The longest picture-post ever.

The long awaited Myrtle Beach/Hilton Head pictures! We had an amazing time. Addi did great! The weather was perfect! We seriously never wanted to come home. The only glich we ran into was missing our connecting flight in Atlanta on our way home, which turned into a four-hour layover in the dreaded Atlanta airport. Made ten times worse by me accidentally dropping Addi's sippy-cup while trying to make a mad-dash off the first plane. A one-year old without a sippy-cup = Unhappiness. Thank goodness we sprung for the portable DVD player before we left! Elmo....you saved us. Anyway, hope you enjoy the pictures.

Addi waiting so patiently for our plane Addi - Not drinking Coke Zero

Loving the ocean-view She could have stayed here all day.

First trip to the beach.

A rare moment that she actually WANTED to be held.

This was the lazy-river in our hotel. We seriously floated for two hours one day. So fun!

Happy girl.

Myrtle Beach

Savannah

Up to no good.

Gorgeous

Savannah

Interactive Chidren's Museum

Sea Pines

Will someone please make me this pizza??

Hilton Head, SC

Sand sculpture

Am I the only one??

Surely I can't be the only one that this has happened to. Last week I was looking for a new pressed foundation, and came upon this new brand being sold at Target. Super-cute packaging (makes a difference, right??), catchy brand-name (I'm sure, directly proportional to the quality of the product!). Funny though...no where to be found were any prices for any of the Pixi products. I usually use Mary Kay, which is generally $14 or so. Surely this would be in the same price-neighborhood...surely. So, without a second-thought, I took my one and ONLY purchase up to check out.
The cashier happily informs me "That will be $37.93 ma'am"
Are you serious?? $40 for pressed foundation from Target? And of course, now there about 5 people behind me in line. Needless to say, I swallowed my pride, and informed the cashier that I would be passing on the super-cutely-package, catchy-brand-name foundation. But what I'm still irritated about is this...
If Target is going to choose to start carrying better quality cosmetics, please do us all a favor (and save us some embarassment) by at least listing the price on the shelf. I have been to two other Targets since this happened, and NONE of them have prices on the Pixi products. So annoying.

Advice Needed please

Hey guys. I am needing your help. Rich and I are going on vacation in a few weeks. This will be the first vacation that we've been on with Addisyn. Anyway, I am already getting so stressed out about the logistics of traveling with an 18 month old. To start, we will be flying and renting a car at our destination. Should we bring our own carseat?? If so, how do you go about checking a carseat? Do we need to put it in a box of some sort, or what?? Next, I am terrified that my child will be the one that everyone dreads sitting next to on the plane. What kind of tips do you have, for keeping an 18 mo old happy and quiet during a flight?? Finally, should we just plan on using a crib provided by our hotel? She has never slept in bed with us, and we are pretty determined to not start the habit now.
Any advice from all of you mommies would be greatly appreciated! Thank you in advance.

Easter!!

If you haven't yet become friends with a great photographer, I highly recommend it! Thanks Mandy ! These were some of my favorites...

I realize that Addi is not smiling in this picture, but it was the only one with both of us, in which she wasn't scowling or looking away from the camera. Come on Addi...if you're going to be a celebrity, you're going to have to start loving the camera a little more!

All the things we love today

Addi is 16 1/2 months and getting cuter and cuter everyday! These are just some of the things that she is doing, that make us fall in love everyday...
1. We adore the fact that you will scoot your little bottom across the hardwood floor and yell, "Wee!!"
2. Anytime we give you a tissue, you make a point to clean not only your own nose, but anyone else's in the room.
3. You absolutely LOVE Elmo, and will stop dead in your tracks when you hear "Elmo's World".
4. You get so excited anytime you see a frog, and will say "Wibbet".
5. You still love to be held and loved on.
6. You love to give kisses and will even take time to kiss all of your toys before bed.
7. You absolutely love being outside, and it is nearly impossible to get you to come back in.
8. I love that you know when something is trash, and will bring it to us to have it thrown away.
9. I love that you love to be chased, and that you love it when your daddy jumps out to "scare" you. The surprise on your face is priceless! I have NO idea who you inherited this from.
10. I love that you know how to smell the flowers.
11. It is so sweet when you want to touch Daddy's "stickers" on his face.
12. You are such a good helper! Thank you for helping mommy and daddy clean-up all your toys.
13. I love it that your first two-syllable word was "el-bow", and pointed to mommy's as I was changing your diaper one morning.
14. You are still such an awesome sleeper!! You sleep 12 hours every night!!
15. We love your sweet laugh, and love that you love to be tickled so we can hear it all the time.

You are such a blessing Addisyn. You bring so much joy to all who know you, and have the privledge to be around you. Thank you for being such a bright star in our lives. We love you so much bigger than our small words can tell you.

Love,
Mommy and Daddy

"I dunno"

"I dunno." My child's first phrase. Not "I love you". Not "good morning" or "night-night". We have no idea where she learned this, but anytime we ask her a question, the answer is a quick shoulder-shrug and "I dunno". Pretty cute.

Picture update

Such a Daddy's girl
Pigtails!!

I swear, this is not how we provide her milk

Always happy...

Spaghettio's

Sister Viv with me at the zoo

Lunch date with Viv

Time's up...

This is my latest love-affair. And the subject of my last blog. Elizabeth was right! The glass full of nasty black water was from a "once-over" in the living room. Okay, seriously guys...I know what you are thinking. You are probably thinking that our carpet must be a hundred years old, and that we must be dirty, disgusting people. Well, we're not, and our house is actually only two years old! I was totally amazed/disgusted by what I vacuumed up! Anyway, this was the best Valentines Day present ever! Thanks honey!

Any guesses??

I'll give you a hint...

It's not something to drink.

Don't judge me...

for eating an entire quart of Jan's spicy pickles in less than 24 hours. I feel terrible....and strangely, a little swollen.

Seriously???

So, I was driving home this evening after a super-long day in the ER. Decide that I am starving, and would love nothing more, than an order of Ted's fajitas. I called to place my order to go at about 6:30...
Me: "Hi. I'd like to place an order to go, please."
Teds phone guy: "We're sorry ma'am. We closed this evening at 5pm."
Me: "What??? What in the world for??"
Teds guy: "Um ma'am, it's the super-bowl."
Me: "Surely you're joking, right? You've got to be kidding me."
Teds guy: "Our families want to watch the super-bowl too, ma'am."

Ugh!! Are you serious! Who closes down a whole restaurant for the super-bowl??? I am so annoyed!!

My newest trick...

Baby Tag!

I'm beginning to like these tags...they seem to spice up my boring blog-life! Got this one from a friend of mine, so here it goes:

1. Were you married at the time? Yep, for 8 years.

2. What were your reactions when you found out you were pregnant? We were ecstatic and crying! We had been waiting for 2 years to see that second pink line!

3. How old were you? I was 30, Rich was 33

4. How did you find out? At home, by myself, getting ready for a night-shift in the ER. It was Friday, which was my obligatory "pee on a stick day". Every one always tells me that when it is positive, it will be positive right away. Mine wasn't. I threw it in the trash and two hours later, when I was about to leave for work, I just happened to check one more time...

5. Who did you tell first? Rich. But I had to wait about 10 hours until my shift was over. It killed me!

6. Did you want to find out the sex? Of course! I think it is great when people want to wait, but for our first, I wanted to either be Blue or Pink!

7. Due date? Nov 22, 2007 (Thanksgiving day)

8. Did you deliver late or on time? 3 days early

9. Did you have morning sickness? Not at all. I feel like God blessed me in this department, for being so patient in the making :)

10. What did you crave? Chips and Salsa...everyday! My dad's pinto-beans. Ice-cream

11. Who/what irritated you the most? Random people/patients that would touch my belly. And I had a very short fuse with multiple family-members/co-workers. I got irritated pretty easily. Sorry if I bit your head off!

12. What was your first child's sex? a girl :)

13. How many pounds did you gain throughout pregnancy? 26 lbs. I seemed to gain almost all in the first two trimesters, so I was scared to death at what I would look like at delivery!

14. Did you have any complications during pregnancy? OMG, I was soooo swollen after week 20! And towards the end, had to have several NST's because smalls was either not moving, or had a very low heart-rate a few times. Scared me to death!

15. Where did you give birth? Lakeside Womens Hosp

16. How many hours were you in labor? About 4, then the dreaded C-section!

17. Who drove you to the hospital? Rich

18. Who watched? well, Rich saw what he could while sitting "above the curtain"

19. Was it natural or c-section? C-section. This was not planned. Addi started having heart decelerations pretty early on and right about noonish, lost her heartbeat all together during an intense contraction. They had her out twelve minutes later. It is amazing what they can do in emergency situations!

20. Did you take medication to ease the pain? Yes.

21. How much did your child weigh? 6 lbs, 11 oz

22. Did your child have any complications? She was pretty perfect. Her APGAR's were 7 and 9. Although we did realize the next morning that she was a bit "tongue-tied". Her pedi came right in and clipped her without any problems.

23. What did you name her? Addisyn Alyse

24. How old is your first born today? 4 days shy of 14 months!!

Okay, I tag Mandy, Melody, Shelby, Katie

A little late...

So, I have been notified by the Blogging-police that my account is delinquent, and will be shut down if I don't update immediately. We have been super-busy lately! I know that is no excuse! I somehow find time everyday to stalk all of you, but never take the time to update my own. Selfish, I know. So, here are some fun pictures of the last three weeks or so... Our pretty Christmas-dress that we never actually got to wear to church, because were all throwing our toe-nails up!!
Christmas morning with cousin-Payten!!

Grandpa teaching his girls to play the piano.This was adorable. I went in to check on Addi while she was napping yesterday, and all I could see were her little hands. Scared me to death until I heard her snoring :)

Play date with sister-Vivian. Look how tall Viv is!

Cousin-Payten got this fun ball-house for Christmas. Addi had so much fun throwing all the balls out onto the floor.

My favorite girl in the world!!!

Oh...guess I got tagged

Thanks Mandy! Never been tagged before, so here it goes.

8 shows I watch:
1. Survivor
2. Amazing Race
3. Criminal Minds
4. Biggest Loser
5. Desperate Housewives
6. Grey's
7. Closer
8. American Idol (Bring it on baby!!)

8 Favorite Restaurants:
1. Boulevard Steakhouse
2. The Mantel
3. 501 Cafe
4. Nikkellette's
5. Chili's
6. Ted's
7. Panera Bread
8. Texas Roadhouse

8 Things That Happened Today:
(Nothing has happened yet today, so I will tell you about my weekend)
1. Drove 7 hours with 7 people (including my 1 year old) crammed into a Minivan down to Galveston, Texas
2. Spent 3.5 hours crammed into a tiny room with thousands of other people, while the Coast Guard was doing a random inspection of the cruise ship.
3. Got totally stressed out.
4. Finally boarded the Voyager of the Seas
5. Had 25 min to help the bride get ready.
6. Ran up to the Chapel on Deck 15
7. Witnessed the fastest wedding ceremony in the history of time.
8. Got shuffled off the ship twenty minutes later. (Anyone thinking about having their wedding on board a cruise ship....I hope you are rethinking right about now!)

8 Things I look Forward To:
1. Christmas morning with Rich and Addi (although I am working until 2 am that morning!! Ugh!)
2. Getting my bonus check today!! Woo-hoo!!
3. Watching the National Championship game
4. The Biggest Loser Finale
5. Seeing my mom again in Heaven
6. Going on a vacation!!
7. Spending time with friends
8. Being pregnant

8 Things I wish for:
1. Addi to love Jesus
2. Interest rates to continue to drop
3. The economy to turn around
4. Contined good health for my family
5. My brother and new sis-in-law to have a wonderful honeymoon, despite the chaos of their wedding
6. Another baby!!
7. A raise
8. More time with Addi and Rich

Last Wednesday...

Vivian got to come over to play with Addi! They had so much fun together. The highlight of the afternoon...Viv teaching Addi how to climb up onto the fireplace. Here is the evidence of this event...

One leg...Two legs... Seriously, it took Addi about 5 min to finally get up, and Viv was on her way back down!
Victory!!
Finally a few pictures together After Viv left, Rich and I got ready to go to my annual ER physician/PA Christmas party. It was our first date-night (sans Addi) in a very long time. We went to eat at Coach House and then to an after-party at one of our physician's house. It was so much fun!

Smile!!

We recently took Addi for her one-year photos with my friend Mandy Stansberry. She did an amazing job! If you haven't had any holiday-pics taken yet this year, I would highly recommend contacting her! Thanks Mandy! Here are some of our favorites...