Wednesday, November 5, 2014
Monday, November 3, 2014
Addison Alena 15 Months Old
Addison starting walking half way through the month. She has been taking a few steps here or there for about 2 months. Last month she started taking 6-8 steps at a time. Now she walks everywhere she goes. I don't think I have seen her crawl in over 2 weeks. It's so cute to watch her figure out her footing. Sometimes she tries to run and stumbles onto her booty. So stinkin cute! It's nice that she can walk into the house by herself or get around without dirtying everything she is wearing. The negative is that she walks away from us any chance she gets. She doesn't necessarily try to be defiant as much as she just likes to explore.
I always had the goal of nursing to a year and long if she wanted to. I knew I wouldn't nurse when she was 2 but I was hoping we would make it to 15 months. We went down to nursing once a day around 14 months. In the last week she has been nursing once every other day. We are now on day 3 of not nursing. I think this is the end of that stage. It definitely makes me sad since I didn't get to nurse Alexa long this was really my first experience with it. I wont miss the occasional biting but I will miss her sweet face and the bonding time.
Addison started sleeping through the night the last week of September. It was like an on and off switch that just changed one day. We have had a few nights where she has woken up once for a minute but nothing crazy. I am sooo grateful for this change. It's been way to long since we all had full nights rest. Addison takes one nap a day and has for quite some time. She typically naps from 9-11am and then from 630pm-6am. It's a great schedule for us.
Addison main form of communication is her arms. She signs a few things (mostly food related), she points to what she wants & she flaps her arms to say hi or bye. So far it's working for her. We are working on words but it's coming along slowly. Addison still babbles a lot. She even acts like she is having full conversations with people. It's super adorable but has no true meaning yet. She does say "cheese" whenever she sees a cell phone (pretending to take a picture).
Addison still has 8 teeth with no signs of more coming in yet. Her hair is growing very quickly. She has 5-6 inches on top and 3-4 inches on the sides. I love it!
Addison likes to make loud noises, eat, chase the vacuum & the cats. She does NOT like the word no or sand (or anything with weird texture).
I always had the goal of nursing to a year and long if she wanted to. I knew I wouldn't nurse when she was 2 but I was hoping we would make it to 15 months. We went down to nursing once a day around 14 months. In the last week she has been nursing once every other day. We are now on day 3 of not nursing. I think this is the end of that stage. It definitely makes me sad since I didn't get to nurse Alexa long this was really my first experience with it. I wont miss the occasional biting but I will miss her sweet face and the bonding time.
Addison started sleeping through the night the last week of September. It was like an on and off switch that just changed one day. We have had a few nights where she has woken up once for a minute but nothing crazy. I am sooo grateful for this change. It's been way to long since we all had full nights rest. Addison takes one nap a day and has for quite some time. She typically naps from 9-11am and then from 630pm-6am. It's a great schedule for us.
Addison main form of communication is her arms. She signs a few things (mostly food related), she points to what she wants & she flaps her arms to say hi or bye. So far it's working for her. We are working on words but it's coming along slowly. Addison still babbles a lot. She even acts like she is having full conversations with people. It's super adorable but has no true meaning yet. She does say "cheese" whenever she sees a cell phone (pretending to take a picture).
Addison still has 8 teeth with no signs of more coming in yet. Her hair is growing very quickly. She has 5-6 inches on top and 3-4 inches on the sides. I love it!
Addison likes to make loud noises, eat, chase the vacuum & the cats. She does NOT like the word no or sand (or anything with weird texture).
Sunday, November 2, 2014
Halloween
Alexa decided in September she wanted to be Sheriff Callie for Halloween. Grandpa Bill got her the costume for her birthday. She has been playing with it off and on since. She wanted her sister to be Deputy Peck but no such costume exists yet. I did find her a cactus costume that we are calling Toby (from Sheriff Callie). Addison was so sure about the head piece but loves to wear the entire costume. It's a little big, but super adorable.
Alexa's school is only Monday through Thursday. Her school party was the last day before Halloween. All the kids wore their super cute costumes .Alexa even toughed out in her cowgirl boots that were a little small on her. They went trick or treating between the different classrooms in the morning. The last hour of the day was her class party. Most of the parents came and helped organize games & food. Alexa made a skeleton hand out of tooth picks and chalk. She played Halloween Bingo & won a really cool prize. Next her teach read the class a Halloween book. Addison sat with the class for story time. Lastly was snack time. They had cookies, candy, fruit & veggies. The kids all had a great time. I was so glad Addison and I were able to go.
Friday morning Alexa woke up super excited. I asked her if she knew what day it was. Her response was, "Friday, It's Easter." So close baby girl! After breakfast Alexa was ready to go. Unfortunately we had to wait for the evening. Once Justin arrived we ate a quick dinner & then head to downtown for the Chandler Halloween Festival. Alexa painted a pumpkin, we all played lots of games. Alexa won a cupcake in a musical chairs type game (but standing). During the costume contest Addison walked across the stage a flapped her arms. Alexa walked with a bashful smile. They looked so cute. Addison even one first place in the 0-4 age category. There was over 30 kids in their division. Addison won a super cute medal and lots of little prizes. Once the festival ended we went trick or treating. Alexa was shy at first. Justin taught her how to say, "Trick or Treat" with confidence. By the end she was comfortable with the entire thing and had a great time. Both girls fell asleep on the car ride home.
Saturday, November 1st we carved our family pumpkin. Since we have been traveling back and forth between San Diego & Chandler we didn't have time before Halloween. I really wanted to put Addison in the pumpkin. Justin made her leg holes and we put her in it. She was not thrilled. I think she was mostly upset with the textures. She didn't want to touch the inside of the pumpkin, even with her hands. We got a few cute pictures and then took her out. Alexa drew two pictures of what she wanted the pumpkin the look like. Justin was a good sport and made them both for her. It was another great day.
Alexa's school is only Monday through Thursday. Her school party was the last day before Halloween. All the kids wore their super cute costumes .Alexa even toughed out in her cowgirl boots that were a little small on her. They went trick or treating between the different classrooms in the morning. The last hour of the day was her class party. Most of the parents came and helped organize games & food. Alexa made a skeleton hand out of tooth picks and chalk. She played Halloween Bingo & won a really cool prize. Next her teach read the class a Halloween book. Addison sat with the class for story time. Lastly was snack time. They had cookies, candy, fruit & veggies. The kids all had a great time. I was so glad Addison and I were able to go.
Friday morning Alexa woke up super excited. I asked her if she knew what day it was. Her response was, "Friday, It's Easter." So close baby girl! After breakfast Alexa was ready to go. Unfortunately we had to wait for the evening. Once Justin arrived we ate a quick dinner & then head to downtown for the Chandler Halloween Festival. Alexa painted a pumpkin, we all played lots of games. Alexa won a cupcake in a musical chairs type game (but standing). During the costume contest Addison walked across the stage a flapped her arms. Alexa walked with a bashful smile. They looked so cute. Addison even one first place in the 0-4 age category. There was over 30 kids in their division. Addison won a super cute medal and lots of little prizes. Once the festival ended we went trick or treating. Alexa was shy at first. Justin taught her how to say, "Trick or Treat" with confidence. By the end she was comfortable with the entire thing and had a great time. Both girls fell asleep on the car ride home.
Saturday, November 1st we carved our family pumpkin. Since we have been traveling back and forth between San Diego & Chandler we didn't have time before Halloween. I really wanted to put Addison in the pumpkin. Justin made her leg holes and we put her in it. She was not thrilled. I think she was mostly upset with the textures. She didn't want to touch the inside of the pumpkin, even with her hands. We got a few cute pictures and then took her out. Alexa drew two pictures of what she wanted the pumpkin the look like. Justin was a good sport and made them both for her. It was another great day.
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