Family Pics

Addison and Brooklyn

One of my best friends, Lynette, had a baby girl one month before me. We met in 7th grade and were connected at the hip ever since. Sadly she lives in Provo and we're in IF..so we don't get to see each other very much anymore. Anyway, she was up for Thanksgiving so of course we got those two little girls together so they could meet each other! I wish so badly that we were closer so they could grow up together..who knows maybe they will someday:) hint hint;) I didn't have my camera with me, but luckily Nette got some good pics of them. For some reason, Brooklyn only focused on the flower on Addy's head, so anytime she got close to her she kept grabbing for it. It was pretty cute:)

What's new this week..

So this week I started training Addy to put herself to sleep. I realized we've started some bad habits of her getting used to nursing to sleep..or being bounced and patted to sleep. So I am now enduring the crying herself to sleep. It has been so hard..that little cry just breaks my heart, but I know it's best for her and she really does sleep so much better this way. She's been sleeping through the night..except for a couple days where she wakes up around 4 and gets a binky and goes right back to sleep. I'll work on the binky thing later:) We're trying to do this for naps as well, which has proven much harder. She has always been a horrible nap taker, except from about 4-5 months old she had routine down that she made for herself..but then before I knew it she has been refusing to go down. She'll rub her eyes constantly and burrow her head in my shoulder and just fight it. She's teething as well, but has been pretty good about it.
On a happier note, she started rolling completely over today. She's rolled from her tummy to her back since she was 2 1/2 months old..but never from her back to her tummy. She HATES tummy time, so she's been scooting on her back instead of trying to crawl:) But, today she was on her tummy and rolled over, and kept on rolling..back to her tummy, then back on her back. It was so cute! She's also sitting up for about 10 minutes at a time now. I was so excited, I wanted that to happen by Christmas so she could sit in the middle of the room with all the wrapping paper.
Last night, she opened her first Christmas present from her Uncle Jake and Aunt Alyssa. They'll be in CA for Christmas so we had her open their present last night. She grabbed onto all that ribbon so fast! And she also sat on Santa's lap at the Ward Christmas Party. We'll get pictures posted of all this soon.

My Favorite Person

I honestly am the luckiest girl alive...there is so much that I'm grateful for right now, but most of all I wanted to express my gratitude and love for my amazing husband who is truly my best friend. There are points in life where it seems life can't get any better...and with Chris, he continues to make me feel that way each day. We dated a couple years..and at times it was really hard, but every bit of it was worth it. He is so strong in the gospel and is the rock in our family. He loves Addison so much and is the best Father to her. He works so hard for us..and I want him to know how much I appreciate him. I know how lucky I am to be able to stay home with Addy each day. I'm grateful for his patience with me and when things get stressful he is so calm and always has the right perspective. He is always making me laugh and smile..and always making me feel so loved and appreciated. He's my better half and I love him so much!

New Rose Family Pics

Thanksgiving this year was with the Roses. We had dinner at the Stake Center which was so much fun to have all that room. There are currently 12 grandkids so it gets a little crowded being at someone's house. We had a new family picture taken that day outside..and poor little Addy was sick, so we have her all bundled up in blankets. So here's Grandma and Grandpa Rose, Chris and his brothers and sister, the Rose grandkids..and then all the Roses! It is so much fun living by family!