Addie Lees

My little Addie. She is growing too fast. She is 7 weeks and 2 days old. The time is flying by. I have been so busy with these 4 little kids that are 4 years old and under. I run around all day from one kid to the next. I am sometimes able to throw a load of laundry in the washer, but most of the time it doesn't make it to the dryer until midnight. And then it is never folded and put away. Once the older 3 are in bed, little Addie is fussy until midnight or later so I can't catch up then. Sometimes I will get only 7 hours of sleep in 2 days so by 1:00am on the 3rd day I am having a pretty hard time staying awake with Addie. At least she sleeps until 6am-ish once she falls asleep.

Just look how CUTE she is!

Daniel thinks Addie is our hardest baby, but I still think that Bensen was. He screamed a lot more during the day and at night. Although all these babies keep me busy, I am so happy to not be pregnant. I feel a whole lot better. I did not do well during Addie's pregnancy, physically and emotionaly. She was worth it, but I am so glad it is over with.

I have decided that she is definitely a girl. She screams really well so she must be dramatic like her big sister. We are so happy to have another princess and Staucie cannot wait until Addie is old enough to play princesses with her. Parker is a good playmate, he is just too much of a boy and does not play "girly" games well.

We decided to spell Addie's name with an I-E at the end to go along with the other 3 Lees girls. Daniel and his 2 brothers each had a baby girl in the same year. The first baby for each of them and we all named them with a name that ends in I-E and we did not plan it. As of now, these 4 little girls, Staucie, Ellie, Sadie, and Addie, are the only grandaughters. After Sadie was born came a slew of boys: Parker, Bensen, Noah, Ethan, Evan. There will be 2 more grandchildren before the end of the year and I am sure they will keep on coming, but not from us :)

Addie has what we like to call "scary eyes." Parker did the same thing when he was this age. Parker thinks it is so funny when Addie "is scary," as he would say it. She also goes cross-eyed a lot when she tries to focus like Staucie used to do. So cute!

Addie has been congested with a cold since she was a week old. I took her to the doctor a couple weeks ago and she had an ear infection. Trying to give her Amoxicillin was not fun. She did not like it. She has a little pink stain on her shirt in the picture below from spitting it out. I think she spit out more than she swallowed, and yes we tried all the "tricks." Her cold finally seems gone, but she still sounds raspy so we are thinking she probably has a little reflex which could be why she is so good at screaming :)

Well, that's it folks. Addie is crying on my lap, Bensen is awake from his nap, and Staucie and Parker have filled the backyard with water! We love you, Addie. Thanks for joining our family.