little toes

Family picture out back of the Johnson

Today  marked two big milestones in Addison's life.
This morning she discovered her toes and i think she loves them just as much as me! She is constantly trying to touch them and looking at them. And if her legs weren't so long and if she didn't have her little belly i know they would be in her mouth.

Addi's first geo-caching trip and first trip to the Giant Stairs!

Second big thing today-I put her down on her play mat for tummy time so i could put her clothes away...when i turned back around she was facing the other direction! I watched her and no rolling was involved, it was all squirming and muscles...my little baby was crawling! tooooo sooon! im not ready for that yet. I think it will be quite some time before a full fledged army crawl across the room, but its a start!

little girl is growing up

Yesterday we went to Addisons 2 month check up...although she is 10 weeks tomorrow (we were in maine during her 2 month mark) She is weighing in at 14 lbs 5.4 oz and is 24 inches long. She is in the 93rd percentile for her age. She is a very healthy little girl with a clean bill of health. UNfortunalty she needed 3 shots...that by far was the worst experience for me, she was so upset and i couldnt help or hold her as tears ran down her face and turned bright red in pain. I picked her up as soon as they would let me to calm her down. Today we took the band aids off-it was as if she had gotten pricked all over again. Poor babe. She has slept almost all day today, it had taken alot out of her yesterday.
2 days ago was no joy ride for her either. Unfortunately i learned a valuable lesson not to eat broccoli and breast feed. She spent the entire day crying and being fussy and didn't sleep from 8am until 10:30 pm. That was the day she broke me down and I had my first cry as well. I felt so helpless not knowing what to do.

I waited all summer for her to fit into a pair of little mermaid pjs i had bought for her when she was first born. She wore them for 2, maybe 3 weeks. So sad. She is flying through clothing and diapers. We got home from maine and we are now in size 2 diapers and 3-6 month clothing.
While on our vacation we had a fantastic time visiting and sharing her with family and friends. We spent time up north at Jerrods moms house and even took her to her first parade at Dover Days. Then we went to my home on the islands where she went to her first Johnson Family Lobster bake!

HELLO!

HELLO! UPDATE ON MY LIFE COMING SOON...STAY TUNED :)

SORRY FOR THE LONG DELAY IV BEEN BUSY GROWING BIG AND STRONG!!

Clean Bill of Health for Addison!

Well today we traveled into Philadelphia to visit a specialist at CHOP (children s hospital of Philly) to get another ultra sound of Addisons kidney. It was enlarged at birth and had fluid in it the week before she was born. Luckily today the Dr  declared her perfectly healthy and normal :) Now with that out of the way and the jaundice cleared up we can finally breathe and relax on the health front. While in Philly we searched out Pats- a Philly cheese steak joint we saw on the travel channel and food network. It was super yummy!

I cant believe it has been a little over 4weeks since we headed into the hospital to give birth to the most beautiful precious baby in the world. Every day she amazes me in some way, weather it is smiling and grinning at me for the first time or cooing as she falls asleep in my arms. I fall more and more in love with her every day. Whiskey is becoming a very good big brother. He likes to sit right by during feedings and lays by her swing during her naps. Every evening we take family walks...Since she is now over 11 lbs I like to take her in my kangaroo pouch carrier to get the extra work out plus I like having her nice and close :)

4TH OF JULY

 HAPPY 4TH OF JULY!!

and life will never be the same..

Well,

It has almost been a full week since I gave birth to the most amazing thing God has ever given me. How has it been a week already? where has the time gone? We are still dealing with a few health issues. We went to the pediatrician yesterday and her jaundice levels had elevated again so we have to return to the hospital in the morning to get the levels checked yet again. I am hoping they are going back down or else she will have to go through photo therapy again. She is somewhat getting into the routine of eating...we don't have an issue at all when she is hungry, but its all on her time and only when she wants it and wants to be awake. Some times it is 4 or 5 hours in between feedings because she just wont wake up. But when she does eat, boy does she eat! She is also having to go on medication for her kidney. It was slightly inflamed and they will check it again in a month. Its so hard to think every thing will be ok when all I want is for my little baby to be healthy and ok.

Last night Jerrod and i gave her her first sponge bath. she didn't enjoy it all that well, but she did enjoy her massage after right before bed!

Today I finally made my way downstairs. She tried her snug-a-bunny swing, which she found very entertaining. Then we headed down the road and had our two neighbors; Stephanie and Sara do her newborn photo shoot! I am so excited to see the pictures! I took one on my phone and I know what they will come up with is going to be so much better!!

She is going to sleep well tonight I think (although she already sleeps well at night). 

My mom and sister left yesterday..It was so nice to have them here...the time came and went too fast. I wish we lived closer so she could be around family more. But i have to remind myself that New Jersey is so much better than if we were still stuck in Arizona. My dad,  brother, sister in law and niece will be making there way here tomorrow evening to spend the weekend visiting. I feel so blessed to have gotten orders here to be close to the families.

As soon as I laid eyes on my little baby everything changed. I immediately couldn't imagine my life without  her. She is so perfect. Now lets all pray that we can get her two health issues under control and we can move on from worrying.

She's Here!

It's hard to imagine that my little angel will be 5 days old come the morning. After all the waiting, prepping and anticipation she arrived via c-section on friday morning june 15th at 10:23am. She weighed 9.2 lbs and was 22 1/2inches long. She even has a good head of hair! (I assumed she would after the acid reflux I had been suffering since December). My mom and sister made it to the hospital by friday evening and were able to come right over and see her after a long day on the road. She is more beautiful than I could ever imagine and I already don't know what I would do with out her. she has gorgeous blue grey eyes, only time will tell which way they go in color. She looks just like her daddy!




We were supposed to be released this morning, however Her jaundice levels were too high and we had to stay here an extra day so she could get light therapy. Perhaps it was one of the hardest days here emotionally. I have waited so long to have her in my arms and I have had to spend the past 24 hrs watching her in the nursery in what looks like a baby tanning bed only getting to hold her every 2-3 hours for feeding time. Around 6 o'clock this afternoon her levels had started to drop so we are hoping  the morning brings good news and she can go home.

My mom and  sister are staying until Wednesday morning. It has been so nice to have them here and for them to see Addison and be able to visit even though its all been in the hospital. Im so happy we are here and not in Arizona anymore. Family is more important than anything. My brother and Theresa, my dad and JJ are coming to visit this weekend to meet the newest addition. Aunt Lou and Aunt Peg will be here for a day trip friday with Jess. I love having the family so close atlast!

I am hoping that the worst is behind me physically recuperating. The surgery was a lot worse than I had expected, but mostly that is because of my bad reaction to the morphine that was given to me for the spinal tap. It made me very sick and nauseous for the first 18-24 hours making it hard for me to start breast feeding right away since every time I sat up or tried to stand and move I would throw up. The actual incision is still really sore but nothing compared to the first few days. I'm just ready to get home and out of this hospital bed..its so uncomfortable and not to mention I miss my animals who I'm sure think that I have abandoned them by now.

The hospital photographer came and put together a little slideshow yesterday, here it is!
http://www.our365.com/NewbornPortraits/BabyDetail.aspx?birthid=a26c8e69-ac15-421f-aeba-36239d549ba0&utm_source=wnshare&utm_medium=email&utm_content=wnshare_mom_babylink&utm_campaign=wnshare_button#
and heres the password 810401393259830