Adaline's 6 Months Stats...and more!!

Adaline had her 6 month check up today, and here are her stats:

19 lbs 8 ozs (93rd percentile)
28 inches (97th percentile)
17.13 inch head circumference (80th percentile)

Dr. Lyons was asking if Addie had sprouted any teeth yet, and we told her no. She's been drooling like crazy and putting everything in her mouth, but we checked the day before yesterday, and nothing. Dr. Lyons looked and said she saw a tooth!! Krystell looked, and lo and behold, there was a tooth!! We have noticed a little white spot thinking a tooth is just waiting to break through, but it's been like that for seriously 3 months. Crazy!? We were waiting for her to get all crabby and feverish, but that never happened. Addie is just so well behaved and mellow, we are seriously scared we are in for a surprise with our next baby.

Look at her two pearly whites!! This was actually taken July 31st.

Addie can now sit up for quite a while if she has her hands on the floor in front of her, and her balance is getting a little better every day. She sat up with me on Wednesday with her hands on her lap for 10 seconds before she began to topple over. Also, when she's on her tummy, she can get into a complete push up position where she's on her hands and toes, and we've noticed her trying to put her knees beneath her like she's getting ready to crawl, but she hasn't figured out how to do it just yet. We are expecting her to crawl in the next month or two. She is growing up so fast!!

She's also enjoying eating sweet potatoes, apples, sweet carrots, and bannanas about 2 times a day. We are so proud of her :)

Mom, Kevin and kiddos come up for a visit.

We were excited to have the family come up and visit us again. To be honest, this was initially planned because we thought we were moving...14 plus hours south!! And we were wanting to spend time together. Ever since Joe graduated, he has been so dedicated to applying for jobs. He had applied to multiple places in Idaho, Utah, Oregon, Wyoming, Washington, Colorado, Montana....He heard from a few places, but either they were on a hiring freeze and couldn't interview him yet, or it was a resort town just like here and defeated the whole purpose of moving. So we decided to widen our application location. I really wanted to stay more at home with Addie and just work a shift a week, or something close to that. It is really important to me to be home for my kiddos as long as it's feasible.

Then one day while he was working at the Orthopedic clinic, he got an interview from Gilla Medical Center in Silver City, NM. And then he was OFFERED the job! Oh my goodness, never ever would I have thought about moving to New Mexico, and only 2 hrs from the Mexico border no less. I was not excited but amazingly calm about the idea. So we decided to give them July 7th as the starting date, and if no other offers presented themselves, we would move. Joe even asked for a priesthood blessing, and so we moved forward with faith....

And the week we gave our 3 week notice here at the hospital, the Orthopedic surgeon Joe and worked for occasionally asked him to stay and he would give him a full time job! Dr Judd said he did a great job with his images, the office staff loved him, and he had never gotten so many great comments from his patients. He said he would "MAKE it happen", and our little miracle took place! Seriously, that chances that he would get hired on here full time were like getting hit by a lightening rod! I am not kidding, and the chance that I could stay on part time as well, in such a small area....There is no other way to explain that we were blessed!!! We have noticed that since we moved from Utah and made that crazy, drastic change we sometimes get to the very last moment when we think "What in the world are we going to do?" and then just at the time when our faith is tested, miracles happen. So by now, I told Joe I had no worries. Heavenly Father has taken care of us this far, I had no doubt in my mind that it would work out now. But never could I have imagined it would work out THIS GREAT!

So excitedly we had visitors just to visit, and not so say good bye!

This is just outside of Joe's work in Ketchum. I had never seen it before, but noticed it in pictures of my cousin Launi. Sometimes I wonder what other fun things we are missing out of. I thought the boys would think these twig huts were fun.

Kevin with his boys.

Addie and I

 Kevin and the boys went camping Saturday a few miles north of Ketchum. We joined them and went swimming in a hot springs. Addie sat in her little floaty device, and enjoyed the time with Grandma. I was shocked that she did so well.

We enjoyed a campfire dinner, it drizzled a little, had smores, and then headed off to bed. I think the boys had fun.

The next day we went to Church. We had a member of the seventy come and speak to us. I don't know why I can't recall his name, but I have seen him half a dozen times. I really enjoyed him and wished he would have hogged more of the time. Oh well.

Then we headed for a drive up north to Red Fish Lake. I really wanted them to see how pretty it is up there. I think if you just drive up to Sun Valley, this area is a disappointment. But if you can make it up there, it's gorgeous!

Addie enjoying the Grandma love!

Addie wearing the Sunday Dress Mom and Stephanie bought for her. So cute!!

They left Monday morning and Joe and I headed to work. The visit flew by, but it was wonderful. We are excited about seeing the rest of the family soon for our reunion at Bear Lake.

6 Months!

I know it's so cliche, but boy, does time fly!! WOW! Ok, our baby girl is 6 months old and is as cute as ever! We are thoroughly enjoying being with her and watch her personality blossom. She is always bringing a smile to our faces and more often than not, laughter. Her Dr's visit isn't until the end of the month, so I don't have her stats.

Daddy's little girl

She is all smiles! She is playing with a rattle that was mine. Thank you Grandma for keeping these. She loves them!

Milestones:

• She enjoys standing at the coffee table by herself. She loves to play with everything on the table and push it off. She is pretty strong and can stay there for quite awhile. 
• She can sit up on her own. She still leans forward a bit, but she can stay sitting up without help. 
• She can pull her knees under her and get in the crawl pose for a few seconds, but then she gets tired. She is learning so fast =0)
• When I am driving with her I like to sing Primary songs. The other day I was singing "Give Said the Little Stream" and she started singing in her own little way. It was so cute! It was more than just her jabbering. She was really trying to sing. 
• She can hold the bottle and feed herself on her own, pulling the nipple away, then putting it back in. But she has to be in the mood for it. 
• She is eating 8 oz. of formula about four times a day, and sweet potatoes and apples twice a day. She LOVES the sweet potatoes. And she deals with the apples. We will start introducing other foods too.
• She knows when bed time is, and she even gets fussy until we lie her down. As soon as we cover her with a blanket she smiles, pulls the blanket over her head and rolls to her side (usually left). I always check on her later to pull the blanket down. However later in the night she will usually have her blanket up over her face again. I do worry about it suffocating her. She is also flipping over to sleep on her tummy more. Which makes me and Joe worry because some of the time we catch her face planted down on the mattress. But what can you do?
• She is trying to attempt to clap her hands. She really enjoys watching her hands and feet. They are the best toys ever.
•  Her is is growing, slowly but surely. I think it will remain brown like her daddy's. I can't wait until it grows and I can braid it. 
• She really enjoys watching Silky. I think when she gets older they will be good friends.

Trying on a headband that mommy made for the Fourth of July. She doesn't necessarily hate them, but they always seem to end up over her eyes. Poor girl has to put up with me wanting to cute things.

Tuckered out with a day of fun.  I don't know what we will do when she exceeds the weight limit on this thing. We only use it once a day for a half an hour, unless she falls asleep in it. But there are times that she just LOVES it.

On her 6 Month, June 17th, just before bed time...don't mind the crazy socks! LOL, I am behind on laundry.

Gratitude!!

I just wanted to say how GRATEFUL I am right now. I reflect back on my life and there have been many moments of happiness, as well as times of sadness. And I would have to say the The Book of Mormon speaks perfectly of how I feel right now (I am keeping in mind that things can change any minute! and I will regret saying this...oh, by the way.... the next day that I posted Addie slept 4 weeks in a row through the night....she woke up 4 times. Yes, I jinxed myself! And not only that, but we had 2 weeks in a row of 3-4 times of waking up in the night, 2 weeks in a row of 2-3 times a night. Poor little girl got really sick with a bad cough, chest cold, and stuffy nose. But finally this weekend she is feeling better, and is sleeping in again so far.)

2 Nephi 2:11 For it must needs be, that there is an opposition in all things. If not so, my firstborn in the wilderness, righteousness could not be brought to pass, neither wickedness, neither holiness nor misery, neither good nor bad. Wherefore, all things must needs be a compound in one; wherefore, if it should be one body it must needs remain as dead, having no life neither death, nor corruption nor incorruption, happiness nor misery, neither sense nor insensibility.

I am still learning this principle, and I suppose will keep learning it. But for now, I can honestly say that "I'm on the top of the world lookin' down on creation. And the only explanation I can find, Is the love that I've found ever since you've been around. Your love's put me at the top of the world". (The Carpenters) 

And this can be sung about my sweet baby girl that has brought so much depth into my life. Who could have imagined I would love a soul so much. I saw that love between a parent and a child, but now I have felt it. And it's truly amazing!! 

I could also sing this about my wonderful hubby who is incredible. He is so patient, kind, loving, and fun. Once again, I never knew what true love was. I have seen it between spouses at times, but now I have felt it. And it's truly amazing!!

And I could also sing this about so many people in my life. But right now I am thinking about my Heavenly Father and Savior. Truly, can any of this be without Them? Would we ever feel the depth of gratitude for forgiveness, or feel the magical hope of eternity without them? The gospel brings so much depth, color, and meaning to life. And when things are bad, we can always remember the promise of better things to come. And though there are times that I am not paying attention to my blessings, or just being ungrateful, I have continued to feel Their love in my life. And that is truly amazing!!

Life is great, life is good, life is a miracle. May you all feel "On Top of the World" frequently!!

LOVE YOU!