Its been awhile....

It has been a long while since I have updated.

Danica is still healing. Every Tuesday we hope to get the vacuum off and hopefully that will come true very soon. Of course after that she will then have dressings that we will have to change here at the house, but things are coming along.

Addison is getting a little bit more personality everyday but we still haven't been able to catch a good smile with a picture yet. My mom and dad came up this last weekend for a visit, dad's first with Addison here. It was a good time and I am sure grand parents enjoyed it even more than we did.

With the spring coming I have decided to focus more on my health and fitness and I have planned to start a couch to 5k routine that I go on my ipod on Monday. Have high hopes for it.

My goals are coming along better but I still need to focus on better time management and getting into a routine. Finally finished the Facebook Effect and have moved on to Bureaucracy: What Government Agencies Do and Why They Do It.

Well have a headache and a crying baby so time to go.

Happy Valentine's Day

HAPPY VALENTINE"S DAY TO YOU ALL!!!!

From my Valentine to yours.

Photo courtesy of Kelly Setter Photography

Goals

As we float along here waiting for Danica to heal it has been easy to let routine fall by the wayside and with that also good habits have gone and bad ones have cropped in.  With this in mind I will make 5 goals that I will be working on over the next few weeks and also at least one way on each on how to achieve that goal.

1) Eat better (I know its vague right?)
   - A piece of fruit a day. More veggies less red meat.

2) Better management of time
   - Stop getting sucked into the vortex that is instant queue on Netflix and DVR.

3) With said time set aside an hour a day to read and/or work on HTML/CSS lessons.
   - Utilizing the swing for Addison during this time will be vital, to allow me to work and for Danica to sleep

4) Read one book to Addison each day
   - Do during evening or morning active period

5) Cut back on phone usage. (this will be the hardest)
   - Take phone off of silent so I can receive calls and texts but when in living room leave it on table away from my seat.

These are my goals for the next few weeks to work on. Hopefully I can make some progress on them.

Superbowl Sunday and First Sleep In...

We went out to the in-laws house to watch the Steelers lose the Superbowl, fun times were had by all.  Ate a bunch of food, watched Ben "Overrated" Roethlisberger throw away the Superbowl, and we had Mel watch Addison overnight, all of these lead to a very good night of sleep had by both Danica and I.  We got her back today and gave her a good bath because she had two diapers that decided they need not work correctly.  Things have been going pretty well, Addison is having the beginnings of smiles and is developing more and more by the day which is fun and exciting.

Have a doctor appointment tomorrow for Danica and then I have to get some work done on the car. Then on Wednesday I am getting 4 fillings, all on the left side of my face, trust me it wasn't me that scheduled that little diddy. This appointment is at 8:50 in the morning. So basically Wednesday will be awful until like 4 in the afternoon once I get some feeling back in my face.

Well that's that. Below are a couple of pictures of Addison that Mel took at her house today. She is wearing a headband that her sister-in-law on Talyor's side made. She's a little a cutey. And I in no way mean Mel. You can find more about the headbands on facebook at http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Little-Divas/179042942126696.

What's Up Doc

We took Addison for her one month check up on Friday (yes she has been in our lives for a month now, yikes). She was up to 8 pounds 7 ounces and 21 inches, so she gained about 2 pounds and grew about 2 inches. Here growth is right along her line for here percentile which is good and the doctor said that everything else is looking good. We have a good and healthy baby. She has begun to sleep a little better at night. We usually try to get her to sleep around 9 and then she will be asleep for 4 or 5 hours and wake up hungry and then go down for 3-4 more hours. Granted we are not 8 hours of sleep a night or anything but if I get 5-6 hours I am good and Danica usually takes a nap during the afternoon.

Went to Danica's parents house with all the in-laws (without Joan who was out of town. Watched some basketball and ate some dinner and hung out for the evening. A good time was had.

Danica is getting better slowly but surely. She is kind of down sometimes but we are trying to stay positive and keeping busy. We got a Netflix account so we have been watching movies and t.v. shows among them Harry and the Hendersons and Ahhhh Real Monsters. Any suggestions for shows and or movies is welcome because wandering around Netflix without a goal can be kind of mind boggling.

Calling it a night.

RCJH!!!!!!

Intro video they play before the game. Believe me it is amazing to see when you are in the fieldhouse.

Baby's Day Out

So yesterday we took little Miss Addison out for some shopping and a visit to Barb at the office.  We had to go to Target and Babies R' Us so we decided that both baby and mom could use a little time out of the house.  Addison was great the whole time except for when we checked out at Target where she was going bananas, but we think she was just hot in the car seat.  Although it still went better than this Baby's Day Out.  Other than that she was delightful. 

Danica had another doctor's appointment today and while they said her wound is coming along they still are not sure how long she will have the wound vac on so we are just playing it by ear and taking it day by day.  Just as long as she gets better that is the important thing.

I have gone back on Weight Watchers so I can hopefully watch my weight go down besides pool season is rolling around and gotta get that six pack going.  Along with that I am going to start working out a bit to stay active and my goal is to work out 3 times this week (with one down already).  

Addison's sleeping habits have been a bit erratic as of late sleeping for a few hours and then deciding to explore the night life for a couple.  While it is rough we have time to take naps here and there and if not the two cups of coffee that I have daily helps.  While in a sleepy state my mind came to the conclusion that the cuteness of your baby is directly related to the amount of sleep that you have had.  If you are 4 or fewer hours then cuteness is often at an all time low where as more sleep than that increases the cuteness factor. Don't worry I made a graph.

Bath Time and Time with Family and Friends (not at the sametime though, that would be weird)

We decided to subdue Addison with a bottle while we bathed here this evening.

We are starting to get bath time down a little better. Definitely easier actually using the bath tub then the sponge bath.  Addison doesn't like it but she will get used to it. We are finally starting to get into a bit of a routine (although the sleepless night last night was a bit rough). 

Aden and his cousin Addison

 Had a good week with visits from friends and family sprinkled throughout the week including us baby sitting our nephew Aden. After baby sitting a 5 month old while taking care of our baby, even with Danica's aunt Kelly here, it blows my mind that people have kids crazy close together. Kudos to those people that can survive but I never would be able to.

And now for something completely different....