Funny Girl

Addison has been keeping us laughing lately. Maybe it’s because she’s talking a little more, and definitely maturing some, but she’s been a funny little girl lately.

1. First and foremost, many of you know she has stopped napping (not so funny). I still put her up in her crib for “rest time,” but she typically throws all of her books and toys out of her crib in the first 2 minutes and is left to entertain herself. Her new favorite form of entertainment is to strip down naked- diaper and all (let’s hope this isn’t an indication of any future career interests). It was funny the first few times, but when I went to get her yesterday and smelled her hobby before I entered the room, I knew it was time for some serious action. Today was our first day of duct taping her diaper on, and so far it is a successful remedy.

2. I came home from work the other day and thought Wes had started to wash some dishes for me because the sink was overflowing with bowls. As I pulled them out of the sink, I also found a toy microphone, a ball, some wooden spoons and a couple of (unused) diapers. She’s enjoying being able to reach over the countertops!

3. Addison has started singing along with the music in the car and the intro to Mickey Mouse. It’s usually just the last word or even last syllable of a line, so it sounds something like this:

TV: “M-I-C-K-E-“

Addison: “WYYYYY”

TV: “M-O-U-S-“

Addison: “SEEEE”

4. She is quite the parrot lately, and I’ve begun to realize that I say the same things everyday. Whenever I cough or sneeze she says, “Okay, mommy?” This morning on the way to school Austin sneezed and she said, “Bless you,” and then once we got to school, I got her out of the car, and she said some semblance of, “Go get Bubba.” (out of his car seat).

5. Getting Addison from her classroom to the car used to be a bit of a struggle, but now she helps me push the stroller to the car, and it’s a breeze. The funny thing, though, is that there’s a little clear plastic window in the back of the stroller, and she puts her face to it and looks out as she steers.

Snow Days

Snow days are not what they used to be. It used to mean sleeping in late, lounging around the house, doing whatever I wanted- an exciting, albeit short, break from whatever responsibilities I did have. Now- yeah, not so much. Let’s just say I’m running out of ideas to keep our two little hostages entertained and running out of days on which to reschedule our three doctor’s appointments we had this week. And it looks like the fun will continue yet another day!

A few shots from our last few days of being house-bound:

We’ve read books (and tried on daddy’s socks)

We've played with homemade playdough

We've eaten homemade playdough (not recommended)
We built a snowman (sort of- it is 9 degrees outside!)
We decapitated a snowman- oh the joy!
And though we don't have pictures, throwing toys over the rail from upstairs has been a very entertaining newfound pastime.

This one actually happened over the weekend, but here’s a good view of Austin’s temporarily permanent injury. We’re still not sure how he chipped his tooth, but it looks like he’ll be answering to “Snaggletooth” for the next 6 years or so! I have a feeling it has only just begun!