A FABULOUS new word and other notables

Last night I was swapping out some of the pics in the frames above the couches on our "family" wall to ring them up to date. When I was doing Brooke's Addison was being very inquisitive and all about trying to help me. I asked her who was in the picture and she kept saying "book" which I guess is her Brooke, but then I told her it was Sissy and asked her if she could say Sissy. Clear as day.....and like 10 or so times she repeated "Sishy". Brooke smiled SO big hearing this and we were in awe. It was such a fun moment to share.

In other notable achievements and things worth documenting on the Addi front:

She can now tell me when she has a dirty diaper. When she smells "BAD" I will ask her if she poopied in her pants and she will look at me, smile and say "Yes" while shaking her head. If she hasn't she will shake her head no. Looks like potty training may be around the corner :)
On the same note you can ask her anything and if she wants to do it she will shake her head yes and if not she'll give you a stern shake no.

She has stood on her own a few times. She can stand up holding on to something but won't let go on her own. We have to stand her up in the middle of a room and let her hands go. She can hold the stance for about 10 seconds or so. She is walking ALL over the house with the assistance of whatever she can find.

She HATES being locked up in her stroller now that she is mobile. Wherever we are she wants to be down and moving about, which can make things kind of difficult.....especially when you are in a store, a bathroom, or in the middle of the mall food court.

Brooke has taught her how to turn her light and fan on and off. So, for instance last night she woke up an hour after going to bed and I decided to check on her and sure enough as soon as I entered the hallway I noticed her room was lit up bright as day. She had turned on her light and was standing in her crib crying. A little bottle and things were all better.(Getting rid of the bottle will be our next milestone.) I must say she is quite proud of herself most times when I walk in there and she is just flipping away at the switches. You can hear her in her room laughing and talking to herself while she is doing it.

She takes a sippy cup of water to bed with her now. This started one night last week when she woke up and was crying and I could hear that she was standing up in her crib saying "dink, dink, dink" I gave her the sippy cup, she took a few swigs and went right back to sleep. I guess she'll be just like her older siblings.

She LOVES making out with Maddux when I'm not looking....I know.......EWWW GROSS are my thoughts too, but she loves to find him and beg for kisses. We are so blessed to have such a great dog who loves our kids!

She can wear her hair up in a pony tail and actually LEAVES it that way. She needs a haircut to make it all even, but I'm not ready for that yet.

She likes to wear sunglasses in the car and likes putting them on her babies even more.

She asks to take a bath and likes to try to put her socks on :)

And as always, she LOVES to eat! She'll try pretty much anything, but if she doesn't like it she'll pull it off her tongue and shake her head no. She has also started using the sign for "more" quite frequently. Its nice to know when she's still hungry.

I truly thank GOD every day for bestowing such a blessing on us! I am so happy we decided to add her to our already wonderful family.