Snow Day #3

The snow just doesn't seem to end this year. And this past Wednesday, we had our 3rd snow day. Another day of Addy snuggles and another day to continue my nesting!

We spent the day much like Monday, but this time we just hung out at home instead of going shopping.

More cabinets were cleaned out (I finally got to them all!!)

Helping Daddy shovel

A Daddy snow angel

I love nap time!

Making snow ice cream

She likes it!

An Addy Selfie! :) She took it and decorated it all by herself!

MLK Day - A day off :)

And one of the last day's off that I will have where its just going to be Addy and I. Very bittersweet. We made the best of a cold, windy day though. My nesting has been kicking into HIGH gear so I needed to get a few things done.

We started the day with Addyson helping me to clean/clear out/organize the kitchen cabinets. We got a lot done, but I could tell she was getting pretty antsy. So, we headed to the outlets. I remember feeling with Addyson, that we just didn't have enough clothes. That needed to be solved and solved again. We picked out a lot of cute clothes for baby brother and best of all they were having a great sale at Carters!

Since Addyson behaved so well, I let her take a few rides at the outlets too. And cleaning out the cabinets we found a butterfly and Elmo sandwich cut out. So, for lunch she requested a cheese Elmo sandwich.

As all great day's do, ours ended with a cozy, warm nap!

I got her into the car by giving Addy her first piece of gum. She wasn't a fan!

Baby Brother 35 weeks!!

35 weeks down, 35 days to go!!

He will be here before we know it!

And he now, finally, has a name, Caden Travis.

I'm getting pretty tired, sore, and almost ready for him to make his appearance. Addyson CAN NOT wait for him to get here though. She's wanted him to come out for months now. I have a huge nesting instinct kicking in right now. I spend a lot of time awake in bed thinking of everything that I need to get done. This weekend, hopefully we (or I) can organize the kitchen to find a spot to put all of the bottles away and finish Caden's nursery.

Waiting for my doctors appointment. We have weekly appointments now.

Addy and I had a sick day this week. She wasn't feeling very well with a bad cold/cough. She had lots of cuddle time with me and with Daddy when he got home from work.

35 Weeks!!

Addy wanted to get into the picture too! :)

For a comparison, this is 35 weeks with Addyson.

Belly Shoot #2

Last weekend, we all headed down to Mom mom and Pop pops house to take a few maternity pictures just like we had down with Addyson. This time though, I was able to take the pictures myself. Thanks to pintrest, Josh, Mom, Dad and Matt we were able to wrangle Addyson to get a few really cute shots!

Sweetie Pie Addyson

She really is such a sweet little girl. Very caring, empathetic, nurturing and aware. She is going to be a GREAT big sister!! Recently she has taken up painting nails, serving pretend ice cream, and just holding her Daddy's hand.

At least once every day, Addyson asks about her baby brother. She wants to know when he is going to come, if she can fell him or she will let me know what she is going to do with him when he comes. She knows she can give him toys like rattles, tickle his tummy, let him hold her finger, hold him with our help and give him his pacifier. I can't wait to see her in action!

First snowday of 2014

Was awesome! Very nice and relaxing. I'm really savoring these days, because I know they are shortly coming to an end with baby brother coming in just 6 weeks!

Addyson and I spent our morning in our PJ's, made a small snowman (not great packing snow), and had a nice long nap!

Happy New Years! 2014

We had a nice, low key New Years Eve this year. We spent most of the evening in our PJ's, played a trivia game (Addyson was beating Josh for 3 of the 6 rounds), toasted with sparkling cider, and relaxed. Josh and I made it to midnight, but this year we didn't let Addy try. Maybe next year, maybe. It usually seems like the later Addy stays up the earlier she wakes up in the morning. So, I'm not sure what time she would wake up for the day if she stayed up til 12.

Then New Years Day we headed down to GG's house to hang out with the Vendrick's. Addyson loves playing with all of her second cousins!

December Outdoor Wedding

Fortunately the weather cooperated for an outdoor wedding that we went to during Christmas break. While we were away eating (seriously, I have never seen so much food at a wedding before!!!) Addyson got to hang out with Mommom and Poppop. They came up that Saturday afternoon, took Addy to the park, to the mall to shop for a birthday gift for Josh, out to dinner at TGI Friday's and hung out at home to watch Cinderella. We all had a great night! :)