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We celebrated Addison's 2nd Birthday last weekend. With friends and family there, we had a blast, jumping in bounce houses at the Fun and Party Zone. We were planning to have an outdoor picnic party, until the monsoon came ot town. It was fun for all! The theme was "Elmo and Friends," because Addison loves Elmo. Aunt Cortney and I made sesame street cupcakes, DeDe made potato salad. We had sloppy joes andplayed "Pin the Nose On Elmo". It was cute when Rowan took his blondfold off to put the nose directly where it should go. So much fun!
On Addi's birthday, Nate and I took her to the Nashville Zoo, where we fed the Laurakeets that landed on our arms, rode the white tiger on the carousel, and watched as the Elephants walked closer and closer to us. We even got to see the Elephant that painted the picture we have hanging in our guestroom.
Then, my best friend Ashley came to town and met us at Rainforest Cafe for lunch and a Monkey show. So much fun!
You'll see pictures of the party and the zoo newly uploaded.
It's Thursday, April 3rd. Yesterday, Addi had her 6 month check-up, and we got a great report. The weight she didn't have on her is now there! She's over 15 pounds and in the 30th percentile, as opposed to the 14th. She made a BIG leap up in height to the 75th percentile! She's now 26 1/2 inches long or tall, depending on the way you look at it.
And today, she cut her first tooth!! It's a bit too small to take a picture of at the moment, but in a few days, I'm sure we'll be able to.
She's beginning to learn how to move herself forward, too.
Lots of new things happening for her...and us! :') :') :')
2/4/2008- My cousins Julie and Molly came down from Michigan a few weekends ago to meet Addison in person. A lot of folks don't keep up with their cousins, but we are quite close and always will be. I'd say Julie feels more like an aunt to Addison than a second cousin. Anyway, we had a great time hangin' out and shopping. Mol, we can't wait to get up there and see you and Reid! Love, Morgan
2/4/2008 (also) - Tonight, Addison ate food for the first time! Now, don't get worried - there was no steak on her plate or apples in her mouth. We're just talking rice cereal for starters:') But, she seemed to really liked it. In fact, to our surprise, she shoved the spoon in her mouth! Although some of it did come back out, she ate a good bit of it. We were going to try and wait 'til she was 6 months to feed her cereal, but over time, she seemed like she wanted to eat our food. So, now she gets her own!
1/17/2008 -Addison has continued to do new things every week! I've heard when they hit 3 months this happens. Tomorrow she'll be 16 weeks, and next week she'll already be 4 months!! She's got such a sweet personality. She likes toys but cares more about me or Daddy being close and what we think than anything else. She smiles and laughs with joy alllll the time, unless gas is irritating her. :') She has started reaching out for us. It's almost like she knows what a hug is. Even if she doesn't, I love it! We had 3 month pictures taken right after the new year, and we had a blast. Nate was singing at the top of his lungs in the crowded studio to get her to look up and smile. You'll never catch him singing karaoke, but apparently Addison can get him to do just about anything!
Addi had some friends over this week -Alicia and Lori from NARAS. We had a great time, hangin' with the girls from the office and catching up. They were so nice to make the loooong drive down to Spring Hill and bring Pizza Perfect! Yum! I love you, Ladies.
Happy New Year, Everyone! Well, we've seen some firsts with Addi since 2008 has begun. The other day, she started rubbing her eyes when she was tired. It's so cute! And today, she has found her voice! No, she's not singing arias or anything yet, but she has definitely figured out that she can make noises other than just when she's crying or upset. She's discovered that if she makes these cute little noises, we'll turn all of our attention to her and her only. She loves it...and we love it, too:')
This morning, Adison rolled from her belly to her back with great ease!! I'm so proud of her! She's been cooing alot more, mimicking faces we make, smiling a ton, and trying her best to really laugh. She wants to be held all the time, but right now, that's fine in our book! she loves being loved. New pictures will follow.
Thanksgiving 2007 was a fun one...Addison's first! Although sadly Granddaddy Harris was sick and not able to join us for Thanksgiving, we managed to have fun with the rest of the family (H's feeling better now!). She really did ok being passed around from smiling face to smiling face. She's got a lot of admirers, that's for sure...for Granny Jan to Aunt Cort and Aunt Tera to Mamaw Harris and her second cousin Ryan. she also had more firsts this week. Last Saturday, her pacifier fell out of her mouth, and she used her fist to push it back in. Since then, we've praised her for this and she's been working on it more and more. But, even better, over the holiday, she found her hands and is now learning to suck on them to calm herself. We're proud of her. I think Addison had a great Thanksgiving. And we were giving great thanks for having her! This was her first overnight trip, and it went well! Here are some pictures from the holiday.
Last Friday Addison turned 7 weeks old. It's Thanksgiving weekend, and she will be two months old on Friday! It's so hard to believe. time flies fast, especially when your day is divided into three's for nursings... and then there's and the diaper change, the rocking, the holding, and the staring at your adorable baby until you realize it's time to feed her again. You may get to sleep some time in between there, but now the days all run together, as there's really no "good night's sleep". It's like you're now a watchguard on full time duty, and there's only bits of rest. :')) But it's all good.
This weekend, Addison's pacifier fell out of her mouth like it does when she forgets to suck on it. But instead of crying, she pushed it back in with her left fist! It's like she kind of accidentally did it, but she did it!! Since then, she's been trying and trying to do it again. She's gotten pretty close several times. Tonight at dinner, she kept trying, and as we were encouraging her, she could not quit grinning from ear to ear.
The labor and delivery of Addison was an amazing day! I really must admit that God was completely surrounding us in that room. I had no idea how joyful the experience would be, as I must admit that I've been fearful of labor all of my life. There was such peace and joy.
My water broke at about 10:15 p.m. on Thursday night. I was suppose to work my last day on Friday and have a week off to enjoy just relaxing. Nate and I hung the curtains in the nursery and looked around to find that we were done with the major projects in our new house and in the nursery. I vacuumed the room and then stood in the doorway to look at it. That's when my water broke. It was perfect timing. We don't believe in fortunes, but a week before I had opened a fortune cookie and it said, "On Time". We laughed about the irony. Although Addison came a week and two days early, she was born in God's perfect time. So, even a fortune cookie can get it right sometimes..whether it's trying to or not. :'))
We called the doctor who told us to wait just a little bit and let it progress. We took a nap, and then Nate was running around the house as if he had a battery pack attached. I asked him what in the world he was doing, as we had already packed our bags and been overly prepared. He said "Just cleaning things, walking the dog, getting this and that." We drove calmy, but excitedly to the hospital at around 12:30 a.m. It was all very surreal...
When we got to the quiet lobby in the wee hours of the morning, we signed two papers or so and they put me in a grated wheelchair. :') After determining that indeed my water had broke (wouldn' it be broken?), they immediately took us to our delivery room. I don't think either of our minds were wrapped around it yet. Our night nurse was good, but not very friendly or informative. She could only bring us two pillows, as apparently they had a full house. Nate slept on the couch with no pillows. At about 2 a.m., she gave me pitocin to augment labor. I was already having some unpainful contractions, but when your water breaks, they've got to make sure you deliver within a certain amount of hours. I was concerned about getting pitocin as I was already in labor, because the nurse didn't explain any of this to us. However, I trusted God. I knew I couldn't turn back now, and He was in control. I struggle with worry, but it's amazing how much peace you can get in the middle of one of the biggest moments of your life...when all you can do is trust. I guess it's in those moments when a person realizes their place in the chain of things. I saw myself in a big sturdy hammock...a comfortable resting place that God was holding up, telling me to just rest in Him.
Anyway, I fell asleep off and on, and I woke up around 5 or 5:30 a.m. wiht some pretty intense contractions. Nate was out cold on the couch, and so I breathed through them alone for a while. I watched the contraction monitor to see how big they were...pretty big sometimes. Yet, I figured that I was still at 2 centimeters, as when we arrived. I didn't wat to get an epideral too early, as I've heard it can slow down labor. The contractions were intense, but they were not unbearable. Finally Nate woke up and held my legs during the contractions as they were shaking uncontrollably. We called his parents and mine to let them know we wera t the hospital. Still, it was all so surreal. Remember being a kid and being so excited aobut Christmas morning...the presents you would open? It was much bigger than that, but that's the only way I can think of describing it. It's that kind of joy you have as a kid...pure joy.
At 7:00 a.m., in walked Nurse Nancy..the nurse who would deliver Addison. Let me tell you, a sense of joy and greater peace entered with her when she came in the room! What a woman! She checked me, and encouraged me so much when she told me that I was almost at 8 centimeters!!! She asked if I even wanted an epideral, as I hadn't broken into tears from pain yet. I was beside myself. I really had worked myself up that this process would be so unbearable that I would just die...and it wasn't. It wasn't at all!
At about 10:30/11 a.m., I had reached 10 centimeters. My sister, Cortney, drove up from Chattanooga to be there for the labor and help Nate and I. I never thought I'd want anyone else in the room, and now I'm so glad she was there. In between pushes, Nurse Nancy told funny stories, they encouraged me, we laughed and I even took cat naps. We had to wait on my doctor twice and so the pushing took longer, but at 2:2 p.m., Addison was born. what an unbelievable day. What an unmimickable feeling. It was the greatest day f my life. And even though we were so excited to have our own baby as we waited throughout the pregnancy, nothing could have prepared us for the real, pure, indescribable joy of going through it ourselves. I couldnt believe she was mine when they put her in my arms. She was crying and red and sweet as can be. We both cried.
I hear that my family and Nate's were anxiously waiting outside the door and checking on us ever so often. they were so excited. It was neat to have them all there. It meant so much to us. After we had some family time, just staring at her in disbelief, we invited them all in very, very special.
I realized something about God that day that in all my years of going to church, of walking with Him, I had never gotten...He gives some gifts to us just to bless us with joy. I mean, not because we need them, but because they are so good and He loves us so,so much.
We woke up those next few nights when it was time to feed her and the thrill all came back again as we'd remember...Oh, we have a baby girl!
How
do you describe the most amazing day of your life? When the greatest
gift, besides salvation, is given to you and you never earned or
deserved it? How do you thank God for loving you so much that He'd
choose to bless you with a gift you don't need but that gives you such
joy you don't know how you lived without it? A little girl..Addison Jo
Bracy. Nate and I are so, so blessed. That's an understatement.
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