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Morning pictures.

I love this outfit. It is such a big person outfit made small. These are her first jeans too.

Cute little monkey

New Sunday dress.

What the heck?

Pretty little girl.

The magic of the swing has worn off and we are still fighting our naps.

She's gaining her weight alright. Look at all those adorable little rolls. It makes slow going at bathtime.

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Addison has started to smile socially. Here are two pictures where we attempted to capture it on film.

This little onsie makes her look too big too soon.

She loves her Dad and pays close attention to him when he is home.

Naps are hard around here. She goes down only to wake up when she startles and her arms flail, of when she loses her pacifier. The swing is one place where she tends to stay asleep.

Hmmm, I think this shirt is finally too small. What do you think? Notice the little bunny slipper her great grandma bought her. Love them.

It was a great day today as last night Addison slept through for 3.5 and 4 hours at a stretch. I feel like a brand new woman today. I even started planning my next decorating project. A little too ambitious too soon, probably. Cross your fingers these stretches last and extend even longer!

One Month Old

This kid is seriously cute. Ryan and I find ourselves laughing so many times at the things she does or as you can see below the faces she makes. Sometimes Mom takes one too many pictures. I love this little outfit so I had to get a good shot of it before she grows out of it. We are noticing her growing every day. The other night I noticed how much heavier she's gotten when I went to lift her up to burp her. At her last appointment she weighed in at 10lbs+.

This one speaks for itself. If your reaction is anything like ours your are laughing out loud right now.
I think we are partial to how cute she is. However, where ever we go people back us up by telling us how darling she is. I don't know the number of people who ask to hold her whenever we go out. I think the whole hospital and Dr. office staff has had their hands on her. And then they go into the back room to show her off to their co-workers. The other day when I took her to the pediatrician our favorite receptionist held her and took her into the back. Our appointment came up before Kim brought her back out and I had to go ask for her back. It must be nice to be so adored.

I love this little tummy. She reminds me of her Pa all relaxed in a recliner after dinner. You can even see her little belly button sticking out of her onesie.

This shirt was picked for the day because it was the first day she socially smiled at her Dad. Don't you just love the shoe/socks.

Addison is learning that she has hands and has begun to suck on her fingers. This discovery is a welcome one as fingers don't drop out of her mouth as easily as a paci does. She is getting much more alert and can now focus on our faces and really see us. She loves her bath time until she has to get cold in getting out. Her favorite part comes straight after that when she's plopped into a towel that has just come straight out of the dryer. She loves it.

This last Wednesday I was talking to Addison and she started cooing back to me. She also gave me some smiles. It is really so rewarding watching her grow and develop before our eyes. I am shocked at how much she has changed in just one month. She is still a really good baby and only cries when she's hungry or has gas/gut pains. She generally sleeps for two hours at night making a total of three wake-up for feedings. She is a hard burp though and sometimes we end up with a sad baby who has gas for awhile.

We have been having a hard time getting her down for naps until this last week when I made a discovery. Our morning routine is getting her up at 9, feeding her a bottle, changing the diaper and getting her dressed. Then it's my turn to get ready. I have been taking her into the bathroom with me while I do my hair and make-up. I set her in her car seat and we hang out. The other morning she was tired when I put her in her seat and then I proceeded to blow out my hair. And to my astonishment she fell asleep by herself and stayed asleep until I turned the blow dryer off. My eyes were probably huge in disbelief. I quickly took her into her room with the blow dryer in tow. I plopped her seat on the floor and plugged in the dryer and she knocked off again! Yes! So now at everyday at ten o'clock central time you can be assured there is a blow dryer plugged in and a precious baby sleeping away for her morning nap.

Three Weeks Old

I can't believe she is three weeks old already. The time is flying by and we can see her growing every day. After some trouble gaining weight she finally has made it back up to her birth weight and 2 additional ounces for a grand total of 9.9lbs. Thanks to Grandpa Rick for the cute little onesies and to Sis. Mower for the soft blanket. Do you just love her clippy. Ryan picked them out and put them in her stocking.

Addison is more alert during the day now and is on a pretty regular 3 hour eating schedule day and night. We are very glad that the night time schedule has smoothed out a bit. Sleep is still hard to come by but it's getting better every day. Besides, even when you are bone dog tired these little eye melt your heart, even at 3:30am.

Blessing Day

Today was an especially special Sunday as it was the day Addison was blessed. We wondered if they would call off church due to the weather. It has been snowing non-stop since yesterday and the roads were quite slippery. Luckily for us there was no freezing rain and church continued as normal. Addison had a beautiful blessing performed by her Grandpa Layne. She was blessed with many wonderful things for her life. We are so lucky to have her in our family.

The dress and booties I wore when I was was blessed and Grandma Cec made the blanket just for the occasion.

President Robertsen, Grandpa Layne, and Addison

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Grandma Cec's favorite (and currently only, Summer and Randy?) grandbaby.

Grandpa Layne meeting Addison.
Sweet little baby.

After her first real bath on Christmas Eve. Thanks Bradd and Sam for the cute little towel.

2 Week Old Picture.

Opening a present from Santa (Grandma Cec). Her first Barbie, much to Dad's dismay.

Posing in her 1st Christmas pajamas thanks to Grandma Jodi. She wasn't as into it as we were.

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Time to catch up. We had a planned c-setion on the 9th due to the baby being breech. We got up at 5:00am to be at the hosptial by 6:30am. We had been watching the news the night before and found out that the whole state was under a winter storm warning as they were expecting blizzard Allison to blow through across Wisconsin. (I know I only thought they named Hurricanes!) We woke up to find 18 inches of fresh snow all around. Ryan got busy shoveling the driveway, which took him a half an hour. The roads in our sub-division weren't plowed yet so he took his dune truck and literally ran it up and down the streets to clear a path to the highway. We called the hospital to let them know we would be late and would arrive as soon a possible. I wasn't too worried as our doctor lives in our same subdivision. I knew if we couldn't get out neither could he. Besides, they weren't going to start the c-section without me.

We arrived at the hospital about an hour late and from there it was a whirlwind of activity. Before we knew it we were in the operating room listening to Addison's first cries. Very sureal. I have to say a c-section is definatley the way to go. I almost feel like I cheated. I only felt some chest pain due to air in my abdomin and that's it. Recovery has been super quick and besides the sleep deprivation we are doing great. It also helps that my Mom is here for a month (I don't think my house has ever been this clean so many days in a row!) and Ryan is off until Jan 1st.

Addison is so cute. Of course we are a little partial. She has big chubby cheeks, a darker complexion like her Dad, and lots and lots of dark black hair. She is a good baby and only cries when she is hungry or gassy. Any tips on dealing with gas would be highly appreciated. We feel very blessed to have Addison in our family. Keep following the blog for updates on her progress and to watch her grow.