Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep...

Brian and I have been holding off for awhile now on transitioning Addy out of the crib. I will be honest, I still love the fact that when I want her to go to bed I can put her in her crib and leave the room. and know that she can't get out (I know she could but she's never tried!) But, I realize it can't be like that forever so last night Brian lowered her crib and the side rail so now she can get in and out by herself. She was so incredibly proud of herself, she must have gotten in and out of her "big girl bed" at least 20 times before bed. It was pretty cute. But the actual staying in bed part was not so easy. She tried every trick in the book and pushed her bedtime way later than normal. Just when Brian and I thought she was finally down, we heard footsteps come down the stairs and there she was looking incredibly proud of herself. She finally went to bed and we were hoping this meant she wouldn't get up at her new favorite time of 5:50, but sure enough the next morning I heard her talking at 5:51. Brian called to her to remind her that she could get out herself and then she came into our room. We naively thought she might crawl into bed and cuddle with us, of course that did not happen. Tonight she went down much better, fingers crossed she sleeps in a little later.

It's A....

We found out this week what we are having and it's a BOY! We are so excited to have one of each. It's good that we have several months to get Addy used to the idea. When we told her she was having a baby brother she said she wasn't excited because she wanted a sister. But she's starting to talk more and more about her baby brother already, and she talks to him and gives my belly kisses. Unfortunately she also wants to name him Princess...

Guess what?

I think most everyone knows by now, but I realized I haven't formally announced our big news on the blog yet. It's always a weird thing to announce so I thought I would let a picture say it all. Yes, someone is expecting...we find out next week if it's a boy or a girl!!

Like Mommy, Like Daddy

The other day I was getting ready to for work and I put on a green dress. Addy saw it and said "I want to wear a matching dress" Funny enough, she has a green summer dress. So she put it on (along with a white sweater just like mama!) and then said "there Mama now we can go dancing with our dresses."
She also is obsessed with copying what Daddy does. Usually when he puts on his glasses she puts on her glasses, but this time she decided that only Daddy's glasses would do. Here is evidence of our "mini me."

Beach Babes

The joke here is that summer doesn't arrive until the 5th of July. This was true this year, but it came one day early on the 4th! We went to some friends for a BBQ and Addy got to play with her two best friends from school. Seeing the three of them together is so hilarious. They would play in the pool, but if one got out they would all get out, then one would lay on a towel, so they would all lay on the towels. They were literally laughing like school girls the whole time and it was so much fun to watch. I hope this is something we get to see a lot more of this summer!

Mondays

Addy knows the days of the week, but has no concept as to what they actually are.  She will randomly throw out days and say things like "oh we did that on Tuesday" or "tomorrow is Sunday." But she definitely has a favorite day and that is Monday.  Adelyn isn't saving up for a rainy day, she's saving up for a Monday.  Everything is Monday.  Here are just a few examples:
- Addy you can't drive the car today. "OK, maybe on Monday I can drive?"
- "Mama can we do some dancing on Monday?"
- Addy we need to put that away and get ready for bed. "OK, can I get it out on Monday?"
- "Can I eat some more of that on Monday?"
- "That was fun, I want to do that again on Monday!"

School Days

A little backstory before the big reveal. Addy's school does pictures every year.  Pictures where they bring in the photographer and have the cheesy background, the whole nine yards. Last year's photo was possibly one of the worst ever taken of Addy. It was really, really awful. Lucky for us they use the picture at school to identify Addy's cubby so we get to look at this not-so-flattering picture every single day. Well this year I was hopeful that the photos would turn out better, but of course I forgot it was picture day and didn't really dress her as planned so it wasn't off to a good start. The pictures showed up a week or two later and they just made us laugh so hard. I see a mix of a toddler and a senior in HS. Brian and I keep talking about how we just can't believe how much she has changed over the past few months and I think these pictures perfectly capture what a big girl she is. And, most importantly, they make us laugh every single time.