Teeth, Bugs & More...

I apologize for the bright color of last posts. Had complaints. I am making it up to you with this ugly organge. :)
Anyhoo- Adriana got her second tooth (right next to her first one) on June 25th. She now prefers big people food over the "baby" stuff. I am making squash, apples and anything else that we have and stick it in the food processor. As long as we leave it a little lumpy so she can grab it. She eats way more if she can do it ' by herself'. How can someone so little have so much personality??
About a week ago i was in the bedroom, sitting on the edge of the bed, feeding Addie when who decided to join us was a 5 inch long centipede!! (sp?) I lost all rational thinking and sat there trying to figure out what to do. The only thing close to me was a rubber Croc so i threw it down on top of him then i saw him run under the bed. i had no idea if i got him or not. i stood on top of the bed w/ a nursing baby checking all corners to see if he was coming to get me. My fear couldn't handle nemore & i made a dieing leap for the bedroom door w/ baby. i called rick & he said he had just pulled up to the house. Thank God for hero husbands!! He took control - found the mama & squashed her. We thought we were done w/ centipede's until i found a tiny, baby one in the bathroom today. i tried to kill that one, but it was in a crevic & my shoe was too big & it ran under the toilet. Anything thinking it is safer under our toilet should die anyway. ha.ha.
tonight my goal is to find out how many babies come from a centipede at one time.
So, onto more fun news Adriana is increasing her back & stomach strength. Her length of time sitting up by herself and holding herself up is much better. She likes to sit on the couch w/ our company.
Fun tidbit-- Rick and I think it is hilarious when everyone is laughing, Adriana will pipe in w/ a "courtesy" laugh. Or if you fake laugh at her she will fake laugh back. She justs wants to be part of the fun.
We have our immunization shots tomorrow - we are officially 8 months old. We might not feel so hot. We will hear a lot of "moooooooooooom" waa-waa. That is the main time that she calls my name. She is really not happy and really needs me. The rest of the day it is all smiles and "da,da,da,da,da,da". Who said life was fair, right? just kidding. I love it all. It amazes me she can differentiate b/wn us already. She also can say "nigh-nigh" for night night and "nana" for banana and "buh-buh" for bye bye. She mimicks a lot of our sounds for a lot of words, but those are the most consistent. too much fun. Next post will probably be after the Hansen BBQ on July 11. Love & Hugs!!

7 mth check up

Hello Addie Lovers!! We had a blast in Florida. We went to the beach for the first time. Adriana slept on the beach, sat on my lap on the sand :) and took a dip in the ocean. She isn't too sure about moving water, but she didn't complain- she just hung on real tight to mommy.
Mimi and Biggie bought her a floatie for the pool- and that was awesome. She looked like she was Queen holding court in the water. too funny. She had a hard time wanting to take any naps in FL (too much fun w/ Auntie E & Uncle Matt) so we would swim in the pool to wear her out. It worked! Thank God.
Anyway, June 15 we went to see the Pediatrician. She is 7mths new now and weighed in at 15.5lbs- Rick & I both commented on how she was feeling heavier. She is also 26.5 inches long. They say she is avg. length, but still petite. I am happy that is still the case. hee.hee. I like the word "petite" for my baby doodlebug.
Other big news is that we got our first tooth on June 8!! We went to see the dentist and that was hilarious. THEY BRUSHED HER TOOTH! She loved it. This child has yet to not like anything about this world- still young i know, but she handles everything like its fun. I love that about her. We are also sitting up ALL BY OURSELVES. It lasts for about a minute and then she topples over and that is the best part to me. We laugh every time. Addie laughs too.
Ok folks that's all for now. Much love and many kisses. Hope to see some of you at the Hansen BBQ.

Well, I didn't find the pictures of the Ferg and Cerith bib as i promised until after i downloaded the others oops. maybe next time.
I am now in Jupiter, FL -- Rick, Adriana and I survived an absolutely insane weekend. We arrived in ATL on a direct flight from SA around 4pm. My parents, who drove straight from their house in FL to the airport in ATL to pick us up, were right on time. impressive!
We stayed at our friends, Mike and Debbie Presley's house. We picked up wings and pizza, beer and soda and just chilled. We didn't want anymore than that. Debbie's daughter, Karen, also came over w/ her son, Ty. On Saturday we went to Pappadeaux for lunch to celebrate my other cousin, Charles or Chucky Ray Bob's, high school graduation. Great company and always fun to see the family. We had time for a quick nap and then headed to the church for Whitney's wedding. Adriana was dressed in her "wedding dress" too. Erica said she stole Addie and walked around the room to see how many compliments she would get. She said, "I didn't even get half a foot, it was awesome!" We all danced, but the superstar of the dance floor was my cousin, Ciera. Her and Uncle Bill tore it up!! This girl has got some moves. We got pictures and video to prove it. I am making a shout out to Ciera.. YOU GO GIRL!! And Adriana absolutely loved her. I think they are forever friends. :) Anyway, after all that we woke up way early this morning- dropped Rick off at the airport and 11.5 hrs. later made it home. Yeah, it took a lil bit longer w/ so many needy people, but Adriana did great. Only 10 min. of crying in that whole trip. AMAZING!!

Every baby needs a "bootie shot" and isn't hers cute??

The Red/White hat I got from Karma and friends at a baby shower. I remember wondering what she'd look like in it and there it is. Her feet take up a lot of the pic. She loves her feet!

I love the picture of Scott and Addie and Roxy. Sue and JB taught us a new phrase for Roxy.. it is Scott's doghter and Adriana's cousin. ha.ha.

The pic. with Mimi and Addie was taken at Camp Verde. Mimi sang her to sleep. awwwww

Wow! We have been having a lot of fun this month and yet I can't remember what we've been doing. ha.ha. Tomorrow, the Olivares family is going on our first airplane ride all together. Adriana and I flew to VA in Jan. to see Mimi and Mona, but this time Rick is coming too. I am sooo happy to not be traveling on my own. Although, addie was an angel the last trip. Anyway, we are headed to Atlanta to see my cousin, Whitney Hansen, get married. yippee! Adriana is finally going to meet the Alan and Bill Hansen family and meet Aunt Brenda and of course see Mummsy again. double yippee! Erica, Matt, Mimi and Biggie will be there as well. After the weekend in Atlanta Rick will fly back to TX and go back to work, but Adriana and I are driving back to FL with the Biggie Hansen's. Her first real road trip-- definitely a Biggie thing! We will stay with them for a week and fly home on Sat. June 6th. We are very excited for some firsts like: the beach & the pool & whatever else Mimi & Auntie Erica come up with! ha.ha.
Adriana is getting extremely close to pushing out her first tooth. It may even happen while we are in FL, seriously! She is also looking more and more like a big girl.. tear. She can almost sit up all by herself and is really wanting to crawl. GOD HELP ME when that happens. She is so busy now, I can't imagine keeping up with her then.
Side note: our friends from Wales Fergs and Cerith send Adriana an awesome bib and we got some great photos - I don't think I've posted them here, so I am going to try and do that. And whatever other cute photos I find from May.
Love to all-- June here we come.

6 month check up

Adriana went to the Dr. today. She weighs 14 lbs. and is 26 inches long. They said she is tall and skinny. I was excited.. it isn't often this Hansen family hears those words.. ha.ha. It must be the Olivares genes kicking in. They pricked her finger to check her iron and said she was a lil deficient. They recommended some medicine to help that, but I am going to try and eat more iron for her, first. Overall, she is doing great.
She has turned a new corner with her personality. She is starting to warm up to people very quickly i.e. flashing her heart warming smile, and enticing people to play with her. Our new nickname for her is Rollie Pollie Ollie = guess why? Because we can't leave her anywhere for 2 seconds without a rolling interest in what is around her. She has some perseverance in her. I love to see that!