She is 3 Months

After all the talks I have had with Addie, she is still growing. I asked her very nicely to just stay little. I could carry her around in my purse forever. Last night she was jabbering away while standing on my lap so I had her repeat, "I promise to stay 3 months old and not grow anymore." She jabbered something back so we will see...
We had a little photo shoot. She is wearing her Harley shirt in hopes that Grandpa Randall will come and pick her up and take her for a ride on his bike. And then she saw her socks...

"Mom, I do not like this."

So, we tried this position...

"I just want to go to bed."

"There's those socks, again."

(My kids and their fat, round cheeks. So cute and so hard to find their neck.)

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I have just loved playing with Addie. I love all the stages and wish each one would last longer. I am so sad that she is growing so fast. I was hoping my last baby would take pity on me and stay a baby longer. No such luck, so far. I am still working on it. I wish I could push pause on my other kids so that I could enjoy Addie more. I just don't want to miss anything with any of them.

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Addie does not like to be held like a baby. She likes to face the world or stand and sit facing us when we hold her. She really likes standing on our laps. It is my favorite too because her eyes get really big and she talks and smiles. It is so cute.

I feel bad when people ask to hold her because she usually just screams when they do. Then they say, "I give up," and give her back. She is just real picky about the way you hold her. So funny that their little personalities are coming out at such a young age. You don't realize it though until they turn two. So, Addie, don't turn two, whatever you do ;)

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We love you, Addie!

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Sometimes I get asked what my days are like with 4 kids 4 and under... Well, one example of how my days are... While nursing the baby Parker tells me he has to go to the bathroom so I go and help him pull down his pants. He tells me his underware got a little wet. So, while he goes to the bathroom, I sneak into his room where the one-year-old is sleeping, trying to be real quiet, I get Parker a new pair of underware. Then I go back to the bathroom to wipe a bum, help him into his underware, flush, wash my hand, and sit back on the couch, ALL while nursing. And that was just a few minutes... The days are pretty much like that all day. I am exhausted by the time they are in bed, but then I need to work out and shower...

Except right now, Bensen is still napping, I got Addie down for another nap, and the other 2 are playing in their tents with dominoes and the Candy Land game that is now ripped in half... I need to each lunch...