An update on our 2-yr-old and us

I haven't done a good ole fashioned Addie update in awhile. Yes I realize most of my posts are about her, but ah well :)

I can't believe how much Addie has grown up in the past few months. She's talking in full sentences...and talking all. the. time. In the car she just rambles on and on, jumping from one thing to the next. It makes me laugh because, me being her mom, I usually know the exact train of thought that takes her from one thing to the next. Oh and for all of you already thinking it, yes, yes I realize exactly WHO she gets this trait from. Haha.

She's also growing! She's almost 35 inches tall and weighs 28 lbs. Not sure where that falls into percentages yet, because I still need to take her in to her 2-yr check up. It seems like she's suddenly a little girl, rather than even a toddler....sniff sniff. She is SO MUCH FUN though. We are thoroughly enjoying her and it's fun to have her be big enough to do more things with her. She's also getting easier to compromise with...whew. She still tantrums sometimes, but usually it's pretty short and we can talk to her and get her chill quickly. It's funny because she used to not listen when I'd explain why she couldn't do something, she'd just ignore me and cry. Now she'll get annoyed, then just say "Okay" and move on. It's almost shocking.... :)

A few things our big girl likes to do now:

Eat cereal by herself, then drink all the milk out of her bowl. Seriously she does this daily and still thinks it rocks. Jed made us french toast Sunday morning, and she acted bugged that she didn't get to have cereal instead. Funny kid....doesn't she know how much better french toast is than cereal??


Entertaining herself better and in random ways.
I was at the mall last night, and while Whit and I were ooohing and awwwing over cute baby & kid stuff in Dillards, Addie decided to take ALL the Taggies balls off the shelf and put them in a pile. Should I have not allowed this? Meh, it kept her happy.

Lining things up
Once she had all the balls in a pile last night, she lined them all up. She's been doing this lately with random objects. Just a random thing I've noticed. Fruit snacks, cups, books....they can all be lined up.

She also loves to help me bake, pretends to fix my hair and will pick out her/my clothes (or at least I let her think she does) She'll go into my closet "let's see....what should mommy wear?" She is ALL girl.


So besides raising this darling little girl, what else have Jed and I been up to? Well for starters Jed started an new/old job. Kind of funny, but Alliance, the credit union Jed worked for the 4 years before he was done with school just hired him back. He's doing a similar job as before but on a larger scale since they've grown. He's doing their IT and Accounting. It's been a big relief and blessing, since it is salary and benefits. His other job was straight commission, and since mine is too that gets scary. He's liked being back in his old place with his credit union buds and he's very happy.

I've been very busy lately. The market is really picking up with buyers and I've had a flood of house showings! It's great that things are picking up, but also has been kind of hectic to balance it all. Thankfully I've got awesome family who's willing to help with Addie! We feel very blessed with life right now. Things are far from perfect, but we feel like we have all we need and the tools at our fingertips to be successful. Thanks for the love and support family and friends- we couldn't do all we do without you!