More Firsts (Lights, Zoo, & Santa)

Two more firsts in the book. 1. You ate baby cereal. 2. You went to the Festival of Light in Chickasha, OK. 3. You went to the ZOO!

We decided to give you baby cereal because you ALWAYS want what momma and Daddy have. If I put a spoon near you you lunge for it and I decided why not. So we did. You were cool with the spoon... the cereal you preferred in a bottle. I honestly thought you would sleep better but in all honesty; you slept like crap. You were up every hour and it wasn't to eat. You just were awake. Lesson learned. Eddison won't be getting cereal for another month. On the up side. You were so cute eating it. I am rather excited to see you eat like the champion you already are.

Second was the lights. The lights were rather awesome. There were camels, sheep, and a donkey. We tried to get  you a chance to ride the camel but they said you had to wait until next year. So, next year you and momma will go and ride the donkey.  You were completely memorized by the lights. You wouldn't take your eyes off them. It was the coolest thing watching you take all of it in. I can't wait until you start telling me about things. I know with Parker that was something I had fun doing. He would just talk to me. None of the others do it quite like he did. He will teach you a lot of neat things as you get holder. Speaking of that... Dawson says he will protect you and beat up anyone who tries to hurt you. Soooo, boys as you read this know that her cousins will HURT you!

And now the ZOO. We started that with a bang. I mean with birds. We went into this area where you can feed the birds nectar. I thought you would be scared but instead you were excited by them. You may take after me in your love for animals. We went with your cousins, Nora, and your bestie; Penny.


I have to say it has been such a blessing to become close with the "English" sisters. They are amazing women and mothers and I am blessed to be a friend. I can hear it now as you get older. "Mom.... Penny and I are going out. Kora and Nora are driving." Trouble is in the making haha. It will be neat knowing you are with good girls who will truly be there for you.

I am sure there are many other firsts I am forgetting. I am trying to keep up with everything. I know my next post will be about work, and how I am FINALLY a real Stay At Home Momma. It may also venture into being able to do things with you that if I had been working we wouldn't' be able to do. All in all you are growing like a weed. You are learning so many new things, and you are my sweet baby girl. I love you Eddi Bear.

Oh, I just remembered. You also saw Santa; twice. Seems you are a lucky little girl to meet the man two times. You were calm the first time, then the second you seemed to be a little upset with him. Maybe you fear he won't bring you that special gift, or maybe because the second time you were surrounded by many children and it was hot. Either way you were not having it. I will show you....

See - not too excited by that. You will enjoy it as you get older. You just have to understand what Santa means and what Christmas is all about. Two things that are going to be excited to share with you. As I type you are starting to cry. So I am off to make you smile. I love you bear.

Update - Eddi is 4 Months Old!

Looks like I am a little behind... Started this post on the 10th  & posted it... but actually updated it Dec 30!

Updates are... I quit my job at Young Brothers began a new one at Edge Electric, turned in my two weeks, and have become a 100% stay at home momma. Also, you turned 4 months old, we have had Christmas, you have tried new things, and we are headed into celebrating the New Year. Here we come 2014! Eddison is on a roll and no one will stop her.

Anywho, about the job situation... I don't know why I went from one directly to another but you live and learn. I'm so ready to just be a momma. Your Meme worries I will lose my identity and will want to go back to work. After YB, yes. After EE I decided that there is nothing else I would rather do than be a momma. So, I promise to teach you confidence in all things. I lacked it a lot growing up and once I became an adult I found it. Promise you that with it you do become a lot happier. Less worry I think.

Now on to the celebration of Jesus Christ and Christmas. Christmas Eve we went to Meme and Papa's and played Dirty Santa with the whole family and then came home around one am. So, for Christmas we opened presents at about 7am. You woke up daddy by "jumping" on him until he woke. He didn't seem 100% impressed but it was fun (for me). You were totally spoiled by your aunts and uncles, grandmas & grandpas.... Santa brought you Mr. Snail. You LOVE that thing so much. <--- There you are holding it tightly as I attempt to take your picture. As soon as that flash went off you doubled over to eat it. I guess I should post that photo too. Maybe later.

Next on the agenda is the other events of the month. Mainly being how much I, as a mother, a human, and as a woman I have grown. There is a lot to growing up I have had to learn within these past 4 months. I know I am a momma and I would not be anything else. You are my everything. It is so interesting to see how your life flips so quickly once a baby enters the equation. It seems surreal at times that you are already here and I am not walking around waiting on you to arrive.

Speaking of walking around with you in my tummy; we went to the mall and I wore my baby carrier with you in it. Talk about a flashback to being 9 months pregnant. By the time we left my back hurt, my legs hurt, and I wanted to sleep. It was so nice to look into the back seat and see you there. I enjoy having you out of my tummy. ;)

Which leads me to this statement; you have hit your 4 month mark. WOW!!!! You have been a part of our family for 1/3 of a year. Time is flying. So bittersweet. You are growing so quickly. As you start to get older I begin to see more of me in you. You are so determined and so impatient. If you can't figure something out immediately it upsets you. I love you sooo much.

Your newest thing is - I will say, "Up?" and you pull with all your might and lift your neck, head, and shoulders up and reach for my hands. You are so smart. I am always so impressed with you.

Also, we attempted the cereal again. Not in a bottle either... we tried a SPOON! You lean forward for the spoon. So adorable. We also tried applesauce. You still prefer momma to it all. Which makes me feel like I am doing a good job.

You know sometimes I wonder what it would be like if you weren't here. Would I still be working? Would I be thinking half of what I do? Would I sleep better? Probably. Is it worth the what if? Hell no.

You are 100% worth EVERY change that has taken place. Sleepless nights, messy house, circles under eyes, and a constant supervision; yep, all worth it. I love you sweet miracle. You are waking up now so I am going to sign off and hang out with you. I love you Eddi!

Tennessee Thanksgiving

You had your first road trip, vacation, & Thanksgiving. The road trip you were so good. Sitting in the car for 6 hours and you were so good. Majority of the way you were sleeping, but the first few hours you were bright eyed and looking around. I was so proud of you. You even did well in your FIRST HOTEL! Slept for the majority of the night and woke up twice to eat.

When we got to Aunt Steph and Uncle Patrick's you were just all smiles and laughs. Cami has completely fallen in love you with. I think everyone has. We spent our first night there, which was a little crazy. I think your tooth is back at it. You were fussy and you kept crying no matter what I did. Eventually I had to rock you in the middle of the floor because it was the only way you would calm down. I wasn't too upset though because I was able to hold you in my arms and that was/is the best feeling in the whole world. I am thankful though your cries did not wake up everyone in the house.


The next day was Thanksgiving and we were on our way to GG Pat and GG Dave's. You were all dolled up wearing a tutu and a shirt that said My 1st Thanksgiving. Simply adorable. You were so good with everyone. You even showed them your awesome "walking" skills. I do believe you were called a miracle baby about 3 times. Go you!

I didn't get to hold you a lot because the family wanted there time, but your daddy didn't get to hold you at all. I felt bad for him. I would try to come up with a way for him to be able to hold you so you wouldn't think he was gone. It worked. We got a semi-family photo out of the deal. I hate that I didn't take many photos though. I was so busy keeping up with you and talking with the family that my cell phone was in my pocket the majority of the day. Daddy ended up black Friday shopping with Aunt Steph and Valerie while momma waited for you to wake up. You were asleep on your cousin Rachel for over an hour. It was the sweetest thing.

When you finally woke up I had to rush to feed you then you were off with Cami and Uncle Patrick while momma and daddy went shopping for your Christmas gifts. I can not wait to show you what you got. You my lil lady are going to be SO excited. I was so worried you would be fussy like  you were the night before, but I was told you were a great baby. Thank God. I am so proud when you are so sweet. I am still proud when you are fussy but it is a different type.



Anyways, we then stayed with Aunt Cindy, Uncle Bob, and Rachel and yet again you were a good baby. I think you impressed the whole family with just being you. I was so sad when we left. However, I am glad we went and were able to introduce you to the rest of my side of the family. I think sometime next year it will be daddy's side.