Miss Addison

Is anyone wondering if Addison actually exists? I know, I haven't put any pictures of her up. Life gets busy, kids get sick (see post below) and somehow I don't have many pictures I've taken of any kids, let alone the littlest one.

I did finally go get her pictures taken last week. I HATE having professional pictures taken. It's such a huge stress for me. I worry about what the kids should wear and then I worry about whether they will smile and then I worry about whether any pictures will even come out cute enough to buy. So, then I worry about whether I'm going to look stupid by having to walk out the door without spending any money and wasting the photographers time. I seriously wear work-out clothes to the photography studio because I get so stressed, I'm literally sweating by the time we're done. Yes, I know...so this is why I hardly ever get their pictures taken.

But, this time we had luck!! Addie did a great job and was happy. And, the photographer was cute and was great at getting her attention. So, here is a little of what we ended up with (sorry about the copyright symbols).








Our cute Addie at 4 months old. She has followed suit with all the other Clark babies, and she is a crier. She has been quite naughty the first 4 months of her life, but things seem to be turning around the past week. We think she's had reflux, and she's on a cocktail of medicine that now seems to be working for her. She sleeps well at night, as long as she's in her bouncer. So yes, at 4 months old, she still sleeps in her bouncer. She is also still swaddled at night, another thing we have tried, but been unsuccessful at weaning her from. She looks awfully uncomfortable all swaddled tight in her bouncer all night, but she loves it and I assume she'd let us know if she really was uncomfortable. I just worry that we're going to have to take her to the chiropractor for the next three years because of it. On a good note, there is a pediatric chiropractor opening an office down the street on November 1st, so we're good!

Jackson and Delaney love her more than I would have ever imagined. Here we are 4 months later, and the "excitement" of having her here hasn't worn off for them. When Jackson comes home from school, the first thing he does is look for Addison. And, Delaney is more patient with her that all of us combined. She receives endless amount of coos and cuddles from them. A few too many sometimes. And, heading into cold/flu season we might have to reevaluate how many kisses she gets. But what a great problem for Addie to have! Too much love from her siblings. And I appreciate how much they love helping. I've always worried that 4 years in between each of my kids would be too much, but wow, when you have an 8 and 4 year old helping, it's amazing how much easier having this baby has been! They are so willing to rock and entertain while I'm running around like a mad woman trying to leave the house on time.

Having a baby after getting to a stage where we had no diapers, no naps, no strollers, no bottles, no bibs, no diaper bags, no sippie cups, etc. is quite the adjustment. However, we would do it a million more times to have Addie here. She brings a joy into our family that was not there before, so because of that, we count her as one of our most favorite blessings, every day!