Cereal.

This little lady seems to love her cereal.  We got the go-ahead from Dr. G at Addison's 4-month checkup to start rice cereal and this cutie was more than ready. 

It took a few servings to get it down but now she is ready and waiting for her spoonful of mush yumminess.  She is quite the clean eater too...I anticipated a lot more mess, hence why she was only in her diaper for our first attempt.

We give Addison her cereal mixed with breastmilk about 6:30 in the evening, just before bath time, every other night. After bath, she gets her full bottle and is down for the night.  Absolutely no reason why we chose the cereal we did.  Maybe it was the first choice we saw.  Somehow we ended up with Plums Organic Whole Grain Brown Rice Cereal.  Sounds tasty huh!?  She loves it so that is all that matters.

She took 1 tablespoon of rice cereal night before last like a pro.  I think we are just about ready for her to get it every night but I am going to give it another week or so as we adjust in the diaper department...they have been pretty ugly. 

Not the most exciting post but a milestone nonetheless!  We can't wait for fruits and veggies.

Red.

I love this little girl in red and her crazy hair in the mornings.

Freedom.

Addison has been sleeping without her swaddle for just about a month now and she LOVES her freedom.  We get a kick out of how we find her each morning.  She prefers laying across the shortest part of her crib.  Here are a few of our favorite moments.

She looks like she got caught doing something she shouldn't be doing. 

She always gets in some morning stretching.

She is getting too big to fit this way but she is determined it is the most comfortable way to sleep.

Try legs propped up on the side... no big deal.

Every once and a while we will find her still sound asleep but it never fails, she always wakes up so alert and with a smile. 

Sunday Best

Just a quick snapshot before church this past Sunday.  Thanks for my new shoes, Nana!  I love them!

Labor Day

We had a great Labor Day weekend complete with some golf for the boys, Sooner football, and a family cookout.  The weather was so beautiful.  We enjoyed dinner on our patio... yes, patio, as in outside.  We couldn't believe it either!   We set up a little pool for the little ones and put Addison in her bathing suit for the first time. 

She didn't love her first dip in the pool near as much as I thought. She loves her bath so I thought she would love the pool too. I think it was a bit too chilly for her but she was swimming in style.

We also celebrated having these two boys and my brother, Brandon, back in Big D. We are so excited to have him and his little boys back this way for good. They were not too far before but they are so close now!

Addison getting some lovin' from my sister after a change of clothes. She LOVES her Aunt Ashley.

We had so much fun, Addison fell asleep in Nana's hand...literally.

phew.... what a fun weekend!

O.K.L.A.H.O.M.A....

Football is back and we are ready!

Boomer Sooner!

This little Sooner is trying so hard to sit up on her own.  She is going to have it down before we know it!   

Checkup with Dr. G: 4 Months

15 lbs 6 oz (90%)

25 1/2 in (95%)