Happy Halloween!

We have weight gain!

I took Addison in to our pedi's office today to have a weight check. We have been monitoring her weight gain the last few months, and since she doesn't have another well baby check until 2 years, we thought we should go in and make sure she is still gaining and not losing.

Her weight today: 22.6 lbs (18 month visit: 21.6)


Her height today: 32.6" (18 month visit: 31.25)

She is still quite the little peanut but we are happy with any gain at this point. Her 18-24 month pants are just the right length, but we have to have adjustable waist pants and then pull the elastic clear out or they are way too big. 

Addison got her flu shot today, but I passed on the H1N1 shot. I think I am going to call my cousin and see what he says about it.



Little facts:


*Wearing 18-24 month clothes but can still wear some 12-18 month stuff.
*Wearing size 5 shoes.
*Wears size 3 diapers (although only wearing diapers at nap, bedtime and errand running) 
*Loves Dora, Monster (Elmo) and Sponge Bob.

Happy 21 months baby girl!

Addison,

I meant to post this yesterday, but as with many things these days, I forgot. You are 21 months old now! Where has the time gone? My sweet little ball of chubbiness has turned into a sweet (but sassy!) little toddler! You are so smart. You are so loving. You are so perfect in every way.  I love watching you grow and learn. You my dear, are the best thing that I have EVER done.

I love you with all my heart! I look forward to every day I am blessed with you......

Love,

Mommy

Why is Addison still rear-facing?

I haven't blogged in a while. I haven't had too many interesting things to blog about. So, I decided to dedicate this post to one of the most commonly asked questions...

Yes, Addison is (almost) 21 months and still rear-facing. Yes, I often get plenty of dirty looks, and snide comments. Yes, people look at me like I have 3 heads. I don't care. You can think I am a bad parent. You can laugh behind my back. You can call me overprotective. You can tell me that I am squishing her legs or that she will have crooked legs. You can laugh as you tell me that I am punishing her by having her rear-facing.

Statistics show that children are 5x safer rear-facing than they are forward facing. I didn't make this up people. I have researched car seats since before I was pregnant with Addison. I have read countless articles on the importance of car seat safety. I have installed, un-installed, and re-installed my car seat(s) time and time again only because I needed to get it "just" right. 85% of car seats are not installed properly. Mine is. 

Children riding in forward facing seats run a higher risk of being internally decapitated during a rear end collison. I have been rear ended. My neck hurt like hell. If it hurts that bad for me at 20+ years old, then think about how it would feel for a child. Their necks are like pencils and easliy snapped. That is not something that I would want anyone to experience.

So, I am sorry if you think my choice is wrong. You can forward face your child at 1 AND 20, if you want. That is your decision. This is mine, so please keep your snide comments to yourself.  I no longer try and inform others around me of the benefits that extended rear-facing provide, but if someone is interested enough to ask me,  then I will definitely share my knowledge with them. I have links on the side of this blog for those that are interested.

Until the statistics show differently, Addison will ride rear-facing as long as we choose to have her do so.

1 year, 8 months, and 4 days........

and still rear-facing.

Yay!

My sleeping beauty

Addie's new favorite game..

Addison has decided that she loves to climb up and sit on Tim's head. She especially loves to do this while he is trying to watch a game or a favorite show. She just climbs right up there and laughs and laughs. Tim is such a good sport about it.

She is too funny.