Let's Play Catch Up!

YIKES!!!! I haven't posted anything in practically two months! May is such a busy month for me, with school ending and trying to get everything in order there. It seemed like I didn't leave the building once before 4:00 and if I got out that early, it was a miracle! Now, the question is where do I start catching you up with everything??

Let's start with May...

On May 15th, Addie-bug had tubes put in her ears. The chronic ear infection that we could not get to go away finally won out and at 8 months, we had tubes put in. I still cannot believe what a short procedure it really is. Everyone told me she'd be done in no time and it really did happen as fast as they said. My response to the doc when he came out to get us was, "But I'm not done addressing envelopes yet!" :) I will say the after affects of anesthesia are not fun. Poor Bug was so out of it, she just kept crying and crying (screaming is more like it). I felt totally helpless and nothing really comforted her. But, after a nice long nap late morning, she was back to her chipper self! The ear tubes really have worked wonders. Granted, they are quite nasty when they drain, but I'd much rather be able to clean that out then have it sit in her middle ear like it was. Yay for tubes!!

So what else has Addison been up to? She is into EVERYTHING. No window screen is safe, no baby bag is off limits, no kitchen draw should be left unattended. This child is all over the place. She especially loves the kitchen, which we can't keep her out of! She crawls to the back sliding door and yells for "Belllll" which is her favorite word to say, even if Bella is standing behind her. She waves bye to herself and to all the traffic going by at Becky's. She says "Dada" when you tell her "momma" and then smiles. :) She hates when you take something away from her. She WILL NOT eat vegetables unless they are smothered (aka hidden) with pears or apples. She especially loves to bat the spoon away if she knows veggies are on it! Bella is her best friend. She follows her everywhere, even uses her as a step-stool to get up higher on the couch. She pulls herself up on anything that is minutely off the ground. She cruises along anything that is at waist level. She smiles when you tell her "no," with a look on her face like "surely, you don't mean it." She loves to give herself kisses in full length mirrors. Luckily, both grandma and nana have mirrors like those! Dare I go on? I feel like I would be typing all day! Here are some recent pictures of Bug!