Teething, Moms, and Raspberries

I feel like a broken record, but sorry it's been so long since I've provided an update on Addison. The Loch family is doing great! Our little one is now 8 months old and growing every day! Addison is now saying "da-da", "ba-ba", "pa-pa" (as in pup-pup for the two dogs), "na-na", and..........drumroll please.........."ma-ma"!!!!! As of yesterday, she is actually saying ma-ma pretty consistently! Definitely exciting for her mama!

Addison also had her first bout with teething. When her first two bottom teeth came in, she barely had any response whatsoever. Now that her top two front teeth are getting ready to come in, she was absolutely inconsolable last Thursday. I ended up staying up with her for an hour or so hoping to comfort her through her pain. A little Orajel and some Tylenol seemed to do the trick. I'll have to remember that when they actually punch through...not looking forward to that!

She's also so close to crawling it will likely happen within the next few days! I can't wait to see her take her first crawl...assuming she doesn't do it at daycare first :( So many people keep telling me how they had kids or know kids who were walking by her age...to which I want to say "great, but my daughter is going to crawl first". Developmentally, I know how crucial it is that a child learn to crawl before they learn to walk. I welcome crawling with open arms! That just gives us time to get our house "child-proofed" :) We are definitely not ready for a mobile child yet...pretty sad, huh?!?

Please keep Addison in your thoughts on Monday, June 1st. It's nothing serious at this point, but we have a preventative appointment with a Pediatric Opthamologist to have her checked for congenital glaucoma. Since Adam was born with glaucoma, we figured it was better safe than sorry. They told me the appointment will last 2-4 hours as we meet with a variety of doctors and specialists confirming that she either does or doesn't have glaucoma. Her eyes will be dialated and she will go through a host of tests that can see better into the eye than a typical doctor can.

As I believe I posted before, we are also in the process of trying to sell our house. You can't even imagine how hard it is to live in a "staged" house with 2 dogs and an infant. Everyday, I find myself cleaning the house and doing the same routine of dusting and vacuuming in the event that someone wants to see the house. So far, we've had 5 showing and an open house with good feedback overall. The only problem is we are charging more for our house than other houses in our neighborhood because we have literally updated the ENTIRE house...new kitchen, new bathrooms, master bedroom suite, deck, fence, driveway...you name it, we've probably done it. Buyers don't understand that though...and until we find one who does, we probably won't be moving any time soon...

Before I end this post, here are a few more pictures, videos, and links to albums. Check back often for more updates!

Riding a kiddy 4-wheeler we were selling in our garage sale My first Mother's Day at the Arboretum Hanging out in the backyard Super happy baby! Playing at the park during a showing Addison's new "silly face"

I realized I haven't posted the last couple monthly albums, so here you go...

Baby Addison: 6 Months		Baby Addison: 7 Months

Here's a video of Addison playing around...she's so silly


Here's another video of Addison blowing "raspberries"...I think she's just hilarious!

Addison Update and Bathtime Video

It's been a while again...sorry about that! Things have been pretty crazy in our lives lately. On April 17th, my grandpa was admitted to the hospital in Rochester with pneumonia following his open-heart surgery (less than two weeks prior). He was in congestive heart failure during the day, having difficulty breathing, and was rushed to the hospital almost immediately. After what looked like he was getting better, he took an extreme turn for the worst on April 21st when he "coded" twice. The doctors had to shock him, do compressions, and intubate him. My dad and his siblings were asked to come to the hospital and gather while the doctors discussed their options and the probability of my grandpa's recovery. The outlook was grim. They gave my grandpa a slim chance of survival, and thus, we prepared for the worst.

Let me tell you now that I truly believe in the power of prayer! On April 22nd, the doctors were set to remove the breathing tube from my Grandpa and the family was on pins and needles. However, when my aunt Mary Kay went in to check on him that morning, he was awake, alert, and waving at her as she entered the room. Not the greeting she was expecting! They extubated him as planned and amazingly, he's been on the road to recovery ever since! He was discharged from the hospital this past week and was admitted into the Lake City hospital to continue his rehabilitation before going home. He is such a fighter and I feel so blessed that he's been doing so well! After several trips back and forth to Rochester over the course of a week, Addison and I went to visit him in the hospital with my parents last Saturday. Here's a picture from our visit.

She is just the cutest!

On a lighter note, Addison also had her first experience in the swimming pool on April 18th! She did so good and absolutely loved the water! I suppose it helped that the pool water was extremely warm. We probably swam for 2.5 hours that morning before heading down to Rochester to visit Great-Grandpa. She had a great time playing with her new friend, Elle, who's only one week older than Addison. Elle's dad is our Loan Officer...that's right...we've been preapproved for a mortgage and are working on getting our house ready to put on the market!!! Ideally, we'd like to move to Bloomington, but it may end up that we'll stay in Blaine and get more house for our money...I guess we'll see once we actually get an offer on our house :) Anyway, here are a few pictures from her first swim!

She loved her lilypad! The "bath squirters" we brought were a big hit!Addison & Mama Addison & Daddy

Lastly, I just love sharing videos of our sweet baby. The older she gets, the more she absolutely loves bathtime! I just had to get some video of our little pumpkin splashing it up in the tub! Enjoy!