One Year

Remember when my little baby was this big??

And she fit so perfectly inside her little hippos arms... well it is safe to say she is not so little now!


watch her grow...

Here she is all growed up... well not really, THANK GOODNESS. ( notice the NICU sticker that is still on the hippo tag?)

She won't lay by the hippo anymore, it is a miracle I got her to sit with it without her picking it up and snuggling into it. She now holds the hippo instead of the hippo holding her. It is her favorite little pal, I think she knows it has been right there with her from the very beginning,

I took her into the doctor for her one year check up and she weighed in at

18 lbs- FINALLY THE 5TH PERCENTILE

29 inches long- 40th Percentile

Tiny and perfect. :)

The doctor said he suspects she will lose a few pounds once she starts being mobile. But since she pretty much just sits and eats and is totted around everywhere on my hip she has put on a little chub. :D

At 1 year Addison:

Says bu bye

dada

mama

baba (bottle)

uh-oh

and hi

She is turbo roller and can get anywhere she wants to in seconds by rolling. She is also a great sitter.

We are working with physical therapists and hope soon she will

 be able to get into a sitting position on her own, crawl and walk. :D But just between you and me I don't mind her staying a baby at all. :D

Dear Addison,

  There really aren't words to tell you how much I love you. All of my kids have a special place in my heart but I am extra tender when it comes to you. Maybe it has to do with the time I was separated from you in the NICU, maybe it is watching you struggle and beat so many illnesses. Either way you are my little sidekick and I don't like to be separated from you, not even for an hour. For being so tiny you sure are a fighter, in your first year of life you have fought with Acid Reflux, whopping cough, the flu, impacted teeth, respiratory distress (twice) and most recently a milk allergy. We have been in and out of doctors offices Emergency rooms, dentists offices, physical therapy and allergy clinics. But each time you come off a little stronger and ready for the next battle. Your mother comes out haggard and even more protective of you :) You are my little buddy, you are the first child I have had that prefers me over you dad. :D At 1 year old you don't crawl or walk but I really don't mind one bit, because you are still so snugly. You are growing everyday. You change so much from week to week and if I could find a way to freeze you just as you are I would. NO. QUESTIONS. ASKED. You are the sweetest little baby, you always have been, people always comment on your pleasant demeanor and sweet disposition. You are so loved by everyone who knows you. Your siblings dote on you all day long, you don't always appreciate it, but they do it out of love. You have the most heartbreaking sad face. You get pretty much anything you want with that big lip and those alligator tears. I am so thankful you came to us. You are and always will be loved more than you know. Happy birthday my little miss.

XOXO,

Mom.