Houston Zoo

Adam and I have a little tradition that every year in March we always go to the zoo together.
And every year that we go we always take a picture together in the exact same spot...

Well I finally have been able to find all of the pictures (I was missing 2 of them for a while)

It's funny to see how different we look from the first picture to now.

In the last picture (from this year) I was pregnant, but you can't tell in the photo. I am so excited about next year's zoo trip though, because Addie will be in the picture with us.

SAHM

July 20th is the day I was scheduled to go back to work after my maternity leave.
However, as some of you already know, there has been a major change in plans.

I am now going to be a stay at home mommy 'SAHM'. It was a big decision that Adam and I had to make. We had already had plans for this to happen someday, we were just praying and waiting on God's timing for it to be right for me to be able to leave the work force.

We didn't think that staying home would even be an option to consider seriously until next year. Imagine our surprise when God said the time is now.

It was bitter sweet to leave the job I have been at for the past 5 years. I have worked there for my entire 20's so far. I loved my boss and co workers and will miss seeing them, but I am so happy and excited to get to spend my days being with and raising my sweet little girl.

I was nervous at first, scared even to be making such a huge decision so suddenly, but I have such peace with it now and I know that it is what I am supposed to be doing.

Director of Addie's Development,

Nichole

2 Months

Addie is 2 months old today!! She is such a big girl.

She got her first shots today. I was prepared to have my heart totally ripped apart as I watched the Dr give them to her. Much to my surprise my sweet little girl handled it incredibly well. She was very tired and half asleep when it was time to get her shots, which helped I think.
She was given an oral vaccine first, which seemed to taste good to her. She swallowed it right up.
Then she was given 3 shots in her thighs, 2 on one side, and 1 on the other.
She did cry, but not like I had expected. It sounded more of a mild fuss, which she does all the time.
Once it was over I was able to soothe her back down pretty quickly, I put her in her car seat and she was sleeping almost instantly!!
The doctor put a batman bandaid on her which I thought was kinda funny, supposed they ran out of princess ones??

She is now 8 lbs 7 ozs, which is nearly 3 pounds higher than her birth weight. The doctor said they look to see that the baby has gained around, or at least, 2 lbs by this time. This means she is doing really well gaining weight!!!
She is 2nd percentile in her weight now, and 17th percentile in her height (22 in.).
She is a very petite compared to other baby girls her age.