Addelyn's First 10 weeks

Addelyn's arrival:
So, we thought that she was going to come early...she was due on 2/14. We don't celebrate Valentine's Day and I thought that would be ironic to have a kid on a holiday that much of the US celebrates, but we don't...guess it would have given us something to celebrate. But, she waited. So, her future boyfriends will be able to get her roses and chocolates for really cheap for her birthday with all the Valentine's clearance. :)
Anyway, I regress (it's like talking to me, isn't it?). So, even the doctor thought that I would deliver 1-2 weeks early. But, she was stubborn before she even arrived, I guess...so, she fits right in with mommy, daddy and brother. The crazy back labor pains with her were awful, but once the epidural took affect it was a breeze. They broke my water at 1:05 and she was born at 1:09. Talk about a dream delivery.

At five weeks old, Addie started smiling at me and at six weeks started cooing at me! I was the first for both and, let me tell you, it's such a joy for a mommy! I can literally stare at little smiles and coos for hours! :)

At six weeks old, out of the blue, Jameson called Addie by little pet names. In the sweetest little voice, he said, "Hi cute-sy bear. My love you angel bear." That just melted my heart! He still calls her both. :)
And, on 4/2 Addie dressed in a pink outfit complete with tutu and bow and I said, "Okay Addelyn is ready to go." and hold her up and he says, kind of in awe, "She look like princess!" Again, too sweet!

What else is J up to lately?
Well, terrible twos or sibling jealousy set in when Addie was born. More challenging us with naughty behavior, not listening and back talk. But, somehow I think we will be battling this for years to come.
A couple weeks ago he was carrying his umbrella in the house and wanted to go get something upstairs. So, I asked him to leave the umbrella at the bottom of the stairs while he went up. He says, "no, my take it upstairs". (He says my instead of I for everything right now). I repeated to leave it downstairs and he says, "No, my...nevermind, what ever, Amanda!" Wow...talk about the fun attitude already. :)
Also, for the past several months he sings, "All the single babies, put hands up, up in the club." Also, "Bottoms up, bottoms up, put hands up." And, his recent addition, if you ask him if he's fly he says, "My fly like G6!" :) At least he's up on current music trends. lol

On 4/6, J referred to Addie as, "My Rockstar." lol And, one of the funniest comments, in the car on 4/9, Addelyn was crying and he says, "My ears hurt from Addelyn!" Oh, joy...I know, it's just the beginning!

And, my most recent favorite...at the dinner table this past Saturday night, I said "Jameson, you are so cute!" and he responded, "Everybody thinks my cute!" So, he's humble, too. :)

That's all for now...as if it's not enough, right? Hope you all enjoy and I'll be sure it's not seven months before my next post. I promise!

It's been WAY too long!

Okay, wow, it's been seven months since my last post.
Life has been busy and hectic!
Shortly before my last post, we found out that we were going to welcome a new baby girl into our family. Since, then, obviously, we have welcomed her!
Our new love is Addelyn Rose. She joined our family on 2/15. Delivery was great...she decided to bless me with an arrival during my second push...I think she made up for her brother. :)
So, needless to say, the last 10 weeks of our lives have been very busy. But, Addie is an amazing baby! She started sleeping through the night at 5 days old...I am thinking just to show up her brother who waited until he was 5 weeks old to sleep through the night...I know, we were blessed in both scenarios.
Both kids are such a joy! Jameson is an awesome big brother who is very affectionate to Addelyn, but also doesn't quiet down at all to let her nap.
So, what else have I neglected to blog over the last seven months?

Halloween...
Jameson dressed as a pirate for Halloween...and, the most adorable pirate, indeed...I'll add a picture so you can see for yourself. :)

Christmas...
All Jameson talked about for months leading up to Christmas were Santa bringing him Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. For those of you not saavvy in TMNT, they don't make them anymore. So, Santa had to go on Ebay to find them. Really, a 2 year old's Christmas present on Ebay?! Yep. And, of course, they are either hundreds of dollars new in box or they are sold in big lots of them used. Santa opted for the latter. So, J got about a dozen from Santa and was the happiest boy in the world Christmas morning!
The day after Christmas, we took him on the North Pole Experience in Northern AZ. He enjoyed the train ride to see the North Pole and Santa's visit on the ride, but I think he was a little too young...maybe we'll try again when Addie's his age and he's older. :)

What about the other Ninja Turtles, you ask? :) He has been getting the rest for potty rewards...oh, potty training..what a joy!
On November 30th, J went pee pee on the potty and was super excited about it! I thought maybe he would maintain interest and since the pediatrician said he should get it pretty easily because he is so advanced in everything else, I was excited!
Yeah, not so much. Just a week ago he went for the second time. Maybe this time he will stick with it better. April 9th, he wore his Toy Story big boy underwear and was so upset when he wet them...I think he thought he did something really terrible. So we talked about accidents and things were better. We'll see what the future holds for potty training and I'm sure I'll update on that later.

I'll add some photos to this entry to capture Christmas. Enjoy! :)