad face.

This is my sneaky, happy face.

This is my surprised face!

Kenna June Powers

This weekend we got to meet baby Kenna June Powers, just 1 week old! She is the daughter of Derek's cousin, Darla, and her husband Mike (you may recall we went to their wedding last April while I was waaaay pregnant with Addy). Kenna is so sweet, so cute, and such a little cuddle bug. It's hard to remember Addy being that small! Addy checked Kenna out briefly, but she wasn't all that interested at the beginning, since little Kenna was sleeping. She was more interested in Mike and Darla's pug dogs, Daisy and Bella!

Introducing Kenna June Powers.

Sleeping like an angel.

Kenna was out like a light!

Ahh, brings back memories...

Darla and Kenna. She loves her Momma!

Mike and Addy. She was like "Who is this guy??" and he was like "She's so big! I don't even have to hold her head!"

Addy was a little nervous about their dogs, Daisy and Bella, but she soon enjoyed getting her hands licked.

Mike's Mom and Kenna

Addy, most likely watching the doggies.

Good afternoon Kenna!

This is Addy's "Yay Daddy" face. ha!

The men and their daughters.
Mike - the new, sleep-deprived daddy. Derek - the more-rested, senior daddy.

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Thinking about life, love and marriage

Tonight, we took Derek's grandparents out to dinner to celebrate their 61st wedding anniversary. Now that is milestone. It got me thinking about where Derek and I will be in 61 years. Will we still live in Texas? How many grandchildren will we have? How many great-grandchildren??

While celebrating this impressive milestone, I can't help but reflect on very sad news I heard from my sister, Kim. One of her friends, who was just married in January of this year, is now a widow. At 22 years old (or is she 23?). It is absolutely tragic that this girl lost her husband after a single month of marriage. My heart aches for her. I think of all the wonderful things that Derek and I have experienced in our 1.5 years of being man and wife (imagine what it will be like after 61 yrs!), and it makes me sad that she will miss out on that. So I hug Derek and Addy a little tighter and say a thankful prayer, because I am so blessed to have them.

Sunday, February 14, 2010

Addy says Happy Valentine's Day!

Me and my balloon, especially for the occasion!

Do I smile like this, Momma?

Happy baby!

Hm, what is this?

I don't wear shoes very often...

This is why!

Here Momma, take a picture of my balloon. It's my favorite.

Addy is too funny. After her "photoshoot", I put her on a blanket on the floor so she could play as usual. Since she still refuses to crawl, we are trying to encourage her by putting her favorite toys just out of reach. She's devised 2 very effective plans of attack when this happens. A) She'll roll over, back and forth, changing her direction just slightly so that she'll eventually get to said toy. or B) She'll literally pull the blanket towards her so the toy moves too. Ha! She is too smart for her own good. I guess we're going to have to put her on the bare carpet so she can't pull anymore.

Happy Valentine's Day?

Poor Derek has food poisoning.

All because we wanted to try a Thai restaurant in Longview last night, but ate Chinese instead (the Thai place is only open Tues-Fri. Who does that?!). Anyway, it was a big mistake. He spent basically the entire night awake, and has only slept for about a half hour since I got up with Addy at 6:30am. What a way to spend Valentine's Day. My poor hubby. He's the one with the iron stomach who can eat just about anything, so we're surprised he got so sick (and I didn't). I did have my own bout of food poisoning in Tucson thanks to a slice of pizza though, so I guess I've done my time. Here's hoping he starts feeling better soon!!

Happy Valentine's Day to everyone!

Friday, February 12, 2010

When was the last time I posted a video?

Or six?

Bath time in Tucson! Addy loves playing in the bathtub, especially when she has fun toys like her turtles. (2/2/10 - 8 mos old)

Ringing a wind chime, aka. the breakfast bell (2/3/10- 8 mos old)

Playing in her drinking water (2/3/10 - 8 mos old)

Snow in White Oak! (2/12/10 - 8.5 mos old)

Having a delicious, nutritious snack. (2/12/10 - 8.5 mos old)

Addy's snowman. (2/12/10 - 8.5 mos old)

Snow!!! In Texas?!

Can it be? Oh yes, White Oak had snow!

It started snowing yesterday but nothing really stuck on the ground. Last night it started to snow harder and the temperature dropped, so the cold, fluffy, white stuff started building up. When we woke up at 7:30am this morning, we were greeted by this:

A winter wonderland!!

Adelyn put on her excited face:

(Ha, just kidding!)

We all bundled up and headed out into the backyard to frolic in the snow before it all started to melt away. But first things first, how much snow did we get?

We measured 6 inches in our backyard! (Dallas got 10-12 inches. It was a big snowstorm! But I digress. We don't live in Dallas.)

First we took some pictures to commemorate the event:

Brrrrr.

Birds in the trees.

Daddy and Adelyn love the snow!

And then I began the project that most everyone embarks upon after the first substantial snow - building a snowman!

Rolling the base.

Starting on the middle.

Got to pack the snow juuuust right.

Putting the finishing touches on the snowman.

Ta Da! Addy's first snowman!

She was very impressed.

Hellllllo!

Addy likes the snowman's... ears? Antlers? Antennae?

Wow! Now that's a good looking snowman!

Yippee! We love the snow!

Nova wants to come out and play in the snow too.

Then we drove out to visit Derek's grandparents:

Where are we?! I thought we were in Texas!!

Winter Wonderland

Derek's pump jack is all snowy!

Visiting Great-Grandmother and Great-Granddad Dollins

It was a very nice winter day :) The snow will be gone by tomorrow (temp is supposed to get back up into the lower 50's), so it's a good thing we enjoyed it today!

Last pics from Tucson

Okay, here are the last million pictures from Tucson. I still need to photograph some of the items we bought at the gem show, but I guess I will get around to that later. Half of these photos were taken at Sabino Canyon, a gorgeous "desert oasis" that my family and I hike in every time we visit Tucson. It is absolutely beautiful, and the day we want was a perfect day for a hike!