Catching up on pictures

So these are completely out of order..but I'm too lazy to swap them. I was happy to see my long lost BFF for a few hours a couple weeks ago. Our two girls are 1 1/2 months apart and our next two will be 2 months apart! This is Addy and Brooklyn's second time seeing each other since they were born. If we had only waited a few days, Addy would have been able to chase Brooklyn around! It was so good seeing you guys!

This was the Anderson Reunion that we crazily attended the day after driving back from Indiana. Grandpa was very excited to see Addy.

Goodbye Indiana! This was our apt building out there.

Some pics of Addy her last couple days there.

15 Months

I can't believe the the growth that happens from about 12 months - 15 months! I love this stage, it is so much fun! With her walking now, she's such an independent little girl. No longer likes to ride in the cart at the grocery store. I made the mistake of letting her walk in the isle and that was the end of being in a cart. She took off and did NOT want to follow us. I'm nervous for church now:) She's already trying to figure out running - which of course leads to lots of falls..but she handles them pretty good. Addy is a HUGE talker..she jabbers all day long, and learns a new word every week. Here's her favorites lately:

These are what we can actually understand: "daddy, mama, boppy(puppy), baby, no, bye, hieee (hi), uh-oh, ba (ball), num-nums(for food)".......other than those it's all jibberish that she says so matter of factly:)

signing: more, food/eat, folding her arms during the prayer, milk, all done

toys: she loves to pull toys out, line then up on the coffee table, talk to them..then pull them off and put them away. she also loves balls and throws them across the room, cars, trampoline.

She's also figured out how to open ziplock bags, boxes of snacks and is working on opening tops to bottles of drinks. She loves to dance and sing to music..once a song comes she hums in a high little voice and loves to try and play the piano at Grandma's.

Chris's schedule is worse than APX life right now. He has school M,W,F in the mornings till 11..then works 1:30-10 everyday. I can't wait till this semester is over and he can switch to working in the morning and then have school a couple of hours at night. At least that way he's home in the afternoon's/evenings. I'm 12 weeks and still sicker than ever. I've tried a few different prescriptions and they haven't helped very much. The Dr said we'll just have to wait it out and hopefully it will be over soon. Zofran isn't covered by very many insurances due to the price so we'll just pray it ends soon. It has started easing up by around 4 in the afternoon so at least I can eat dinner now and go for walks before bedtime.

I am planning on posting videos and photos to catch up on the past couple months. We don't have internet at the apt yet, so I've been updating on other computers. But I will catch up on blogging soon!!

We have a walker!

Finally! Addy took off walking all over my parent's house today. No stumbles..no two steps then falling. It was full on walking from room to room, turning around and stopping after about 5 minutes. It is the cutest thing! Video to come tomorrow!

trying to keep the big picture in mind..

When I was pregnant with Addy, I was sick for 7 months straight. Only when I was drugged did I feel like it was worth waking up in the morning. This time, the first 8 weeks was GREAT! I was out in Indiana for pretty much all of it. I was working out every day, cleaning and packing...things that should normally make me even more tired during the first trimester. But I felt great! Not until we got back to Idaho, and moved into our new apt did all the HORRIBLE symptoms start. I just don't understand how you can feel amazing one day and wake up dry heaving the next day. I kept thinking that maybe I over-did it packing up and moving so much and that it would go away once I got rest. Nope..that was wishful thinking. It's been two weeks straight of not being able to eat anything and everything that helped last time isn't working this time. All those suggestions to try ginger, peppermint etc...nothing works. Except the expensive, but oh so wonderful zofran. But of course with all the moving, we had to get back on our insurance in Idaho which is still pending so I can't get those oh so wonderful drugs at the moment. I just wish they could pin-point what causes the nausea and smells to just show up overnight..and why some get it and some don't. I believe that being healthy helps a great deal..but even the biggest health nuts I know still get sick. I guess it's bugging me more this time having an active 14 month old that wants me to chase her around all day and I can't..so it makes me feel like a horrible mother and wife when I can't keep up with all the things I normally do. I can't cook good meals because every smell under the sun makes me nauseous. I can't keep everything picked up off the floor because everytime I stand up I get dizzy and poor Addy doesn't understand why I'm curled up on the couch not wanting to move. And don't get me started on the mood swings..poor Chris!! But then I have to put things in perspective and everytime I look at my beautiful, happy girl I remember why this is all worth it..and I'll sacrifice and go through anything for these perfect little spirits. Thank goodness for family close by to come play with Addy so I can get rest. That little girl is sure missing her friends from the summer!

best news of the summer is....

Baby Rose #2 due in April some time...they'll be 22 months apart...PERFECT! I'm so happy I've finally finished losing the weight this summer to go right back to maternity clothes ;) I'm halfway joking..we are SO excited!

Last few days!!

This will be my last post from Indiana!! HOORAY! Chris only has 5 installs to get in the next few days and then we're hitting the road for a LONG trip home. Hopefully it will be by Wednesday so we can leave that night. We didn't get the goal we had thought we'd get this summer..but we're settling for the next best one:) It has been a great learning experience and we've met so many awesome people and made lots of friends. I had tons more fun this summer with getting to know the wives and all the fun things we've done than last. (It helps when you're not sick in bed in the apt all summer) :) Addy has also made many friends and it will be sad to not see them each day. Now we get to go home to lots of cousins for her to play with! A few of the things I'll miss:
- Living in the same building with friends to hang out with each day
- Beach!
- 45 minutes from Chicago
- Fireflies at night!

A few things I'm so excited to get back to:
- Family
- NO HUMIDITY
- All of our stuff!..ex; a fully stocked kitchen
- A regular schedule for our family
- our lifelong friends
- to see chris in something other than an APX shirt and to be done with this job for good!

I would post pictures of beautiful Indiana, but I'm down at the clubhouse..I'll post some when we get back home. Thanks girls for all the fun memories!

the past week..

Addison with Daddy before he goes to work.

My Dad got a trip out to Lafayette, IN this week and lucky for us my mom came with him and they were able to stay a day here and see Addy.


It was also my Dad's birthday on Wednesday, so my mom and I made him a "Lionhouse Oatmeal Cake." Happy Birthday Dad!!

This past week I also gave Addy her first pigtails in the back of her head..I LOVE them! I think they make her look a lot older.


some of her favorite things to do:
crawl in the shoe closet..sit in the back.. and go through them all and throw them out into the living room.

sit in her carseat...BUT only if it's sitting in the living room and not in the car.

play in boxes, bins, cupboards...

Tyson! I don't know what we're going to do without her little best-friend. She didn't see him for about a week when they had family in town and when they saw each other after they got back they got so excited and chased each other around for an hour. Tyson has started giving her kisses, So Cute!

Addy blowing kisses and waving to Daddy before he goes to work.

Go Yankees!!!

Saturday we had one of the best days ever!! We learned after last year that we need to just pick a day and go do something that we're not able to do back home. So we fulfilled one of Chris's lifelong dreams of going to a Yankee's game! They were in town this past weekend playing the White Sox. Sadly they lost..14-4, but it was so much fun!!! Addy did great, and it was so fun to have a weekend together..especially after their long week in Fort Wayne, where the guys stayed in a hotel for a few days.

Yankee dugout

Go A-rod and Jeter

bases loaded!

awesome view of Chicago

Cellular Field..home of the White Sox