Now that I'm caught up in Short Pants' world, I would like to share pictures of Little Miss from birth to now. This one however will be much shorter since she is of course only 5 months old :) BUT that doesn't mean she hasn't changed tremendously since December!
DECEMBER 2010 ~ Little Miss (a.k.a. Addelyn May) was born December 8th - She is one day old in this picture, taken in the hospital's little "studio" which I think is a wonderful perk for parents who deliver there! It even looks like she's waving hello as if to say "HI Nice to meet you!"
The first week with Little Miss was quite the roller coaster, as we had a short stay in the NICU after only having her home a couple of days. Her Jaundice levels were too high and her weight had dropped too much since birth. I had also gotten sick which wasn't helping the breastfeeding end of things so Little Miss was under a high powered light and bili-blanket in the hospital until her Jaundice levels were back to normal and we made sure she was gaining after each feeding with lots of weigh ins and some supplementing. As scary as it was for Daddy and I, we were blessed to have these issues resolved in a short amount of time and got to go back home to settle in with our little family of four.
JANUARY 2011 ~ One month - HAPPY NEW YEAR! This is one of my most favorite pictures ever! Such a Daddy's girl already, Little Miss made it a habit of falling asleep on Daddy... one of the cutest things to witness. She started to become more of a routine follower as we got into the swing of things this month.
FEBRUARY 2011 ~ Two months - Our amazing little girl already grew so fast in such a short time. She was starting to really fill out her clothes instead of them hanging on her so much. What a little 'pee-wee' as my Dad would call her! :) She had been trying to stand and put pressure on her legs since day one, but really started to get the hang of it this month. Her first real smiles based on recognition happened this month as well :)))
MARCH 2011 ~ Three months - I had to choose this picture to illustrate just how much she looks like her daddy. If this isn't a little Bradley, I don't know who is!!!! She has had so much character right from the start. A feisty and strong baby girl, even stubborn you might say at this early age. haha :) She really started batting at her toys and reaching/grabbing on to everything in site and of course trying to put everything in her mouth even though she couldn't quite control her movements yet. At this point she also started rolling on her side, holding onto her own bottles during feedings, sleeping through the night, and "talking" to us much more often!
APRIL 2011 ~ Four months - HAPPY FIRST EASTER! She looked so adorable in her dress coat and little pink Easter dress! Little Miss enjoyed a wonderful day of family and getting passed around :) At four months Little Miss has also transitioned into her own room upstairs near her big brother, closely examines anything near her with much concentration, and enjoyed her FIRST outdoor walk! She also has a little stranger anxiety with people she isn't as familiar with.
Addie also has an adorable little 2nd cousin named Chelsey Mae who was born only 4 weeks earlier than she was! Here's a picture of Chelsey below at Easter;
CHELSEY MAE - EASTER 2011^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
MAY 2011 ~ Five months - Little Miss in her Bumbo chair! She loves to sit here like such a big girl, and is even now trying to escape the Bumbo... She can almost get herself arched back just enough to pop her chubby little thighs right out and topple backwards all on her own! She has not achieved this yet (thank goodness) but I need to make sure I don't leave her side if she's ever spending time in her Bumbo chair... that's for sure! She also, babbles to everyone, drools tremendous amounts, will belly laugh when tickled, smiles about 90% of the time, and likes to keep us up at night as of this week, otherwise sleeping isn't a problem. (We're guessing it's the change in formula) Oh and Little Miss is on the verge of saying "Momma" ... I can feel it ;-)
From here on out I'll be posting our latest and greatest events and accomplishments to share with our family and friends who we wish were near.
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