T-Minus 2 months and Counting

Well, here we are two months away from Addyson's very first birthday. I know everyone says it but honestly, I can't believe just how fast time has gone by. It's amazing to think about where I was one year ago today. I had NO idea just how much my life was going to change. It makes me smile thinking about how I thought I knew. I wish I could put in to words how much I love that little girl. She's my whole life, she's my everything and every time I look at her I just have to love on her. . . she gets so sick of me haha.

• She's crawling like a champ (she's pretty speedy too)
• She's "cruising" (apparently that's a real term. I always just said She's pulling herself to a stand and walking along the furniture.)
• She says Mama (only when she's upset) and Dada and I swear it sounds like she says "hi"
• She LOVES books, this girl loves to look at books. You should see how excited she gets when you read her a story. She tries to turn the pages and she will make noises like she is reading along and then she will give all the pictures kisses.
• She loves to be outside. She will point to all the trees. I take her in the backyard and she immediately wants to go touch the leaves on the tree. I just stand there and hold her while she pulls some leaves off and tries to eat them.
• She loves Baxter. She will follow him around the whole house if he lets her. Some days when he's feeling generous he will let her "pet" him. He's such a good dog. He will lay on the ground next to her and She will smack him on the belly a few times and pull his ears and try and scratch his eyes, he will just lay there and let her do it. If she gets too rough he will gently nudge her hand away with his paw. (I think he knows where all that food on the dining room floor is coming from)
• She has seven teeth, 4 on top and 3 on bottom.
• She loves other babies. She absolutely LOVES other kids. Any time we are around another baby she is trying to get over there to check him/her out. She tries to grab their hands and tries to touch their faces. I don't think we're going to get away with not giving her a brother or a sister.
• She loves looking at herself in the mirror. All you have to say is "who is that pretty girl" and she will go crazy. She just loves to look at herself and give herself kisses.

I wish I could have possibly known how much I was going to love being a Mom. It really is the most amazing thing I have ever done and I wouldn't trade it for the world :) I can't believe it's been almost an entire year.