Peas...........

Hello everyone,

I hope everyone is having as good of a week as I have been having with daddy this week! I have been so good for daddy that he is letting me play with the computer, so I figured I would tell you a little about the week. Mommy is in Alabama again this week for work, which makes me sad because I miss her but I know that she has to do it. Even though she is gone, I have gotten the chance to say hi and see her every night! Mommy and daddy have a video calling feature on their cell phones called Facetime and it is very cool to call mommy and actually see her while I babble with her!

My days with daddy have been very fun! Even though we haven't been able to get out for a walk at night (mainly because daddy works later than mommy so by the time he gets me from daycare its dinner time and then I start to get tired and ready for bed), we have had fun playing with toys and attacking the cat. Yummy usually lets me pull her fur for a little bit before she gets mad at me and runs away. When she runs away, I get frustrated because I want to keep playing with her, but I haven't figured out how to crawl yet to chase after her. I am hoping to figure it out soon and when I do Yummy won't be very happy because I will be able to chase her all around. I'm even small enough to fit under the table (that's her favorite spot to go and hide)!!

Daddy and I have had a very good week so far, but I am really looking forward to tomorrow! Daddy told me that when I get up tomorrow morning that Grandpa and Grandma will be here to visit! I'm sure I will have fun with them and I know that when I go to bed tomorrow night it means mommy is coming home! I can't wait to cuddle with mommy on Saturday morning!! We have some other fun things planned for the weekend, but I will let mommy or daddy tell you about that later.

Oh, I almost forgot to explain the title for this post!! On Tuesday night daddy tried to feed me peas for dinner, but I was trying to explain to him that they would make me sick. He didn't listen very well, mainly because I can't actually talk, and gave me a few bites anyways. A couple hours after dinner I started throwing up the peas. I did a good job of not throwing up on my stuffed animals, but I did get it all over daddy, my crib, and myself! Even though daddy got flustered because he didn't have enough hands to do everything, I am very proud of him because he got me all cleaned up in the bath without puking himself. Neighbor Casey came over to cuddle with me after my bath so daddy could get my crib all cleaned up and after an hour I was feeling all better and slept through the night. Mommy and daddy figure that I must be allergic to something in the peas because the two other times I got sick at night they have given me peas for dinner. So, they told me that I won't have peas for a long time!

Well, I have to go for now...my friends at daycare are asking me to come play and I really like playing with them. Have a wonderful weekend!

Love,

Addie, Trav & Tiff

We survived!

It's been a long month. I've been extremely busy at work this month trying to prepare for two trips. This upcoming week I'll be traveling down to Alabama again. There was a lot of pressure to get everything done in a timely fashion. Basically what it boiled down to was some late nights working at home. Ok more than some, but it's been alright. I have a much better handle on things now that I'll only be traveling once a month for the remainder of the year.

As I previously mentioned, I'll be gone again next week. Travis is going to take care of Addie all by himself. I know that he'll do a wonderful job.

Addie is doing great. She continues to amaze me everyday. She's been talking a lot more lately. She says Mama, Da da, Num num for food, and Ba ba for bottle. She's also doing some sign language for milk and all done. She's learning by leaps and bounds. No more leaving her anywhere except for on the floor. She's rolling over like crazy and scooting around on the floor. She still hasn't figured out how to crawl but I'm sure she will when she's ready. Today we got Addie her own chair. It's an adorable wicker chair. Check out some of the newest pictures of her below.

Until next time,
Love Trav, Tiff and Addie

Her first big girl chair!

Going home after a long day at the MN State Fair!

Drinking some juice like a big girl.

Look mom, I got into the Doritos!

Grampy caught a sunny....I don't like the spines.

Mmmmm I can drink out of a big cup too!

Happy girl in her pretty dress from Auntie Tiff!

Gussie just wanted to give lots and lots of kisses.

Moving & Grooving

Hello All,

It's a late night for me on the road. This week I'm in Birmingham, AL. I've been having a good time so far. One thing that I find  very fascinating is that there is such a difference between the areas around here. One minute, I can be driving through an amazing area with multi-million dollar homes and plantations and the next, I'm in very run down and decapitated area. Well that's enough about me and my trip.

Addie is getting to be such a big girl. She's spending the week with her Gramy & Grampy in Duluth. She's been having a great time with them. Since our last post, Addie has been getting so big. She's almost 8 months now. She is talking non-stop. It's more than cooing. She says Mama & baba (bottle). Addie tries to repeat what she hears: all different types of sounds and words like hi & kitty. Speaking of the kitty, Addie loves Yummy. She squeals when Yummy walks by her. Yummy is such a good sport because she lets Addie pull her fur, ears, whiskers, and tail. I have no idea how much fur Addie has yanked out of Yummy. It'll be fun to see Yummy's reaction to Addie crawling all over after her.

Addie has been getting much stronger lately. She can push up completely on her hands. When she's sitting, she can turn her torso to look behind her without falling over. She also can reach for things to her side or in front of  her and return to a sitting position. When she's on her stomach she can scoot around in circles and push with her feet a little. I'm sure she'll be crawling soon. She's rolling over both ways so no more leaving her by herself on anything. I'd hate for her to roll off and hurt herself.

We'll get some new pictures put up once I get home. I hope you all have a great rest of the week.
Until next time,
Love Trav, Tiff & Addie