18 Months Old

Addison is 18 months old, we took her to her check up and she's doing well. Since her appointment with the specialist she has gained 1.2 lbs, which we are happy about.

She weighs 17 pounds 10 ounces which is less than 2% for her age, and she is 30.25 inches which is in the 8% for her height. She is still wearing 9 month clothing, but if she keeps gaining weight like she has this past month, I'm sure she will soon be in 12 month clothing. I am hoping that she will weigh 20 lbs by her 2nd birthday. Then maybe we can switch her into a car seat that is forward facing.

Here are some cute things about Addie at 18 months old;

She loves playing Peek a Boo. If you say "Where's Addie?" She will cover her eyes with both hands, its adorable. Most times she doesn't cover her eyes all the way, so one eye is peeking through. She thinks its hilarious that we don't know where she went. Once she uncovers her eyes she screams "ahhh!"

Both girls recently have had coughs again. Addie had croup, and luckily is on the mend. When she doesn't feel well you can tell by her rosy cheeks.

As of lately the girls have been playing together more than they have. Cambree is usually pretty soft and nice to Addie, its usually Addie who is pulling Cambree's hair. I love hearing Cambree talk to Addie saying to her "Hi there, my little sweetness." Melts my heart each and every time. Hopefully they will always be friends.

She has a love for wearing high heels already. We bought a set for Cambree at Christmas and it seems that Addie enjoys them more than Cambree. She walks pretty dang good in them considering how tiny she is.

She takes one nap a day for about 2-3 hours. She thankfully sleeps through the night and has been for a while now. She is extremely busy! She's into EVERYTHING! Much more than Cambree ever was. I literally follow her around picking one mess up and on to the next. But look at her sweet face, I could never get upset with her.

She melts my heart everyday by her smile and dreamy eyes. Love you Addie baby.

Pediatric Gastroenterologist Appointment

On January 30th we went to a Pediatric Gasteroenterologist at Primary Childrens for Addie. We've had concerns about her weight since her 12 month check up because she started falling off her own curve. She isn't on the charts for her age, in fact the doctor said she's the size of a 9 month old. That's pretty small for a 17 month old.

He said for her age she should be consuming 750 calories per day. To get her to gain weight she needs to consume 1000 calories a day. His plan, since she doesn't eat food very well (she can but doesn't) is to feed her 3-4 PediaSure's a day. Since that's quite costly, they are about $2 a drink, he suggested using Carnation Instant breakfast and mix it with whole milk. Addie loves to drink and so far it's worked well. She weighed 16.8 pounds and as long as she's gaining weight in the next 6 weeks then we shouldn't worry.

Here's to hoping she gains some weight. We love our little peanut.

Lazy Days

We sure have been lazy around here. This past week we've pretty much stayed home, ran a few errands but nothing to exciting to report about. On Super Bowl Sunday we hung around our house, took naps and later on went over to GG and Papa's to watch the game. Cambree rarely takes naps but I love it when she does.

This is how she looked when she woke up on Monday morning, it was a crazy, bad hair day for her. When she looked in the mirror, she just laughed and laughed. She couldn't get over how messy her hair was. She actually made me straighten it before she ate breakfast.

We decided to pick up some donuts at Krispy Kreme. I'm still not eating sweets, so I let them enjoy the hot goodness.

I hope your first week of February has been as relaxing as mine has been!