What happens at Aunt Karyns does not always stay at Aunt Karyns!

So I know while I am at work, working sooo hard (really?) Addison is behaving and enjoying herself at Aunt Karyns. I know Karyn has such an EASY day EVERYDAY! I mean come on...........she is watching my daughter, who is 7 months old and who is an angel ALL THE TIME and NEVER EVER WHINES(he he) and her 16 month old son....How hard could that possibly be right?????? Well I enjoy getting pictures from my sister on what the gang is up to.... So today I received an email with some adorable pictures on what a normal Thursday is like!

Put on the breaks! Seriously...........

Well now that my little ladybug is now 7 months, holy cow is all I can say. I never really understood when people (mom's especially) would say time will fly when you have kids and once they hit the 6-7 month mark, you will notice a HUGE change. Well next time can you please warn me???? All within 3 days, Addison crawled, got a tooth (well its slowly coming through) and sitting up. I mean what the heck is next, shopping for a prom dress? I cannot believe she is 7 months and cannot believe how big she is getting. When I say "big", I don't mean her actual size. As you can tell from her pictures I post, and yes I am obsessed with taking pics of her, she is quite tiny. She is just now in 6 month clothing and can pull off some 3 month clothing. Well, I have a tiny peanut on my hands.

She is really getting around and for those that have visited our home, it's kinda not "baby proof" just yet! Although her moving around is making me exhausted, I surely do miss the days when she would just plop on my lap and watch some Chelsea Lately or Tori & Dean. Where did those days go?

Time is flying!

I cannot believe that my little ladybug (yes my nickname for her) is almost 6 months... Between 4 and 5 months I have seen the biggest change. I mean she is rolling over like a log, babbling like an old man with no teeth and kicking her legs like she's dog in water.... It is so crazy to think that this little baby girl wa sonce in my belly waking me up at 3 in the morning everynight.. I am getting told she is starting to look alittle like me now rather than a clone of my husband! I hope this is true and people arent just saying it because all I heard since the second she was born "oh my gosh, she looks exactly like Josh"!

More to come at 6 months!

I'm on a boat...........

So one very very hot Sunday afternoon we went out on the boat with some great friends..I was kinda nervous thinking "ok, I hope Addy does ok today", we got her her own little cute, pink of course, life vest! Of course when we got on the boat I started putting it on her and she was crying like someone pinched her.. Well when we started taking off in the water she actually enjoyed it! Josh took her in the water and she was really enjoying it! And after a long day in the water and sun, Addy was pooped.......

Sweet baby girl...........

Sometimes i just sit and stare at Addison. It absolutely blows my mind that a few short months ago she did not exist. Now, i absolutely cannot imagine a day without her impacting it in some way. It truly makes me stop and think about life and how much we take for granted. We just assume life is going to be their from one day to the next, that our lives have always been there; when in realty, our life has not been going on for very long. We take far too many things for granted; our next breath, the sunset, growth and maturity, all of these things could be taken in an instant. Savor today. . Time is too short, take lots of pictures! And thats why I do everyday........life is definately too short......

Getting Sooooo BIG!!

Well I started this blog and thought I would continue with it...but.........time flies and I forget about it.......So much has been happening it seems... Addison is almost four months and about to roll over any day! She started to grab her toes and its the cutest thing ever! Well since I've been back to work the days fly. I wake up usually around five but since my little ladybug has decided her new time is either 3 am or 4am my day starts alot earlier... Don't get my wrong I enjoy all my time with her but 3 am is alittle crazy if you ask me...

OMG... They are going to be twins....

So no, I didn't have twins...And no I wasn't told I was going to have twins, eventhough my mil (mother in law) did say repeatedly that it is possible... Back to my pregnant bff Katie.. Remember she was pregnant with me also. Well our due dates were pretty close. I think mine was the 2nd of feb and her's was the 1st, or vice versa, sorry mama brain. Well the day i found out about me having a c-section the dr said I cann pick the date.. Yippeee... this is all new to me.. SO I can pick my baby's birthday. Wow God is good. =) Now if I could actually pick the month it would have been a summer month. I forsee birthday parties with animals, fairies and all... Ya know, like how Tori Spelling throws parties for her kids, Stella and Liam. I am a HUGE Tori Spelling fan for those who don't know. Don't know why, but I am. Actually i know why, she is fun and I wish she lived here and we could be friends and hang out and be in the same mommy club. No I'm not a stalker... Ok back to picking her birthday......

Well I picked a day (friday, feb 26th) and found out about a week or two later that Katie (info on her in first post =) ) that she will be induced the same day. Ya the same day....how funny is that..........????........ WELL she ended up having a beautiful baby boy Carter hours after I had Addison.. Just so funny how things work out.. And I do insist that I will be Carter's mother in law in the future. Katie not sure if we discused the wedding colors and location? =)

A c-section? Are you serious? This can't be happening..

When I found out I was having a c-section I was so flippin' scared I thought "wth what if I die, what if Josh had to pick me or the baby?" Ok too many lifetime movies one would say if they know say well.... Seriously can't that happen??? I had to have a c-section because I had marginal placenta previa.. I won't go into detail now, but for those who are close to me or for those who let me ramble on, you already know the whole story.

I can say that it was an ok, ok better than ok expereince. I can say it did freak me out walking into the hospital saying "hi, i'm denise, i'm here to have my baby girl!" Ok maybe not in those words but I did walk in thinking ok what do I say? Hi i'm here to deliver, no that may mean I am in labor, so I think I said, Hi, i'm here to have a c-section. Gay I know but when in that situation your brain does not work properly...

I remember the nurse telling me I had to walk down the hallway to another room to "deliver". I was like um my butts sticking out (I was naked underneath) and what if someone is behind me??? I also remember walking into the surgery room seeing like 3 other nurses dressed up like Izzie, Meredith and Cristine (from Greys).. I was thinking out where is Dr. McSteamy?? It was so surreal I can't even explain it...

I won't go into detail about the surgery cuz obviously thats just gross and not the right time or place.. WHat I can remember is Josh walking in looking like a dr. (hotter than McSteamy I may add) and me saying "keep talking, keep talking".. Next thing ya know, out baby Addison was here and I looked to my left and saw how she looked EXACTLY like her daddy... WOW......I AM A MOMMY....

And let the fun begin....

Well I have heard many women say they either LOVE being pregnant or HATE it..At the beginning of my pregnancy I felt great, no morning sickness, no weight gain (yet) and didn't crave too much. At about 7/8 months I started seeing why some women HATE being pregnant....My feet swole, I craved food ALL THE TIME (especially chili dogs and meatball sandwiches) and felt just ugh gross. But on a lighter note (not my weight), I understood why pregnant women loved pregnancy jeans.. Holy cow those babies are comfy! If you feel gross and huge at least you can throw on some jeans with a huge elastic band that expands for my appetite!

It was depressing at times when I would see a new "trend" as we call it come out and I was like "ok I'm pregnant cant fit into that, but how can I still look cute?" It did get depressing at times and I think if I didn't have to work while being pregnant I would have gained like a zillion pounds. I would have just ate all day and night and said "wth I can fit into those elastic pants!"

Finding out "the news"

Well Josh & I have been waiting for awhile for us to become parents. The day I thought "ok I could be pregnant" I decided after work to take a few pregnancy tests..yes A FEW...actually I think like 5 or 6.... I remember it being a monday...And when I finally saw the + on the stick(s) I was like wth!

Actually I should start over and explain how the weekend before went....My new bff Katie, who happens to be Joshs bff from high school, and her husband came to visit us from Wisconsin for the weekend. She too had also been trying or shall I say just started trying. We would talk about how to make it happen and personal stuff like that... Its amazing how open we were about each other since I just met her but seriously we are soo alike I feel like we were seperated at birth! seriously.... It creeps Josh out sometimes. =)

Well Katie & Dan (her hubby) came to visit us and we took them downtown (Chicago) for a night out on the town. Granted Josh and I haven't partied it up in along time but we were like "ok this is our chance to entertain some friends and show them we are fun!!" not really but ok... Katie just found out like that thursday before (Katie you can clarify) that she was pregnant.. I was so happy when she called me at work with the news and as soon as I answered her call and she said "OMG, guess what?" i knew it.. ok I was alittle sad for me but sooo happy for her.. Ok back to the weekend..... We went to dinner, hung out, Katie feel alseep on the couch at like 10pm and I had a glass of wine or two... Before she fell alseep she was like take a test I know you're pregnant.. I didnt want to since I seriously took like a million tests in the past months.. Like I seriously could have saved $ and bought a Costco size box of tests! Well didn't take the test, she feel alseep, the guys hung out and they left the next morning and the weekend fun was over...

The next day, still NOTHING, so decided to take a test after work since she called me at work saying ok seriously take a stinkin' test... Got home took like 5 tests and what do you know I WAS PREGNANT!! WOOHOO Finally... Now I clearly remember that day and what Josh was doing.. He was playing video games and I was peeing on stick(s) and when I saw like a bunch of +'s I stormed out waving them in his face and he was like "seriously, seriously we are going to be parents?" And I replied with "yep, omg"...then back to his games................whatelse should I have expected!!