SPIDER!!!

Well today we hit another milestone. Addy came across her first spider! And it scared the heck out of her. We were eating dinner and she was in her high chair while I was at the table. We were quietly eating when all of a sudden she starts yelling, "ew! ew!" I don't respond very quickly because she has been saying ew if she gets food on her finger. Well she kept going at it so finally I look and when I turned, I saw a HUGE spider scurrying across her tray. It scared me to death which did not help the situation because I jumped then immedietly Addy jumped and started crying saying "ew!" Well, I killed it and said Addy, that was a spider! Right away she just broke down into tears and was trying to get out of her high chair. I got her out and sat her at the table to let her finish eating. But oh no, she wanted to be a little more of a drama queen and kept making a face where she would stick out her lower lip and jaw and say "pider!!!" and point to her high chair followed by a whinning noise. This went on for about 15 minutes. She could not finish eating and kept walking me over to her high chair saying "pider!! ew!"

Finally I tried to explain to her that the spider went bye bye. Well that triggered something new and she kept going to her chair and waving while saying "bye bye". It was hilarious to see this whole ordeal. She was really traumatized by it and I am sure will have nightmares tonight! Below is a picture of her faces she was making while talking about the spider and then a video of how upset she was.

and the video:

This little girl continues to enterain me on a daily basis. She is also turning out to be quite the drama queen and loves attention! Her love of books continues to grow as we spend almost an hour (or more) everyday reading the same book over and over again. THat is all she wants to do - she doesn't care about TV but it makes her whole day when I sit down to read with her. I love it!!!

Addy is a comedian!

Well Addy thinks she is quite the comedian! She always tries to make me laugh and she seems to only do it when it is the least appropriate such as bedtime. Last night I was holding her trying to get her to sleep and she was about to doze off when all of a sudden she turned her head and buried her face in my armpit then whipped her head up and she scrunched her nose and said "tinky!" I know I shouldn't have but I just cracked up laughing. Bed time seems to be her favorite time to make me laugh and  sometimes I can't help it.

This is my last week at Jordan Valley (helping special needs kids) and I am SO sad about it. The experience I have had while working there has been an indescribable one. Those kids have such a strong, sweet spirit about them and I will miss every single one of them. I have a huge love for kids that are born with so many different problems. One thing I have realized is that most of those kids do not just have one complication. If they have a health issue it is usually followed by MANY problems. One little girl for example has her physical and mental impairments and to top it off has to be closely monitored with what she eats or she gets sick. She can't even drink very much water. It is sad but also has made me appreciate my healthy daughter more and more. She has been such a blessing in my life and even though we have our hard days, I would not trade it for anything in this world!

Here is a picture of Addy today - I got her hair in a side pony tail - my little 80s baby!

Been a rough week

Well this week has been a rough week. Addy has had an upset belly so almost every day this week I have woken up to a mess in her crib. She has learned what stinky means though and calls it "tinky". Almost every morning she was standing in her crib and would say "tinky" as soon as she saw me. It is adorable (the word not the mess). here are a few more pictures from our awesome summer we have had so far!

This last picture is me and my friend Christine at the Tim McGraw concert. an AMAZING show!!

I want to do better at this!

Well I just realized that I have not posted anything for over a year..... starting tomorrow I will make more of an effort to not only update on everything in my life over the last year but to at least post once a week. So much has changed since last year!!