Almost there

She's almost there. Any day now. She wants to do it. She gets up on all fours and just rocks. Back and forth, but can't seem to commit further than that. She hangs out, rocking for a few minutes, then falls back down to her tummy. I also noticed today that she can go from laying down to sitting up, by herself. Looks like we need to lower the crib before she falls out! EEK!

Also, so many people comment about how perfectly round AG's head is. And it is. Strangely, it is very round. I have my theories about why I think it stayed so round. Comments come from friends, random people, and doctors. Such a random and hilarious thing to comment on! Take a look at that round head...

Eric's birthday

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my favorite husband in the world! 

This is Eric's last birthday before we move across the world, so I wanted him to wake up to something fun. Because if I'm honest, when we get to where we are going, I probably won't know how to find a balloon or even sugar because nothing is in English. Oh dear. But anyways, if you didn't know we were moving, we are. In August.

I woke up before Eric on Friday morning (his actual bday), to surprise him with Pioneer Woman's cinnamon rolls. You can click here for the recipe. UH-MAZ-ING. Seriously...I had to give some pans of rolls away because I could not stop eating them. I think I only ate sugar for the entire morning/afternoon on Saturday. Anyways, I started on the dough Thursday evening, which worked out great because Eric had class and wasn't home. I also decided to "decorate" the kitchen with balloons and streamers the morning of his birthday. Something fun to remember about this birthday in the States.

So he woke up, we ate cinnamon rolls, drank plenty of coffee, and he opened my gift. This gift may seem a little thoughtless, but actually, a lot of thought went into it. For awhile I had no idea what to buy. I kept thinking how we are moving to a completely different country in a few months, so what does he need that won't be "extra baggage" for the move. He mentioned something about language learning material. But that was all he mentioned. So I thought it would be a great idea to get him an Amazon giftcard. You can buy anything and everything from there, but with a giftcard he had to spend the money. If I just gave him money, he probably would've stored it in his hidden cash stash saving up to buy something ridiculous like an airplane or something. 

Then off to work, Eric goes. That night we had our small group, which we love love love. Seriously, we have the best small group. We are friends and we love being with each other. On Saturday, the celebration continued with Eric's sister and her husband who came into town where we got to hang out with them for a few hours. Then I decided to continue the celebration into night, where we met up with two of Eric's bffs and their wives...and it just so happens all of us wives are great friends too! We all went downtown and enjoyed a dinner at Sitti. Thanks to Dara who watched our baby girl :)

After dinner we came back, sang "Happy Birthday", enjoyed Eric's birthday cake, and hung out for a couple more hours. We love these sweet friends and are so thankful we could celebrate with them before we leave in August. It was such a fun weekend, thanks to all those who celebrated with us :)

Sorry about the horrible picture quality

Needtobreathe

Last week I went to a NeedToBreathe concert with some favorite friends of mine. We met at Tyler's Taproom in Durham for dinner then headed on over to the dpac to go to the concert. Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors opened, whom I have been a huge fan for a couple of years now. We had such a great time, and I'm so thankful for these girls.

NeedToBreath was AMAZING. They sound in person exactly as they do on CD which is incredible. I could have thoroughly enjoyed the music even if I went by myself...but definitely WAY MORE FUN with friends.

Hanging out

7 months

Reading

Yep, she's reading at 7 months. Child prodigy on our hands people ;)

7 month update

Seven months later...

~SCREAMING. Addie has learned how to scream to get my attention. Let me just say it's quite irritating but hilarious at the same time.

~TEETH. She has a tooth! Her bottom right one came in first, and now the bottom left is working on making its appearance. She really hasn't been too fussy!

~SOLIDS. I didn't start solids until 5 1/2 months, so I still only do 1 solid feeding at day in the evening, but now I'm going to start the second feeding, probably in the morning.

~EATING. She really loves vegetables. She doesn't love fruits as much, we really surprised me. I have SUCH a sweet tooth, that I just knew she would want fruits more then veggies, but not the case here!

~PLAY. She LOVES to play on the floor. She rolls around everywhere. She still loves being on her tummy surrounded by toys. She never stays in the same spot.

~SLEEP. She is a great sleeper. She takes two naps a day, the morning nap being 1 to 1.5 hours. The afternoon nap is typically 2.5 hours. She sleeps around 11 hours at night! PTL! She typically goes from 7:30-6:30. We just moved up her bedtime to 7:30, it has been 8:00 but now that she is older, she can sleep longer at night.

~PERSONALITY. Addie is such a happy girl. When she isn't sleepy, she is so smiley and friendly. She talks a lot when she feels comfortable in her setting. She is very chill and loves to observe new places. She goes with the flow and lets anyone hold her.  She still loves to be held but is also becoming a little independent. She can be so silly and we often become silly together. We will make funny noises and die laughing together. She is so fun! Her favorite place right now is to roll around on the floor with toys. Not in the bouncy seat. The floor. I think this is hilarious. She still likes to take pictures and look at herself in the mirror. Haha...may have to regulate this vanity when she actually is aware of what she is doing. She really likes books, so I'm hoping this will definitely continue throughout her life.

~SCHEDULE. with the implementation of the second solid feeding
7:00- wake up, eat  
8:00- solid feeding #1
9:00- nap time
10:30- wake up, eat
1:00- eat/ nap
3:30-4- wake up, play
4:30- eat
5:30- solid feeding #2
6:45- bath
7:15- small eating session, top her off before bedtime :)
7:30- bed!

Playing on the floor, her favorite! And her silliness :)

Just would rather be on the floor...

Addie's first Easter. Eric was out of the country, we missed him!

Our silly time of laughing together!

Learning to hold her own bottle! We practice, she doesn't last too long :)

Sitting all by herself. Still a bit wobbly and falls over after a little while.

 

 

Flippin it

Have I mentioned my husband is really busy? That he is in full time Seminary? And works a full time job? Well, he does. So this means I find ways to keep busy. I have discovered hobbies. One of those hobbies, I have turned into a little business...and let's be honest, that little business has been blowing up your FB Newsfeed and Instagram. Sorry 'bout that. I'm just trying to get it "out" there, know what I mean? Anyways, the other hobby is flipping furniture. I absolutely love doing this. It's so fun to take something that someone else may not want or looks old fashion and turn it into something pretty. Who knows, I may turn this into a business! ;)

First up, our 4th generation kitchen table. It's old. It had the indention's of Nana's (E's gma) teethmarks from when she was a child. It was a drab brown and naturally distressed.

I wish I would have taken a before picture. I still have one chair left to paint, so maybe I'll take a before pic of that and post it. The color is a very subtle blue. So subtle, it can look white, especially in pictures.

The lighting is a little different in the picture

Sorry Nana for covering up your teeth marks :)

Next up, Addie's changing table. I have blogged this before, but what the heck, it goes with the theme of the post. This beaut was a $30 Craigslist find. I was THRILLED that I crossed paths with this treasure. This is exactly what I wanted. Something that looked antique, with a lot of detail and curves. I especially didn't want the modern changing table, ya know, the one with straight edges and two shelves. It's just not me nor what I had pictured in my head.

Before

After

This piece is also distressed, hard to tell in pictures

Lastly, meet Eric's childhood brown and gold chest. This was a gem hidden beneath ugly colors, which now serves as our coffee table. It's one of my favorite things in our living room! Again, wish I would have taken a before picture!
 

Flippin furniture is something that I really enjoy. Instead of throwing out or selling old furniture, try some paint!

What are your favorite hobbies?