2013 Begins...

Addison has developed some really funny quirks since we left for vacation. I knew the day would come, but she has started to call her dad, DAVID! When we walk in the door she will run saying, "Hi David!" I feel completely weird calling him Dad now. Hopefully this is a short lived phase. She also picked up the word, geez. I don't know where this one came from, but she repeats it after everything! In her stocking she got a pair of princess socks. She is obsessed with them! When we go to put on a pair of socks she slightly freaks out if they aren't her pink princess ones. I think we might need to get more than one pair! I think Addison has heard me call her heavy when I am carrying her around too much. When she tries to pick something up or pull herself up the stairs she will say, "Heavy!" It is really funny especially when she says it to Dave when she is trying to pull his hand somewhere. The weirdest new development of all has been Addison's sense of needing to "hide" things. We have noticed that when she gets nervous or really wants something she will tuck it under her chin! In the morning when I go to get her out of bed she will try and hide her binkys under her chin. When she is eating a snack and sees that it is almost gone she puts a few away under there for later:) The other day she found a pack of gum that she knew she wasn't suppose to have. I caught her and she quickly showed a few under her spot. It makes us all laugh really hard, but I hope she doesn't continue for much longer! Addison is really into the helping phase. She wants to get up on her stool to help with whatever I am doing on the counter. She is great at stirring and eating the left over scraps. Playing with her baby dolls is still a favorite, but she is now really interacting with them that is the funniest thing to watch. She will say things to her doll that I have told her throughout the day. The best was when Dave and I caught her telling her doll it was time for prayer. She folded her babies arms and started to mumble some words. Dave may or may not have gotten something in his eye:)  I saved the best for last. Addison has started to voice her opinion around her and strongly. She has added, "No! Want to", "Stop" and "Let Go!" to her loud commands of frustration. The little lady knows what she wants and when she wants it...wonder where that came from! We love this 19 month old ball of fire that we have on our hands!