Addison's OWIE!!

Last Tuesday I got a call from Addison's babysitter saying that she had hurt her ankle somehow. She wouldn't put any weight on her right ankle after she woke up from her nap, and it seemed to really be bothering her. So I headed out of work to pick her up and take her to the Doctor. The babysitter didn't really have any idea how she would have hurt her leg, she did remember another little girl falling on Addison earlier in the day but that was it. We thought maybe she just had a cramp in her leg or something from her nap. Never-the-less we went to the Doctor to get it checked out. After the Doctor looked at her we went and had x-rays taken of it and to our SURPRISE it was BROKEN!! We couldn't believe it!! The Doctor could only put a "soft cast" on it that night, needless to say Addison had that off her leg by 8:00 that night! We then went and saw the Orthopedic surgeon the next day to get on a plaster cast so she could still move around and also so it wouldn't fall off!! The Doctor thinks she may have the cast on for a month or so. The worst part of the whole thing is NO BATH!! Back to the old sponge bath, which after playing in the tub for at least 20-30 minutes every night is a BIG bummer!! We go back to the Orthopedic Surgeon this week on Thursday to have them check her cast to see if it needs re-enforced!! They think she may go through the casts quickly crawling and playing on them. The good news is that they said maybe after a week they could put a fiberglass cast on which would mean we might be able to give her a bath, but we will see!! I am happy with the one she has now, I am sure just because I don't want to see them saw off the cast she has on now to put a new one on!!! We will keep you posted! Here are some pictures of our little trooper, who has been very very brave and surprisingly happy through most of this tragedy!! The first picture shows how she is able to get up on her knees and play still (with the pacifier upside down)!!

This is Addison's SAD face!! Isn't she just adorable??
This is our little model!! Strike a pose!!
I am not very sure what she is doing here...her new favorite thing is pointing!!Play, Play, Playing!!!

Until next time!!

IT'S PaRtY TiMe!!

We celebrated Addison's first birthday on September 14 with a party at our house. (or maybe I should say our garage, beings our house has yet to get completely finished since the flood...) We had lots of family there...of course we wish that our house would have been finished so we could have invited you all!!

Like most first birthday parties...the best thing is watching the birthday girl get that very first taste of cake...or in our case FROSTING!! We didn't even have to help her get her grubby little fingers into the cake!! So this is the beginning....
...and this is what Addison looked like by the time her plate of cake was FINISHED!! What a mess!
Addison had some special help eating her cake. Her cousin Reece, who turns one next month practiced for his birthday too!! To say the least, they both were thrown into the bathtub before it was time to open presents!!!
So...Does my living room look like TOYS R US or WHAT!!?!?!?! These are all the wonderful things that Addison got for her birthday. Not only toys, but if you look closely in front of the toys there are two pretty big stacks of cute clothes as well!! Addison's favorite toy so far is the POOH train that she has her hand on in the picture!! So much fun!!
Well, we survived our first year and can hardly believe it!! No major catastrophes, nor major injuries stay tuned because the second year of Addison's life has started off with a BIG BANG!! Thanks for all of you who celebrated with us and even just thought of us at anytime during this last year, which I can honestly say has been the BEST year of my life so far!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!!!

WHERE DOES TIME GO??? REALLY? IT SEEMS LIKE A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO JON AND I WERE HEADED TO THE HOSPITAL TO BRING OUR PRECIOUS GIFT INTO THE WORLD, AND NOW LOOK AT HER!!! STILL THE MOST PRECIOUS THING I KNOW AND A WHOLE YEAR OLD!!! I CAN'T BELIEVE IT!

"GOOD MORNING EVERYONE, I AM ONE TODAY!"SO AUNT SARA WANTED TO GO OUT TO EAT FOR ADDISON'S BIRTHDAY. WE LET ANNIKA AND ZANE CHOOSE WHERE TO GO. (OBVIOUSLY BECAUSE THEY WERE THE ONES THAT WERE REALLY GETTING TO CELEBRATE!!) ANNIKA WANTED TO GO TO MCDONALD'S PLAYLAND AND ZANE WANTED "SHUCKEY SHEEZ!" NEEDLESS TO SAY ANNIKA WON THE BATTLE AND WE WENT TO MCDONALD'S PLAYLAND!! INSTEAD OF THE USUAL BIRTHDAY CAKE, ADDISON ENJOYED PART OF ANNIKA'S ICE CREAM CONE!! YUM, YUM, YUMMY!!
ADDISON THOUGHT SHE COULD PLAY TOO...LIKE MY NEW WHEELS??
SHE REALLY WASN'T TOO SURE ABOUT THIS CAR!
ANNIKA THOUGHT SHE COULD JOIN HER IN THE CAR, BUT WITH NO PASSENGER OR BACKSEAT SHE SETTLED FOR A PICTURE :)

SO THAT WAS ALL THE EXCITEMENT ADDISON HAD ON HER ACTUAL BIRTHDAY, BESIDES GETTING THE MOST IMPORTANT BIRTHDAY PRESENT OF ALL...ANY GUESSES???? THAT'S RIGHT OUR LITTLE PRECIOUS BABY GOT A BRAND NEW FORWARD FACING CAR SEAT!! I KNOW...REAL EXCITING RIGHT!?!?!