People always have advice to share with new parents, and I’ve really taken a lot of it to heart. Some of my favorites include:
It goes way too fast, so hang on to every moment.
The days are long, but the weeks fly by.
Enjoy every day, kid, because it doesn’t seem like that long ago when you were just a little girl.
You draw on patience you never knew you had.
By the end of the day, you are so exhausted, physically and mentally, that any requests made by your husband feel akin to organ donation!
Anyone who thinks being a stay-at-home mom isn’t tough, guess again!
Mommy was driving to a baby shower with Aunt Britty and Addy in the backseat. Addy kept playing with the tissue paper in the shower gift and trying to pull it out. Aunt Britty was getting irritated after taking it away from her several times. Mommy had to laugh as she finally heard Aunt Britty say, “Presley, I mean Addy, stop it!” And who claims she never yells at her dog?
Mommy likes to remind Daddy every day: “You are the protector of Addy’s head, skin, and emotional well-being.” Sometimes Addy and Daddy get so busy playing, they forget about being careful, wearing sunscreen, and taking a minute for hugs and kisses after falls.
Addy LOVES our neighbors’ cats. She chases them all over their house and then sits up on her knees, waves her arms wildly, and “talks” to them. “Ahhhhhh (hi kitty) ahhhhhh (wanna play?) ahhhhhh (can I pull your tail?) ahhhhhhh (why are you running away?).” That is Mommy’s interpretation of what Addy is saying to the cats!
When Addy wants something now, she leans forward, reaches with her arm and hand, and says, “Huh.”
While visiting Daddy at school, Lizzie Duffy, one of our high school babysitters came up to say hello. When Addy heard Lizzie’s voice, she immediately burst into tears and tried to crawl further into Daddy’s arms. We were amazed she associated Lizzie’s voice with us leaving even at school!
Addy loves opening cabinets and emptying them of their contents. She also likes taking a taste or two as she’s exploring. Today’s cuisine of choice: toilet paper!
We have found Addy’s first “disliked” food: asparagus. How did we figure this out? Shortly after setting a few pieces on her tray, they were flying onto the floor. That’s okay. More for Mommy and Daddy!
Addy said her first word at 9½ months—DA DA! She even managed to say it when Grandpa Mark, Grandma Vicky, and Aunt Lyddia were visiting.
When Addy gets tired, she buries her face in her blanket on the floor. One day, Mommy was feeding Eli his bottle and singing a lullaby while Addy was in the Jumperoo. Addy tried tipping her head over and snuggling into the Jumperoo to fall asleep.
Addy “helps” Daddy unload the dishwasher by taking out the clean silverware…and either throwing it on the floor or sucking on it! We’ve now taught her how to hand it to us. Next up—putting it away.
Addy has really started talking—LA LA, GA GA, and DA DA are her favorites. No MA MA, of course!
The doctor said Addy is doing well with her nine-month skills. She has good eye contact, social skills, and fine and gross motor development. Her language is a little behind, but she seems to be a more physical baby. We were assured that her language skills will catch up eventually. No worries.
Addy can locate her car and loves the under-the-seat storage feature best. Mommy and Daddy filled it with juice lids, which she enjoys putting in and taking out over and over and over again.
When asked, Addy can find her bib, the parrot on her Jumperoo, ball, books, and hat.
Addy has lots of important “routines” around the house including pulling cookbooks off the shelf to find a recipe, unloading the snack cabinet in the kitchen, opening and closing the microwave and touching the plate and light, pointing at and wanting to play with the breakables on the shelf in her room, snuggling with her blanket and touching her guardian angel picture after naptime, and opening and closing Mommy’s music box.
Addy was always fascinated by the outlet with the carbon monoxide detector until pulling on it one day and finding out what happens when it gets unplugged. The ear-piercing sound emitted was enough to keep her away from it ever since.
While Mommy was at a bachelorette party one weekend, Daddy and Addy had some father-daughter bonding time. Mommy thought she had left enough instructions, but she forgot to include: No rides in the MR2 convertible!
Mommy always wondered if the day would come when letting Addy run naked would be a bad idea. Welcome to that day! While waiting to get into the bathtub, Addy proceeded to grin mischievously before going to the bathroom all over the rug. Let’s just say she’s a well-hydrated little girl.
On the last day of daycare, Addy crawled over and kissed Eli several times. Daddy commented that Eli was being a “typical male” by leading Addy along and getting a kiss from her before taking off overseas for the summer. I think Daddy may have been recalling something from his own life! Hmmmm…
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