The Jones': September 2007

Sunday, September 16, 2007

The reason I was able to publish 4 posts this morning

I trust no explanation is needed.

2-Month Photo Shoot

No smiles this time but we think she's pretty cute!

When I was born, my dad went shopping and picked out an outfit all on his own. My mom kept that outfit and for the past 32 years it has been stored in a trunk. When Addison was born, they broke into the trunk (32 years is a long time to keep a tiny key...) and gave me the outfit. Here it is on my little girl. As you can see by her face, she wasn't too happy about all the scratchy lace. I'll try to post a picture of me in the outfit so those of you who are so inclined can see if she bears any resemblance to me.

My how she's grown...

So when we were at the public health unit to get Addison's 2-month shots, a new father came over to see her and commented on how big she was. I thought that was kind of strange since most people comment on how small she is so I asked him how old his baby was. Being a proud new papa, he told me that his daughter was only 5 days old and brought me over to his carseat to see her. Oh my goodness. She was bigger than Addison was when she was born and she was sooooo tiny. It was hard for me to believe that our little girl was ever that size so I came home and looked at some photos. Then, during our next bath time, I took another one for comparison purposes. Check this out:

Taken July 10, 2007 - 5 days old

Taken September 5, 2007 - 2 months old

Believe it.

More pictures from month #2

I was hoping to get better photos to commemorate the visit from Auntie Cariann and Uncle Kurtis but I guess these will have to do. Cariann, sorry I didn't have a good one of your face. If you send me one then I'd be happy to replace this one. We really enjoyed our visit with them. And I'm sure Addison looks forward to being spoiled by them.

Thursday, September 6, 2007

Two Months? Already?!

I can't believe we've already passed the 2-month marker.

A few highlights:

Smiles and chatter - Addison can be pretty selective with her smiles. She seems pretty serious but she surely can talk. Her noises are so cute. I should try and capture her during one of her talkative times.
Visits - Grammy and Granda Jones spent a couple of days with us and Uncle Kurtis and Auntie Cariann were here last weekend. Needless to say, Addison cast her spell over them all and now they are wrapped around her tiny little finger.
Road trip - Addison went on her first road trip down to the States for a day of shopping with Grandma, Grandpa, Uncle Kurt & Auntie Cariann and was an absolute angel. She did better than most of us with the long border line.
Old friends - we got together with two of my best girlfriends (one who came down from Kelowna) and their significant others for a night full of good conversations and laughter.

The lowlight:

First shots - it just happened today so it's very much on my mind. How cruel to ask a mother to hold down her daughter while a nurse stabs her four times with 1-inch needles. Addison took it pretty hard - as did I. She slept the majority of the afternoon, although there were a few tears (hers, not mine). But she woke up around 6 this evening and has been happy and alert since then. Hopefully, we have a good night.

The funny:

I signed Addison and I up for a Kindermusik class. Now I'm not one of those mothers who have to involve their child in every possible activity. I just thought it would be fun. We had our first class on Tuesday. I should have known something was up when she was awake for the whole ride there. Wide awake. Right up until the class started. Then she closed her eyes and proceeded to sleep for the entire class. What a little trouble maker. It was so funny. Hopefully she'll get used to it soon. I am curious to see how she does during our first aquasize class...

The pictures:

Cuddles with Grammy