Where's Addy Been?

I have noticed lately that I blog a bit more about Hailey than I do Addy. There's a reason for this. Hailey's personality is much more outgoing and 'willing' than Addy's which means, there are more events to take pictures of in Hailey's life than in Addy's. However, that doesn't mean I don't have things I want to remember about Addy at this point in her life.


First off, her poor foot has taken a serious beating lately. She fell off her bike, then cut the top of it at the park, then somehow tore half her nail off on the other foot. All in the same week.

Recently, Addy has started a gymnastics class at the All American Gymnastics Academy.  I was really leary at first since Addy is a 'hold on to mom with all your might' kind of girl, but she jumped right in to this like a Pro.  The first day was especially fun since big sis got to join her.

After that, she was all about gymnastics. She absolutely loves it.  She asks me almost every morning if it's gymnastics day.  She loves her coach, Coach Nola and always has a big smile on her face most of the time she's there. Her favorite thing at gymnastics are the trampolines. She has actually gotten quite good at keeping a pretty good balance on them.  They do this thing called a tornado where they have to have their hands straight above their heads like a pencil and spin while in the air. She loves that one. Another thing they have to do is seat drops. She also has figured this out very well. If you don't know what that is, you can Google it. :-)

For warm ups, the coach turns on Disney Music and rolls hula hoops out on the spring matt and they have to run and catch them before they fall flat on the ground. It doesn't sound that funny, but it's pretty hilarious actually. They do a lot of stretching and back bends, yadda yadda.  Then they rotate stations. The stations include: Bars, Balance Beam, Trampolines, Floor work (back bends, back walkovers, donkey kicks, forward rolls, rope climbing, etc.), spring board flips, and handstands.  She's been really working on the ending stance in gymnastics and it's so dang cute.

Her first day, she wore one of Hailey's old leotards from dance.  But I quickly remembered from back in the day that dance leo's and gymnastics leo's are very different. So, we got her a gymnastics leo that she picked out and it's so very cute on her.


Okay, aside from gymnastics, this girl is my little buddy these days. She just emulates happy. Her little munchkin voice melts my heart and the things she comes up with are just plain funny. She really thinks she is a comedian and I have to agree. When i'm spending time with her one on one, she is seriously just so funny. She makes the silliest faces.  She loves to sing, but is often over-shadowed by big sis in that area so when it's just me and her, she'll sing in the prettiest little voice and it also melts my heart a bit.  Addy gives the best hugs. No joke.  They are the 'wrap your arms around the neck and squeeze' type of hugs and I can't get enough of them. She usually is the first one up out of the two and she ALWAYS comes in and wants lots of morning snuggles.  She is the snuggliest little bear in the mornings. She LOVES her big sis with all her heart. She sometimes gets left out of play time when Hailey has a friend over and it makes her sad a little. She can't stand to not be in the same bed as Hailey. They LOVE to sleep together. Sometimes in the morning, I can hear them talking before they even come out of their room and i'll find them in reading books together.  Addy looks for Hailey first thing after her naps and can't wait to pick Hailey up from school.  Addy is also a pretty big fan of her dad. She always asks to go see him at work. She misses him a lot throughout the day. She loves to cheer him on at softball games and she's Hailey's biggest fan at her soccer games.  One day at Hailey's practice Addy kept yelling 'Go Hailey! Kick that ball!' and Hailey finally turned around and said 'Addy, be quiet, i'm trying to listen to my coach!' She loves to color... anything.. coloring books, the walls, you name it.  She's a mamma's girl. She loves spending time alone with mom or baking things in the kitchen. She loves to help unload the dishwasher and she loves to dance to music on the radio. She's very curious about what words mean that she hears on movies and cartoons and she doesn't ever stop talking.  She has a lot to say. Addy HATES nursery. She doesn't like to be away from her family. She gets that from me. She has a fear of being left alone and I was very much like that when I was little.  She always wants to either see or be in hearing distance of the family or she pretty much freaks out.  If I take two steps toward the front door while she's still putting on her shoes she yells "Wait! Don't leave me!"  It's a bit of a problem. I hope she grows out of it though because I STILL suffer from a bit of the 'alone' syndrome. I've been trying to work with her on it. Anytime she gets a treat or toy while away from Hailey she always asks to get her sis one too. She's very thoughtful. She loves getting dressed in the morning. She has a very strong opinion about what she wears and always asks if there is pretty stuff on her shirt as i'm putting it on her. If it doesn't, off it comes. She has a love affair with her blankie and at times when she has ANY intense emotion brewing, she yells "BLANKIE" and runs through the house looking for it.  She loves her little white puppy that barks and growls when you pet it. She doesn't like when Hailey sits in the back of the van where she can't see her.  She loves her grandparents and talks about them very often.  She gets picked on a lot by Hailey's friends for being the '3rd wheel' if you will but takes it pretty well. She considers Hailey's friends her friends and doesn't really feel the need to make her own friends. She's pretty content with Hailey by her side.


This is Addy in a nutshell and it has been a pleasure being her mother.  I love our little dates we get to have and I love her sweet personality. I couldn't be more grateful for such a great little munchkin to hang out with on a regular basis.


Love you Baby Girl!