Weekend

We went to New Orleans on Saturday. While Addison took a nap we took Regan to feed the ducks which were hard to find and not very hungry. But she had fun. Then we took her to another park to swing and slide.

Saturday night we stayed out to late, but had a very good time with some friend's at dinner.

ENT

Addison went to see the ENT today for a follow up visit. She said that her ear tubes look really good, and that her pallet looks perfect. As long as there are no issues inbetween, we don't have to go back for another three to four months. Yay!

Addison - 9 months

Addison's Nine Month Well Visit

Addison had her nine month well visit this morning. She has to see a physical therapist, because she is developmentally behind in gross motor skills. He said he doesn't think anything is wrong with her. Especially because while sitting she will bend down to get a toy and play with it. She just won't get herself to sitting. And she should be starting to crawl and pull herself up on furniture and she is not. He said it is better to get started with these things early in case something is wrong. We had to see a physical therapist when she was having trouble with the bottle, and it was a one visit miracle. We are hoping that this will be similar.

In other news..... she is growing really well. Following the curve like she is supposed to.

Here are her stats:

Height: 28 inches (67%)
Weight: 18 lbs. 14 oz. (48%)
Head Circ: 18 3/8 in (98%)

Happy Birthday Matt

Saturday was Matt's Birthday, and I think he had a good one. We went out to dinner on Friday night with a friend and he went to the LSU game on Saturday. We had cake for him yesterday, because he was gone most of the day on Sunday. Regan was very excited to give him his cake and sing happy birthday. She wanted to get him a prince charming cake, but they don't have those (not a lot of demand, I guess) so we settled on a cookie cake. Which is Matt's favorite kind of cake.

Pool

Regan was cleared for public pools, and she has been asking to go to the "big pool" for a while. So! This Sunday we went to our gym's pool for a couple of hours. It was Addison's first time and she was not to sure about it, but Regan had a blast! So much so, that we had a little bit of a meltdown when it was time to go. She even said she wanted to go underwater in order to be able to stay. Something she is already out of the habit of doing.

The Next American Idol

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Regan's First Ballet Class

Regan had her first Ballet Class. It was too cute. They did Tap and Ballet, and were already learning heal together, etc... It brought back memories of when I took as a kid. I think Regan really liked it. I think she especially liked that there was a mirror all along the front wall that she could see herself in.

First Salon Hair Cut

Matt and I took Regan with us to get a haircut this weekend. I wanted him to clean it up. It was the first time she had her hair washed in a sink and the first time shehad product put in her hair. I think I am going to take her every few months. It's a better haircut, but it is hard for her to sit still for that long.

Imagination

Sometimes Matt and I question if Regan has an imagination, because she can be so literal. Like last night Matt was asking her if her butterfly stayed in the "friendly forest." We learned at her orientation that they have a white board with butterflies with their names on it for the MWF kids and one of the disciplinary measures is to take their butterfly down or "out of the friendly forest." So, when Matt asked Regan if she had a butterfly in the friendly forest....she says no it is on the board. So, we are almost surprised when she does imaginative things. Like last night when she and Matt were pretending to catch lightening bugs as an at home activity to reinforce the letter L. She told him there weren't anymore and then a minute later she said...look there are some more up there. And then this morning she built a castle for Sleeping Beauty and a castle for Belle.

Second Week of School

Regan started her second full week of school today. I have to say, the transition has been easier than I would have thought. We have had no tears, and she seems to like it. They started the "letter people" today. They start with "L." I think because it is the easiest one to write. So, today they started talking about Ms. L and how she has long laughs. We have a worksheet with stuff that we are supposed to do with her throughout the week to reinforce the letter L. Regan told me all about Ms. L today on the way home from school. She even had a sticker with her on it. It's very cute. On Wednesday we go for Orientation, so that they can tell us the curriculum.

Not a Care Bear

They opened a new BabiesRUs here, and the grand opening was this weekend. The flier said that Cheer Bear would be making an appearance. So being the dutiful parent's we decided to brave the crowd's. Luckily we did not tell Regan that Cheer Bear was going to be there, because she wasn't. Apparently the costume people brought the wrong costumes. However, Regan was none the wiser and enjoyed shaking hands with Geoffrey the Giraffe and the Little People. I was so disappointed, though. I wanted a picture of her with Cheer Bear.

Two more teeth

I noticed yesterday that two more teeth have popped from Addison's gums, and I think two more are going to pop out soon. At this rate she is going to have a mouth full of teeth by her first birthday. Crazy!

Birthday or Christmas?

As you can see, I don't really have to buy Regan anything inbetween birthday and Christmas. She get's so much!

Birthday Party

Regan's Birthday Party was a sucess. She had 29 friends come to celebrate with her. It was a big party, but we were glad that so many friends were able to come celebrate with us.

Home From Big Girl School

Regan's teacher told Matt that she had a good day at school today. She said there was one little girl that was sad. Which we learned was Lilly from Regan. She saw one of her friend's from Asbury, but I think he is in the five day class. Hopefully, she will continue to adjust well. She seemed to have had fun.

Big Girl School

Matt dropped her off this morning. He said she looked nervous, but went with the teacher. I brought cupcakes to her school, so that she could celebrate with her classmates. They were going to let me bring them to her classroom, but I told them that was not a good idea. They understood. Hopefully, she had a good day today.

Regan's Family Birthday Party

We celebrated Regan's Birthday tonight at home. For two reasons.....the first and foremost being that she starts big girl school tomorrow and she kept telling us that she wasn't three, yet. Secondly her party is on Saturday, and we thought it would be better to have everything end on Saturday. She really liked her presents. My mom got her a princess bicycle. It took her a little while, but I think she is getting the hang of it. I thought it would be easy for her since she has riding her tricycle downpat, but apparently it is different. We got her a big love a lot, because she kept telling everyone that she was getting one for her birthday. We saw one probably six months ago at Wal-mart, and if there is one thing my girl does not do is forget. I don't even want to discuss what it cost me. We also got her a art easel. I actually wanted Santa to bring it to her, but he told me that he was all tapped out. So, we got it for her birthday. I think she is going to really enjoy it as she is really into drawing.

We Did It!!!

I don't want to brag to much, because I don't want to jinx anything. But Regan slept in her big girl bed yesterday for her nap and all night last night. She had told Matt the night before (I was out doing the project for her school with a friend) that she wanted to sleep in her big girl bed and did not want to be a baby anymore. Of course, she told him that after Addison was already sleeping in her pink room. The next morning she told me that she was just trying to stall. But Matt decided we should hold her to it, maybe at least subconsciously because I was talking about buying another crib and painting and moving furniture. Anyway, so we told her that her animals told us that they wanted to move to her big girl bed. She could either sleep in her crib by herself or in her big girl bed with them. After about 20 minutes of running around hysterically (it was very hard not to laugh) she settled down and got used to the idea. She took a long time to take a nap. To the point where I didn't think she was going to take one, but she has done that in her crib before. And the nighttime battles weren't bad either. All in all it was very easy and I'm glad that we finally took the plunge. Fingers crossed that everything continues to be this smooth.

Addison Eight Months