Finished!

After 2 1/2 weeks of crocheting, crocheting, and MORE crocheting...I finally finished the order of baby booties for the store in TX I told you about. Although I do thoroughly enjoy crocheting and knitting, it does feel good to have them finished! Oddly enough I found myself a little sad to see these little guys shipped off. But I know they'll find themselves on some cute baby toes soon! If you find yourself in the Wichita Falls, TX area be sure to go check them out at Storkland!


Now that we seem to be out of this insane heat wave here in Nashville, my thoughts have been drifting to fall. I know we still have a couple months to go, but I'm getting excited about crisp air, sweaters, and flannel! Yes, I said flannel, and specifically PLAID FLANNEL! I absolutely love it, and while perusing around some fabric stores, I've found some yummy flannel to make some more of those cute handkerchief bibs!


I mean seriously...how adorable would that baby in your life look with a cute plaid flannel bib! Fashionable AND functional.

That's all I've got for today. Have a fantastic Friday!

This is my one hundredth post!!

Shame on me for letting so much time pass between posts!

We just got back from a wonderful little break in TX with Russ' family. I am happy to announce that it was a completely successful first trip with the baby!! In typical Addison style, he was an absolute peach all week! Poor thing had to endure 4 flights, and several hours in a car (we drove to Lubbock from Dallas for a wedding), and we barely heard a whimper out of him. It was a great little break for me as well! I love spending every day with this little guy, but I'd be lying if I said that I didn't need a break. It was so nice coming down each morning to a group of people just waiting to take the little man off my hands and snuggle with him. And I can't tell you how sweet it is to see the joy on everyone's faces as they played with him. His cousins Henslee and Layla Grayce were extra attentive...So cute!!!

So while in TX, Addison celebrated his 4 month birthday!!! We had to take the picture a week late, but here he is...


Really?! 4 months already? He is up to quite a bit these days...Rolling over (which made me really nervous when he started rolling over and sleeping on his belly), learning different sounds, and he's starting to giggle. We're not quite at the full on belly laugh just yet...but definitely getting close. I feel like I'm constantly trying to do things to make him laugh...I just want to hear it SO bad!!

I've got a lot of crafting on my plate!!! A store in TX has decided to carry the baby booties I make...yipeee!! It's a good thing I like to crochet, cause I'll be doing A LOT of that ;) Speaking of which, I should probably get to it.

Hope you're enjoying this HOT HOT day!

It's true what they say...

...they grow up too fast!

Today Addison and I had the lovely pleasure of visiting a dear friend, Jenny and her brand new nugget Lorelei. I had completely forgotten just how tiny and fragile brand new babes are. I do miss the brand new stage a bit. To my complete delight, I got to experience a little piece of that newborn heaven when the little man decided to take a little snooze on my chest.


It was a full hour of complete newborn bliss...the sweet scent of baby shampoo, the gentle soft breaths, his soft skin against mine...there is nothing quite like it.

We have been quite busy these last couple weeks. Lots of firsts for the little man...

First trip to the lake...

(ahh...the life!)

First baseball game, and fireworks...

(this picture kills me everytime..hehe)

(he was mesmerized by the fireworks...loved it!)

And his first time in the pool...

(sometimes I get worried he's not getting enough to eat...then I look at this picture, and realize...he's definitely getting enough...ha)

Although I do miss the newborn stage...I am absolutely loving these new stages we're going through, and I cannot wait to see what's coming up next!!!

Busy Bee...

I have been a busy little bee these days. So many ideas running through my head, not nearly enough time to try them all. Its so bad that I was seriously up til about 5:30am, laying in bed, just thinking about the different things I wanted to try...yea, I'm pathetic.

As little time has allowed, here are a few things I've been up to...

Most of these can be found in my etsy if you care to take a gander.

Sorry for such a short post...just wanted to let you know what I've been up to. How about you? What has your summer been looking like so far?

Hope you have a fantastic day!

Yesterday was little man's 3 month birthday! I feel like I say this all of the time, but holy cow...I can't believe it's been 3 months!


Over the last couple of weeks his sweet personality has been blossoming. He is such a happy, smiley, cuddly little boy...I love it. The little achievements he's been making over this past month are the highlights of my day....

He can hold his head up pretty well while on his tummy...

He continues to be obsessed with his hands, and can put his thumb in his mouth pretty much whenever he wants now. He usually only sucks on his left thumb...perhaps he will be left handed?

He has also found his toes!! He loves trying to grab em every chance he gets.

Dear Addison,
You are the sunshine of our lives. Your beaming smile is so contagious. Thank you for being such an amazing sleeper, and little buddy wherever we go. We are thankful that God choose us to be your parents, because you are such a little blessing to us. We are so excited to see you grow every day and cannot wait to see the kind of man you will be one day.
We Love You!!!
mommy + daddy

Hello...

My name is Jill, and I am a horrible blogger! haha. As I promised ages ago...here's a mini update on little mr. man.

Addison had his 2 month appointment almost 2 weeks ago. He was 13 lb 10 oz, and 24 1/2 " long, and in the 90 - 95th percentile in all measurements...I think he's gonna be big and strong just like his Daddy :)


He was totally healthy and fine at his appointment, and then came down with a really yucky wet cough the next day...UGH! Can I just say that having a sick baby is NO FUN!! On top of having a sick baby the hubs was out of town for the weekend....double NO FUN! His wet cough was soon accompanied by a runny nose. So when he wasn't any better by Tuesday, we decided to head back to the pediatrician to see what was up. Turns out he had RSV, which in adults and older children is just a cold, but in little babies, turns into something like bronchitis. His breathing had started getting shallow, so they sent us to the ER to be monitored. I wish I could say I stayed completely strong for my little man, but I was a WRECK! The drive to the ER was one of the worst, most nerve-wracking drives in my life! Our pediatrician prepared us for a possible overnight stay in the hospital, but thankfully, he bounced right back and we only stayed in the hospital for a couple hours. It took another few days or so for him to be back to himself...but he's good as new now! I'm glad to have that first sickness behind us, and I feel a little more prepared for next time!

Russ celebrated his first birthday as a Dad last week...

...and for his birthday, Bubbe (Russ' mom) sent us several outfits that were Russ' as a baby.

I absolutely LOVE this little anchor onesie!! It's still a bit big on him...but it'll be perfect for the hot summers here in Nashville.

We're all about our hands lately. Starring at them, watching them move, and stuffing them in our mouth. Every once in a while he gets a thumb, which makes Addison VERY happy.

I really hope Bubbe finds some pictures of Russ in these outfits!!

Little man continues to amaze me pretty much every day. He's so alert and studies everything and everyone he looks at. We prayed every night before he was born that we'd have a calm, happy baby...and he is just that! I see how easy it is to not get anything done these days as it's so hard to not stare at him 24/7.

Hope you're having a lovely week so far!!

TWO!

Surely it has not been a whole month since I posted last?! Well it seems that it has, and our little man is now 2 months old!!! This past month has just flown by without my knowing it. Addison is growing and SLEEPING like a champion! He's gone 9-10 hrs between feedings the past 4 nights!! I truly thought these nights would never come...haha.

Unfortunately I don't have much time to post, but I wanted to show you his 2 month picture in a comparison to last month...

Seriously?!?! Are you kidding me Addi?!?! Your like a completely different boy!!

I promise I'll share more of what we've been up to with you soon! Hope you're enjoying your day!!!