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Such a big girl!

Addi is getting so big!! I'm so mad at myself for not updating here when she was 7 AND 8 months and now she is 9 MONTHS! Geez, I'm pathetic.

Our sweet Addi is a whole 9 months now and I'm pretty sure she is the cutest 9 month old that ever did live! :) Here are some fun things she is doing right now...

- Since my last update she has been sitting up...she started sitting right after we got back from Christmas so around 7 months

- Her newest skill is clapping! Its soo cute, I got a video of her clapping today...

- It also looks like she waved hello in that video...not sure if that was a fluke or is she was really waving hi, she seems to be coming up with new tricks all the time now

- Addi is a champion eater! She eats A LOT! But you wouldn't know it to look at her, she is still pretty petite still fitting into some of her 6 month clothes but she also is fitting into 9-12 month sizes too.

- Her favorite food is fruit...she LOVES pears and anything fruity but she is starting to warm up to peas and beans more, but really she isn't very picky, she also loves carrots and sweet potatoes

- She now has TWO teeth! And is a little biter when nursing....OUCH!

- Her hair is getting longer, she lost some of it on the sides but the top is getting longer and it seems to be getting lighter

- No crawling yet and I'm not encouraging it very much, I know once she starts moving it'll be a whole different ball game! She does scoot backwards and gets pretty far if she wants to, as you can see if the picture below...she had started sitting with the boppy around there and ended up on her tummy scooted all the way back...lol She is so funny!

- The Wii Fit says she is about 17.5 lbs which sounds about right...she hasn't had her 9 month check up yet so we'll see how much she weighs then

We sure do love our Addi! She lights up our day every day! Its the cutest thing when Zach comes home, she hears the lock turning and starts looking around for the sound, then Zach comes in and there's a BIG smile. She is such a sweet heart!

The Most Beautiful Girl In The World...

Amy and I took an impromptu trip to Seattle this last weekend with my co-workers Jay and Stephanie. We're talking really last minute. Jay and Stephanie are both from Seattle. So they make the 5-6 hour drive quite frequently. Amy's sister lives in the Seattle area as well. Jay and Stephanie know this so when they were talking Friday afternoon about going for the weekend, Stephanie asked if Amy, Addi and I wanted to tag along. (If nothing else, for them it would make splitting the gas cheaper.)

So when I got home I mentioned it to Amy and it was decided... (after some thought, phone calls, and a best 2 out of 3 round of Addi picking between 2 rubber ducks - one representing "stay at home" and the other "go to Seattle." At first stay at home won all three rounds, but then we did a winner takes all round and Seattle won... then she started using the Seattle duck to pound the stay at home duck... Then it was clear what Addi thought!)

This wasn't the first time we'd visited Jenny and Todd in Seattle... it was the second... But the first time we went we just stayed at their home and neighborhood because it was over Easter and General Conference. So we wanted to try and do something a little more touristy this time. We ended up going to Pike Place Market. (Yes, the one where they throw the fish.) Unfortunately, the fish were not flying due to some renovation, much to Amy's disappointment. But it was still a fun experience. Lots of little booths with fresh food, flowers, and all sorts of gifts. And since it was raining (when does it NOT rain in Seattle... seriously), it was a great place to be and not get wet.

The thing that I found most humorous about being there was how many people commented to us about Addi. There were at least 6 different people who stopped us as we were walking and browsing to tell us how adorable Addi is and how cute she looks. At one point a group of Asian tourists ambushed Addi and I to say how cute she was and ask if they could take pictures of her. I said sure, why not... so they each snapped a picture or two. (Unfortunately I don't think she had her bow on... So if you find a picture of Addi roaming the internet titled "Cute American Baby" without a flower and headband... that's my fault.

The even more humorous thing is this isn't the first time that's happened (people stopping us in public to tell us how cute Addi is.) When Addi was about 4 months we took a trip to Spokane. While there we there we stopped by the mall (because it's about 5 times the size of the Lewiston mall.) While we were walking through Nordstrom we had, no joke, 5 people stop us and tell us Addi was the most beautiful baby they'd ever seen. And one guy said he had kids of his own... (ouch, sorry kids, your dad has betrayed you.)

I'm not complaining... I happen to agree that Addi is the most beautiful girl in the world. (She gets it from her mom (aka the most beautiful woman in the world.) I just think it's interesting how many other people go out of their way to remind me.

Because let's be honest... This little girl is in fact the most beautiful girl in the world...

Even with carrots all over her face.

-Zach

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2 Years

Two years....two years since I gave birth to our beautiful angel baby. My heart is breaking all over again. We miss you baby girl. Words cannot express how much.

Jumping Addi

A friend let us borrow their Johnny Jump Up thing and Addi sure likes it! See for yourself...