2.20.12

Happy '18 month' birthday to you my sweet & sassy little A!!!
As I sit and write this, I think of all of the months I wrote about how you smiled, rolled over, sat up, slept through the night, cooed, laughed/cried, ate real food, drank real milk...it's all so bittersweet to see how much you have grown! I am completely and utterly amazed at God's ability to create not only your beautiful outward appearance but your loving, adorable inward appearance that shines through more and more each day.

Here are some of your likes/dislikes at 18 months...
LIKES:
~ getting in your crib & sleeping in there with your ladybug pillow pet, blanket, tiny baby and lovey.
~ some mornings when you wake up early you love to come get in Mommy & Daddy's bed to go back to sleep for another few hours (or until Reese comes in to wake us all up)
~ BABIES!!!! you adore your baby dolls and even more so REAL babies! You squeal everytime you are around them, you get so excited! (maybe ONE day we can have another real baby for you to play with...for right now you and your brother are enough for this Mama)
~ to eat...chicken nuggets, apples, chips, bananas, french fries, grapes, toast, pb&j, crackers, chicken nuggets, pineapple bits, "squeezies" as I call them (aka...baby food in a squeeze pouch we keep refrigerated b/c that's how you like them), cheese puffs, scrambled eggs, chicken, rolls, ice cream, cake, cereal, pop tarts, did I mention chicken nuggets?, tater tots, grilled cheese, pear bits, applesauce, and I'm sure a few more things...that's just the majority of it.
~ to drink: apple juice, water, milk, oh and any coke or tea Mom & Dad are drinking
~ climb up on chairs, couches, and stairs
~ riding in the car & watching Max & Ruby or Magic School bus with your brother
~ going to Mimi & Dar's house & Pop's & Nana's house to visit
~ to go to the Zoo and point and scream/squeal at all the different animals when they are close to you
~ words you say: mumum, dada, ree (reese), hiiiiiiiii, meee (mimi), nana.
words you have said but don't repeat often: mine, no, da (dar), bebe (baby), ba (ball), pass (paci)

DISLIKES:
~ to eat: deli meat, spaghetti, ANY VEGETABLES (hence the nutrition in the veggie squeezies), noodles, mashed potatoes, pickles, ketchup/ranch, cheese (plain), most of what Mommy & Daddy eat.
~ playing too closely to Reese. ya'll always seem to get into a fuss with one another about something. well, really you have learned to just start squealing when he gets too close, I think this is so we will come running just to see what is going on. :)
~ sit still for very long...
~ being told no. hmmm, I think that's pretty normal
~ Daddy some of the time. When Daddy tells you no, your eyes start to well up and you cry like somebody told you were a horrible person. It's the sadest most pathetic thing ever....really hurts Mommy's heart. I guess since Daddy is not a woman & gets onto you that hurts your feelings more than you can handle.?

Addyson Ann, I am proud of all of your milestones & accomplishments you have made so far in life, I am proud to be called your Mama & most importantly I am proud of the sweet, innocent, sassy little girl that you are becoming. What a precious little gift from God you are to us all!

Sun, sun go away

Too funny not to blog. (to me it was anyways)
Today on the way home from my mom's house I was driving the kids down Poplar and the sun was shinning directly into my eyes and Reese's eyes little did I know. Reese puts his hands over his face and says "Put that down, it is burning me!!!!" It came out in such a small, sweet little voice like the sun was burning him and somebody needed to help him.stat. Needless to say he wanted the sun visor down so the sun would stop shinning in his eyes.

Up past your bedtime

We put Reese down for bed anywhere between 8:00 & 9...depending on if we have school or bible study the next day. Most nights it's brush teeth, go potty, read a story, say prayers and kiss/hugs good night. If Rhett ever leaves to go workout after he puts R to bed then R is back out of the bed for more hugs/kisses from Mommy. I'm ok with that one time but not 3 or 4 which has happened before. Some of those times I gotten easily annoyed, threatened him with punishments, but mostly I end up taking him back to bed.

Tonight Rhett read R a story while I read Addy a story and put her to bed. She didn't want to finish her book she just wanted to be put in her bed. (yes, she loves her bed...most days) I go in to kiss R goodnight and say more prayers with him. Rhett and I went in to watch Grey's and we began hearing noises. R was in his room playing so I went in and told him to go to bed. This happened one more time and so Rhett went in and got onto him for getting out of the bed to get toys to play with. We continue watching our show and about 15 min later I heard a thud. (R's bed is next to the wall) I went in and his little head shot straight up and a huge grin came across his little face and I melted. Rhett came in behind me and we both went and sat on R's bed and talked to him for about 3 minutes, of course he took advantage and wanted toys but we stood firm and told him no. Instead we all three sat there smiling at each other loving on our little boy who has held our hearts in the palm of his hands since the day he was born. I told him to get up and go potty then daddy would take him back to bed.

I wrote this so I would remember this tiny moment in our busy lives that made my day, I'm pretty sure it made Rhett's too. We looked at that little boy and remembered all the reasons why we love him, even if he is in his room disobeying us when he's supposed to be going to bed. He is ours; crazy, animal loving, HUGE heart, full of energy, smart, wild, lovable, adorable little baby boy who is growing entirely way too fast!
**This incident tonight reminds me of our Father who loves us day in and day out even though we are sinners. Silly little sinners who make huge mistakes everyday, yet He is there for us (even though we don't deserve it)...loving us unconditionally, way past the moon and back. Probably to Heaven and back and then some. He is that awesome!

I leave you with these verses...

Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ Matthew 22:37-39