Halloween Update

Ok, since the last time I posted (sorry it's been so long), lots has happened. Adam and I carved our pumpkin's first pumpkin, we took some birth annoucement pictures, we had Addison's first play date with Miss Ayla Sufka, we celebrated Grandma Fuchs' and Miss Isabelle's birthdays, I took Addison to her first "Mom and Baby" class, celebrated Halloween, Adam went back to work :( and Addison and I went to vote.

Carving her pumpkin was actually a lot of fun. Adam and I collaborated to carve what we thought was the best pumpkin without using a stencil. Check out a couple pictures below:

Adam looks a little scary with that knife :)

I had the honor of "gutting" the pumpkin

...and here's the final result! Pretty nice, huh?!?

That same day, we decided to take some "birth annoucement" pictures of our little sweetheart. We took pictures of her outside in the leaves and then took some inside with black backdrop. Note to self...when taking pictures of a naked baby with a heater going, expect that the baby will probably pee, so be prepared...and she definitely did! Regardless, I think we came out of our photo session with some really good ones. Check them out!

The sun's in my eyes :)

What beautiful eyes! I love this picture! This is the one we picked! She's our beautiful little girl!!!

Her first playdate with Ayla went very well...probably considering they don't actually play yet and both babies pretty much wanted to sleep the entire time. It was great catching up with Laura and Erik...it's been way too long! For those of you who aren't familiar with the Sufkas, Adam and Erik were roommates when they were over in Kosovo for a year. We always have lots of fun recalling memories from their time away and poking fun at each other! We definitely have to get together again soon!!!

Unfortunately, we didn't get a picture of the two girls
together, but here's one of the happy family! Go Gophers!!!

Then we celebrated my mom's birthday and Miss Isabelle's first birthday! We all had tons of fun hanging out with the Meyers and Hartmann's! Even though she was sick, Isabelle was definitely a trooper and loved having her sisters open up all her presents (or not...but she really couldn't say even if she didn't like it). Here are some pictures from our fun day!

Grandpa and Maddie admiring Miss Addison Happy Birthday Isabelle!!! Isabelle isn't too sure about mama holding another baby :)

Then on both Monday and Friday of last week, I took Miss Addison to "Mom and Baby" class. My first day wasn't the best experience I've ever had. It was a class downtown at Fairview Riverside with what I like to call a bunch of "Mother Earth" moms. Let's just say I didn't feel like I fit in very well with them. None of them wanted pain meds during their baby's birth, they definitely didn't want c-sections, and at some point during the class, they all were breastfeeding while I was bottle feeding my baby. I had so hoped that I could get in a class at Southdale (in the suburbs where I delivered) and my prayers were answered a couple days later and we went to class last Friday. My Southdale class was absolutely awesome! I loved the girls and we had tons in common! I'm so happy we switched and I can't wait to get to know the girls and their babies even more!!!

And of course, there was Halloween! We went to class in the morning and then went over to my mom's to visit for a little while before heading up to Meredith's to take pictures with the girls. It was so much fun to see the girls in their costumes before they headed out to go trick-or-treating with the Nibbe's. After that, Addy and I headed home to have a bonfire with daddy and hand out candy. It was so much fun and something I hope we can do again next year (assuming it's nice out again)!!!

Our Little Pumpkin

The Cutest Poodle EVER!
(don't tell Bailey and Eva) Isabelle, Morgan, Madeline, and Addison
Could they be any cuter?

Pimp Daddy and Addy the Poodle :)

Bonfires rule!

Ok, I'm ready for bed now :)

Then, yesterday Adam went back to work, so it was an awfully sad day for me and Addy. We miss not having daddy around with us and wish he could be home all the time! I know it was bittersweet for Adam too since he loves his job, but also loves being home with his baby. I can only image how sad I'm going to be in January when I finally go back to work and she goes to daycare. Speaking of daycare, Addison and I went driving around today after I went to vote and looked at 4 different daycare houses. Each of them appear very promising from the outside, so I'm excited to call these 4 women to see if they have any infant openings beginning in January!

Well, back to baby duty! Below is a link to the albums if you want to see more pictures. Until next time!

Baby Addison: Week 6

Baby Addison: Week 7 and Halloween