Addison - Two Months Old

Addison turned two months old on January 22. I took her for her 2-month check-up the same day. It was the end of her first week at daycare and she was already playing hookey! Her appointment went well and she was smiling again soon after three shots and one oral vaccine. She is 23.5 inches long (90th percentile) and weighs 12 lbs 8 oz (78th percentile). She is smiling more often, starting to coo and make silly sounds. Like clockwork, she eats 4 ounces every three hours. She isn't a big fan of tummy time, but she does like to watch everything her big brother does. 

Look Momma, I'm growing!

All smiles with those big baby blues, even after shots.

"My turn!" Greyson insisted on 'being a baby'.

So sweet.

Laughing at Big Brother being silly.

"I'm done!"

Back to the Reality

My maternity leave has come and gone. I started back to work on Monday, January 18 and Addison started going to daycare the same day. The night before her first day I was pretty sad.... I hadn't been away from her for more than a few hours at a time. Luckily, the next morning Ms. Rachel was there ready to see the newest addition to her class. She loved having Greyson in her room and was so excited to be taking care of his little sister, which helped me make it through that first morning. I think I gave her 100 kisses before finally leaving. Getting out the door in the mornings is crazy, but Addison has done really well so far and Greyson gives her a kiss each morning before heading off to his classroom. 

Addison's first day of daycare.

Ms. Shelbi, Addison and Ms. Rachel

Ms. Rachel sent me a picture on Addison's first day to let me know she was doing OK. :)

Lutz Family

The Lutz side of the family gathered at our house on January 16 for a quick family get-together. It was Bryan, Jennifer, Wyatt and Caitlin's first time to see Addison and they were ready to see her and hold her. Wyatt, who is usually a little bit shy when he first sees us, walked into the house, looked around and asked, "Where's Addison?" and Caitlin wanted to hold "Baby Addison". It was so cute to watch them meet their new cousin. It was a cool, but pretty day so the kids got to run around outside. The kids (and grown-ups!) played a game of baseball in the backyard, we cooked out and enjoyed the day. We even had a surprise guest... our Sunday School teacher from Yancey Baptist Church stopped by to visit for a few hours. 

Caitlin may have taken Baby Addison home if we let her.

Greyson and Caitlin thought third base would be the best place to watch the game.

Cruisin' in the Barbie Jeep. 

The girls. 

Geryson's famous group photo pose.

Airplanes!

Aunt Jen getting some snuggles with Addison.

The crew (minus Barrett).

Caitlin using Addison's swing for her baby. 

Nannie: "The good news is the kids are having so much fun..."

"The bad news is Greyson's room is a little bit of a mess." 

Nannie and the completed blanket she made for Addison. 

All smiles for Uncle Bryan.

Deep in conversation with Uncle Wayne.

Happy Birthday, Blake!

Blake turned 32 on January 10. It was a quite day at home watching football and cooking some backstrap and taters. Greyson even helped make birthday brownies... and really liked them!

Our Big Helper Back to Work

Greyson is doing so good taking care of his little sister, and she loves to watch everything he does. He "wuvs her"!

He called me into the room to tell me, "Momma, I hold her hand!"

While on maternity leave, I take Addison in with me when I drop Greyson off at daycare. He loves showing off his baby sister to his teachers and friends.

Changing his bear's diaper. It was cute until he started throwing the bear's "dirty" diapers in the trashcan and toilet!

Keeping an eye on Addison while I cooked supper.

Helping Daddy measure.

She wanted her bottle NOW!

Snapshots

We had a few babysitters offer to watch the kiddos one Saturday afternoon while Blake and I ran a few errands...

First selfie with my new phone! I finally upgraded from my iPhone 4s from 2011!

Showing off his new boots!

Helping Daddy in the garage until he finally crashed.