Night Night Addie

Twice this week Addie woke up at 4:30am to play with her Christmas toys. We had to explain to her that it was dark outside which meant it was still night night time. The following night she slept through the night without coming into our room so we thought the message must have gotten through to her. Well apparently not. Last night she came into our room at 2:30am because she wanted to go play outside with the snowman she had made earlier. We had to tell her again that when it's dark outside it means she needs to be in bed asleep. Tonight we were driving home pretty late and she was falling asleep in her car seat. Danny and I tried to keep her awake because we wanted her to fall asleep in her bed and felt that a power nap in the car would only keep her awake at home for a couple hours. We insisted that she stay awake just a little bit longer and she replied, "no, it's dark outside. It's night night time." She chooses now to listen to us." :/

December Recap in Pictures

This month has been busy with a new baby, Christmas parties and family gatherings. Instead of going into detail I thought I'd let the pictures do most of the talking.

Sitting on Santa's Lap

Ward Christmas Party. I took her while Danny stayed home with Hudson.

Dave and Donna's Christmas party. Addie had no clue that Santa was really Grandpa Dave.

Rueckert Family Christmas Pajama Party

Aunt Pollyanna meeting Hudson for the first time. Hudson was two weeks old.

First Bath at Home

Sorry about the pink tub and cloths buddy.

Out and About

Sleepy Kids

Addie's First Gingerbread Houses

Ferguson Christmas Eve Tradition at Classic Skating

Danny took both of these videos in slow motion and Addie thinks it's hilarious.

Christmas Day

We finally woke her up at 10am ourselves.

Failed attempt at getting a picture of them in their Christmas pajamas.

Addie's Christmas gifts

Addie's First Snowman

Dallen and Chelsea's Visit to Utah

Hudson and Amelia - born 3 days apart.

Watching the train pass by.

Visiting Grandma Beth and Gigi

Danny's Christmas Suits

Family Date for the Month - Festival of Lights

Getting ready to leave

Addie loved this place!

Still My Baby

Being a mom to two kids brings along a lot of new emotions. One of them is guilt. This guilt isn't overwhelmingly huge or too much to handle but it is there. It might be small compared to other emotions I feel but it's enough for me to notice it. As I drove myself to the hospital (because Danny had school) I couldn't help but worry about my daughter Addie. I wondered how bringing home a baby could possibly effect my relationship with her. I didn't want her to feel like she was less important or anything similar to that nature because it's far from the truth. The sad thing is that she was also sick that weekend so knowing that I couldn't be home to help comfort her stung a little.

I'll be honest and say that I thought Addie was going to struggle adapting to the big sister role, but luckily that has not been the case. She loves her baby brother Hudson. She likes to talk to him and loves seeing him every morning. She gives him hugs everyday and will try to give him his binky if he's upset. The other night he was crying and only calmed down because she started singing "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" to him. I've really enjoyed seeing her interact with him. My love for Addie has grown as I've watched her handle this life change. I still have moments here and there where I feel a little sad that our one on one times aren't so frequent but she's been such a champ that I can't help but be overjoyed with her. I love this little girl of mine.

These pictures below were taken just a few days before Hudson was born. It was our first real snow day where the snow actually stuck on the ground for more than an hour so I took Addie outside to enjoy it. She was so amazed by the snowflakes and wasn't bothered by the cold at all.

11/28/16

Addie has taught me so much about life and love. I pray I can be just like her when it comes to living in the moment. Even though she's such a little grownup now she'll always be my baby girl.

Christmas Shoot

About a month ago Addie got some free pictures taken at Target. She was picked at random to be a model that night. While I was waiting for our pictures to be edited I wrote my name down for a contest they had going on. I never win anything so I wasn't expecting the call I got from them two weeks ago. I was actually waiting to hear from the hospital that night. It was the night before the induction so I was constantly checking my phone since I was expecting to hear what my check in time would be the next day. Well I got a call from an unknown number so of course I answered it and it turned out to be the Target Photo Studio calling to tell me that my name was drawn and I won a free photo shoot. That was pretty cool. We went in yesterday when Hudson was twelve days old and got some Christmas pictures taken. For someone who doesn't ever win anything two free photo sessions within a month of each other is pretty amazing in my opinion. :)

I love these two kids of mine!