My little sponge...

I am completely in awe of everything that Addison does. It seems like every day she is doing something new, something that proves that she understands everything that is going on around her. Its almost scary, she is so smart, and so unpredictible! Right now she is a little mimic, and Josh has been teaching her new tricks :) I am sure that you will all get to witness them in a few weeks! I have been watching her play at work, and its so weird to me that she actually plays now, delibrately, with her toys. SHe loves little people, she holds them, and eats them, but she also puts them in the doll house. She knows that cars are supposed to move. She knows that if you bang together two toys, that youre going to get an awesome noise. She also knows that if she wants to play with a friend, all she has to do is crawl (or walk!) right over and point to them, as if to say "Hey, I want to play with YOU!". She loves crayons. Today she was in the high chair at work, and I got crayons out for some kids to color. She THREW her goldfish aside, and started doing the flapping "I am so excited" arms. She couldnt get out of the high chair fast enough. And god forbid you take a crayon away from her. Full tantrum. The fact that she throws tanturms makes me smile and frown all at the same time, I laugh, because its actually quite funny, but its also sad that she is big enough to understand that she didnt get her way. She understands so many things... If you give her a brush, she will try to brush her hair. If you put a bow in her hair, she will take it out, and try to put it back in. If you give her an empty cup, she will try to drink out of it. She knows how to collect water and pour it out. She understands when she is tired now, and will lay down and "rest". She will come and let me know when she has pooped, or when she is ready to go upstairs for a nap. I am so proud of her, and so completely and totally in love with her. Every thing she does amazes me, and everyday I am reminded how blessed I am to have such a smart, healthy, and incredibly happy baby. Those days of crying and misery are almost gone- I can see them in the rearview mirror, but they are getting farther and farther away. I think I see the light :)