Addie at 15 Months

We can't believe Addie already 15 months old!  She is learning so much and her little personality keeps shining through more and more everyday.  She had her 15 month check-up on August 13 - here are her latest stats:

Height: 30.3 inches - 45th percentile
Weight: 19.5 lbs - 6th percentile
Head: 17.9 inches - 42nd percentile

She's still a tiny little munchkin, but she actually increased a percentile in weight so we were very excited about that!  Still hasn't broken the 20 pound mark...poor thing is going to be riding backwards in her carseat for a while longer!

Addie's latest favorite foods are broccoli and chicken (yes, still), plums, blueberries, strawberries, bananas, oranges, noodles or any kind of pasta, shredded cheese, tomatoes, Gerber puffs (apple and peach flavors), and of course anything salty like chips, crackers, and pretzles. She still won't eat sweet potatoes, zucchini, carrots, or pretty much any other veggie we try to give her.  Hopefully one can get all vitamins and minerals from tomatoes and broccoli, because those are the only vegetables she will eat!

She is babbling like crazy and saying a few more new words.  She has said mama, dada, baba, bye, hi, ball, balloon, Laura, kick, and fat.  So cute - Jay said something about looking fat, and all of a sudden, she just mimicked him and said, "fat." Then we started laughing and she thought that was sooo funny!  She laughs all the time, and Kelcey taught her to throw her head back and cover her mouth with her hand when she laughs.  Too cute!

Although she doesn't say many words yet, she knows sooo many of them.  We can look through books and ask her all kinds of words and she will point to the correct object.  She also knows lots of body parts - feet, toes, legs, knees, tummy, belly button, hands, arms, fingers, neck, nose, eyes, mouth, teeth, tongue, head, hair, and ears. She understands and can follow simple instructions like, "go get your blankie and put it on Dakota's head."  She loves to play with Dakota and they keep each other entertained really well.  She also thinks it's very funny to tell Dakota, "no, no" and wags her finger at him. Sometimes he knocks her over and she doesn't cry, but she wags her finger at him and tells him, "no, no."  Every now and then, he will knock her down kind of hard, and then her lip will curl up and she will shrug her shoulders and put her palms up as if to say, "what did you do that for?"  Her little facial expressions are so precious.

She loves playing with her babies and will feed, rock, and hug her dolls.  She gives them her bottle and her binkie and tries to feed them her food.  She puts them to sleep in a little basket with her blankie and says, "shhh" and puts her finger to her lips to tell you that her babies are sleeping. She says, "shhh" to Dakota when he barks too.

We went to the beach yesterday and she had a ball walking around in the sand and wading in the water.  We definitely have a litle water baby.  She loves to take baths, play at her water table, and play in the outdoor shower. 

She has a blast going to Grandma Kristi's and Grandma Julie's house, and of course, they both have a ton of toys for her. She has a whole new set of toys at each house, lucky girl!  Whenever we go for a stroll she gets upset if we walk by Grandma Julie's street without making a stop to visit. Both Grandmas and Kelcey mostly take care of Addie during the week, and I will usually take one afternoon at home with her. I'm so glad I have a somewhat flexible schedule...she is growing up too fast!!

Happy 4th of July!

We spent the 4th of July at Grandpa Pat's lake house on Lake of the Ozarks.  We stayed for about a week and had plenty of fun, sun, and relaxation. Uncle Jordan and Aunt Jennie were also there for part of the time. Addie had a BLAST, thanks to Grandpa Pat making the house so fun and comfortable for her. He went all out and lined up a crib, highchair, swing, swimming pool, play house with slide, and a bunch of old toys from when Adam, Jennie, Jordan, and I were little. Needless to say, I think she was bored when she got home!

In addition to the baby toys, Grandpa Pat also has plenty of big kid toys. We had fun skiing and wakeboarding with the ski boat, cruising in the pontoon, and riding the jet ski. Jay actually made it through a lake trip without getting stopped by the boat police this year!

Addie loved riding in the boat and would clap for Jay when we wakeboarded, even when he fell :) She really started walking a lot while at the lake thanks to two factors I think: carpet rather than tile, and not having a huge white dog knocking her over all the time! She started talking more too...she now says mama, dada, baba, more, hi, bye, eye, and ball. She also put two words together: more balls.

She now knows how to point to her eyes, ears, mouth, tongue, teeth, hair, tummy, toes, fingers, hands, knees, and feet recently too. She's picking up so many new things everyday. Jay's favorite trick that he taught her is to "mess up her hair" when she rubs her hands really fast over her head and through her hair. It's pretty cute.

We had a great time at the 4th the year and plan to continue making it an annual tradition!

Play Dates with Ms. Kelcey

Addelyn has been with her new nanny, Kelcey, for a couple of months now. She has really started to love Kelcey, and we are so greatful for all of her help. She is wonderful with Addie, and she helps keep our house in order too! A couple times a week they go on outings or play dates. Some of their favorite spots are the fountain park at Marina Jacks, Longwood Run Park, play time at the Baptist Church in Bradenton, Subway, the grocery store, and Target. Here is a photo of Addie and Kelcey and a couple photos of Addie on her play dates.

Happy Father's Day!

We celebrated Jay's 2nd Father's Day with the Baumberger side of the family by having brunch at The Breakfast House.  Kelcey helped Addie make some footprint artwork as a present for Daddy, and Addie got Grandpa Pat a recordable booked titled "My Grandpa and Me."

Happy Birthday Addelyn!

We celebrated Addelyn's first birthday on Saturday, June 19, 2010.  We had to celebrate a month late since Jay was out of town for the original birthday party date to be with his father during his final days. We all miss Addie's Grandpa Kim so much.

Addelyn had a very fun birthday celebration.  Grandpa Pat came into town, as well as Aunt Jennie. Great-Grandma Suzette was still in town too, so we had lots of family to help celebrate. 

Addie's cake and decorations were Sesame Street theme, and her favorite party activity was playing with the helium balloons her Aunt Jennie bought.  She is still playing with those balloons a week later!  She wasn't too sure about her cake...she eventually picked up one of the sugar frosting "crayons" and chewed on that for awhile. Her friend Baby Morgan had just come to the party when we started singing Happy Birthday, and all Addie was interested in was him!  ;)  We eventually just brought Morgan up to sit by her while she ate a few bites of cake. 

I think she thought Morgan was one of her baby dolls (even though he is about as big as she is!), because she kept trying to pick up him...so funny!

Other party attendees included Grandma Julie, neighbor "Uncle" Jimmy, neighbor Ann, Morgan's parents Jonathan and Aimee, friends Merideth and Nehamiah, neighbors Laura and Lindsay, and Uncle Adam and his girlfriend Staci. She got sooo many gifts (take a look at the "spoiled" hat below) which is good because she was getting a little bored with her old toys.  She got several beautiful new dresses, some cute new outfits, a Baby Einstein DVD, doll, books, her own laptop, giraffe, emerald necklace and water table from her Aunt Jennie, a backpack carrier (for Jay and I to carry her in), a couple balls, some wooden blocks and hammer toy, color and texture puzzle, and of course, her "If you think I'm cute, you should see my aunt" onesie.  Bet you can guess who that was from :)

It was a very happy celebration, although Addie wasn't too interested in opening presents or her cake.  Of course, after everyone left she was all about her cake! 

Happy birthday, sweet pea!