3 Years Old

    It is hard to believe that 3 years ago Addy joined our family! It really does seem like yesterday! The last three years have been such an adventure. At three years old Addy is quite the little lady. While we don't have any "official" data from the doctor (check-up in June) we do have lots of statistics on our little lady! Addy LOVES to talk. She is always talking: on the phone, to her friends, to her family, to her baby dolls, and to pretty much anyone that will listen. She loves her baby dolls...I am beginning to think that she really does think that they are real. She also will do just about anything to be able to play outside. Her best friend is Snoopy. Snoopy loves Addy, too! Addy LOVES school. She is learning so much: she can count well beyond 20 in English and Spanish, she knows all of the letters and most of the sounds that they make, she can write her name and anything else that you spell out for her, she knows her address, birthday, and almost her whole phone number. She is a sponge...she asks about EVERYTHING: why do you have that, what does that do, why do you need that?
     Jim and I often tell ourselves that we are pretty lucky b/c Addy is a pretty good kid. She is great about entertaining herself, usually does what you ask her to do, likes to help and is generally pretty happy. We are also finding out that she is also very strong willed. If she wants/doesn't want something she will let you know and dig her heels in until she is totally exhausted from having a meltdown, until you give in or she negotiates for something else. Addy is a great eater...she eats a variety of foods but she doesn't like to try new things. She is a pretty good sleeper BUT she doesn't like to sleep in her own bed...this means she usually sleeps in the guest room. We are fine with that...as long as she doesn't sleep with us!
    As you can tell, Addy keeps us pretty busy. We hope that we can keep the blog updated so you can see/hear all about what we have been up to.