Staying Warm in February

It has been an unusually cold winter in Florida this year. Addie still loves to go on her strolls, so on the days when it is not too chilly we take her and Dakota for a walk. She loves to wave bye-bye or hello and greets everyone we meet on the street.

9-Month Skills

Addie is growing so fast and learning new things everyday.  She is very good at pulling herself to a stand. She gave Mommy and Daddy a surprise the other night.  About five minutes after we put her to bed, we heard squealing and laughing in her room.  We went in and she was kneeling in her crib with her hands on the top rail.  We started smiling at her, and then we just pulled herself right up to a stand. Such a big girl!  Now, she stands up in her crib all the time.

She is also getting very good at crawling. We have to tempt her with cell phones, remote controls, or our ipods - she'll scoot right across the room for anything electronic. She still isn't totally confident, but she will crawl a few feet, stop, sit, and then start crawling again. I'm sure it is only a matter of days before she is crawling all over the place!

Grandma Julie's Birthday

Addelyn helped Grandma Julie celebrate her birthday on February 11.  We all went to Olive Garden, still one of Addie's favorites. Addie had a great time showing off her new skills - she can now drink out of a straw like a champ!  She also still loves the tomato, pasta, hamburger, and bean soup. We can hardly get her to eat any solid foods at home, but at a restaurant she will eat just about anything.  Guess she just likes to be out and about! Addie got Grandma a gardening book so she can start planning her yard and garden at her new house.

9-Month Checkup

Addie had her 9-month checkup today.  Her stats are:

16.4 lb (11th percentile)
28 in (65th percentile)
17.3 in head circ (50th percentile)

Dr. Sevilla said Addie is growing wonderfully and that she is a healthy little girl.  We did find out about a couple of potential health issues. She has a slight heart murmur. The pediatrician said this is somewhat common among infants and that it's more than likely something she will grow out of.  He will just continue to monitor it for now. Also, Addie has two clogged tear ducts that make her eyes very watery. This is also somewhat common and usually resolves itself. We put a hot washcloth on Addie's eyes twice a day and massage the inner corner of her eyes to try and unclog the tear ducts. If it doesn't resolve itself by the time she is one year old, an opthamologist may need to do an operation to surgically open them.

Other than those two issues, Addie is a healthy baby!