Our Little Monkey

I finally finished up Audrey Anna's Valentine's Day present. I've had it almost done for a while and had hoped to give it to her on Tuesday. Well, that didn't happen, but I did get it done this morning and I'm happy with it. I've made several of these monkey hats for gifts and love how they turn out. This is the first pink and white one, the others have been brown with ivory or pink.

She is a little monkey, pulling herself up and cruising on the furniture, and up and over everything. I'm a little sad, she's growing too fast. It's bittersweet.

Tonsil Pictures

waiting

shortly after getting up to her room

sleeping

packing up and heading home

Commitment, Updates, and Tonsils

Oh dear, my last post was back in November! I have got to do a little better. The girls are growing way to fast and I'd hate to miss posting pictures and updates along the way. I enjoying going back to the beginning and seeing Addison as she's changing, it all happens much too quickly!
As for a quick update. Addison has been busy. She went skiing in Colorado this last December when we went with our families, she LOVED it! She is in Cubbies at church on Wednesday nights, and does gymnastics. We are working on preschool at home, her favorite part of the day! A week ago today she had her tonsils and adenoids out. What a trooper, she has done fabulously since. We weren't sure what to expect, we've heard lots of horror stories, but she made it look easy. We were told they would start the IV after the anesthesia took affect, but when we got there they informed us the Dr. wanted antibiotics started before she went to the o.r., so the nurse put it in while she was awake. She didn't understand, but she didn't cry. The surgery went fast and we were up in her room less then 40 min later. It wasn't long before she was eating a popsicle and she ate her mac'n'cheese for lunch. She was up for a few visitors that afternoon, which totally made her day! Adam and I both stayed the night with her and we were all ready to head home Wednesday morning. Thanks so much to Grandpa and Grandma Hoagland who took care of Audrey Anna during the whole hospital stay.
Audrey Anna had her 6 month check up yesterday, but has been 6 months for several weeks now. She is 16lbs and 24'', she's crawling all over and starting to pull up to a standing position on everything! We are just starting baby foods and she is loving that. A friend and I got together and made a whole bunch of baby food, so we have quite a little in the freezer, and it tastes so much better than anything in a jar. So far her favorite is butternut squash which came from Grandpa Hoagland's garden.

She's such a happy girl, doesn't take much to get a few giggles.