At 9 1/2 months Addison is...

• crawling all over the house
• pulling up on anything she can get her hands on to
• furniture surfing
• squirmy as can be
• smiling and laughing all the time
• eating finger food very well (any vegetable/fruit, cheerios, and chicken)
• very eager to do things on her on
• babbling more
• says "dada" and "mama" and "baba"
• has lots of play dates
• sleeps through the night...FINALLY!!
• has 1-2 naps a day
• beginning to understand waving
• sits through reading a book
• throws tantrums when things are taken away
• loves it when daddy sings

She is such a precious joy to have and we are so blessed to have her. I thank God every day for her. It is a delight to watch her as she learns how to move and how to fully play with her toys. I can tell she is thinking about taking steps but is scared to let go of the end table. She will reach for your hand and when she grabs hold of your hand she smiles real big (as if to say, "thanks mom, I know you got me") and takes a wobbly step. Time has already flown by so fast. I want to soak in every bit of her. She is only this young once. Thank you, thank you Lord for Addison Noelle Sigmon!!

New things...

Addison had her first swing experience last week and she LOVED it!! She giggled the entire time.

For some reason she loves to crawl under the table but then never knows how to get out.
She eats 3 meals a day all by herself. She is so proud!
When daddy left for work one day she crawled to the door and did this. So precious. She says "da da" all the time. Not sure if she really understands what she is saying.
What else is there to say about this one

Night Night...

As most of you know Addison is the best baby by day, but did you all know that she is not so good at night. She always woke up once a night to nurse (I was fine with that), but when she turned 8 months, separation anxiety kicked in and night/nap time became a nightmare. She would cry for one hour sometimes before falling asleep. I struggled with the "cry it out" method but tried it anyway. I also altered our night time routine. Now she nurses, brushes teeth, we read the same book every night and I sing her a song. It has been a rough one and a half weeks but...it WORKED!!! For the last 3 nights she has gone to sleep with out any tears!! It is sooo rewarding to know that pushing through all that crying paid off. Now I might start to tackle that night feeding. Maybe not yet...I am just happy she is going to sleep again!!

The picture above is the sleeping position I am finding her in when she plays or fusses herself to sleep. I always am so worried she can't breathe and check on her.

Addison's first hiking journey

We had a wonderful, exhausting time hiking Baker's Mountain with Uncle Terry and Aunt Susan. It was a VERY steep hike and Uncle Terry helped with some of the weight. She fell asleep on the way down.

At the top of the mountain overlooking Hickory.

Play time

Addison is getting really good with her toys. She is so independent when it comes to playing by herself.

Her BFF Harper came over to play. Addison does her best to keep up with her since Harper is a speedy girl.

This is how my sweet angel sleeps. She now is starting to need some extra love when she goes down for naps.

Random life moments

This is the table Addison always tries to pull up on and is unsuccessful so she just decides to eat it. Sounds logical doesn't it?!?

We attended our annual Apple Festival in Hendersonville, NC. We met out dear friends Katie, Jeremy, and their daughter Harper there. We had such a great time catching up and of course getting the girls together for some BFF time! It looks like they are fighting but you know how it is, sometimes you just have to feel the person to get to know them.
Mimi's birthday and cake I made. She is such a wonderful mother and mother-in-law.
Addison getting some internet time. She gets lots of email from Babies R US.

Aunt Lindsay, in the spirit of Clemson football, got Addison this cut dress. Of course she looks good in orange and purple. Lindsay made her laugh so hard all evening. She love her Lindsay!

I made this cake for my mother-in-law, Martha. I won't say how old she turned. All you need to know is that she is beautiful and looks very young! I was very proud of how it turned out and tasted.

Addie is now 8 months old and is crawling, trying to pull up on everything, attempting to eat some finger foods, throwing tantrums, has 4 teeth and working on 4 more, and full of smiles all the time!

Aunt Tammy came to visit. We love seeing her and hope to see her more often now that we live closer!!

Nana's first visit to Conover.

It was an entire week since my mom saw Addison and I was also very excited to have her at our new home. She came Monday and stayed till Friday. We had such a good time and laughed a whole lot! Addison decided she would crawl for mom's birthday coming up and have enough hair to put a bow in it. Mom didn't miss a thing. We did our fair share of bargain shopping, went to the pool and toured around Hickory. Mom made me experience a sink bath for the first time (wait that sounds like she made me get into the sink, I meant Addie).
She loved it. For some reason addison played more in the sink than she does in the tub. We loved having her here and I know Addison will miss her!