The Beaman Crew

Oh how we love Addison's many faces!  Here are a few that she shared with us today....

As most of you already know, Addison has an allergy to milk and egg whites.  We have had a time with her skin for what seems like forever.  We have also had a reaction with squash.  However, I am happy to say that we have now successfully added to her diet:  carrots, sweet potatoes (her favorite), apples, sweet peas, green beans, bananas, and pears.  Yay!  And her skin is getting much better!  Thank you so much, sweet Jesus!  And this child loves to eat!  She obviously isn't crazy about the taste and/or texture of sweet peas though.  The first time she tried them she literally gagged the whole time she ate them, but she still opened her mouth for every bite.  She enjoys eating too much to turn them down!  She did better today when we fed her sweet peas for the second time but she still gagged a little... She makes an awful face at green beans too, but they go down much quicker and easier than the sweet pe...

So, for weeks and weeks Addison has gotten up in the morning between 6:30 and 7:30, usually right around 7:15.  Well, for the past week, she has decided that she wants to wake up around 5:00-5:30.  Lovely!  The good news is, she will play in her crib for at least 30 minutes before she starts getting bored, so we are always sure to put a stuffed animal or two in her crib with her at night for her to play with in the morning.  I think Adam and I are both pretty fair when it comes to waking up to get little butter bean ready.  Sometimes he gets up, sometimes I get up.  There are no rules or anything.  If he's gotten up the last few times, then I'll get up the next few times, and so on.  However, there are certainly times when neither of us really feels like getting up.....especially at 5:00 AM!  That's when paper, rock, scissors comes in handy.  Sometimes we can hardly even see who won because it's still dark in our room.  Yesterday wa...

Sorry I haven't been keeping up with my blog in the past week or so. I have been busy. Click on the link below to see what I've been up to: share.shutterfly.com/action/welcome?sid=0QbsmTRu5bs3HA It seemed to take FOREVER to complete this project, but I just got it in the mail today, and it was totally worth it!  Hope you all enjoy!

Addison turned 6 months old on Wednesday, January 26. Let me just start by saying the one thing that every mom has probably said at some point....I swear I have the sweetest baby in the world! She is not perfect, but dog-on if she aint the sweetest thing I ever did see! She is changing from "Little Baby" to "Little Girl" right before our eyes. Just look at how she has grown over the past 6 months... We are so blessed! Not many of her "stats" have changed. She still sleeps through the night (Yay!). She still has 6 ounces in each bottle (breastmilk mixed with soy formula), usually 4-5 bottles per day. She wears a size 3 diaper and is wearing size 6 month clothes. Her feet still haven't grown anymore. She no longer will take her paci. She has never been much into her paci, although Mommy and Daddy have been very glad to have it on many occasions in the past. She pretty much would take it if she was fussy. It would sooth her immediately, but as soon as...

Friday was Adam's dad's birthday.  Sat night we celebrated at his house.  Adam cooked a couple crock pots of duck stew, mashed potatoes, biscuits, and cucumbers in vinegar.  It was yummy!  We are sorry that we missed Sarah and Amanda.  They were enjoying 6 inches of snow in Marshalburg...crazy!  We were very happy, though to see Amy, Chris, and Hayden.  Again, I couldn't get my hands on that little fellow.  He was too busy eating and sleeping :)  He looks too cozy with his mommy and daddy to disturb him.  So precious!  Chris fed him his first bottle tonight.  I think they did great!  Addison wasn't sure what to think.  She is not used to seeing people smaller than her... She had fun hanging out with her Grandaddy again.  He kept her for a few hours last Wednesday night so mommy could go play tennis!  (Which was so much fun, by the way!!) They must have done some bonding then :)  She is just s...