Just wanted to touch base and update you on our crazy wonderful lives. We are doing well and staying busy. Our Addison is growing by leaps and bounds. She is definitely keeping her Mommy and Daddy busy!! She is a very active and happy 9-month old. She just had her 9 month checkup and the Dr Chaban said she is doing beautifully. She is 28.5” long and 21 lbs. Also, she had her gastroenterologist appointment this week and Dr Bhargava said we don’t have to come in for any more appts. She said her reflux is better so we can finally start tapering down the medicine and also stop thickening her bottle feeds which is great! The thickening of bottles has put weight on our cutie but, it helped keep everything down with the reflux. We could not be happier that Addison’s colic/reflux is behind us now…what a rollercoaster ride! Addee has been doing her normal army crawl and gets around quite fast. She is now pulling up on furniture and standing for quite a few minutes at a time. She is very persistent so we think we will have a walker soon. She is so much fun. She loves her walks and playing with Grandpa K. She is so friendly and happy…enjoys being with people. We can’t tell you how many people say: “What a happy baby”. Addison is drinking water from a sippy cup and doing pretty well. She is eating some finger foods now too…puffed cereal, graham crackers, strawberries, bananas, and other soft vegetables. She is very independent and enjoys picking up her own food. She has 2 bottom teeth that are almost in and has been pretty good so far…not too fussy. But, believe me we know fussy with her colic and reflux. So, I think we will get through teething. She certainly is very vocal with her squeals and babbling different sounds. She really enjoys books and turning the pages. During story time at night she turns the pages for us. We cannot even explain the fun we are having…she really is a dream come true. We had a fun 1st Easter with Addison. She enjoyed getting into her basket from the Easter bunny and even went in the pool for the first time. She loved the pool – we knew she would. An update on the Mommy and Daddy….Kirk loves his job at PricewaterhouseCoopers. He is so happy! He has not had to travel too much but, does have 5 day trips here and there. We are both working from the house and it has been working out great. Kirk also still works a day or so per week at Williams Sonoma. I have been keeping busy working 2 part-time positions from home. One is at Universal Creative where I am recruiting for their project based division. I go into the office occasionally but, I am mainly working from our home office. The other new role is a new part-time position for a banking software company called Open Solutions. I am working with their Sales Proposal team managing their RFP database. I am still learning the system but, so far so good. Also, calligraphy has been picking up so have been fitting that in as well. Still involved with the Diabetes board and walk committees. We have our corporate breakfast this Wednesday and hoping for a good turnout. Busy at our household is an understatement. We are looking forward to a July 4th trip to Sky Valley, Georgia with the Yallalys and Bunn families. Also, we plan on visiting with Mom and Dad Cooper in South Carolina. We finally booked a cruise to go and celebrate my Dad’s retirement. We will be going in August on a 1 week cruise with my Dad, Blain, Loretta, and my Grandmom. I think it will be a fun time…it will be Addee’s 1st cruise! In just a few months our Addison will be a 1 year old. It is amazing how time flies when you are having fun! We are so enjoying our sweet girl. She is truly a blessing and we are honored to be her parents. She is a JOY!! Loving every minute of it. I am looking forward to celebrating my 1st official Mother’s Day with our girl. I miss my Mom everyday especially on Mother’s day. She is still my inspiration especially raising Addison. Wishing my Mom K, Mom C, Grandmom Selters and Aunt Jackie a very happy Mother's Day! Also, Happy Mother's day to all of Addison's Aunts too. Enjoy your precious families! Enjoy the latest photos below of us!
Until next time…always remember to Live, Laugh, and Love!
Love, The Coopers :o)
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