Tuesday, March 31, 2009





Hanging out at midnight, wide awake after sleeping through her first party. Our neighbors, Jerry and Tammy, had a party until 11:30 and Addison slept through the whole thing, BUT as soon as we got home and went to bed.........It was time to PARTY!!!






Throwing up her boxing gloves!!!



Hanging out with daddy


Addison was not to thrilled about her Pooh Bear hat


Westside :)














Showing off in her NEWBORN size clothes. Addison has outgrown her preemie outfits and is now hanging out in her pretty newborn dresses. She weighed 6lbs 4oz at her 3 week check up.

Sunday, March 22, 2009




Pictures of a Sunday afternoon bath. She may look all clean in her white towel, but truly immediately after her bath she puked on not one towel but two others before we took this picture. We play a game on how many hours it takes to fill the laundry basket and it starts over every day :)

Addison sleeping in her car seat after a long day of shopping. The car has amazing abilities of putting this little beauty to sleep. Ryan and I have not resorted to a 2am stroll around the neighborhood in the car yet, but it has definitely crossed our minds.



Addison hanging out on her Boppy pillow. She has just finished eating and was letting me know what she thought about the meal :) We really hope she is putting on the weight this week.

Alfie, Wally, and Austin hanging out. Wally is Alfie and Erin's dog. They also have another boxer named Boston. Boston and Austin hit it off at the dog park in Oklahoma City and are responsible for us meeting. We would meet at the dog park in Oklahoma a couple times a week and let the dogs play. We miss you guys and really want you to move to Texas!!!

Picture of our good friends, Alfie and Erin, holding Addison. Alfie and Erin are friends we met in Oklahoma. When they come to visit we try hard to show them why Texas is a more suitable place to live for cool people like themselves :) I think this last visit to Central Market almost got Erin convinced.

This is how Addison passes time while I am working on the blog. She hangs out on a tummy time lily pad on the desk next to me. The doctor says to give her "tummy time" as much as possible when she is awake. Addison's favorite game is to be awake and immediately after I put her on her tummy......she falls asleep. So much for good quality tummy time :)


Mimi Murray holding baby Addison. Laura came to stay with us the second week after Addison was born and she helped out a ton. Her and Mimi could hold Addison all day long and never get tired :) Laura also helped keep the house tidy and made some great meals for us. Thanks for everything Laura!!!

Our little Chipmunk in her bouncy chair







Addison loves her bouncy chair/swing.......thanks Andy, Holly, and Summer :)





Addison's first bath














Mom, Turtle, and Austin baby sitting Addison. Mom came to Dallas the first week after Addison was born and took care of us all. She cleaned the whole house and set up for a baby shower we were throwing for Megan on Saturday (8 days after Addison was born). She also cooked tons of great food which Ryan and I are missing dearly now :) Love you MOM

First trip back to the trails







Pictures of our new happy family. Give us some time and we will figure out how to get a good photo of all of us including Turtle and Austin :)



Boomer, Austin, and Turtle meet their new sister
















Introducing the puppies to their new sister was a process everyone was a little concerned about. Anyone that knows them is aware that Boomer, Austin, and Turtle are spoiled, very much loved, and not used to sharing their parents attention. Addison was greeted first by Boomer while Austin and Turtle were outside with me. Boomer sniffed Addison and then went about greeting Ryan for being home after a long weekend. Austin then was allowed to come inside and meet Addison. Austin planted himself on my lap and displayed a little bit of jealousy. After Austin learned to give Addison her space (somewhat :)), Turtle was then let in to meet her. Turtle sniffed Addison from a distance and then went about her way. Turtle has proved herself to be the least pushy with regards to getting into Addison's space, but all in all they are doing as well as we could expect. Austin is Addison's biggest fan :) During this whole process, Mimi Speed had to leave the house because she was a little too nervous about her precious little grand baby being greeted by three somewhat large snouts.

Addison's first car ride




The hospital requires that all moms are wheeled out of the hospital in a wheel chair.
We are finally taking Addison home to meet the rest of her family and are both very excited/nervous. Ryan has always driven cautiously, but I have never seen him drive that SLOW.

Friday, March 20, 2009



Ryan and I admiring baby Addison. We have no clue how much she is going to and has changed our lives forever. I will tell you this much......she requires a lot more time and attention than any puppy I have ever met :) We love her tons!!!


Photos taken of Addison prior to leaving the hospital







What was happening at home during the hospital stay away


Mom and Dad stayed at our house and took care of the dogs in our absence. They brought home some receiving blankets with Addison's smell and caught Boomer cuddling with one :) Boomer is Ryan's and my first child and he has no idea what is come when we get home.


Sherry was a lifesaver throughout the whole delivery day and hospital stay. She started off by answering my phone call at 7:30a, when I was concerned my water had broke. She informed me that infact it had and insisted that we head to the hospital. She then took care of our other babies (Boomer, Austin, and Turtle) and came to the hospital. At the hospital, she helped me and Ryan watch the clock while the horrible pains of torture (also known as contractions) continued until we could be taken in for the c-section. Sherry was also the one whom we can all thank for all these photos because Ryan and I did not think to pack a camera or anything for that matter :) If all that was not enough, Sherry went out and bought Preemie clothes for Addison since we had none in her size :) Sherry is the BEST!!!!