Addison is 2 months and a big girl!

Yesterday we went to see the doctor and Addie weighed in at 13 pounds and 7 ounces, which means she is bigger than 98% of other 2 month old babies. I told her that this is the time in life it is really good to be chubby!! She was 23" long (78%), which means she has already grown 3 inches in just 2 months!

The last 8 nights, she has slept 7-8 hours at night! She still won't take a pacifier and still loves her swing. We have decided she is very social and fusses when no one is around her... she doesn't like to be alone!

Here are some recent pictures of her in a cute pair of monogrammed bloomers my friend Emily gave her!

Lots of First Smiles and Great Great Friends...

We had such a fun and busy weekend. It started with Addie having her friend Ella over on Friday night (her parents came along too!) We got to take some good pictures of the two good friends now that they are both 2 months old. (Wow... time is flying!)

Addie started smiling late last week and I finally got some great pics of it on Saturday morning. Smiles are the best at this age!

Saturday for lunch, the 4 of us headed to New Braunfels to meet Krista and Scott and their kids - Cade and Maddie for a fun lunch since we hadn't seen them in several months! That was our first time taking both the kids out of San Antonio and to lunch. They were great on the ride home, however the ride up there was not so much fun! While waiting for our food, Carter "jumped" around the restaurant. Just last week he was "practicing" jumping (but only 1 foot would actually leave the ground!) With all that practice he is actually jumping off the ground this week - it is amazing what kids learn on a daily basis!

Saturday night, my good friend Cara had us over for a little party celebrating her sister's visit from New York! Cara is the best hostess ever and spoils Blake and I by fixing us all kinds of great food and bringing it over sometimes! Carter continued his jumping there, this time off stairs! (He is learning where to and not to jump!) - No big accidents thank goodness!

And to continue our fun "friends" weekend... Amy, Carlos and Conner came all the way in from Austin to spend the day with us. Conner is 10 months old and he and Carter had fun playing with trucks and us grownups had a blast talking and catching up!

We finished our hot Sunday afternoon with a dip in the pool to cool off. Wow.. we should all sleep great tonight! Addie has her 2 month check up tomorrow!

First Picture Together ALONE!

Blake is out of town tonight and I had an old girlfriend from high school days coming over so I had to have both kids fed, bathed and in good moods by 5 PM, which can be hard to do. But mission accomplished tonight plus I got a great first picture of just the 2 of them... Carter was so awesome! I bought these matching outfits over 3 months ago and Addison is about to bust out of it so I knew it was now or NEVER!!

MiMi's Visit and So Many Clothes So Little Time....

Well, since we have been down our home computer for the last couple of weeks, I have been a a little slow getting pictures posted. MiMi (Diane a.k.a. Blake's mom) came to visit us this past weekend. It was so nice having her here, especially since Addie and I were sick. She was so incredibly helpful with Carter and Addison and even babysat on Saturday night so Blake and I could have our first official "date night" since Addison's birth. How wonderful was it... we ate at the newest restaurant in town - Roaring Fork and it was great! So strange to eat a meal and actually remember what it tasted like!

Since our 8 week old daughter has insisted on growing so fast... she has not only outgrown Newborn clothes but now 0-3 months! So I have had to get serious about dressing her in these millions of outfits she has.. here is a fashion show of some of the most recent!

Random Pictures/Slideshow!

Since Addison has been sleeping so well today (making up for yesterday,) with some of my free time, I have found a website to make slide shows and so this is me testing it out.

Last night was the first time we have been brave enough to put Addison in Carter's lap. And as he surprises us all the time, he was great and held his hands out ready to take her and didn't move at all. I am guessing this peculiar behavior had something to do with Elmo being on TV. It was my first time being in a picture with just the 2 of them! (I know... funny what I consider a big accomplishment these days!)

Make a Smilebox slideshow

July 4th with LOTS of 1st's!

Having so much fun at the lake!

Carter and Addison's first Jeep ride on the way to the parad!

Carter dressed up for the 4th for the parade!

Family photo!

Carter's first lolipop... sitting on the John Deere getting ready to start the parade!

We are at the lake house this week and it has been so much fun. Ya-Ya and Grandpa Joe officacilly moved in their brand new house and all 14 of us are breaking it in! We are having so much fun!



Each morning, Grandpa Joe loads the kids in the Jeep and goes and gets breakfast for everyone, this is Carter's first doughnut hole... he kept saying "moooore!"



Marshall and Megan on the Sea-Doo!

Carter and Blake on sea doo!

Carter's first swim in the lake!

Addison's second boat ride and she is just 6 weeks old! The first time was when she was 3 weeks old. She slept the entire time (again!)

Pictures of Carter at daycare!

Miss Connie, one of Carter's wonderful teachers sent me some fantastic pictures she took of Carter at Concordia.

We are so lucky and blessed to have found such a wonderful daycare for Carter! Thank you to all the wonderful teachers that take care of Mr. Carter Brown! Mrs. Linda, Miss Elizabeth and Miss Connie, among many others! We are sad that Carter will be moving up to a new class next week, you all are amazing women!
Look like he is having a blast!

Reading! Yea!!
This was the picture they gave Blake framed for Father's Day! It is was in sepia color and he looks like Huc Fin! So adorable!

New stollers, Biggest Blow Out Ever and weight gain!

We love our awesome new double stroller that Grandpa Bill and Nancy gave us. I was so nervous that Carter wasn't going to like sitting belted in since we have hardly used a stroller since he could walk. But he surprised me and has loved getting in it and going on walks! The great thing about it is that it is narrow enough to go through all doorways!

OK, so I have been visiting complete strangers blogs and have been cracking up over some of the funny stories they write about. As Blake, Carter, Addie and I were out shopping this weekend at Home Goods and TJMAX, I had one of those experiences where as soon as it happened, I was thinking that this is one of those "blog stories" that I die laughing at... but it was really happening to me.

So, I am for the first time in months looking at some cute clothes on a rack and Addison is 10 feet away inside her car seat which is sitting on the shopping cart. Blake and Carter had been shopping somewhere else in the store. Blake walks up to me and says "What is dripping under Addie's seat onto the floor?" I said, "I don't know... it must be coming from the roof, move her." Well, the dripping followed the cart and Blake and I discovered that our sweet, innocent, beautiful child was dripping from her diaper through the car seat she was sitting in (which is VERY patted with thick fabric!) Yes... I can say after having 2 children in the last 18 months, the worst blow out I have ever experienced. I think we handled it like pros, without talking we went into motion naturally as I quickly gave Blake and Carter my purchases and Addie and I headed for the door! No wonder she had been wide awake and not asleep as she should have been!

For anyone that knows Carter, he was a rapid weight gainer as a infant from day 1, like Addison, he never lost any weight at the hospital as majority of newborns do. Well, while at Carter's 18 month old check up, I asked to weigh Addison and as I guessed, she was 11.1 pounds, at exactly 4 weeks. WOW! Well, later, when I got home, I opened up Carter's baby book to compare her 4 week weight with his. Keep in mind she weighed almost a 1/2 pound less than him at birth. I was SHOCKED to find at the EXACT same 4 weeks of age, Addison weighs 1 pound and 1 oz MORE than her BIG brother! Carter better watch out!

Carter's 18 month appointment!

Balls are still Carter's true passion as a trip to TJMAX this weekend brought 2 more balls home to our house. (Just what we needed... that brings our total balls in house to around 96.) We got Carter this floating basketball hoop to take to the pool, it has now even made its way into the bathtub! We seriously can't go anywhere or do anything (even a bath) without a ball and hoop involved!




Aunt Julie, Uncle Sean and Cousins Macy and Marshall brought over a TON of toys for Carter. His favorites for sure are the "Weebles!" I am ready to turn our "Pool Room" upstairs into Carter and Addison's "Game Room!" Before Carter (B.C.) I used to say that I wouldn't let our living room turn into a toy box... but that is harder done than said!



So, in the last 2 weeks Carter has become OBSESSED with ELMO. He wakes up saying "ELLLLLL-MO" and wants to be watching him at all times. It is sorta a good thing in this 100 degree hot weather. Instead of going outside to play at 5PM when it is the hottest, we can get him to watch Elmo for a minute and cool off! My good girl friend Cara intoduced me to the library, where I now get 5 new Elmo videos for Carter every week. I don't know how people buy DVD's, Blake and I get seriously sick of them after just a couple of days of watching them over and over!




Wow... can you believe Carter is 18 months old.... I can't. It seemed like yesterday that he was Addie's size. Carter was given a clean bill of health from Dr. Cuming. Just a small case of eczema or very dry skin that causes the rash on his face he sometimes gets after being out in the hot sun! We are just putting lots of lotion on him (which he hates!) He even got a Polio shot and didn't even flench... Motrin an hour before does wonders!! :)

Father's Day and More Pictures!

Father's Day 2008. We had my dad over and we cooked the best sausage and baby back ribs in the world! We cooked the ribs for 4 hours!! YUM! What a better Father's Day than having the 3 most important guys in your life on the couch with their eyes glued to the TV watching Tiger Woods force a playoff... talk about excitement in the house!
Here is Danielle and Nancy with Addie!
Erin entertained Carter outside in the 100 degree heat! He loved eating ice out of her cup!

Last weekend, Grandpa Bill and Danielle had dropped off a Spurs jersey for Carter!
Aunt Erin came over last week to bring me the entire 6 seasons of Sex in the City to enjoy while I am at home!
This is where we are usually from 8PM-11 PM every night, while Addie has her colicky time everyday. She loves being wrapped up and outside... the hotter the better. The colic has gotten a little better since I stopped eating Sprite and milk and started drinking Camomele tea (sp?)
Addie and her wonderful dad!
For Father's Day, the 3 of us surprised Blake and bought him a new self propelled lawn mower for our enormous yard. He was so excited, he mowed the lawn when it didn't even need it in the middle of the day. He said it was the "smartest" machine he had seen. Apparently it does some pretty neat things.