Sorry it's been a while!...

I know it's been a while..so here are some pictures from the last few months:

I'm just starting to roll over here, mid April (by now I'm a pro)

Mini photo session with Mommy & Daddy

Mother's Day

1st time in a Helicopter @ Armed Forces Day

Love to play with my feet, and put them in my mouth!

Sick with my 1st ear infection and fever ;-(

Addi has perfected the art of rolling over. She first started being able to roll from her back to her belly, but after a few weeks she learned to roll back onto her back. She is now rolling and wiggling her way all over the place. She will be crawling in no time!
She recently had her 1st ear infection. It started as a runny nose and a fever, and because it was our 1st Mommy & Daddy didn't know quite what to do. We called the pediatrician and gave her some tylenol. After a few days Mommy took her to the pediatrician and found out it was an ear infection! So the doctor gave us some antibiotics and within 2 days she was well on her way back to her happy little self!
Addi's babbling and cooing is increasing all of the time! She is becoming quite the chatterbox! She has started to say 'dadadadada' and 'mum mum mum', although she doesn't quite mean 'Dad' and 'Mom'. She loves to grab everything within her reach, and inevitably it ends up in her mouth!
We are excited for the summer and to take her swimming. We have been on a few picnics to Pinchot Park, and at one of them she got to experiment with dipping her feet in the lake. She loved it!
We're still trying to balance out our schedules now that Mommy is back to working in the office. We don't get to do as many family outings and activities on the weekend, but we're managing!
Addi likes having play dates with her friend Bella, who is only 6 weeks younger than she is. She will be having another friend to play with soon, in August. Mommy's friend Jen will be having a baby boy!
My brother will be coming home on leave from the Army in the beginning of July, for two weeks. So we are excited to see him! We last saw him when Addi was 3 months old.

Cereal, Oh My!

We had Addison's 4 month check up last week. She weighs 15lbs, 7oz and is 25" long. She is growing and getting stronger every day! The doctor was very pleased with her growth, and overall health. We have introduced her to cereal in the last month, and when she is 5 months we can start to introduce fruits, vegetables and juice! Can't wait to see what kind of mess we can make with that!
Addison is very verbal, shrieking and 'growling'..and if you're lucky, and you work very hard at it, you can make her giggle. She hasn't rolled over yet, but she does try to sit up from a laying down position. It looks like she is doing baby crunches! Addi is getting to be a little nosey thing! She loves to check out her surroundings, especially if we are somewhere 'new' to her. She loves to watch t.v., especially cartoons. Her favorites are Handy Manny and The Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. We know this because Mommy & Daddy know the words to the opening songs!
We found out about 3 weeks ago that my job is transitioning my department, and 2 others to Houston. Which basically means 146 people are out of a job. My lasts day is scheduled to be July 2. I have already interviewed for a position to basically keep the job I have now. I would still work from home, and do all of the same things that I currently do, but my supervisors and the rest of my department would be in Houston TX. There are 18 positions available for this job, and quite a few people have applied for it. I actually should be hearing something today about that. And in the meantime I have another interview tomorrow for a different department with my same company. If neither of those work out, it looks like I'll be riding the unemployment train for a while until we figure out our next move. Not looking forward to losing my health insurance right now, especially with Addi having visits about every 2-3 months, and vaccinations on top of that..But we will do whatever is necessary. So keep your fingers crossed that something works out!
Here are some recent pictures:

Enjoying her new activity center

Little Miss Hollywood enjoying herself at her 1st picnic!

Addi & Daddy

3 1/2 Months, really?!

I know it's been a while since our last post, sorry!
Addi is 3 1/2 months old now, I cannot believe it! The time really does fly by! She is getting bigger and more beautiful every day! We go back to the doctors in about 2 weeks for our 4 month appointment, and more shots! Not looking forward to that part, but I am anxious to see how much she has grown! I weighed her in the middle of February and she was 14 pounds then.
Addison has really been finding her voice in the last month or more..She loves to shriek for no apparent reason, her smile is contagious! I just love it! She has been getting better and better with her hand and eye coordination, and she will hold on to things like rattles when placed in her hand. We are still struggling with tummy time, but she is slowly getting better with it.
Addison got to meet her Uncle Michael (my brother) for the first time, when he came home from Iraq in the beginning of February. We have been spending as much time with him as possible while he is home. Unfortunately, he is leaving tomorrow to go back to his home base in Ft. Hood, Texas.
Our friend Cash William just turned 1 on February 20th! I can remember going to the hospital when he was born and I cannot believe it has been a year already!
We are getting Spring Fever, Jason can't wait to get out there and go fishing! I am looking forward to taking walks outside with Addi in her stroller.
Here are some recent photos:

Fresh from the tub!

My little Snow Angel, making snow angels with Daddy!

Proud Army Niece, anxiously waiting for Uncle Michael at the airport!

My Valentine

2 months and growing!

WOW! Okay so it has been a whole month since our last post! The time is sure flying by!
The holidays were great! Unfortunately they were pretty boring for Miss Addison, she pretty much slept right through everything! I'm sure next year will be a bit more exciting for her!
We spent Christmas Eve at my Grandmother's house, and then we went to a family friend's later in the evening. We went to Nanny & Pappy's for dinner on Christmas day (my parents), and then went to Maw Maw & Pop Pop's that afternoon ( Jason's parents).

Addi & Santa

The best present, ever!


After a long night of partying Christmas Eve...
Baby's 1st Christmas!

Christmas Eve was even more special than normal because friends of ours, the Love's, welcomed their first child into the world, Bella Grace Love. Hopefully she and Addison will be great friends since they are only 6 weeks apart!

Bella Grace Love

We received some great news this holiday season as well, my best friend of many many years is expecting her first child! Congrats to Jen & Dave! They are due in August! I am so excited for them, and also hope that their little bundle and Addi will be great friends!


New Years wasn't all that exciting. Addison and I spent the evening at home, and Daddy made it home from work about 20 minutes prior to the 'new year'. Addison was sleeping of course!

She has been sleeping through the night for a few weeks now, averaging 7 or 8 hours straight through the night before waking up and wanting some breakfast!

We had our 2 month check up this week, and Addi is weighing in at 11lbs 9oz, measuring 23 inches long! She is above average for both height and weight! She also received her 1st round of vaccinations and was not too happy about that! We go back to the doctors for a 4 month check up in March.

Glamorous!

My brother is on his way home from Iraq, thankfully! He should be home (in the country) within the next few days, and he will be home to PA by the first week of February! We are so excited to see him, and especially for him to meet his niece!

O Christmas Tree!

Yesterday we went to cut down our Christmas tree! It's been a family tradition for me since I was a baby, and has become one of our family traditions as well. We go to the tree farm, take the hayride out into the fields, search high and low for the 'perfect' tree, cut it down ourselves and haul it back! Of course you can't skip standing around the big bonfire, and drinking hot chocolate! This being Addison's first Christmas, we didn't want to skip out on any of the traditions! We got a much smaller tree than usual (I normally get the biggest one that will fit in the house!). And no worries, the little one was all bundled up, and I carried her in a baby sling right up against me, with a blanket over that to boot! She slept through the entire experience, but at least she was there!



Addison is now sleeping her own room, in her crib. She slept in a bassinet in our bedroom for the first three weeks. The bassinet was her great grandfather's, and has been used by everyone on my mother's side of the family. For some unknown reason, Addison didn't seem to like it that much, and so we have moved her into her own room, and she is doing great! She is also eating us out of house and home! She was previously drinking about 2 ounces per feeding, she is now up to 3 ounces! I can't wait to see how much weight she has gained by the time of our next appointment in January!
We've also been gathering things for a Christmas package to send to my brother, in Iraq. We're going to get that off this week to ensure that he gets it in time for the holidays. Michael is expecting to hit U.S. soil in mid January, and to be home by February! We can't wait! Addison is so excited to meet her uncle!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Turkey Day everyone! We hope you all enjoyed your day with family and friends! Our first Thanksgiving was not that exciting. Daddy had to go to work early in the morning. Mommy & Addison stayed home and we had a few morning feedings, and a nap or two in our swing for the first time. Then we went to Daddy's work to spend some time with him. Nanny & Pappy met us there for dinner..Addison pretty much slept right through the entire day, only waking up enough to eat. Maybe next year will be more exciting when she can eat some turkey!!
Yesterday was her two week appointment at the pediatrician's. She now weighs in at 8 pounds, 5 ounces. She is up 11 ounces since her last appointment! Yay! She has also grown 1/2 inch taller since birth! Overall a very clean bill of health, and we don't go back until she is 2 months old. At which time we will be due for some vaccinations, and Mommy isn't looking forward to that visit!
Here are some new pictures:

Family Photo

Pretty in Pink

Me & Nanny

Visiting Daddy at Work

Out for lunch with MawMaw & PopPop

She's Here!!!

Sorry for the delay! But our much anticipated arrival has come!
Miss Addison Riley Peffer was born on Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at 6:18pm. (Veteran's Day!) We went to the hospital on Monday that week to be gelled as scheduled. The gel did nothing for us and we returned to the hospital on Tuesday to be induced with an IV of pitocin. We arrived at the hospital at 8:30am. and were taken to our Labor & Delivery room. The room was huge and really nice for a hospital room! With the pitocin we were able to achieve contractions. I did not even realize that I was having them when the nurse informed me that they were about 6-8 minutes apart! I couldn't feel a thing! Apparently if your cervix is not dialating, then you will not feel the contractions (at most I could feel a very mild cramp once in a while). We were able to get the contractions up to 2-3 minutes apart, but with no luck. At about 4:30 pm my doctor checked my cervix again to see if we had made any progress, but nothing. Gates were still as closed as they ever had been. They geled me again that evening and said that they would check my cervix again in the morning, and at that point we would know more information. So we spent that night in the hospital, and the next morning the doctor checked me again, still nothing. At this point they had determined that my pelvis is narrow and that we could continue to go on and on with pitocin and gelling, but they really thought at this point that a C-section was going to be the best bet. So we agreed and were told we would be having our baby that day, it was just a matter of when. There were already 3 scheduled ahead of us, and if any emergencies came up they would bump us further down the list. I even got 'kicked out' of my Labor & Delvery room because they were getting so full, and had women in the waiting room in labor, and since I was not in labor I was kind of wasting a room..So we spent the remainder of the day in the recovery area- where you go after your C-section.
What a long wait..I was nervous about the surgery of course, but with the waiting and waiting my nerves were getting the better of me. Finally it was our time and by then I was really scared. Who wouldn't be a little nervous to get gutted like a fish? The surgery went perfectly smooth, and Jason was by my side (more like my head) the whole time. She is perfect!
Weighing in at 7lbs 14oz, and 20 inches long.
We were discharged from the hospital on Saturday, and it has been very tiring for us. We have had many visitors and are still trying to get into the swing of things. Midnight and 2 am, and 3 am and 4 am etc feedings..But we couldn't be any happier!

Here we are while we are being induced...so much for that!

Our 1st Family Photo!

What a little angel ;-)