Happy Birthday Nana

With my Dad out of town and Julie and I having little ones, my Mom's birthday was a quiet one...sort of. Mackenzie and Sophie fell asleep on the way to her little party and woke up grumpy. Ethan and Addison were, well, babies....crying or whining. However, we plunged on and ordered Mexican food and had chocolate cake that the girls helped make. I think Mom was probably more tired when we all left but a Happy Birthday party we had!

Here's a pic of Nana and her grand babies.....with a 4 year old, a 3 year old, an 8 month old and a 2 month old, this is as good as it gets!

8 Weeks!

I cannot believe Addison has been a part of our little family for 8 weeks now. Adjusting has taken a little longer than I had expected, but we're slowly (very slowly....I mean real, real slow) starting to adjust. :) She's has started to give us her sweet little smiles more frequently which makes all these sleepless nights so very worth it!

Sophie loves to hold her little sis and Addison will let her for quite a long time without fussing. It's amazing how quickly they tune in to other children.

So, finally, without further ado, the moment I have been waiting for...and many more to come...THE MATCHING SISTER OUTFIT PICS!

Photo Shoot

What do you do when Daddy and Sophie are at a birthday party?....have a photo shoot of course! (I'll continue our first couple of weeks with our precious Addison soon, but just had to post these pics of our little cutie)

Finally!....

After what felt like a long time waiting, FINALLY, Dustin, Sophie and I have added to our little family! On Thursday, 4/29 around 3:30pm, we got the call that our expected bundle was on her way. By 4:00pm, cars descended on our house like a police raid! I threw clothes in suitcases... Dustin made airline reservations..Julie packed Sophie a bag to spend the night with Nana...Mom stood looking dazed with a glass of pinot grigio in her hand (hee hee..just kidding). By 8:30pm, Dustin and I were sitting on a plane heading to Chicago. We landed around 12:00am. We drove really fast to the hospital wondering if a cop pulled us over we could explain that we were about to have a baby even though I didn't (hopefully) look pregnant....we jumped out of the car at 12:30am...I was able to go into the delivery room...and at 12:39am Friday morning our little Addison made her appearance. It was absolutely breathtaking! So without further ado...

Addison Lee Rash
Born Friday, April 30th at 12:39am
6lbs, 19in

Great Day at the Park!

The "First" Day of School

Well, officially the first day of school was Wednesday....BUT...of course my little one was SICK. She was very excited to go today though. And how she has changed in a year. She was very clear that she wanted Mom to leave and that I could pick her up later. (Should I be happy or sad?) It went well and she had a good day. When she got in the car, she said, "Hi mom, its so nice to see you." :) I love it when she says these random adult-like expressions.

So...here's to a good, tear free, and sick free year!

It's that time of year again! Go Tigers!