Time to Lower That Crib Mattress!

Again!!!! Addison was standing in her crib this AM when we went in to see our bug. Very timely of her to introduce this new skill on her 8 month birthday!!!

I Think My Stuff is in This Drawer, Mom

Oh, it's not for me to open? How about if I flash you a huge grin??

Sometimes I Help Mommy Read the Mail..

And sometimes I just make a big mess! But Mommy says it makes me happy and it keeps me busy, so she lets me :)

Peek a Boo. I See You!

Right through the coffee table when I pull myself up!

Addison's Attempts to Crawl

She is moving much better over the last few days, but here is a link to a few dropshots from this weekend where she was trying pretty hard! Scroll through the videos on the right hand side for more!

Hi!

Thanks for looking at my blog!

Still Curious About This Grass Stuff....

Can I Help You?

I'm eating my bell pepper right now.

If there is one thing Addison is serious about, it's food! No smiles from her while she was investigating this sweet pepper for the first time.

Vacation in Lake Mead!

With her Grand-dude!
And her Aunt Kristen!

First thing in the morning, LOL!

Thinking she is old enough to ride the raft!
Kicking it watching TV
And Ms. Bug eyes on the ride to Vegas!

We had such a fun time! We head out to Las Vegas on Tuesday AM. It's an annual trip to celebrate Roger's birthday. We tow the boat and hang out on Lake Mead, usually with family and friends. This year we had the added bonus of my sister, Kristen, who was visiting all the way from Maryland. It was the first time she met her neice :) And a double bonus that we got to go to my Aunt Trish's wedding held at the beautiful Bellagio hotel. Addison also got to meet her great-grandmother for the first time here. Lots of new people on this trip!

Wednesday and Thursday were spent out on the lake. Lots of jet-skiing, boating and tubing. Addison was so patient being lather with sunblock through the day. She even tolerated hanging out in her infant sun cabana. And thankfully she is quite patient about wearing her hat. The only thing she didn't like was getting out of the water in a wet bathing suit. We usually just took it off of her and let it dry in the sun. It was so hot it dried in a few minutes!

We made the long drive home on Friday after saying our sad goodbyes. We don't get to see my family as often as we would like, but we cherish the time we do get!

Join Me in a Toast?

A baby teething biscut toast? Didn't sound tempting to me either, but Addison sure did love it! And it actually took her mind off of those mean two top teeth that are on the verge of peeking through.

Addie's Boat Debut!

Addison did so good on the boat! No fuss over the lifejacket, or even when we were racing around the lake. She even took a nap on Genie while we were driving. Maybe she was used to it after all those times on the boat when I was pregnant??

Happy Birthday, Daddy!

Happy 35th Birthday, Daddy! We had so much fun on the boat with you today!

7 Months Old!

At least she wasn't crying like she was in last month's picture :)

My baby is getting so big! She just wants to do everything on her own, but she doesn't quite understand that she isn't capable of it yet. She continues to work on the same milestones as last month. Especially crawling! She can now get up on all fours and do the famous almost crawling rock. It must just be something in their muscles that they learn to just do it. Even at night if she rolls on to her belly, she gets up to crawl, but she is still in mid-sleep so she gets frustrated and cries. She learn soon enough, I remember she did the same thing when she learned to roll over. I would lay her in her crib and she would roll, and roll, and roll. Finally she would settle down and sleep. I think this is just another phase we need to pass through.