7 Months Later

It has been a very long time since the last post. Addison is now 7 months and will be 8 months on the 16th. Randon is doing well at his job. I still have been able to work from home. I am so lucky to have the opportunity to work from home and be with Addison. I love my job and am so thankful. Addison is doing awesome. She is a healthy, happy, and loved!! She is learning how to scoot/crawl! She sits on her own. It has been so fun to watch her learn and grow. I will try to give a quick overview of the previous months. It is just short little things that have happened....of course there are way more, but these are the main ones.

December 16, 2008-

• Addison Kristine was born.

January- Addison 1 months

• Cardiology and Pediatrican appointments.

February- Addison 2 months

• Cardiology and Pediatrican appointments.






• Scheduled Open-Heart Surgery for March.

March- Addison 3 months

• Maternity leave ends.






• Addie smiles.






• Open-Heart Surgery March 23, 2009.






• 5 days at St. Joes recovered quickly! We are so happy that Addison is healthy and her heart is repaired. That was the most difficult thing that Randon and I had to go through. We are happy that it is way behind us. We will continue seeing the Cardiologist to make sure that she is doing great.

April- Addison 4 months

• Addison is rolling over.






• Addison giggled for the 1st time.

May- Addison 5 months

• Ate some baby rice cereal.






• First plane ride to see Uncle Chris graduate from the Air Force Academy.






• First 12 hour drive home from Colorado.

June- Addison 6 months

• Randon and I celebrated our 3 year wedding anniversary.






• Addison eats baby oatmeal, rice cereal, fruits and veggies.






• Loves to scoot around and play with new toys.

July- Addison 7 months

• I finish my Master's on July 31, 2009






• Sitting on her own.






• Army crawl and rocking and pushing herself up onto her knees.






• Smiles






• Giggles






• Eats baby food.






• Discovering everything.

As mentioned previously...this is just a general update. I cant promise that I will keep this blog updated. It has been dead for awhile. Who even knows if anyone will see this post. :-)

Mended Little Hearts

Mended Little Hearts http://www.mendedhearts.org/mlh/frame-mlh.htm is a support group for parents of babies that are born with congenital heart defects. I was told about this website from a couple of people. I joined the Arizona chapter and immediately got a response. I have already been in contact with two parents that have children with tetraology of fallot. They were so helpful and shared their personal stories. I am happy that there are support groups for families of children with heart defects. Addison is doing great and getting bigger. Her pediatrician appointment is on the 16th. I cant believe she is already going to be a month old on Friday.

Happy New Year! Addison is 3 weeks old on Tuesday. She has already changed so much within the last couple of weeks. She has been sleeping in her own room, trying to hold her head up, and can focus her eyes a lot better. She allows mom to sleep for at least 3-4 hours before she gets up to eat at night. We see the cardiologist again on January 15th. She has shown no signs of a "blue spell". She looks and acts healthy. She looks taller and seems heavier. We will see what the pediatrician says at her one month appointment. We are loving every moment with Addison. Life would not be the same without her.