Free Food!

When there's free food to be had, you can bet you'll see us there! This morning, we got up bright and early to go to iHop with the Brames for some free pancakes! It was a really early morning because Scott and Jon had to be to school early, but it was so worth it.

The Brames are our free food buddies. We went to free chicken sandwich Thursdays at Chik-Fil-A with them too! When you're students you look for any deal you can get.
The look on Addie's face is saying: "Why did you drag me out of my nice warm bed so early?"

PS Sadie, did you notice that Addie is sporting that warm hat you gave her for Christmas? It kept her nice and warm on this cold Houston morning.

Daddy's Little Girl

Addie's shirt pretty much sums it up:

She is such a Daddy's Girl! This kid's favorite thing to do is take naps on her daddy's chest...it's also one of her daddy's favorite things to have her take naps with him. This girl has Scott wrapped around her little finger. Every night, it's Scott that puts her to bed. Every now and then I'll try, but she won't really fall asleep for me, so I'll end up handing her over to Scott to work his magic. Sometimes I feel a little jealous because Scott will cuddle her more than he cuddles me:) jk. I didn't know that Scott was going to be such a softie with his little girl! If you've ever seen Scott with her, you can tell that he's got the baby whisperer touch. I'm so glad that I am married to such a great Daddy. He helps me out so much and I can't imagine being a parent without him!

It's Coming Along

Tummy time is starting to be effective for Addie! Today she was actually lifting her head up and looking around. She's really starting to get strong. It's so fun to watch how much she changes from day to day!

Smile Time!

Addie Update

Addie keeps on growing and is now 11 lb 7 oz! She has started to smile for reals now, not those gassy ones in her sleep. It is so fun to be able to make her smile! A couple of nights ago she went a record of 6 1/2 hours of straight sleep. I believe I heard a choir of angels singing after that. Unfortunately, since that night things have gone downhill sleeping wise. The poor thing caught bronchitis and has been struggling with breathing, which means a lack of sleep for all. The doctor prescribed her an inhaler for babies which is like a big mask that we have to put over her face to puff in the inhaler. The look on her face when we do it to her breaks our heart. She thinks that she's suffocating! Hopefully all the trauma will be worth it and she'll be better soon!

Here is Addie working on her tummy time. And by work, I mean hang out and suck on her hand. This little girl loves her tummy so much that when I put her on it to strengthen her neck, she just gets nice and cozy, finds her hand and starts to suck.

It's a very unproductive tummy time!

Here's a face we frequently see, the cross-eyed look!

You can tell she's trying really hard to focus.

This was an attempt to catch her adorable smile. Moments before I snapped this she was grinning from ear to ear, unfortunately, I was too slow to get it!

More Pictures!

Here are the rest of the pictures from Addie's first photo shoot.

Trip to Austin

Last week Scott was super busy with a test every day. As hectic as test week is, I love it because it's always followed by a free weekend where Scott doesn't have to worry about school! This weekend we went to Austin to visit our good friends! It was great to see them. We hadn't all hung out since we lived in Provo. Things have really changed since then as you can see by all of the kids in the picture!

Here's Cooper giving Addie a hug!

Here's Addie next to Hannah. Addie was born on January 1st and Hannah was born on December 8th, although they were due only 1 day apart. Here you can see the two extremes with a very big baby and a very little baby!

It was so much fun to spend the day with our friends. We were nervous about how Addie would do on her first long car trip, but she did great! We're so glad we were able to make it out so see our friends. Thanks for letting us come!

And now, some pictures of Addie for your viewing pleasure!

Here's our cute girl, ready to go to church!

We tried out her Bumbo seat for the first time. She did really well for how old she is, but she's still not quite ready for it. Sorry for the scary red eyes, I couldn't get them to go away.

Moments before this Addie was really upset (we think it's because I ate a lot of chocolate...oops) and we couldn't get her to calm down. She took her in a football hold and gently bounced her up and down. Moments later, the tired girl was zonked out and hanging limply on her Daddy's arm!