And Finally...

I saved the best for last...

Get ready for some cuteness!! This little girl might be a baby genius! Watch until the end of the video when I start singing. She is so stinkin' cute AND smart. And don't worry, I will be auditioning for American Idol!

Busy Bee

Adeline has started pulling up AND army crawling in the same week! She has been a busy, busy girl! Of course, we captured these moments on video! Enjoy!

Addie Sees Herself in the Camera

The other day I was taking some video of Addie pulling up in her crib with the video camera. The viewing screen can turn around in different directions and I pointed the screen at Addie so she could see herself. She loved it! She loves looking in the mirror too! According to my baby book, babies at this age love to see their reflection, but haven't quite made the connection that they are looking at themselves. Well, whoever she thought she was looking at, she sure did like it!

First Snow

We got up at our usual time, 6:00am, and ate breakfast. I turned on the TV and saw the traffic girl on the news warning drivers about the snow. I quickly bundled up my little snow bunny and we headed outside. We took a few pictures and some video and we were back inside before 7am! Enjoy!

Her First Snow!

Talkative baby

Home sick...

Addie woke up this morning with a goopy eye. She couldn't even open it!  We were afraid it was pink eye because she was running a low grade fever. Poor little thing!  So I called Susan, our sub caller at school, and she got a sub for me so I could take Addie to the doctor. Turns out she just has an infection in her tear duct. We were given a prescription for eye drops and sent on our way.  Now, since Addie wasn't contagious I could have taken her to school and returned to work...but Addie told me she needed me today, so I guess I just have to stay home with her! Can you tell I'm really upset about missing work! haha

She is napping right now. So of course I should be folding the MOUNDS of laundry in the laundry room, cleaning this house that is TRASHED after almost a week at work, or preparing dinner in the crock pot for my loving husband who won't be home until 7:30 tonight because of band practice, but I'm not. Of course I'm posting to my blog. It makes total sense to me!

So here is something fun! I am afraid I am quickly becoming known as the teacher that cries. Um, yea, that is not a fun description to earn.  I am aware that I am a sensitive being, but I try not to cry in the workplace. I can count on one hand the times I have cried in front of people at work and 3 of those times were during my pregnancy. Cut the pregnant lady a little slack! 

Whatever, crying a few times in 5 years isn't that big of a deal to me. I know people who cry a lot more! 

Well this has been one heck of a week! I was frustrated, tired, and overwhelmed and I cried just a little bit in front of my team and my principal. Well now I feel like others are tippy toeing around because they don't want to make the crazy postpartum lady crack!

I don't want to be known as the teacher who cries. I'd rather be known as the teacher who laughs too loudly, or maybe the teacher who walks quickly. Maybe someone else will get pregnant at work and take the crying teacher title away from me.

I will now leave you with some pictures of the cutest little girl in the whole world....

Long time

no post!

I know all three of my readers missed me!

Life has been SO busy lately! 

Kayne had band camp for two weeks, which made me feel a little bit like a single mom. No fun!

Then Addie and I started school! She seems to like her school but, of course, I miss her like crazy all day long! I was so blessed to be able to spend 3 1/2 months with my little girl! Our timing was perfect! I got to spend 6 weeks of maternity leave AND the entire summer with her! I loved every minute of it!

Addie is getting so big and she is getting more and more fun every day! She will be 4 months old tomorrow!

Here is what my big girl is up to these days:

 - Making lots of noise!

- Playing in her exersaucer

- Reaching for things

- Smiling all the time and giggling!

- Sleeping in her swing

- Sleeping from 8:30 at night until about 5:00 in the morning

- Eating cereal sometimes. She seems to like it!

- Loves to be read to!

- Holding her ears (especially when she gets tired)

- Screaming into her blanket/toys/mom/dad 

- Rolling over one way

- Holding her head up like a champ!

- Keeping her hands in her mouth all the time!

- Holding her pacifier in her mouth all by herself FINALLY!

Here are some pictures for your viewing pleasure!

Playing in her exersaucer!

Yes, my daughter watches TV like this!  Call the parent police!!

Her first day of school!